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

[slim_boy_fat]

Birthday today, a few relevant gifts:

Happy birthday, fella

That book looks interesting....?

 

[Rannsachair]

Happy birthday, fella

That book looks interesting....?

The wife picked the book:

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions​

Suspect I am nerdy enough to enjoy it....

 

[My Old Landy]

Today I acquired the experience of using a chainsaw for the first time in my 55 years of existence! I bought one of those mains electric jobs and suitable PPE to go with it. Super fun

 

[slim_boy_fat]

The wife picked the book:

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions​

Suspect I am nerdy enough to enjoy it....

Does sound like a good read

 

[James1979]

Also, soon to be shiny things....

 

[Olderisbetter]

2 Dewalt 18v sds drills left out for scrap, probably have serious issues but i had to take them home.

 

[Ruffian]

2 Dewalt 18v sds drills left out for scrap, probably have serious issues but i had to take them home.
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Lucky bugger

 

[Dieselman 63]

Having sold my valve grinder I happened upon the opportunity to buy this one for just $60. It’s in much worse condition than my other one but still works, and has loads of spares, it’s amazing actually. Belts, duplicate castings, grinding stones, collets. I thought the price was a mistake!

 

[DAPPH]

Acquired a few lumps of timber from @Pete. today

Bob

Gurt lumps of 12x12, just got to figure out why I need them

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Should be enough wood there to use a junior hacksaw make match sticks till covid finishes

 

[DAPPH]

Today I acquired the experience of using a chainsaw for the first time in my 55 years of existence! I bought one of those mains electric jobs and suitable PPE to go with it. Super fun

Buy plenty of chainsaw oil , keep it correctly tensioned , clean & sharp ... don't run it on long incorrectly rated extensions & it's likely it'll see you out

 

[8ob]

Today I acquired the experience of using a chainsaw for the first time in my 55 years of existence! I bought one of those mains electric jobs and suitable PPE to go with it. Super fun

Its safe use is 99% common sense, use it like its trying to kill you at all times and you will be ok

Bob

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Today I received.....good news!

Following on from post #27,400 I had another call from the Consultant this morning. Reading had dropped yet again to 1.6!!

He's very pleased [and surprised] that it went down as he didn't expect the continuing reduction to be sustained. All other tests are excellent and, although I'll have to crack on with the monthly 'stabbing', he doesn't think it's necessary for him/them to do the monthly phone consultation - every two months for that now.

Happy bunny, me..

 

[Shox Dr]

More a re-acquired or found. A paper back book of drawings by Heath Robinson. A present from an Anty. Probably around 1970.... I've often wondered where my improvisation came from.

 

[James1979]

A reminder not to mess with plasma cutters.....

Borrowed a hand torch and they didn’t say the safety catch was not working

 

[Pete.]

So that's what 20 thousand degrees looks like....

 

[Shox Dr]

A reminder not to mess with plasma cutters.....

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Borrowed a hand torch and they didn’t say the safety catch was not working

Your hands look like mine. Battled scared. .

 

[James1979]

So that's what 20 thousand degrees looks like....

Yeah, 45A love bite

 

[James1979]

Your hands look like mine. Battled scared. .

Can you take stuff out the oven with out mitts too I thought everyone’s hands looked like mine till I met office people

 

[My Old Landy]

Can you take stuff out the oven with out mitts too I thought everyone’s hands looked like mine till I met office people

Indeed, I wear gloves to protect me soft skin

 

[Shox Dr]

Can you take stuff out the oven with out mitts too I thought everyone’s hands looked like mine till I met office people

Not so much standing heat More lack of finger prints through burns, general scars from twatting them