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

[steviec_lj]

Arrived early morning, so the lads got it in the barn without too much issue.

An Abwood Grinder, for not a lot of money..

 

[jimbo84]

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

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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

Looks like they're using the light to measure rainfall.

 

[Dr.Al]

The last bits needed to finish my cyclone set-up, with thanks to a very helpful gentleman called @hotponyshoes:

Delivered this afternoon by APC - only a day late, which is pretty good going for APC even when it's not nearly Christmas!

Once I've done a bit of sanding on them, they will hopefully allow me to quickly plug the cyclone with a big dust hose into the table saw or thicknesser, or without the big dust hose I'll be able to connect the normal vacuum cleaner hose.

 

[8ob]

Today I acquired courtesy of postman pat and @JEZGUZ a socket set

 

[Vono]

WW1 pattern British Army Jack/clasp knife (I have Army knives from all era's, they're another thing I collect).
Also a couple of WW2 Army spanners.

 

[4String.]

Was given these yesterday by a very nice man after he insisted we wouldn't be able to deliver 3 urgently needed abnormal loads to a construction site because the road leading to it was clogged with parked cars.

Urgent enough that a 500 ton mobile crane was rigged and ready to unload us, it took all of 45 minutes and much use of 2-way radios to steer the trailers in, and 5 minutes of that was donning boiler suits and mashing a pot of tea .

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Having finally established that no amount of removing, cleaning and remounting was going to stop one of my winter alloys from letting air escape, I had the car booked into The Wheel Specialist in Inverness for a refurbishment/powder coating. I've been running on 3 x winter alloys + 1 x summer one - not the brightest idea I've ever had but I needed to be mobile for clinics etc. Luckily the weather cooperated by not being below zero when I've had to be on the move........
Anyway, I got the wheel back [fitted] yesterday and I'm very pleased with the result. I decided on a change of colour for the Wolfrace ones to be more in line with the BMW CSLs on which I have the summer tyres - from silver with black infills to what the wheel chap referred to as "black chrome". Cost for the service? £78 all in What do you reckon [excuse poor pics, and the apparent disparity in size due to perspective - it's only 17" > 18" compensated by different tyre aspect ratio] ?



I'll be getting the remaining 3 x winters done to match in Spring/Summer next year.
Meantime

to all our readers.

 

[Dieselman 63]

I like that !

it’s made in Wisconsin, I wanted to paint it in Castrol colours but maybe a US oil company would be more appropriate

 

[Arc Tourist]

it’s made in Wisconsin, I wanted to paint it in Castrol colours but maybe a US oil company would be more appropriate

In the UK, there is a similar but shorter jack listed on ebay under " Vintage Dunlop No. 12 Jack Made in England ".

 

[Arc Tourist]

Having finally established that no amount of removing, cleaning and remounting was going to stop one of my winter alloys from letting air escape, ……………………………………………………….
Meantime
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to all our readers.

Merry Christmas to you too.
And yes, you've just reminded me I need change the alloy wheels on or van to the stock ones for winter, so cheers for that John.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

BAAAAAA HUMBUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dieselman 63]

In the UK, there is a similar but shorter jack listed on ebay under " Vintage Dunlop No. 12 Jack Made in England ".

I really wanted an Epco but this will do! I have so much Britool I fancied another piece of classic British workshop equipment. Castrol classic oils make a nice range of vintage style imperial pouring cans, which I’m sorely tempted to buy!

 

[Arc Tourist]

And to think of all the different oil containers I've thrown away over the years before the magic word " $ Vintage $ " became so popular.

 

[Dieselman 63]

And to think of all the different oil containers I've thrown away over the years before the magic word " $ Vintage $ " became so popular.

Too bad! That’s hindsight for ya

I love the old cans they supply the older grade oils in. Low detergent mineral oil, the tractor loves it too

 

[Moose McAlpine]

A new carabiner for my chainsaw strop. Was hoping it'd be more pink but it's really purple.



And a really nice Rock Exotica swing cheek rope pulley. Bought the captive carabiner a few months ago, they make a nice matched pair.



Everything else i've acquired lately is gifts for other people.

 

[cr500dom]

Did the deal on my “new” Harrison L5 and collected some of its accessories to clean up in preparation.
It cost me my refurbished FJ Edwards swager and a bit of cash
So I think I did alright

 

[Brad93]

Did the deal on my “new” Harrison L5 and collected some of its accessories to clean up in preparation.
It cost me my refurbished FJ Edwards swager and a bit of cash
So I think I did alright
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A fixed steady! Rare as rocking horse poop.
I don’t think the big travelling steady will fit on an L5.

 

[cr500dom]

A fixed steady! Rare as rocking horse poop.
I don’t think the big travelling steady will fit on an L5.

Yeah I suspect I could eBay the fixed steady and see more back than the whole lot cost me


no it was in the cupboard but I suspect that may be for the Colchester Triumph he has rather than this L5

I’ll check it next time I’m down there

 

[selectedgrub]

Something for the haters.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Also a couple of WW2 Army spanners.

If you're a collector of these, I have a dozen or so old spanners if you're interested - not all WW2 iirc but all of that vintage.

I can list them in the For Sale section if so.