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Just boring ordinary plastic ones. Tougher than modern ones though, I can barely pry the caps off.
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Searching for the Holy Grail.........
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Received my new chamber reamer from the Ukraine, well I figure by buying stuff from there it helps, it is .32 ACP so not something there is a big market for in the UK:
This is small, really small and the writing is only visible after I photographed it, I was fascinated to discover the 60rpm engraved on it. I am going to ask them their recommended feeds and speeds and see what they say.
This is small, really small and the writing is only visible after I photographed it, I was fascinated to discover the 60rpm engraved on it. I am going to ask them their recommended feeds and speeds and see what they say.
Memmeddu
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Taps and dies set .
I has SAE UNF and UNC but it has also standard metric sizes like 6x1, 8x1.25, 10x1, 10x1.5 ,12x1.25,12x1.75 ,18x1.5 ecc.
Tap wrenches are garbage, they don't have a nice feel at all,and I already slice my hand open cause to a cheap tap wrench breaking a part.
This hopefully wouldn't happen again....
I've already put piece of tape on the box
Seadog
Save the planet. It's the only one with rum!
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If tge wrench is rubbish I wouldn't hold out much hope for the rest of the set.
mark roberts
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New toy, I'm surprised it got here in one piece. Courier phoned at 7am to say he'd be there at 8, I was still playing tents in bed. He arrived at 9
Memmeddu
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Set Is fine we use the same quality at work
Plus I'm collecting Dormer , wexo and gühring taps for very cheap .
Like those two machine taps both Dormer ,one is 3/8" BSP and the other one is M18x1.5
Screwdriver
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Skip dipping:
A brace of prettty big, pretty tidy Velux windows.
Now I just need to poke a hole in a roof somewhere.
Normally these would get ruined the minute they hit the skip. They were literally next door to me so I found them quicker than that!
A brace of prettty big, pretty tidy Velux windows.
Now I just need to poke a hole in a roof somewhere.
Normally these would get ruined the minute they hit the skip. They were literally next door to me so I found them quicker than that!
Screwdriver
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Scaffold got taken down today, also next door. After my own version of watergate with the last crew, I pinged the gaffa and asked if I might buy a handful of rather nice looking boards. Fifty quid later:
Almost a shame they're so clean but at 13'/4m they will come in handy for a multitude of tasks. Make a great worktop for the shed with enough spare for a short run of decking.
I assumed they would be Oak but the scaff bloke reckons they're just "timber". Anyone know if scaff boards are always going to be a particular species? Not a tree hugger myself but it doesn't look like Pine to me.
Almost a shame they're so clean but at 13'/4m they will come in handy for a multitude of tasks. Make a great worktop for the shed with enough spare for a short run of decking.
I assumed they would be Oak but the scaff bloke reckons they're just "timber". Anyone know if scaff boards are always going to be a particular species? Not a tree hugger myself but it doesn't look like Pine to me.
DAPPH
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Straight quick grown soft pine not Finnish slow grown stuff which is harder & has a much tighter grain .Scaffold got taken down today, also next door. After my own version of watergate with the last crew, I pinged the gaffa and asked if I might buy a handful of rather nice looking boards. Fifty quid later:
Almost a shame they're so clean but at 13'/4m they will come in handy for a multitude of tasks. Make a great worktop for the shed with enough spare for a short run of decking.
I assumed they would be Oak but the scaff bloke reckons they're just "timber". Anyone know if scaff boards are always going to be a particular species? Not a tree hugger myself but it doesn't look like Pine to me.
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Oh well, beggars can't be choosers. They are new/unused which is a bit of a bonus. I am told they are treated but I suspect you may be right and they're the cheapest of the cheap. Never mind, it's typically the cost of delivery which puts these things out of my budget zone (for impulse purchases!) and these were cheap enough for what they are.
DAPPH
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If you use them as a bench put a sheet of 20 to 25 mm of well varnished HDF on top & route the edges to take a flush counter sunk routed in 15mm equal angle iron all round the top edges as the edge protection lips .. so long as it stays dry it will last you donkeys' years .
Screwdriver
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Well, there is every possibility some of these will end up as a coffee table...
It was either that or pallets.
It was either that or pallets.
addjunkie
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Cheap pine, treated to make the moderately flame retardant. As for delivery when buying such things…..most builders merchants give you free delivery if you have an account. Main advantage of opening an account!
