slim_boy_fat
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Hang a light bulb from the spout, 'industrial side board'.
Linky, please? I think I may need some of those.
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Linky, please? I think I may need some of those.
Link's in this post.
https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/today-i-acquired.50192/post-2000104
Tangledfeet
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After winning the Bester 190C for the school just before Christmas, my powers of persuasion worked on the Rector (Scots for headmaster, or headmistress in my case) and she agreed to stump up for the shielding gas.
This morning an E33 bottle of Argoshield Light turned up, regulator on the way. Managed to get a large discount on delivery charge and a smaller discount on the expensive EVOS regulator needed.
Once all set up I can give the welding bench a good grind back to shiny and get rid of all the spatter from years of fluxcore.
25.4_mechanic
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You generally can't go wrong with Knipex pliers.
If I buy a pair of pliers as new, then only from them.
I carry these two around in my pocket right now.
Carsten
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I have the same little snips, great for cable ties and fine cable. I have a pair of cobra grips too and they're also a nice tool.You generally can't go wrong with Knipex pliers.
If I buy a pair of pliers as new, then only from them.
I carry these two around in my pocket right now.
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Note that these little snips are also available in stainless steel. At some point I got tired of others always breaking off one of the tips - because I always had one with me - if they wanted to cut off too strong material right at the front. That hasn't happened since.
My older son always has a 125 Cobra in his pocket that I gave him, and since I don't get on so well with the knob, I have the old-fashioned model with me - but Cobra with its fine detent is clearly superior.
Carsten
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You generally can't go wrong with Knipex pliers.
If I buy a pair of pliers as new, then only from them.
I carry these two around in my pocket right now.
View attachment 332670
Carsten
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I have quite a liking for these. Ordered some last year, & they've been good. Recently ordered some more so that I can ever find a pair when I need them.
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not sure I've ever used a knipex product I wasn't happy with yet. They're on my list to buy at some point.
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Another one. A red one this time
that’s three. The point of this post is that I found them all stuck under lorries. I got thinking after I found this one just now and realised I’ve not found any other brands.
Might say something about them!
This lorry has just run up from Bristol. Where it was bought. Came the long way up via scrabster so if I’m ever in the need for another light I’ll look at these
25.4_mechanic
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And, what is also very important to me:
The company was founded in 1882 by Carl Gustav Putsch as a tongs forge.
Knipex has been an owner-managed family business for four generations.
It manufactures exclusively in Germany and is one of the world's leading producers of its kind.
Management: Ralf Putsch
Number of employees: 1,300 (Knipex group of companies: 2,000)
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This fact alone says: Strong magnet.
Did all three of them work when they came to you?
If so, that says: Sealey actually seems to seal pretty well.
let's take a look at eBay.DE ...
... EDIT: nope, they are all coming from your island/s with ridiculous cost till with me ...
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. Already made a start on the welding today, thankfully all pretty straightforward flat pieces and the tinworm has only claimed a small area.
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*Insert four candles sketch here*
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Thompsons Mice are oak. The story is not complete, he didn't just jump up after lunch and carve a mouse, he was talking to his colleague as they were repairing the Cornice his workmate said "if we keep up, at this rate we will be as poor as church mice" referring to the reward for the amount of work involved so Thompson became the Mouseman, but not quite as poor as a church mouse in the end.
