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Cant imagine where you would find some wire Jim?
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Love skips!
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Bit of "today I acquired" and a bit of Todays update on what I acquired.
But in post 3425 I had a bundle of rusted old tools, in that was a bunch of BA spanners in a folding clasp. But then it was a lump of rusted solid lump.
Sadly they lost and forgotten in the hot citric acid bath, until last night. I recovered them and they cleaned up a treat.
It looks like at least one spanner is missing, the rivet holding them as a hinge is badly formed, but still a nice collection.
No names on them, but in my grandfathers tools I have a similar set with a stamp "Riley Automobile".
The two irons and stand came up nicely, they got washed and wired brushed out of the tank (bucket) and have bean wiped over with linseed oil until a time when I make up my mind what to do with them.
Finally.
Today I acquired.
I wanted a 2 amp 12voltDc power supply, why?. I wanted not needed one. The old computer PSU is doing great, as are the battery chargers. But they look "Heath Robinson".
I asked our stock man if we had any dead, old or lost stock.
Posty lady dropped tease 2 off.
Brand new and ordered for a job and were not needed. Been sat on a shelf for 4 years now and until the sort out forgotten about.
Not free, but the office now have cookies and cakes.
EDIT.
Yes I know I missed a bit on the left hand iron. Sorted now.
But in post 3425 I had a bundle of rusted old tools, in that was a bunch of BA spanners in a folding clasp. But then it was a lump of rusted solid lump.
Sadly they lost and forgotten in the hot citric acid bath, until last night. I recovered them and they cleaned up a treat.
It looks like at least one spanner is missing, the rivet holding them as a hinge is badly formed, but still a nice collection.
No names on them, but in my grandfathers tools I have a similar set with a stamp "Riley Automobile".
The two irons and stand came up nicely, they got washed and wired brushed out of the tank (bucket) and have bean wiped over with linseed oil until a time when I make up my mind what to do with them.
Finally.
Today I acquired.
I wanted a 2 amp 12voltDc power supply, why?. I wanted not needed one. The old computer PSU is doing great, as are the battery chargers. But they look "Heath Robinson".
I asked our stock man if we had any dead, old or lost stock.
Posty lady dropped tease 2 off.
Brand new and ordered for a job and were not needed. Been sat on a shelf for 4 years now and until the sort out forgotten about.
Not free, but the office now have cookies and cakes.
EDIT.
Yes I know I missed a bit on the left hand iron. Sorted now.
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Possibly part of a toolkit supplied with a Riley car. If so, possibly pre-war because AFAIK the post-war cars were not issued with toolkits, apart from a wheelbrace and a jack.
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Just bought the same from Demontweaks [£16] . 1/2bsp in/out lets. 3/4unf filter
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I believe it was.
The 1952 AC I restored has a similar kit. That even had a Bit and brace in it.
Post war cars did away with the tool kits, apart from the upper market ones. The recent auto jumble was a stand with a lot of pre and post war car tool kits, some complete others not and a mix of odd and sods.
But his prices were way way to expensive.
This kit has no marking on it. On the 2BA spanner you can see the ring of hardiness testing on it.
The AC I restored.
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My mate does military scale models predominantly German WW2, here's one of his although he does like a Tiger!!:
http://www.plasticmodelsworld.com/node/1173
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Same place, but it's 13/16 unf so the "universal" ones don't cover it and i didn't want a sandwich plate
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Went and got some hydraulic fittings today and had my monthly rummage in their skip for some stockFill yer boots for £30 and there is everything in there from 20mm-150mm rounds
Bob
Looks like a good source of decent round bar, I'll have to take a drive past my local hydraulic places.
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Free Nu Nu!
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He was all alone in the skip on site
He went in the back of the van.
The diagnosis was a knackered two pole switch.
He now has a working single pole switch
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Nu Nu is my new fwend
I don't know if I wish there were far more people like you, me and the other skip diving members of this forum as the things that get skipped for the sake of a simple repair is shocking, however that would leave less rich pickings for us!
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It is, need to change the bolt for a proper adjuster but I now have a pair
The Mac drivers are working and have some charge in the batteries but the charger is missing
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Was out on a hunt for a forum member.
I had to suffer a Norbert, he is on regular coffee now. He brought a full English for me.
So not all bad.
But I did rescue this.
And in a rummage I brought these.
The lower left King Dick adjustable is 3" long.
I had to suffer a Norbert, he is on regular coffee now. He brought a full English for me.
So not all bad.
But I did rescue this.
And in a rummage I brought these.
The lower left King Dick adjustable is 3" long.
