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

[Pete.]

Pete. gave me microscope envy...
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Wanted one for years (Well, I don't have the space for an optical comparator ). It's a Mitutoyo, might get its own thread if I find anything interesting inside. The optics are absolutely filthy, hopefully just dust and oil.

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Blimey that's nice. Much posher than mine

 

[Pete.]

Pete had mine at a bargain it seems

I’ll take some pictures

It was a good price but then I put a whole day's work into it too

 

[Brad93]

It was a good price but then I put a whole day's work into it too

I know I’m only jesting Pete it needed a fair bit of work on all the lenses

 

[Kayos]

A 6" fully functioning laptop

Mug for scale

 

[arther dailey]

Not today, but during my last trip up to Yorkshire I found this in the garage, rusted and seized up. After a bit of elbow grease and a day in citric acid I have.
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Looking up the part number gives me ground crew adjustable spanner so that would probably have come home from National Service.

thats good to know, I inherited my dads and bought a couple differant sizes at booties , to find they were used by ground crew is great.thanks

 

[RWD3M]

Winner winner!

yeah cream scoop. I’ve also a pizza cutter. Presents not my purchases.

I do have a set of steak knives which were a present from wife when we got married.

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She's a keeper!

 

[Turbo]

Aye, that is what it is, as if Imperial wasn't bad enough

I struggle to read 32nds, 64ths will be guess work!

 

[Turbo]

Cheers, I've got very limited experience with it, I've had camera lenses and a microscope apart before. I've got 99% IPA, I was going to squirt it on to rinse and let it air dry? Not sure what to do about dust settling on it though, maybe sit it in in tuppaware to dry?

As far as I remember for telescope optics like mirrors you use BP branded medical grade cotton wool with de ionized water. Normal cotton wool can have contaminants in it that can cause scratches, BP stuff it 100% pure cotton fibre.

 

[Dr.Al]

I struggle to read 32nds, 64ths will be guess work!

I struggle to read 32nds too, but I think that's mostly because of my tools only having metric scales on them!

 

[Guest 10992]

Just bought an inflatable spray booth/room. 7X5 Metres. It's huge and more than big enough for my needs. It was on eBay and the chap delivered it as I'm self isolating. . Got most of the gear I need together now, so I can do my first solo respray. I need to sort some fume extraction for this behemoth now!

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Just bought an inflatable spray booth/room

That looks really handy....I would need an inflatable garden to put it in .

Great idea though

 

[Guest 10992]

That looks really handy....I would need an inflatable garden to put it in .

Great idea though

I don't know whether I dare tell the joke about the inflatable school......

 

[nickk]

Fantastic service from r tech,ordered 20 of each consumables yesterday afternoon,they arrived in this morning post!

 

[Maker]

Two hundred quid, not the bargain of the century (That's coming tomorrow, you'll see )

As promised. Mitutoyo height master, thirty quid. I can't believe he actually sent it.


I believe something like a Tesa Microhite makes these fairly obsolete now but they are still made, Starrett one is about five grand for reference.

Useless without a surface plate and a gauge block to zero it but it was too nice to pass up. 0 to 12" with tenths resolution.

The seller has got a riser block for it too, to extend the range to 18". He listed it after he dispatched this though or I'd have jumped on it.

 

[Munkul]

That's a special tool right there!

 

[Rannsachair]

I had an incomplete Maud punch set, got this set in perfect condition of ebay for £19.99:

 

[Guest 10992]

I had an incomplete Maud punch set, got this set in perfect condition of ebay for £19.99:
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Nice one Cyril. (If anyone remembers him)

 

[Pete.]

I had an incomplete Maud punch set, got this set in perfect condition of ebay for £19.99:
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Nice one I missed out on a gasket punch set last week forgot the auction was running. Was exactly what I'd been looking for too.

 

[sardine]

Found the head of a post hole digger in a hedge today, made my day since I've had another pair with a broken blade in my junk pile for 4 years. Straight swop of the handles even the bolt holes were the same.

Another project ticked off the list. Only 7,456 to go

 

[Barking Mat]

Métal cabinet, came up on market place for 1 €, broken hinge needed welding, that took five minutes, just needs painting yellow and it's sorted.