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James1979
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I’m still waiting on a price for 5mm. I’m assuming you felt suitably violated after buying that?!
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Wallet still recovering.
Pal of mine just worked a sheet of 10mm stainless, he had enough change to buy lunch from six grand!
A new belt sander idler, shaft and spacers. The previous roller wasn't original and was massively out of balance. Turned some ends and welded them into 3 1/2" x 1/4" aluminium tube and turned the crown, just enough travel on the compound. Threaded the ground shaft in the lathe and cut the keyway in the shaper.
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We built a new office pc, the old one was 12 years old or 100 in technology years, so to look clever we went for one woth lights you can
see into..
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Loppers. Bypass & anvil, from Aldi.
Have had the older version of both of those on the van for the last couple of years, & they've done some fair amount of work without skipping a beat. Design looks slightly improved on the newer ones.
Have had the older version of both of those on the van for the last couple of years, & they've done some fair amount of work without skipping a beat. Design looks slightly improved on the newer ones.
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A Polysoude welding positioner, made by Messer. To be honest i had no idea what condition this was in other than a couple of blurry photos showing it partially disassembled.
Cleaned up and checked over, everything is good. Now to work out how to drive the existing motor.
Cleaned up and checked over, everything is good. Now to work out how to drive the existing motor.
A cheap(ish) 12" verynear-
It's main use is for marking out, so I didn't want to spend too much on it.
And some Tangfastics, along with a few bits for a new 3D printer-
Lots of other bits have been ordered, which should hopefully arrive over the next few weeks.
It's main use is for marking out, so I didn't want to spend too much on it.
And some Tangfastics, along with a few bits for a new 3D printer-
Lots of other bits have been ordered, which should hopefully arrive over the next few weeks.
1. Where the heck do you buy that from?
2. What's it for, world's most expensive plate target?
I heard he was going to use it as a sacrificial plate for his drill press..
My really old anvil Spear and J snapped at the jaw last month, being a tight bum I welded it but it was rubbish after, always asking them to do more than they could so no surprise it finally let go.
I bought these Fiskars, thought them suspiciously light and lack of steel apart from the blade, but by heck they are mighty with the ratchet system!
Think I will trip to Aldi to get a bypass and a spare anvil, although it feels the Fisk may outlast me
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My really old anvil Spear and J snapped at the jaw last month, being a tight bum I welded it but it was rubbish after, always asking them to do more than they could so no surprise it finally let go.
I bought these Fiskars, thought them suspiciously light and lack of steel apart from the blade, but by heck they are mighty with the ratchet system!
Think I will trip to Aldi to get a bypass and a spare anvil, although it feels the Fisk may outlast me
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Those do look quite nice.
One bonus with the Aldi ones is the telescopic handles. Gives you some extra leverage for the thicker stuff. Not oft I need the extra length for height reasons, but rather just to make chopping up thicker stuff less effort, for lobbing it into ton bags.
This new pair is to use at home, so that I don't risk forgetting to put my others back on the van, when I've been using them here. I've done that a few times.
For the sake of around £11 each, (if I recall correctly), they're cheap for how good they are.
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1. Titek.co.uk
2. Titanium makes terrific armour, very resistant to AP (Armour Piercing) rounds.
Was bought in especially for one job.
Just to add, most titanium comes from Russia, the cost is going one way only
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Reminds me of the story about the CIA's shell companies to buy enough titanium for the SR-71 blackbird in the cold war.1. Titek.co.uk
2. Titanium makes terrific armour, very resistant to AP (Armour Piercing) rounds.
Was bought in especially for one job.
Just to add, most titanium comes from Russia, the cost is going one way only
Can you tell us the job/hints or super secret? Not often you see titanium jobs
