Today I acquired...........

[Arc Tourist]

I never buy gloves mail order. Especially tig gloves. Its bad enough trying to find a pair in the local weld supplies that fit. Fingers different lengths, all too short/long. Poor stitching. Cant get on with poor fitting clothing of any kind.

Only problem is, if a come cross a pair that fit really nicely I buy them, regardless of whether I need them or not. Last count I had 16pairs; 4 in use and 12 pair brand new.

That and Black boot polish. There’ll be more than enough for mourners at my funeral to dress up as the Black and White Minstrels

Black boot polish became outrageously expensive overseas a few years ago, here in the UK I've found it in the Pound shops.

 

[dobbslc]

Are you a 'detectorist'?

No.
The clamp was found while walking this morning and the plate I dug out of the garden.

 

[sardine]

Acquired these 500 mw laser pointer things , the lens parts I've unscrewed in the pic give out a dot pattern , no idea what that would be for , anyone know about these , do i need another lens for a beam ? are they standard threads ?

 

[bigegg]

Acquired these 500 mw laser pointer things , the lens parts I've unscrewed in the pic give out a dot pattern , no idea what that would be for , anyone know about these , do i need another lens for a beam ? are they standard threads ?



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Is a dot pattern used for 3d scanning?

No idea about threads, but you do need a different lens - or no lens?
I know you can make a "line" lens using a glass stirring rod, but beyond that,

 

[Steveblade]

Got a Procon pump today Brad as per your advice. Your correct the quality is superior, I'll have it back together very soon, appreciate the input fella.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Today i got a gold plated jaguar emblem from a box of a sadly departed neighbours bits he collected in his 90 years, also got a pump up Osatu spray bottle for WD40 as the ones supplied seem to last a few weeks.

 

[Steveblade]

That jag is nice, my old man kept everyone from the numerous ones he owned and wore out or broke. The one from the 420G was massive, they feel nice to hold for some reason, as if they are still connected to the cars in some way, I cant explain it, just seems like more than an ornament for the car, I bet theres a few about but not gold plate.

 

[Olderisbetter]

That jag is nice, my old man kept everyone from the numerous ones he owned and wore out or broke. The one from the 420G was massive, they feel nice to hold for some reason, as if they are still connected to the cars in some way, I cant explain it, just seems like more than an ornament for the car, I bet theres a few about but not gold plate.

They used to be made just down the road from me at Wolverhampton die castings and they had a gold plating department and i think if you worked in certain industries they came about as gifts, but somewhere i have a old Jaguar emblem and it is about 10"s long i bet if you got knocked over by a Jaguar you didn't survive

 

[DAPPH]

Last week bought some Parweld tig gloves.
I mistakenly assumed they were a good brand. They feel good, soft leather good fit..

They sent me replacements

No better, quality rubbish, bad fit. Finger ends are odd shapes.

Are they Norfolk or Devon welders gloves ?

 

[DAPPH]

I sent seller the photo. She replied that she checked them herself and they had no holes. Thats either accusing me as a liar or of damaging them. PJS tools in Sittingbourne, avoid.

Weld Equip one of our sponsor companies for the site sell some fantastic soft supple well made mig & tig gloves in all sorts of sizes .

 

[Steveblade]

They used to be made just down the road from me at Wolverhampton die castings and they had a gold plating department and i think if you worked in certain industries they came about as gifts, but somewhere i have a old Jaguar emblem and it is about 10"s long i bet if you got knocked over by a Jaguar you didn't survive

Thats intresting info for me at least, they are really heavy/ dense, I always thought they were brass castings when I was a sporg.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Thats intresting info for me at least, they are really heavy/ dense, I always thought they were brass castings when I was a sporg.

I think they were Mazak or Zamak in the USA and chromed after, but they did feel very heavy

 

[Cobbler]

I have a Jaguar off a Mk10 I think it was, I was given it about 50 years ago, I mounted it on a block of wood & it sits on the mantle shelf. Wife’s stepfather ran Jags & he coveted it, kept hoping I’d let him have it, but I didn’t ‘cos he was a difficult cuss!

 

[angellonewolf]

tester £3 the adaptors that come with the sealy one i got fit it holing its a better quality make as its older unit mower free could possibly need a small patch welded

 

[bigegg]

View attachment 244852 View attachment 244853 tester £3 mower free could possibly need a small patch welded

Isn't that where the side mount grassbox goes?

 

[Cobbler]

I’ve got an older Mountfield than that, the deck on mine is cast aluminium, the engine is a Tecumsah. We bought it second hand 25 years ago, still going strong, one new blade & a new plug, that’s all. (New plug wasn’t needed, just gave it a treat) I looked at changing it a while back, guy in garden centre said “you won’t get one as good as that unless you spend a lot of money” That one obviously hasn’t been looked after, might be worth looking around for a scrap deck.

 

[EddyP]

A 10K pot for the mill inverter, wanted one that fits in a 20mm hole. eBay to the rescue, dirt cheap too.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

View attachment 244852 View attachment 244853 tester £3 the adaptors that come with the sealy one i got fit it holing its a better quality make as its older unit mower free could possibly need a small patch welded

Could of borrowed mine.

 

[Mr Fro]

A 1980s honda generator that's done no serious work at all....
Bought as a power cut set to power a dialysis machine. Sat most of its life in the corner of a garage
Not sure that i need it... but its shiney
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I've got the 3500 - picked it up as a non runner a few years ago from an undertaker who used it as emergency backup.

A little tickle here and there and it fired right up. Blooming noisy though!

 

[DAPPH]

I’ve got an older Mountfield than that, the deck on mine is cast aluminium, the engine is a Tecumsah. We bought it second hand 25 years ago, still going strong, one new blade & a new plug, that’s all. (New plug wasn’t needed, just gave it a treat) I looked at changing it a while back, guy in garden centre said “you won’t get one as good as that unless you spend a lot of money” That one obviously hasn’t been looked after, might be worth looking around for a scrap deck.

Or make one in aluminium sheeting pop riveting it together if you don' t mig or tig alu, or mild steel plate or better still ,,,,,the bees knees in workshop processes & materials as well as an engineering exercise cast one in 1/4 in aluminium