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

[MikeBB1970]

And teach him how to drive his parents nuts

Happy Christmas
He will have plenty of "ammo" too.
Here's a homemade one, (unfinished) Nice and loud with cut up single 8 ring or 12 ring.

He's not beating me in a cappy fight .

 

[Nick DV]

After deliberating over a metal saw and deciding that the Evolution 355mm chop saw would be too noisy, I decided on a bandsaw. This came up locally so I grabbed it.

Came with a few spare blade and a mobile home jack as a metal support. Needed a clean up as it had been sat a while but cuts really well and true

 

[cheb]

No, it's designed to connect a gas bottle like this directly into the sodastream. I bought it from ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184343930689. I've seen various things for refilling sodastream bottles, like this one, but I preferred the idea of directly connecting the big bottle.

I'm pretty sure there are rules about big bottles needing to be tested every few years; I don't know if that's true with little sodastream ones, but bear in mind if you refill one over and over that it won't be getting tested (one of the reasons I preferred the idea of the direct connection).

Thanks.

 

[dobbslc]

@Nick DV
Decent saws, it's the same as mine but yours has a CE sticker on it so must be better

 

[James1979]

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An adaptor so I can stop paying sodastream obscene amounts of money for gas and run the thing off a big CO₂ bottle for about a fifth of the price.

Would arg

After deliberating over a metal saw and deciding that the Evolution 355mm chop saw would be too noisy, I decided on a bandsaw. This came up locally so I grabbed it.
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Came with a few spare blade and a mobile home jack as a metal support. Needed a clean up as it had been sat a while but cuts really well and true

mobile home Jack is a good idea

 

[Hood]

@Nick DV
Decent saws, it's the same as mine but yours has a CE sticker on it so must be better

Aye, CE or also known as Chinese Export.

 

[James1979]

Aye, CE or also known as Chinese Export.

That’s a registered trademark I believe!

 

[Nick DV]

@Nick DV
Decent saws, it's the same as mine but yours has a CE sticker on it so must be better

For the money it seems a decent enough saw I must admit. This is an older model and now called the 6” saw but it cuts up to the same dimensions as the new one, plus the motor is slightly more powerful on mine.

 

[mtt.tr]

I find that I use the same basic tools over and over when servicing so I wanted a tool roll that would take just what I need plus some extras for break downs.






Separate to this I carry a multi vde screwdriver set and when needed a multi meter, though that normally means my testing kit comes out.

On the odd occasion I need a 24 27 and 32mm spanner but that's easy enough to carry

 

[dobbslc]

Here's mine when I got it!

 

[MattF]

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Here's mine when I got it!

Who doesn't love a project.

 

[brightspark]

I find that I use the same basic tools over and over when servicing so I wanted a tool roll that would take just what I need plus some extras for break downs.

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Separate to this I carry a multi vde screwdriver set and when needed a multi meter, though that normally means my testing kit comes out.

On the odd occasion I need a 24 27 and 32mm spanner but that's easy enough to carry

i have same tool roll there brill

 

[mtt.tr]

i have same tool roll there brill

I'm kinda blown away by it as sad as that is, I was expecting I'd have to send it back.

Think I'm going to buy another one for my plumbing tools as they stay in the van but take to far too much space

 

[Arc Tourist]

Coming from a dry climate, I'm not too keen on having tool roles here in the UK; as I would think they are more likely to absorb moisture, or get soggy and the tools inside rust.

 

[Kayos]

Coming from a dry climate, I'm not too keen on having tool roles here in the UK; as I would think they are more likely to absorb moisture, or get soggy and the tools inside rust.

Over thinking it

My tool roll ended up soaked a few times, left open in the back of the van it dried over night

 

[brightspark]

Coming from a dry climate, I'm not too keen on having tool roles here in the UK; as I would think they are more likely to absorb moisture, or get soggy and the tools inside rust.

mine dont. i dont like working with wet tools specialy working with live cables all the time

 

[mtt.tr]

Over thinking it

My tool roll ended up soaked a few times, left open in the back of the van it dried over night

My tool rolls normally dry quicker than my tool box.

 

[Onoff]

I acquired pictures of some of the old blow lamps on the wall in my local. As I sat there this afternoon, sipping a couple pints of British Bulldog with the pub cat on my lap, feigning interest in what SWMBO was saying, I thought some who dabble in the restoration of such things might appreciate them:

 

[daedalusminos]

I had a similar issue to @Robben77 who recently posted about acquiring new chuck jaws. My chuck had jaws but the repeatability was terrible and runout as bad as 0.5mm. Took it apart to ensure it was clean but came to the conclusion it had the wrong jaws fitted. It only ever had the inners so essentially would have meant buying two sets.

One order to RDG and a new chuck at £256 delivered was a no brainer.

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Got the Pratt Burnerd mounted on the M300 - bit surprised at this result on the first chucking...

 

[Munkul]

That's pretty satisfying!