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

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

If he does it again....break it!

Lol. I did tell him to get back on the kitchen and make me a brew. And he did. Never been a stickler for language. (I curse far too much) they have a little leeway but know better than to do it in public. Learned through experience making things Taboo is counterproductive.

Being able to guard your tongue is an asset.

 

[Blobber]

Not today but a while ago I got a load of these box section galvanized frames and Id forgotten about them until now, hopefully going to use them as doors to the open bit of the barn and match it the other side, I want to bifold the small one off the big one but also want to be able to open the big one for big stuff, any one got any good ides for hinges? I was thinking grade 13 stainless ball bearing hinges which will take 120KG but not sure if they will manage it over the length?

 

[dobbslc]

Tell your offspring to stop lounging about and get practicing cooking

No food in the fridge, spent all the money on tools

 

[Brad93]

£15k, it was very well specced

You made a few bob on that then

 

[Johnnybravo]

You made a few bob on that then

Not really when you work out 4 people in a hotel for 4 nights with all meals,a 20t truck with hiab for 5 days, coupled to £3k for a DRO and £1250 for a Multifix tool post. That on top of four round trips of 450 miles plus one for the truck and nine days vanhire. .it adds up very quickly. And don’t forget the 10 days not spent in the workshop.

 

[Munkul]

Sandvik 32mm cutter i acquired cheap and some sandvik radiused inserts from @angellonewolf arrived same day

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Not acquired today, but used today for the first time, the original drill chuck key took a bit longer to get:

A tiny little fine drilling device (or how you correctly call it???) with Jacobs Chuck - as if made for Myfords.

It's a Jacobs No. 1A, 0 - 1/4" with cone MT2, which makes it fit perfectly into the tailstock of the little Myfords.

Comparing the drill chuck keys between this and my normal one shows how tiny this thing is.


I bought the drill chuck key called "Jacobs K1" as an "original" from a UK dealer and it fits very well - so Jacobs also manufactures in China.

At first when I saw it I thought "I want this because ... reasons", but today I realised that I couldn't have clamped this drill any other way.

The finely dosed infeed with it went very well, no drills where harmed this evening.


Carsten

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[mtt.tr]

Baby scope for field work.

Good enough for the slow automotive signals I want to look at




Was using a hantek 6022be via my mobile but the interface was awkward

 

[Gragson]

King of chav, have about 100 festoon coloured lights round the garden, cheers me up, proper heavy duty ex fairground cables & fittings.
Fair few dead so splashed out on some replacement LED's and very good they are too.



Went to store them in a place I would obviously remember and found this lot - will I ever remember what I still have



Today this arrived, had one 20yrs back, I'm determined to stay out lounging about in the dark until it gets too miserable.
MIC of course, quality down a bit on my original lent to a "friend"... but working well tonight.
Never realised how black and red it was in the shed !



Misery guts has taken the cushions in already, Ill be getting those back out



Little things - Cheers me up

 

[James1979]

Baby scope for field work.

Good enough for the slow automotive signals I want to look at
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Was using a hantek 6022be via my mobile but the interface was awkward

Smart

Keep toying with one but I wouldn’t know where to start. Need a hands on demo to get me going really.

 

[AKN]

Misery guts has taken the cushions in already, Ill be getting those back out

And that table is missing some beers!

 

[northwest]

A Torch:



Leaks from everywhere apparently. I will have a look at it later.

 

[JMS1972]

Not acquired today, but used today for the first time, the original drill chuck key took a bit longer to get:

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A tiny little fine drilling device (or how you correctly call it???) with Jacobs Chuck - as if made for Myfords.



View attachment 367183


It's a Jacobs No. 1A, 0 - 1/4" with cone MT2, which makes it fit perfectly into the tailstock of the little Myfords.


View attachment 367188


Comparing the drill chuck keys between this and my normal one shows how tiny this thing is.


I bought the drill chuck key called "Jacobs K1" as an "original" from a UK dealer and it fits very well - so Jacobs also manufactures in China.

View attachment 367190

At first when I saw it I thought "I want this because ... reasons", but today I realised that I couldn't have clamped this drill any other way.

The finely dosed infeed with it went very well, no drills where harmed this evening.


Carsten

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Nice sensitive drilling attachment

 

[25.4_mechanic]

sensitive drilling attachment

thanks, I was looking for that name


Carsten

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[Rannsachair]

A nice little package from the AJS Matchless Spares Club: 2 sets new fork seals ( I have 2 Matchless's with the same forks) clutch springs, oil filters, a headlamp bulb holder and a set of original design Teledraulic fork transfers. Great you can still get most spares for mid 1950's motorcycles relatively easily.

 

[Gragson]

A Torch:

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Leaks from everywhere apparently. I will have a look at it later.

I had the need for support from Rothenberger few months back- Corby I think, called them up, very helpful people.

 

[Onoff]

Brought home the old Realistic scanner from my Dad's place.

Seem to recall it had a telescopic whip that plugged it where my finger is. There's no co-ax socket as such. Not sure on the best options for adding an external antenna. That blanking plate, (lower left by the sticker), I reckon could be for an external antennae, maybe on more expensive models that shared the same chassis?

 

[My Old Landy]

Brought home the old Realistic scanner from my Dad's place.

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Seem to recall it had a telescopic whip that plugged it where my finger is. There's no co-ax socket as such. Not sure on the best options for adding an external antenna. That blanking plate, (lower left by the sticker), I reckon could be for an external antennae, maybe on more expensive models that shared the same chassis?

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If you can get it going it will be great for happy memories of him

 

[Kram]

Not aquired yet but I bought my first pair of non-sun glasses.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TSFZVGJ

I have previously described that the wearers look like complete tits wearing them. One such tit insisted I try a pair, I was very impressed by the clarity of them and had to buy my own

 

[James1979]

Brought home the old Realistic scanner from my Dad's place.

View attachment 367305

Seem to recall it had a telescopic whip that plugged it where my finger is. There's no co-ax socket as such. Not sure on the best options for adding an external antenna. That blanking plate, (lower left by the sticker), I reckon could be for an external antennae, maybe on more expensive models that shared the same chassis?

View attachment 367304

I had one like that back in the 90s. The whip does go how you say.

I think mine had a BNC on the back.

The keypad died so it got scrapped years back. Shame as it was a good set.