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

[zx9]

Not weather caused.

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Been there but not noticed it until going swimming that evening, someone said 'oh you have been in the sun'

 

[Brad93]

Also got this machine. Not that bad.

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Old phoenix

 

[Jan-DIY]

Been there but not noticed it until going swimming that evening, someone said 'oh you have been in the sun'

Really lucky to get even good eye protection. Pain in the axxs to burn them on pulsed arc.

 

[Jan-DIY]

Old phoenix

Good old Phoenix. Got also first revision of these coldarc machines but I need to repair several things on that.
really special.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

......third set seems to be radius gauges?

Profile gagues I think? Handy things

 

[Seadog]

it's got an interesting finish on it, don't know what it's called,

Hammerite?

 

[Barking Mat]

Hammerite?

Well it's pretty, more mottled I'd say?

 

[m_c]

Well it's pretty, more mottled I'd say?

It's hammer finish. Hammerite is the most well known, but other brands are available, and the finish varies depending on the paint mix, the paint thickness and the temperature.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Surface looks to be dimpled, then painted in hammer finish paint? @Barking Mat - is? the steel smooth or undulating?

 

[Barking Mat]

Surface looks to be dimpled, then painted in hammer finish paint? @Barking Mat - is? the steel smooth or undulating?

Steels smooth.

 

[Turbo]

I stand dumbfoundedly corrected and happily so.

Just made a pot of tea after parking up for the night near Newark and found another £20 note in the cubby hole under the dashboard. It's been a genuinely great day and this has made it even better . I've never had a tip like this in all my working life so this is one of those red letter days for me!!

When I worked servicing car washes one customer in particular always gave me either a few £ or a 1/4 bottle of whiskey to 'treat' myself plus I normally got a hot cuppa & a sandwich. I always really appreciated it, particularly on a freezing day in winter.

But it helped the customer too, he was on my route home from work so if he ran out of detergent or had a breakdown I would be with him that evening or first thing next morning. That also meant I could take the van home, saving me using fuel in my own car. Double win!

 

[redlig]

I'm just guessing, @redlig, but I wonder if your source might have heard about some restrictive covenant pertaining to a private residential subdivision or condominium development, or perhaps a specialized zoning restriction particular to some specific neighborhood. Generally speaking, I'd say that things are VERY relaxed here in the US regarding working on your own projects in your own garage or workshop. I've lived in eight different states and visited almost all 50 over the years, and I can't think of a single state where I would be at all concerned about being prevented from building things in my own garage or workshop. I've personally never run into any restrictions that have curtailed my own garage/workshop activities.

Naturally, there could be restrictions in various local zoning ordinances, such as in a designated "residential only" neighborhood, which might prevent me from operating a "business" out of my garage, or possibly limit the nature of that business. Or possibly some zoning that might forbid something like a specific hazardous, polluting, noisy activity, etc., etc., (probably a bit more common in high-density population areas). Or there could be some private residential subdivisions (or condominiums, etc.) with restrictive covenants that were set up by the homeowner association in that subdivision to limit certain activities that they feel are contrary to the intended design and nature of the subdivision (but I would probably not buy a house in such a subdivision). My impression is that those types of restrictions are likely to be encountered in almost any country.

Generally speaking, things tend to be pretty relaxed in the US about what you can and can't do.

As an example, in many (maybe most?) areas of the US, a homeowner can carry out plumbing and electrical work on his/her own owner-occupied home, as long as they take out a plumbing or electrical permit and have the work inspected by the local code enforcement officer to make sure the work is done to code. There are a few smaller communities here and there that don't even require an inspection, which might be a little too permissive.

Apologies for my misleading comments . It seems that the guy I quoted was presumably speaking of his own locality and not the U.S.A. in general. Assumptions can lead to inaccuracy. Sorry again.

 

[Blue Chips]

Apologies for my misleading comments . It seems that the guy I quoted was presumably speaking of his own locality and not the U.S.A. in general. Assumptions can lead to inaccuracy. Sorry again.

Thanks, but really, no apology necessary. As you said, it was just something you heard. The US is a very complex country when it comes to rules and regs, with different political infrastructures in every state, so one can always find a few exceptions here and there to the overall scheme of things. Perhaps your quoted source lives in some particular neighborhood (such as a private subdivision maybe?) where he isn't allowed to carry out certain activities. In any case, thanks for your response.

 

[My Old Landy]

I just acquired a nearly full 20l container of ISO32 from @eLuSiVeMiTe all my machines use it but it will probably out last me Good to see you my friend and thanks once again!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Phone call.
"Hay TYA fancy a trip out?"
Why not.
Not a good trip for my friend, just how much he paid for 10m of 12" by 1" reclaimed floor boards. But he was pale and his cardscreamed as the machine munched it.

Me on the other hand lent a hand, fixed a Oil lamp and freed a vice off.
No I did not get the lamp, needs to many small hard to find items.
Nor the vice, it was a Record Wood working vice, but fixed jaw was cracked.

But I got something.





Happy TYA.
Oh yes some beer for helping.

 

[Radar 3]

Hammerite?

Hammerite or Hammer wrong,take your pick.

 

[James1979]

One of these

To go on here.....

 

[bigegg]

One of these

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That's a VERY flash clothes peg.

 

[James1979]

That's a VERY flash clothes peg.

Less than a tenner

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Less than a tenner

If you'd hung on for a wee while, you'd have been able to make your own......