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

[Kram]

I have arthritis in my hands, and have adapted golf ball's as handles for a variety of tools. The one on the chuck key is especially helpful in tightening & loosening bits.
I just drill them undersize, and about 3/4 of the way through, then pound them on. The rubber core provides a strong grip. Just be careful and wear safety glasses while drilling, as occasionally you might come across a very old ball which has a liquid core that can squirt out the contents. Here ar some photos that I believe I have posted before.
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Hmm dont know about golf balls as handles.
I did notice poundland currently selling wood rolling pins that would be ideal for file handles with 2 or 3 per length/£1. I bought several.

I'm not being cheap, have quite a few new file handles that cant be used as the pilot drill size they used was excessive for the size and would have to be glued on.
Usually I heat a file tang red and push it on. The swelling of wood locks it very well in place.

 

[Memmeddu]

I was looking at bb guns... they are much more in my price range... the salt a blast , looks like its a tap loading airweapon with built in salt pot....wouldn't take much to modify something cheaper

I used to shoot wasps and flies using a cheap BB gun.
Slightly modified to reduce inner barrel movement.
It does work but you have to be a f****** killer .
Which I am or I was, at least till it's in the 5 meters range.
Requires a lot of accuracy and trigger control.
You're trying to shoot down a fast reaction target similar in size to the bullet you're using to kill it.

Not an easy task by any means.
The salt gun is a more adequate choice cause of the spread.
It's like hunting, you don't use 308 or 30-06 on a bird for the same reason.
You rather use pellets and a 12G (or smaller)
Don't take in consideration that if you happen to hit a bird using a rifle caliber it will probably be destroyed do to the ball expansion (we can't use full metal jackets rounds over here I don't know if in your country is possible).
But I give you another point which will make think you about...
Air to air missiles never explodes by hitting the target but being close to it.
The missile explodes shooting shrapnel and Tungsten pellets around.
Mostly all air to air missiles works that way.

 

[Mark 5]

No photo I'm afraid as they have been deboxed, with one of my sons in a Wickes today, they had tables laid out, everything on them was 50p an item, donated by Wickes, proceeds going to a cancer trust I think.

Bought 9 x cans of Plastikoat matt black, some primer cans, a lot of 3"& 4 " wires to top up my nail box, some jig saw blades, 3 x boxes of 65mm lost head nails, nuts, bolts and washers, happy as anything I am, some of my grandkids are going to be cross with me tho.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Hmm dont know about golf balls as handles.
I did notice poundland currently selling wood rolling pins that would be ideal for file handles with 2 or 3 per length/£1. I bought several.

I'm not being cheap, have quite a few new file handles that cant be used as the pilot drill size they used was excessive for the size and would have to be glued on.
Usually I heat a file tang red and push it on. The swelling of wood locks it very well in place.

I find golf balls to feel better ergonomically compared to the usual file or other handles. Try one, you might like it ?

 

[MattF]

I'm not being cheap, have quite a few new file handles that cant be used as the pilot drill size they used was excessive for the size and would have to be glued on.

I believe sulphur is what @The_Yellow_Ardvark uses for that purpose.

 

[Robotstar5]

Mrs Robo called in to see her mate at her new stables and left me unattended near a skip

You can never have too much storage.

 

[pedrobedro]

We bought three of the Safeway baskets when they were local to us, just fitted in the car boot and at £1 each they were a bargain. Safeway is long gone but we still have the crates

 

[Cobbler]

We have a couple of the Sainsbury’s blue boxes with handles & lids, they are ideal in the Camper as you can leave them outside in the rain or bung em under the van. Pity they don’t still do them.

 

[northwest]

we can't use full metal jackets rounds over here I don't know if in your country is possible

Shows how bizarre lawmakers can be, up until not very long ago you could only use full metal jacket rounds over here and soft point or similar required a special condition put on your firearms certificate allowing you to buy them?

 

[Onoff]

Saw this poking out of the ground on the way to the pub the other week, after heavy rain. Went back today and dug it out. Fish?

 

[dobbslc]

I can't see it, is that flint?

 

[Onoff]

I can't see it, is that flint?

Yes, with what look like marine fossils in.

 

[OJCar]

Do you have any fossil chips to go with it?

(asking for a friend)

 

[sako243]

Something that's starting to look like an engine

 

[Hitch]

Acquired a new woodworking bandsaw....
Helped out a mate the other week, so he's sorted this puppy for me.

Looks to be pretty well made.

 

[Beanwood]

Today I acquired the happiest drill I have ever seen

 

[Beanwood]

Here’s the rest of it - it’s let out blue smoke of death shortly after the pop of a capacitor blowing- so either another motor or steal the column for my Meddlings

 

[Beanwood]

The OTHER things I've collected today - loads of lathe tooling, a miniature powered hacksaw (Uses half of a 12" hacksaw blade - I LOVE it), a spare 240v motor, a vernier height guage and conduit threading tool that are going to find their way onto the Freebies section shortly.

 

[Beeezer]

Saw this poking out of the ground on the way to the pub the other week, after heavy rain. Went back today and dug it out. Fish?

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Seems a tad fishy to me that does…

 

[brightspark]

Acquired a new woodworking bandsaw....
Helped out a mate the other week, so he's sorted this puppy for me.

Looks to be pretty well made.

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i got one given but its a sheppack. nothing wrong with it they just bought a bigger one 3 times the size