slim_boy_fat
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Do you know what chemical they used? Brick acid?
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Do you know what chemical they used? Brick acid?
Memmeddu
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Won eBay auction started 25 made an offer not a bid ,50euros accepted
Paid and now I'm waiting a box of 2.5 Esab VAC PAC 7018 H4R
6 packages 68pcs for a total of roughly 420 electrodes which means I've saved something like 120 130 euros
I was almost buying a pack of no brand one this morning for 34 euros 240pcs glad I didn't
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I don't think they used any acid, jetted it off then applied what he called a biocide which got rid of a lot of the blotches.
roofman
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I have all the equipment they would of used as we do roof washing (moss removal) and driveways etc..washer i use is a 13hp gx390 mated to an interpump W202 via a reduction gearbox that can give 200 bar all day long. The solution we use is a sodium hypochlorite at 15/1
DAPPH
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Daren't clean the separating wall between us and one of the neighbours .. My 150 bar machine simply rips out the poor quality extracted sea sand mortar , it even removed some of the sand facing finish on the bricks at a distance of 300 mm
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What strength is the hypo before you dilute? i recently did my drive, with a splash of 15% in a watering can.. didnt bother to pressure wash, just used a yard brush... didnt do too bad at allI have all the equipment they would of used as we do roof washing (moss removal) and driveways etc..washer i use is a 13hp gx390 mated to an interpump W202 via a reduction gearbox that can give 200 bar all day long. The solution we use is a sodium hypochlorite at 15/1
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Not a good haul at 2 car boots, but £8 was spent.
Mixed bundle.
Mixed bundle.
roblane65
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You can't really moan at £8 for that , I still havn't seen a car boot yet . I was planning on a look around one this morning but it's been peeing down since early doors . However I did acquire today
a new to me citizen eco drive promaster me old citizen has given 15+ years of service after being demoted from best . fishing on the bay of thieves last night put a bid and won it , even better it was 4.2 miles from home and better still I won it for £48 !
a new to me citizen eco drive promaster me old citizen has given 15+ years of service after being demoted from best . fishing on the bay of thieves last night put a bid and won it , even better it was 4.2 miles from home and better still I won it for £48 !
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Dr.Al
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I've just got back from a couple of days in Dolgellau. One of the nice things about Dolgellau is that the route from home to Dolgellau goes very close to Stretton Antiques market. I was quite restrained this time and only spent £25:
I also picked up a £55 ebay purchase on the way home. I'm trying to do more woodwork with hand tools and, on the project I'm currently working on I need to drill some holes. I wouldn't consider it the end of the world to use my pillar drill: I'm not trying to use hand tools for philosophical reasons, I'm using them because I prefer the peace and quiet that comes with them. Given that drills aren't especially noisy, they don't put me off in the way that an electric router would. Having said that, it would be nice to make the holes with hand tools.
I've got a brace and I've got an eggbeater drill. They would almost certainly be fine for all the holes (and I'll probably use one of them for some of the holes on this project). However, I'd like a really clean finish and a square cut on the 22 mm slotted holes in the sides. It seems to me that the best way to achieve that would be to use a Forstner bit in a pillar drill.
With all that in mind, last week I spent £55 on ebay and on the way home from Dolgellau I collected this:
I really don't have space in the workshop for it, so it's going to have to live in the dining room and be carried out to the workshop when I want to use it, but thankfully it isn't too heavy. I do need to find a well-fitting chuck key for it as it didn't come with one.
I also picked up a £55 ebay purchase on the way home. I'm trying to do more woodwork with hand tools and, on the project I'm currently working on I need to drill some holes. I wouldn't consider it the end of the world to use my pillar drill: I'm not trying to use hand tools for philosophical reasons, I'm using them because I prefer the peace and quiet that comes with them. Given that drills aren't especially noisy, they don't put me off in the way that an electric router would. Having said that, it would be nice to make the holes with hand tools.
I've got a brace and I've got an eggbeater drill. They would almost certainly be fine for all the holes (and I'll probably use one of them for some of the holes on this project). However, I'd like a really clean finish and a square cut on the 22 mm slotted holes in the sides. It seems to me that the best way to achieve that would be to use a Forstner bit in a pillar drill.
With all that in mind, last week I spent £55 on ebay and on the way home from Dolgellau I collected this:
I really don't have space in the workshop for it, so it's going to have to live in the dining room and be carried out to the workshop when I want to use it, but thankfully it isn't too heavy. I do need to find a well-fitting chuck key for it as it didn't come with one.
roofman
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we buy it at 15% which is the commercial limit
jet it out as a foam and it has better cling properties. leave it for 30 mins and wash off
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Posting here too as I did acquire this today.
Brand new unused R Tech Mig 180 inverter welder. Came with 2x trolleys, a welding bench stainless steel, a new mid size hobbyweld rent free gas cylinder, reg & welding curtain.
It was a gumtree buy from a lady who bought it and then fell of a roof and dislocated both shoulders so can't use it anymore. £480 for all
Brand new unused R Tech Mig 180 inverter welder. Came with 2x trolleys, a welding bench stainless steel, a new mid size hobbyweld rent free gas cylinder, reg & welding curtain.
It was a gumtree buy from a lady who bought it and then fell of a roof and dislocated both shoulders so can't use it anymore. £480 for all
A spray of hypochlorite at a 5-1 dilution would have done the same thing with no need to repoint the blocks afterwards!
Those welders come with a 3 year warranty, if you contact Rtech with the sellers & your details they will transfer the warranty to your name.
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Any chance of details please ? I've got a drawer full of End mill that need attention.
Sure. I bought mine from here:
End Mill Grinding Fixture Base
You'll need a surface grinder and mag chuck.
It's very easy to use as it has all the necessary angles built in. I bought the 5C version but there is an ER version if that is what you need. I have a box of b******ed end mills given to me for free from work and I can regrind one from completely kna****ed to dead sharp in probably less than 5 minutes. They look as good as new. Ends only of course, not the flutes. I've tried it with 2 flute slot drills, 3 and 4 flute end mills. It would work just as well with others. The only thing I can't do at present is cut a new gash (I think that's the term) as I need a miniature grinding disk, and I would like something (suggestions, please...?) to grind a new centre / hole in end mills that I need to regrind the ends off completely.
