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

[Smouser]

I think that's a cold saw.

But I could be wrong.

720 rpm, is a lot faster than mine, might be a warm saw ?

I think it is a cold saw. It has got a coolant pump and tank for coolant.

Also, I THINK those speeds are the motor speeds. It looks like it is coupled to a gearbox with oil in so the actual blade speeds are probably much lower.

I might need to start a thread on it to try and get some information on it.

 

[Kram]

Amazons.. 4mm grey tunstens for a fiver. Not that my little 200A machine could really make use of them.. but about 440g there. I may use few in a small dead blow type hammer.

I havent done tig brazing for a while. I was thinking if a really wide diffuse arc would be more comparable to a gas flame, less chance of melting the base metal? Something to experiment with..

 

[mechman]

First day at the boot fair today and I got a great haul.

Got a lovely brass Baird & Tatlock diamond tipped glass circle cutter. This is one of the few things I've ever bought that I didn't envisage actually having a use for.

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Rabone Chesterman folding steel rule graduated in inches, circumference, line of chords.

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7 scotchbrite wheels for 50p each

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5 rolls of reinforced tape for a fiver

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600ml of acetone and about 800ml of ethanol for £2

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And this bunch of stuff for £2

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Those line of cords rules are very hand sadly they aren't cheap anymore

 

[Brad93]

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Amazons.. 4mm grey tunstens for a fiver. Not that my little 200A machine could really make use of them.. but about 440g there. I may use few in a small dead blow type hammer.

I havent done tig brazing for a while. I was thinking if a really wide diffuse arc would be more comparable to a gas flame, less chance of melting the base metal? Something to experiment with..

They make great scribes

 

[dieselsamurai]

Box of bits from Marketplace a few goodies in there, couldnt resist for a tenner

 

[minimutly]

Box of bits from Marketplace a few goodies in there, couldnt resist for a tenner

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Interesting v block thingy there?

 

[dieselsamurai]

Interesting v block thingy there?

yeah its been machined for some purpose but will probably never know, the other V block is home made but the adjustable scribing stand is moore & wright so is the 6" square

 

[DAPPH]

Acquired a hex nut ER-32 collet holder a while ago, last night I used it for the first time, turns out it's not very concentric, I was wondering why my part was turning out so weird.... Cheap chinese crap...

I ran all of my cheap £40 collet set under new triangular Swiss files to remove all sharp edges where the slots had been milled then & lapped them in the nut & shaft using Brasso .. it made an amazing difference & was easy to see where the collets had been binding and going out of line . . I also had to carefully turn the hole in the nut from either side to put my own finished polished chamfer on the sharp edge as it had a tiny lip on the inside edge that kept catching on the collets .. the rough turned nut got all the tiny score marks take out where the collet poked through and again the sides of the hole were brasso'ed using a soft wooden rod to get the faces nice and polished . It made such a difference that I can almost hand tighten any rod or tube put in the collets , prior to the easing up I did it was a fight to even get them to start griping anything even whilst whilst using the C spanner .

 

[DennisCA]

I never had a problem with that, the cone itself and the screws look & feel well made. I can give the nut a twirl and it goes on it's own, then hand tighten it. So it did not feel like low quality. But the taper just isn't centered properly.

 

[dieselsamurai]

Saved another useful cabinet from going to the scrap yard today at work, bought the builder a coffee he thought it was a fair trade

 

[Onoff]

Saved another useful cabinet from going to the scrap yard today at work, bought the builder a coffee he thought it was a fair trade View attachment 338656

Nothing wrong with Fairtrade coffee.

 

[bigegg]

Saved another useful cabinet from going to the scrap yard today at work, bought the builder a coffee he thought it was a fair trade View attachment 338656

Should be in the "bugs me" thread, but people will pay a grand for a tool cabinet, but then scrap something like this.

 

[dieselsamurai]

Should be in the "bugs me" thread, but people will pay a grand for a tool cabinet, but then scrap something like this.

They just see them as the 'weigh it in value' there were 3 others but no room left in my van

 

[bigegg]

They just see them as the 'weigh it in value' there were 3 others but no room left in my van

Id have been quite happy to pay £30-40 each for those.

 

[Seadog]

They're a perfect size for a workshop. I'm always on the lookout for Bisley drawers with the deeper drawer. There don't seem to be so many around, at least not in reasonable distance and for a reasonable price.

 

[Maker]

They just see them as the 'weigh it in value' there were 3 others but no room left in my van

Empty the van and get back up there!

 

[Barking Mat]

Empty the van and get back up there!

Too right.

 

[bigegg]

They're a perfect size for a workshop. I'm always on the lookout for Bisley drawers with the deeper drawer. There don't seem to be so many around, at least not in reasonable distance and for a reasonable price.

me too.
I have one already - and space for another two - another four, if I could get them.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A few nice bits came my way. today.

A blast from the past.

Yes, there is about 24 matches in there.
In fact there is 32.

I recall buying similar when was a lot younger.

Dam 2 missing.

A friendset aside some bras weights for me.

A Rolls Razor

Almost complete.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A few more old items.

A Sterling 2 120 Camera.
It looks fully working, the bellows are very dry. I will rub some wax into them soon.

I found this old WW2 Bike lamp.
It is need of a lot of TLC.

The elnse is white. The knob revolves a gren lense, but it is seized.

The bulb works. The finish is original. But the switch is broken.


This Ex WD tin is well known. It was used for many fluids.
Gun oil to Meths. I am going to use it for Meths for the MOD stoves I have got.

Finaly I got another Drill round.
A bit bigger than the NATO 7.62mm drill round I got the other day

It is a Bofar 40/60 drill round. From 1953.