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

[DAPPH]

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Sink full of ice.



Had to do an emergency defrost of the freezer.



The door did not close, enough for the magnet seal to latch but not fully.

Came down to a wet floor and a iceberg in the freezer.

We had that in the garage chest freezer a few months ago on a late Saturday afternoon ... unplugged it & let it almost fully defrost . got it de-iced and the dam thing died . time 18-00 hrs
AO got us another one for siting in the garages and delivered it 13 hrs later on the Sunday morning at 07.00 hrs Nothing had defrosted much as I'd wrapped everything up in two old double quilts inside the chest freezer .

 

[DAPPH]

Today i acquired 14,000 miles on the odometer in the 1955 moggyView attachment 394502

Shouldn't the base 1 of the 14,000 miles be a smidgeon lower down ? If so it's been round the clock numerous times

 

[Turbo]

The cut off wheel has a reverse function also so you can ensure the sparks are directed into your face at all times.

Surely if you reverse the rotation the disc will unscrew!

 

[cheb]

Yes, and behind that is a black plunger for a manual oil pump yes I knew, it will likely get modified (if the motor is any good), else its was on prime and will be returned if the motor is rubbish.

Useful, mine has no inbuilt oiling, it just gets a squirt every so often when I'm using it.

 

[JOEPRO]

Surely if you reverse the rotation the disc will unscrew!

There is reverse threaded centre Allen cap screw to prevent the arbour from undoing itself, and don't call me surely!

 

[Olderisbetter]

Surely if you reverse the rotation the disc will unscrew!

The paper work adds up to say 14,000

 

[arther dailey]

Today I acquired this 20 ton press, will replace my trusty old 10 ton Churchill. Never seen so many houses condensed into such a small place.

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sort of thing I have been watching out for , let us know how you get on with it as I did see one recently and both cross bars were curved down !

 

[Kram]

Couple of Helical prints from @Onoff ,

They are hollow so that can use steel bar to take most of the milling force. They will get a dip in parafin wax to smooth them out, after gluing but before use.

 

[Onoff]

Some spares for the Clarke 130TE:

 

[nickk]

Quality cast iron flanged wheels,had the same product from keystone last July,same price.
The springs were off the shelf from China,I have prototype strawberry trolley to modify,watch this space.

 

[roblane65]

today a new saw


nice piece of kit ...........

 

[Farside]

Phowar.... those that know, know.

It's almost like brand new externally and internally.

 

[My Old Landy]

Phowar.... those that know, know.

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It's almost like brand new externally and internally.

That is quality!

 

[Pete.]

Phowar.... those that know, know.

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It's almost like brand new externally and internally.

My dad had something similar he had a big antenna on a rotator way back in the 80's. Had no clue what it did back then but now I do!

 

[minimutly]

Phowar.... those that know, know.

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It's almost like brand new externally and internally.

I made one of them many years ago, it wasn't hugely successful...

 

[Hog-Rider]

I made one of them many years ago, it wasn't hugely successful...

I had one in the 1980s, and it worked well on a Balanced feeder. It was handy and wished that I never sold it.. The reason I did sell it was I had an ATU which had meters on it .

 

[Arc Tourist]

Phowar.... those that know, know.

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It's almost like brand new externally and internally.

A great tuner. Nice find.

 

[DennisCA]

Pair of mig feed rollers for 0.6 and 0.8mm turns out that based on the color scheme in the manual, the ones I had where 1.0 and 1.2mm rollers. Been feeding .8mm with them for years and even some .6mm until it started slipping.

Frankly surprised it worked at all, even with .8mm.

 

[DAPPH]

Popped into B&Q for some genuine Hozelock fittings , overtime the yellow plastic spigot end fittings lose a few thou of plastic and start slipping out of the female fittings . giving whoever is close to the failed joint a decent soaking .

Whilst there I decided it was time to buy a full screwdriver set having recently tore some of the tip off a Pozi drive whilst undoing a long hardened turbo screw in some Delrin , not wishing to drop over £32 on a set of green & black ones & so settled for the £22 orange & black Magnusson ones.
Getting home & struggling to open the blister pack I realised I should have got the green & black Whiri ( SP?) as individual pieces , at least I would have been able to touch & feel the tip qualities .The Magnusson are lacking in quality , fit & finish .

There is an amusing but very naughty on the back of the packing card
Top line UK manufacturer...
Seventh line down Made in China

I suppose it is a way to get round the country of origin rules , we buy in as a container full of boxes of unfinished screwdrivers then they get the tips dipped in rubbish black paint , then when dry , packed in UK blister packs & shipped out to Kingfisher owned stores .

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

Bought a single speed drill press. Quite by accident, I saw a neighbor, in his warehouse, 4 pcs. identical. Includes tank with coolant pump. Then I'll take it, it's very heavy. Belt drive, then a few gears. The backlash in the quill is very small. The curved handle stretches both the belt and the movement of the head along the column. It is not clear why there is a threaded sleeve in the belt protection cover. And the quill shaft also has a thread.

I will remake it for 400 volts + frequency converter. The old coolant pump will go to the lathe, I will buy a small pump Chinese one made of plastic with an internal tank.

I couldn't find a manufacturer's label. Old Yugoslavia or Italy.