123hotchef
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i ordered that one too it looks ok for the £
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Ubique
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It's a good price, I got it for home use. All the stuff I have at work has to pass calibration every six months, the Laser one I have, which looks the same as yours but was a good deal more expensive - over £50 I think, has passed calibration checks OK for the two years or so I've had it, other than forgetting it's not auto-off and having to keep replacing the battery it's nice to use and reassuringly weighty.
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I got this as a freebi last weekend and can't decide if to fit it on my trailer or in the workshop. This I am thinking at the weld bench so I can lift stuff easier.
I could even bolt it there and use it other places if I use threaded rod epoxied in the concrete. Just unbolt and use on say the trailer.
I have a 2ton engine crane aswell but its a big awkward bugger
I could even bolt it there and use it other places if I use threaded rod epoxied in the concrete. Just unbolt and use on say the trailer.
I have a 2ton engine crane aswell but its a big awkward bugger
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that was a bargain at 25 quid! I could o resist the 10 minute round trip! i didnt need it but it would have been rude not toYou must be a very wealthy personconsidered what wood cost at the moment ...
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Hi, I posted only in the vise-thread so far.
Today another old-hand-tools-haul. Pictures will follow.
Greets
Carsten
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i dont know what i would rather have the Mitis or the box section. No offence meant but more value in the box section nowadays lol.
123hotchef
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ha ha yeh the box it probably worth more than the shogun!
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Fixed it for you
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So today I was again - as far too often lately, SWMBO says - on a little expedition to rescue old hand tools.Someone had bought an old house with barn at the foot of the Black Forest and found in the workshop there a mess of old tools with which he could not do anything.
One helps where one can ...
It was clear from the beginning that there are many solid parts of the well-known German tool manufacturers among them, but after coming home all the pieces from this catch had time, only a certain ratchet did not let me rest, I had a suspicion ...
This ratchet already came in reasonably acceptable condition, not nearly as daunting as many pieces ... but what exactly it is now was not immediately apparent.
The piece was doused in Ballistol oil and the mechanism immediately began to work: The direction of rotation could be changed and the detent worked in both directions, although with slightly different intensity in the noise between the directions.
Now the rotating wire brush was used, in my case simply a drill attachment in a hardware store bench drill.
I had recently switched to a wire brush with thinner, but more wires, to be more gentle on the workpieces.
I guess that works, but as I found out, thinner steel wires also go through the skin more easily when you slip ...
... and the shape of the ratchet made me slip more often ....
It was getting bloody!
But what is pain when duty calls
the ratchet cleaned up quite nicelyHow about that particular suspicion now!!?
Well ...
Well, according to the illustrations on the site of the continuing company Hazet - still one of the leading suppliers of hand tools and workshop equipment - it is the first known version of the company logo.
I found a working ratchet from a quality manufacturer about 80 years old today and saved it from being scrapped ... I am a very lucky man.
Thanks for reading!
Good night.
Carsten
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"can be Wildly used in Metal Working"
Ooo-eerr.
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Got another 2.4 ghz LED controller and stuffed a load of wires in to.light up the pumpkins
I used up all the short legnths of LED ribbon from old projects and did a bench test very happy with the results
I used up all the short legnths of LED ribbon from old projects and did a bench test very happy with the results
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Can we borrow you field? I have two of these to restore, one getting a slightly larger engine
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Back when I was very young, a slightly older friend in Junior High school built a mini bike like this in metal shop. He let me ride it a few times and that instilled my interest in metalworking. The minibike started it all, and from 7th > 12th grades I took metal shop every semester as one of my elective classes............................ I have two of these to restore, one getting a slightly larger engine
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An extra fire extinguisher, for the house.
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Exemplary! Very commendable!!!
I don't know why this is so hard to get into the general consciousness, these things are not even particularly expensive ...
Carsten
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We have a few of the small powder ones for house, vehicles, and garage; but from experience, they leave a lot of mess to clean up if discharged, as once the the handle is squeezed the flow can't be completely stopped. I am still looking to get a couple of CO2 extinguishers soon, as they would be more appropriate for the kitchen and workshop.Exemplary! Very commendable!!!
I don't know why this is so hard to get into the general consciousness, these things are not even particularly expensive ...
Carsten
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Yes, water for the house, except for the kitchen (never try to extinguish grease fires with water! Bad things will happen!!!), powder for vehicles, garage etc. and CO2 for electrics, electronics, kitchen ... and since halon extinguishers are no longer available, also for the boat.
And for outside never underestimate the bucket sprayer (Kübelspritze).
Double-acting pump, 10 or 15 liters capacity, quite accurate up to 7-10m distance, always ready for use, no maintenance intervals, no follow-up costs and still part of the professional equipment.
In our country the voluntary fire departments exchange the bucket sprayers from the youth fire department training in intervals and you can buy some privately quite cheap. Top tip!
Carsten
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I got tired of using an old Wickes workmate-a-like as a welding bench - a bit too small and a bit too smoky sometimes...
I've seen a few youtube videos where people have been using the Nomad portable welding table, there are cheaper (for a reason, by the look of 'em) versions on fleabay but TBWS are doing the Nomad at a good price, it arrived yesterday but I didn't have time to put it together until today.
The top isn't rock solid, but at the price I didn't expect it to be, anyway, I have a good sized slab of 16mm Alu that is flat enough for my purposes and makes a good heatsink.
The table height has a good adjustment range and the base is solid, without the legs getting in the way. I'm very happy with the quality (given the cost) and it'll do until I get my workshop built so I can put something more substantial in.
I've seen a few youtube videos where people have been using the Nomad portable welding table, there are cheaper (for a reason, by the look of 'em) versions on fleabay but TBWS are doing the Nomad at a good price, it arrived yesterday but I didn't have time to put it together until today.
The top isn't rock solid, but at the price I didn't expect it to be, anyway, I have a good sized slab of 16mm Alu that is flat enough for my purposes and makes a good heatsink.
The table height has a good adjustment range and the base is solid, without the legs getting in the way. I'm very happy with the quality (given the cost) and it'll do until I get my workshop built so I can put something more substantial in.
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NEW LATHE DAY
Aswell as a few metres of 2" bar and some 3"
For more info see the lathe thread will be ongoing I am sure
Aswell as a few metres of 2" bar and some 3"
For more info see the lathe thread will be ongoing I am sure
New to me - Colchester Triumph
Well just won my bid on eBay and very happy with my purchase, Seller states 1964 Colchester triumph 30" between centres with a 15" swing and 2" hollow centre 21" faceplate :o , then 14" and 8" along with the travelling steady ,12" 4 jaw and 10" 3 jaw fitted to machine and some drive dogs...
www.mig-welding.co.uk
