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

[vwmark]

 

[gordon stephenson]

Nice looking bench and vice There Pondy, I would love one of those vices. But already have tree Record ones, So it aint going to happen.

 

[angellonewolf]

You may want to put the fire extinguisher somewhere more accessible?

had the laugh when i seen your comment i was outt the back of the house tonight had to use the welder for 5 mins my daughter had washed her car and left the sponge in a bucket near the edge of the bench next second looked around i seen a bright light near me had to grab it and chuck it on the lawn and spray with water would have been better to have fire extinguisher around

 

[Chillitt]

Booty booty. 3 quid well spent.

On a related note, I tried to get a trailer off that freecycle today, got an email back telling me I was too late, but that the chap had turned up to collect it in a car with no towbar. He may or may not be going back for it tomorrow..

 

[Turbo]

Nice. Elwell are lovely axes and command good prices accordingly. I have a little Brades Criterion hatchet I got for $5, super steal. Lovely to see good tools working again.

I have been up to similar fun today. I found some handles in a nice tool shop, again American Hickory. You might remember this hammer head I got a few months ago, as well as the two I got the other day and posted on here

I painted up the Warington hammer red for my friend. She does joinery.

And a coat of blue Hammerite for the 2lb ball pein as per all my other eng hammers. Red for wood, blue for metal is the colour coding in the workshop

Cheers

I painted a couple of hammers I restored & very quickly regretted it. In no time at all the paint was badly chipped & they now look awful. I'm going to strip them & wax them like the rest of my hammers.

 

[Dieselman 63]

I painted a couple of hammers I restored & very quickly regretted it. In no time at all the paint was badly chipped & they now look awful. I'm going to strip them & wax them like the rest of my hammers.

Oh yes, they chip and scratch but I don't mind. I find colour useful for spotting them, blue stands out much more than grey, just as axes are handy in orange if you're working outdoors.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Lots and lots and lots of firewood!

It's a Horse Chestnut tree that blew down about a year ago with rot in the base. It's in a pals paddock and close to home so handy for logs but not much else.
It's a fair size, that's a 20" bar on the Husqvarna.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Is it all for the burn?
I would love one of the "rounds" if possible?

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Is it all for the burn?
I would love one of the "rounds" if possible?

It's a bit soft, some of the better limbs have gone to a wood turning group but the rest is only good for firewood.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

It's a bit soft, some of the better limbs have gone to a wood turning group but the rest is only good for firewood.

Thanks any way.
Always worth a ask.

 

[8ob]

There is a few sticks here if you want some, bring a trailer, truck and beer @The_Yellow_Ardvark . Can load.

Bob

 

[arther dailey]

Booty booty. 3 quid well spent.

On a related note, I tried to get a trailer off that freecycle today, got an email back telling me I was too late, but that the chap had turned up to collect it in a car with no towbar. He may or may not be going back for it tomorrow..

Liking that square really usefull,not seen one like that before,bargain

 

[WorkshopChris]

Have just picked up a Parkinsons Model-F No. 8 vice.
It appears to be missing the quick release operating bar and leaver.
Shouldn't be to bad to make something.




Has a lump missing from the top will probably just build up with braze and dress back.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

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Wouldn't mind a copy of machinerys handbook if you fancy parting with it

 

[vwmark]

Sorry its a keeper.

 

[migcurious]

Sorry its a keeper.

I remember these books from when I was a kid there was always one around the house or in a box unused , good to see they are still useful now in in the internet world

 

[Keith 66]

Today i acquired a guitar amp, my other halfs cousin was having a clear out of his loft & would i like it? yes please!
Its a Traynor TS25b Bloody great thing with a 15" speaker, early solid state amp from the 70's.
Plugged the Cigar box guitar into it & oh boy hubba hubba, yeah yeah yeah i slobbered. It sounds very good indeed & is seriously loud. Cost a bottle of plonk!

 

[Dieselman 63]

Did a quick charity shop run this morning, got a few things at the Hospice Shop like a double ended Gordon ring spanner, a wooden file handle and some other stuff from the 50c bin. Also dropped off an old bike so they were happy.

Went along to the tender centre and found these lovelies, haggled them for $7. Particularly liked the balls, they're still in waxed paper and oil, never used.

And some lead? rivets

 

[Ton-up]

Went along to the tender centre and found these lovelies, haggled them for $7. Particularly liked the balls, they're still in waxed paper and oil, never used.

I know you like history, so if you don,t know, Hoffmann was one of the many large old industrial firms in Chelmsford that have all gone now....

http://www.hoffmannbearings.co.uk/history-of-hoffmann-bearings.html

 

[Dieselman 63]

I know you like history, so if you don,t know, Hoffmann was one of the many large old industrial firms in Chelmsford that have all gone now....

http://www.hoffmannbearings.co.uk/history-of-hoffmann-bearings.html

I do like knowing about these firms, cheers. Had a read of that and another link, apparently there were 1000 Hoffmann bearings in each Merlin Spitfire engine, and a whopping 4000 in each Lancaster engine, making the works a prime target in WWII.