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

[Mick Annick]

Bought this little record from the scrap tinker the other day. Been too stressed over personal matters so forgot about it
Gave him a fiver . Shame as I sold a pallet of vices on here for FA and lost a days money sorting out the pallet, seller’s regret for sure as I was getting a bit of a collection!

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If you want to sell it on, hopefully seeing you before Christmas…

 

[m_c]

Been getting fed up with the direct drive compressor noise (plus I think it's likely to die soon, as it has done quite a bit of work!), so I acquired this -



And thankfully it's a 10 bar version

Just a tripod mount, and the control box is broken, but it'll reduce the need for the noisy compressor to run as much.
Service kit has been ordered, but still need to work out how I'm going to plumb it into the existing system.

 

[JOEPRO]

Been getting fed up with the direct drive compressor noise (plus I think it's likely to die soon, as it has done quite a bit of work!), so I acquired this -

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And thankfully it's a 10 bar version

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Just a tripod mount, and the control box is broken, but it'll reduce the need for the noisy compressor to run as much.
Service kit has been ordered, but still need to work out how I'm going to plumb it into the existing system.

Would be interested how you get on with this and the service kit please maybe a thread idea! I've seen one here and nearly pulled the trigger on it but thankfully someone with even less sense than me got it first.

 

[Turbo]

A really nice original No 5

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I'm learning to look for nice original un abused Record vices

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You've definitely been bitten by the vice collecting bug!

I have a small collection too, if I see one going cheap & have some spare cash I usually buy it. I see it as an investment, vices always go up in value & if you buy right you can make money.

BTW if you spot any bargain wood vices let me know, especially a record No 52, 52 1/2 or a 53. Trying to buy a few for our Men's shed.

 

[Kram]

I’m going to cast myself a copper sledge hammer . Been saving up the copper

Thats a lot of copper! Steel is a similar density, would it be adequate to have a steel core with large copper faces cast around it?

Tungsten core and copper faces would be quite nice. I have a small lump of tungsten for a future project.

My sledge is a lump of 100mm steel round bar with a scaffold pole welded on , 7.5kg

 

[fizzy]

Thats a lot of copper! Steel is a similar density, would it be adequate to have a steel core with large copper faces cast around it?

Tungsten core and copper faces would be quite nice. I have a small lump of tungsten for a future project.

My sledge is a lump of 100mm steel round bar with a scaffold pole welded on , 7.5kg

It is incredible how close tungsten is in density to gold - hardly anything in it. Crooks pass off bars of solid gold with tungsten cores.

Lead isn't that heavy really - 11.35
Copper 8.89
Gold - pure 19.32
Tungsten 19.22
Platinum is up on 21.45

 

[Pete.]

Copper can easily put a burr on the edge of mild steel and it embeds into the surface too. I have ruined a couple of things using a thor hammer inappropriately before I learned.

 

[pressbrake1]

Copper can easily put a burr on the edge of mild steel and it embeds into the surface too. I have ruined a couple of things using a thor hammer inappropriately before I learned.

Especially as it’s become work hardened!

 

[Brad93]

Yeah you need to anneal a thor hammer once it starts to mushroom

 

[Seadog]

It is incredible how close tungsten is in density to gold - hardly anything in it. Crooks pass off bars of solid gold with tungsten cores.

Lead isn't that heavy really - 11.35
Copper 8.89
Gold - pure 19.32
Tungsten 19.22
Platinum is up on 21.45

And at the top of the list, Osmium, at 22.59

I was surprised that platinum was so dense.

 

[Maker]

It is incredible how close tungsten is in density to gold - hardly anything in it. Crooks pass off bars of solid gold with tungsten cores.

Lead isn't that heavy really - 11.35
Copper 8.89
Gold - pure 19.32
Tungsten 19.22
Platinum is up on 21.45

I'd really like to make a mercury filled deadblow hammer. Density of 13.5g/ml, with a 100% packing density vs about 64% for lead spheres.

 

[Onoff]

2 of these :

 

[OJCar]

2 of these :

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Two plastic bags - you plutocrat !

 

[Onoff]

Two plastic bags - you plutocrat !

Actually two of these. His dad should have given him a clout round the head instead of indulging him to make a quirky, unsustainable piece of tat. I'm thinking the only reason any part of it will last 37 years is as the ***ky 2 core ribbon cable will fail long before that as it has on both of these.

Jake Dyson CSYS Bright LED Desk Lamp / Light - Bright For 37 Years!

The Jake Dyson CSYS desk lamp 2700 K black/black stays bright for 37 years! A sleek, infinitely adjustable, dimmable standard LED light. FREE mainland UK delivery.

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[OJCar]

Actually two of these. His dad should have given him a clout round the head instead of indulging him to make a quirky, unsustainable piece of tat. I'm thinking the only reason any part of it will last 37 years is as the ***ky 2 core ribbon cable will fail long before that as it has on both of these.

Jake Dyson CSYS Bright LED Desk Lamp / Light - Bright For 37 Years!

The Jake Dyson CSYS desk lamp 2700 K black/black stays bright for 37 years! A sleek, infinitely adjustable, dimmable standard LED light. FREE mainland UK delivery.

www.connectionsathome.co.uk

Straight to e-bay, Etsy, etc !

They should do you're beer fund no end of good.

 

[dobbslc]

How much?!!!

 

[Onoff]

Straight to e-bay, Etsy, etc !

They should do you're beer fund no end of good.

How much?!!!

The screws aren't even stainless and some are rusting!

 

[OJCar]

The screws aren't even stainless and some are rusting!

Get them sold quick before they "do a Dyson" and fall to bits !

 

[Onoff]

Straight to e-bay, Etsy, etc !

They should do you're beer fund no end of good.

Trying to find some 2 core flat cable. It's 6mm wide x "really thin" :

Haven't got the original PSUs either. Nothing special other than they had Dyson stamped on them.

 

[OJCar]

Trying to find some 2 core flat cable. It's 6mm wide x "really thin" :

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Haven't got the original PSUs either. Nothing special other than they had Dyson stamped on them.

"Barn Find" condition !