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

[bigegg]

Please pardon my ignorance, but how does it help on the curved edges?

Because it goes a significant amount round two sides - so easier to line up the lines on each face.
The curved corners on some box section (and especially on CLS timber) makes it difficult to mark accurately around the faces.
This also works well for marking 48mm scaffolding.

 

[8ob]

On heavy section box and the like the steel section is curved and a pain to square off.
Photo below of a wide square I have for the same purpose but it's not wide enough and also some 100mm x 10mm thick wall box that shows the curve better.
If you try and square off the curve with a standard square, you have no reference.

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The two bob plastic fencing levels/squares are good for chalking in on shouldered steels, they are also magnetic.

Bob

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Trip out today.
Got some new toys, plus pie n chips scraps and a floury bap.





2 green box's and 3 sickles.




2 crop Sickles and a herb sickle.(top LHS)



Army stove.



No12 Cooking stove.
It is complete and I was told both work.
Time will tell.

 

[Mark 2]

Well, who would have thought the world of sickles would be such a complex beast.

 

[bigegg]

The two bob plastic fencing levels/squares are good for chalking in on shouldered steels, they are also magnetic.

Bob

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That brings back some memories...
Me + mrsegg used to buy those by the gross from JTF to sell on ebay. Early 2000s.

 

[Maker]

Not sure exactly, come out of a skip, the PLCs might find themselves on eBay pretty sharpish. Don't know a thing about them, if anyone can enlighten me I'd be very grateful.

 

[Mark 2]

 

[bigegg]

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I've got a piece just like that, waiting to go on a legvice stand/striking anvil.
Very useful as is.

 

[Olderisbetter]

A few bits followed me home today i think the trailer is just for bits for a mate but the bolts and bits look ok for my box of random fixings, i have a use for the chain and conduit.

 

[WorkshopChris]

Not sure exactly, come out of a skip, the PLCs might find themselves on eBay pretty sharpish. Don't know a thing about them, if anyone can enlighten me I'd be very grateful.

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They look like LOGO controls but cant zoon enough to get any details.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Trip out today.
Got some new toys, plus pie n chips scraps and a floury bap.



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2 green box's and 3 sickles.


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2 crop Sickles and a herb sickle.(top LHS)

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Army stove.

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No12 Cooking stove.
It is complete and I was told both work.
Time will tell.


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Well a bit of time before dinner.
I had fuel, so lets try those stoves out.

Both were given a full Mk1 Eyeball. No clear or visible defects.
So we lit one.



Fired up, with a good roar and lots heat.

But the second one.



It mocks.
This was a good as it got.
Oh well another rebuild.

 

[Kram]

Got a long 1/4" socket extension (3rd attempt at buying one!) For the price I am impressed, the sockets fit nicely and the longer one, the male square has milling marks, it has been machined, decent ball detent too.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Amtech-Extension-Bar-Set-1-4-3-8-1-2-Nuts-Bolts-Square-Drive-3pc/311999213499

 

[8ob]

Today I acquired a gurt cast iron t slot block for the base of my balancing machine, 300kg

Two boxes of assorted key steel, one metric and the other imperial

And not today the urlectronic wizardry for the balancer.

 

[Seadog]

Interesting that the boxes clearly say "Made in England" and the steel clearly says "Made in USA."

 

[Arc Tourist]

The box was probably made in the UK as it has the UK supplier's name on it.

 

[dobbslc]

What are the blue straps on the T slot block rated at? Or do they hold the pallet to the block?

 

[Kram]

Brass sheet from here
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quality-Brass-sheet-1mm-thick-300mm-x-100mm/360749579658
This listing doesnt have free postage so it was a cheap upgrade to 1st class, 2nd takes ages.

Now to find those posts about how to make battery terminals for 3d printed adaptors...

 

[magnet]

Got a load of pallet racking out of the scrap, frames and beams just sold the lot for£200.........Result

 

[jerrytug]

Found an immaculate 60's Roberts tranny, £20 gloat gloat

 

[jerrytug]

A pewter statue of Goethe, given by an old neighbour who still hates ze Germans..