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

[redlig]

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5lts of "meths."

Thats the xmas drinks sorted then.

 

[roblane65]

Not so much as acquired more a christmas gift from the other half

so she must listen to something I say obviously not the AC/DC bit though i'm not complaining
now I'm gonna have to flog the swp invert-r

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Beats the socks I'm getting!

 

[Dieselman 63]

This followed me home. It’s a Walker Roll-a-Car floor jack rated at 5000lbs. You ratchet it up and ratchet it down. It’s a cool piece of kit!

 

[Farside]

Arrived in the post today.
Been fed up with squinting at the smaller gauge I have so just bit the bullet and spent some dosh on a decent one. I seriously expect this one to last for decades, even if I don't. The scale is about 4" wide and it's supposedly accurate to 0.5 psi according to the test cert that came with it.

 

[Rannsachair]

Chemo again tomorrow so something to keep my mind occupied:

 

[DAPPH]

Arrived in the post today.
Been fed up with squinting at the smaller gauge I have so just bit the bullet and spent some dosh on a decent one. I seriously expect this one to last for decades, even if I don't. The scale is about 4" wide and it's supposedly accurate to 0.5 psi according to the test cert that came with it.
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New reading glasses from the chemist or pound shop would have been cheaper

 

[Arc Tourist]

This followed me home. It’s a Walker Roll-a-Car floor jack rated at 5000lbs. You ratchet it up and ratchet it down. It’s a cool piece of kit!

I like that !

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Chemo again tomorrow

Good luck, mate

 

[Nick DV]

Chemo again tomorrow so something to keep my mind occupied

I'm sure that will be a good read. Good luck for tomorrow

 

[Dieselman 63]

I like that !

I really wanted an Epco as everything else is British in there but oh well! This is made in Wisconsin, probably in the 20s/30s.

 

[northwest]

A new, bigger rollerbox. I know this is Capstan tooling but they are very useful for a specific job. It belonged to a friend of mine but he has replaced his (with a CNC lathe) so he knew it would be useful to me:



my ikkle setup on the right. I grip it in a toolholder with an adapter I made.

 

[MattF]

What's it do/for?

 

[brewdexta]

Not acquired, yet, more spied for potential acquisition

I was walking down the canal with the dog, there's a new reclaim yard in town using an old mill. Well organised, big yard, usual piles of firewood, hardcore, pipes, girders etc. Then I spied this

It was taken on a phone with telephoto from a distance then cropped so not the clearest but this looks like a Wicksteed 10-inch "Hydraulic Resistance" hacksaw - easily identified by its double vice according to lathes.co.uk You can see the dual vice at the front. its a really big lump, possibly too big for me, the yard may have acquired it for cutting up girders to size. I need some firewood, I didn't get around to splitting some of last years logs yet, so may get some firewood and have an ask

They don't seem to advertise their presence, so I have a feeling they are wholesale so will need to do some digging. I once found a fantastic reclaim yard when I needed stone slates for the barn roof. They would not let me go direct, I had to have a friendly word with a local builder to introduce me, then I got 3 crates of big slates at a great price.

Wasn't somebody after a big saw?

Cheers
Andy

 

[Farside]

New reading glasses from the chemist or pound shop would have been cheaper

Can't put a price on quality and peace of mind.

 

[dobbslc]

The Holy grail!

Or rail

 

[Gragson]

The Holy grail!
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Or rail

If you had let me know I could have slipped you a length

 

[indy4x]

Pair of front discs,calipers and carriers for a Jeep Cherokee WJ, these will be part of the big brake upgrade for my Cherokee XJ

 

[m_c]

What's it do/for?

Precision/repeatably turning bar.
The rollers support the material against the cutting forces, then when you retract the cutter lifts away from the material slightly so it doesn't mark/cut the material.

They're ideal for when you need to turn bar down to a precise size repeatably without worrying about deflection.
I'm considering mounting one in my CNC lathe for some parts I make, as they'll achieve a finish in a single pass without having to take multiple cuts and allowing for deflection.

 

[northwest]

What's it do/for?

Making firing pins is the use I will be putting it to.

Precision/repeatably turning bar.
The rollers support the material against the cutting forces, then when you retract the cutter lifts away from the material slightly so it doesn't mark/cut the material.

They're ideal for when you need to turn bar down to a precise size repeatably without worrying about deflection.
I'm considering mounting one in my CNC lathe for some parts I make, as they'll achieve a finish in a single pass without having to take multiple cuts and allowing for deflection.

Quite. My pal has a couple with his CNC Lathe, or 'Turning Centre' as he refers to it. I suppose when you have spent as much money as he has, you can call it what you want! Those Tangi-flow boxes are very nice though.