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

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

You go to a wood recycling place, spend £10 and get this.

The wood is all hard wood.
The Balsa wood is in use already.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I have found them.

 

[sparkysy]

I have found them.

Ahh but are they all there?

 

[oldbikedavey]

It'll probably be the same scenario here. Least once we have them, they're there if needed.

There's more uses for 1-2-3 blocks than ever were thought of .
As milling , boring, or grinding setup dodges go, they are a source of epic escapes from the jaws of despair....

 

[God mode restorations]

Today I acquired. Not cast iron but lathe related. This rather cool dean Smith and grace ashtray...

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Ahh but are they all there?

Wibble.

 

[Melvyn Best]

I have found them.


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But are they yours??

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

But are they yours??

Well.
They are not yours.

 

[Gragson]

Ordered a couple of sets of these. Turned up today.

Shoze 2PCS Engineer Blocks 1''x 2'' x3''

https://amzn.eu/d/dKpPz2q

For the price, thought they're worth getting even if they sit in the drawer for ages.

 

[julianthegypsy]

I have found them.


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Where?!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Where?!

Not telling you.
Go find your own.

 

[nickk]

Actually nearly 2 years ago,a ,wedding gift ,so time to install it.

 

[m_c]

Acquired this last week, and got around to testing it this weekend.





I'd ummed and arred about buying a power bank for a while, as I do a few events a year where I need to provide power (technically the organisers should provide power, but that'll usually be an open frame generator with no extension cables available!)
I usually take the little generator, but it usually needs refuelled twice during a typical event, and even though it's a silenced suitcase genny, the drone can get annoying after a few hours. Plus it's starting to show it's age, so I had been considering replacing it.

Got to say I'm fairly impressed. Despite having mains power available today, I tested it, and it used 75% over 9 hours, running two laptops, a 32" TV, and a printer.
It probably won't last a full day on it's own at bigger events, but I guess 30 minutes from a generator would give enough charge to last the day, or I'm tempted to get a suitable solar panel that I can stick out to give it a boost, then I'd no longer have to have a can of petrol stinking out the van on hot days.

I need to make a better 12V charging lead for it though.
The lead it comes with for charging from a cigarette lighter is too short for my use, so I bought a 2m extension cable from Amazon, but the cable gets warm and the power bank rarely manages to draw the rated 10A. After a 2 hour drive home today, it was only pulling 5A and the measured voltage at the unit was only 11V. Without the extension it's getting 13-14V, and managing 8-10A.

 

[Farside]

The lead it comes with for charging from a cigarette lighter is too short for my use, so I bought a 2m extension cable from Amazon, but the cable gets warm and the power bank rarely manages to draw the rated 10A. After a 2 hour drive home today, it was only pulling 5A and the measured voltage at the unit was only 11V. Without the extension it's getting 13-14V, and managing 8-10A.

You'll likely find the Amazon lead is 0.5mm if you're lucky.

 

[m_c]

You'll likely find the Amazon lead is 0.5mm if you're lucky.

It is allegedly meant to be 17AWG (~1mm²), which should be rated at 17A, but I also have my doubts about copper content, given it warms up within about 10 minutes of running.

I either need to get a cigarette socket and make a better extension cable, or find a source for a DC7909 plug.
I'd rather make a full custom cable as it would allow me to route it better around the cab without it being hard wired in place, but I can't find a source for the DC7909 connector that Bluetti uses. I'm guessing it's a connector that's only available in a type requiring overmoulding, and probably has a different official name/spec, but my searches so far have failed to identify what it actually is. Plus Bleutti use the centre pin, so I can't just buy a random DC7909 cable and cut the end off.
Other option is an extension cable with something like a small Anderson or XT connector in it, so I can get it through the corner of the seat base and bulkhead without any modification.

 

[Robotstar5]

I prefer the Hella 8JA plugs/sockets for reliable 12 VDC connections.

 

[Seadog]

Not so much acquired, but eyeing acquisitively...
It's at The Sixpenny Brewery Tap in Wimborne...

I wonder if they'd miss their door stop?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Not so much acquired, but eyeing acquisitively...
It's at The Sixpenny Brewery Tap in Wimborne...
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I wonder if they'd miss their door stop?

Yes they did.

 

[Memmeddu]

I am in a frame of my life where I'm buying machining tools and I honestly wish I'd started sooner .
Here what I've got today a Gühring M16 machine tap .

I think it's about 250mm long ,it might come handy one day

 

[sardine]

Today I acquired a new scrounge, free customer returned paint, most of what I've opened so far I can't see anything wrong with it.
I reckon loads are returned because the customer changes their mind on the colour or the paint has separated a bit and just needs stirring.