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

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Helping out yesterday clearing out a abandoned sheds at the allotments I found theses gems in the muck.
Sadly most of the hand tools were shot and the wood was burnt. The metal was taken to the scrap yard.

A quick check showed 66.66% worked.

A new mantle had it working.

Two paraffin stoves were saved as well.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

At the scrap yard I found theses two small Meths stoves.

Found the stand as well.

The third stove was a bit tired.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Same scrap yard.

I got them for spares.

To fix this.

Because it does this.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Something else I acquired in Salisbury.

Tired, but complete.

The jet needle is rusted to the inside of the paper package.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Yesterday, clearing the old sheds out of the allotments we found a lot of stuff.
A lot was no use to us, but will be re homed.
Nearly all of the helpers found something they wanted. Or could use.

Floor Board Saw.

Mess Tins and modern fuel.

A gun of hot glue. That does not work.

Small Frisbees.

A thing.
Yes I have no idea what it is for.

My bit at saving the planet.

Green pencils.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I also got this yesterday.

 

[Seadog]

A reproduction, perhaps?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I also got this.

Cost me £30.


But it did come with this.

As found in the shop, as freshly arrived.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A reproduction, perhaps?

No perhaps on this one.

It so clearly a repo.

 

[6ply]

Surface plate. £10

Not the one recently advertised in Salisbury. This one was even closer.

 

[6ply]

Hammers. £1 each. All need attention. I'll fix them up and share with my sons.

Record vices. £8 each. Also for my sons.

 

[Pete.]

Surface plate. £10

Not the one recently advertised in Salisbury. This one was even closer.

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If I were you I'd get down to toolstation and get one of those wire cup wheels for a 5" grinder and run it across that. I bet it comes up lovely.

 

[6ply]

If I were you I'd get down to toolstation and get one of those wire cup wheels for a 5" grinder and run it across that. I bet it comes up lovely.

I bought it from a mate. He said it was perfect when he got it, but then he stored it in his garage...

 

[Pete.]

I bought it from a mate. He said it was perfect when he got it, but then he stored it in his garage...

When looking at a surface plate I look at the edges first. Nice crisp edges usually means a nice plate even under the rust. Dinged or rounded edges not so good.

 

[Hopefuldave]

I bought it from a mate. He said it was perfect when he got it, but then he stored it in his garage...

I'd stick that in EGBERT (the Electrolytic Gungey Bubbling Encrustation Removal Tank) with a few gallons of deionised water and washing soda, stick 12v and some Amps (about 5-15 Amps per square foot works well - I've seen a DC TIG used as power source for larger items - like complete truck cabs) through a sacrificial anode* for a few days - it'd take off the rust without touching sound metal** underneath, beats putting grooves and valleys in it with a wire brush... Damn sight less effort, too! Won't put any pitting back though, that'd be too much to ask.

*Iron, steel or for us Posh Folks, Graphite*** - NEVER stainless steel. Aim for as much area in the solution as you can!

**Tested with Best Micrometer on sample of deliberately rusted gauge plate, change in thicknes below 2 microns on the unrusted parts

***Which doesn't grow rusty barnacles so you don't have to revisit every few hours to scrub 'em off with a cold chisel and wire brush.

 

[MattF]

Cast iron makes for a good anode for a tank too. Lasts way longer than steel.

 

[Hopefuldave]

Cast iron makes for a good anode for a tank too. Lasts way longer than steel.

About all the cast iron i have is busy being a lathe or a milling machine... I do, though, have some huge blocks of graphite and a little table saw with a carbide tipped blade (and a workshop hoover - I could probably go into business selling graphite powder, if I could get it out of my clothes and skin)

 

[dobbslc]

I hit the jackpot this morning at a car boot sale.
Mercer dial gauge new and unused to replace my trusty Baty one that I dropped and knackered up a few months ago.

And a machine lamp of unknown origin but heavy, noni don't know what the fluorescent orange is all about but I'll repaint that.
I got a few other bits and bobs with the dial gauge deal too.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

I hit the jackpot this morning at a car boot sale.
Mercer dial gauge new and unused to replace my trusty Baty one that I dropped and knackered up a few months ago.
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Ohhh that's really nice. I have a few Mercers, they're my favourites.

 

[Woody.v8]

Some mt4 and mt3 revolving centers