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

[Pete.]

Not today but last weekend at the boot fair. I asked the guy what he wanted for it and he said "I'll be honest mate, I can't get anything out of it, give me £15". I noted that the rests were not worn at all and the wheels were barely used and took it home.

So this evening, one new switch and abulb later, a decent white wheel fitted and I have one decent chunky 200mm bench grinder with proper solid wheel plates. FFX sell the same model but with square eye shields for £130.

 

[JOEPRO]

Not today but last weekend at the boot fair. I asked the guy what he wanted for it and he said "I'll be honest mate, I can't get anything out of it, give me £15". I noted that the rests were not worn at all and the wheels were barely used and took it home.

So this evening, one new switch and abulb later, a decent white wheel fitted and I have one decent chunky 200mm bench grinder with proper solid wheel plates. FFX sell the same model but with square eye shields for £130.

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I have that same bench grinder it is a great machine I get alot of use out of it. Very smooth. I use a wire wheel on one side German made and well balanced. Be warned that sealey and draper branded wire wheels come out of balance and will rattle it to death

 

[lotus_esprit_s1]

Brazilian built XL200 with a very rotten exhaust. A replacement exhaust is going to cost more than the bike did.

 

[JOEPRO]

Milwaukee M18 wet and dry vacuum

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Already cleaned down the garage and cleared the dust off the rowing machine yesterday. Used this morning attached to the circular saw and much less cleaning up. Also found out found the blow function works great at blowing the undercoat out of our Malamute dog, which should hopefully reduce the hair dropped in the house.

How are you getting on with this since?

I just bought a new one on ebay and i hope it is good!

I like to idea of the compact size and no power lead to connect to a spiral filter on my small blast cabinet. Not used for long periods but I have no extraction from the cabinet at present and visibility only lasts a few mins.

 

[dobbslc]

Brazilian built XL200 with a very rotten exhaust. A replacement exhaust is going to cost more than the bike did.

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Nice!
Any chance the 250 pipe would fit? That might be cheaper.

 

[RichardM]

A couple of mag stands for a project, unfortunately one of them got a bit beat up in transit so waiting on response from vendor.

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More to follow when I start to make the attachments.

A replacement for the broken knob mag base of last week.

 

[Craig-SM]

How are you getting on with this since?

I just bought a new one on ebay and i hope it is good!

I like to idea of the compact size and no power lead to connect to a spiral filter on my small blast cabinet. Not used for long periods but I have no extraction from the cabinet at present and visibility only lasts a few mins.

It never lets me down. I use a 4ah battery on it and gives me about 20 mins runtime. Only niggles are the hose could stretch easier instead of dragging the vacuum it self and the lip of the dust bucket catches the dirt when emptying.

 

[Memmeddu]

Abemus FLUKE
Very nice and a strange feeling .
It's since I've started working on electrical that I've always wanted a FLUKE
I was aiming for the 117 but I'm happy with the 115 .
Next step would be a clamp meter ,an installation tester and an insulation tester .
Step by step with no rush .
Something I've learned
I used to end up with delusion to have not won an auction .
But suddenly find a much better occasion and win .

 

[GraemeVW]

Went to get some 20mm box to make a frame for the lathes rear splash guard.
The stockholders is also a fabricators so has offcuts sold by the kg.
This 320x25mm disc for £16.50 will be perfect to make a face plate from. I'll make a suitable threaded boss

 

[Blobber]

Went down the tractor shop for a spare part for the bailer even though its done its job this year but should be ready for next year! no idea what its made of its just a guide bush for the twine but £30 plus vat two pence for scale

And extras, gloves, squirty stuff, a belt for the mower cutting deck, bargain of the visit a mixed bag of 26 R clips and lynch pins for £4.99!

 

[Brad93]

Went down the tractor shop for a spare part for the bailer even though its done its job this year but should be ready for next year! no idea what its made of its just a guide bush for the twine but £30 plus vat two pence for scale
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And extras, gloves, squirty stuff, a belt for the mower cutting deck, bargain of the visit a mixed bag of 26 R clips and lynch pins for £4.99!
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you'd hope hardened steel at £30!

 

[daedalusminos]

A set of good used apron gears for the M300...


To replace the badly worn/corroded ones...

 

[Blobber]

you'd hope hardened steel at £30!

Id like to think it was mined by Haphaestus and hewn out of a solid lump by Thor, ive bought cheaper wedding rings!

 

[arian]

Id like to think it was mined by Haphaestus and hewn out of a solid lump by Thor, ive bought cheaper wedding rings!

Just how many wedding rings have you bought?

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Just how many wedding rings have you bought?

I have a feeling they come in a multi pack

 

[Farside]

A replacement for the broken knob mag base of last week.

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That's one helluva mag base if it can stick to wood.

 

[northwest]

Well, today I got this:



I am very much hoping it is the solution to my tool storage and organisation in the office. It will mean I have two roll cabs full of tools and I would much prefer a really long single base but this is the next best thing I think, have ordered the closed cell foam for the drawer liners and after work tomorrow I will try toget a bit of butcher block for the top. We will see.

 

[RichardM]

That's one helluva mag base if it can stick to wood.

Don't they all do that.

 

[Woody.v8]

Road 6's. Excellent rubber I have them on my bike. £335 a pair they aint cheap but by God they work and wear well.

I've done around 100 miles today of steady and spirited riding and I'm sold, they took a bit of how fast they tipped in but yes what a good tyre!

 

[Pete.]

I've done around 100 miles today of steady and spirited riding and I'm sold, they took a bit of how fast they tipped in but yes what a good tyre!

I was going to mention the turn-in but I figured that being new tyres you'd be going easy anyway. They do turn in fast when new!