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

[Maker]

No choice but to replace with genuine due to the shape of the openings.

Would it be worth making up a new front panel with circular openings?

 

[Bki26]

Would it be worth making up a new front panel with circular openings?

Or 3d printing/machining hole adaptors

 

[Brad93]

Or 3d printing/machining hole adaptors

I'll be honest, the holes are too small as they are.

By having triangular holes it does give a little more manoeuvrability.

On later machines they did make the triangular holes larger.

 

[Brad93]

Would it be worth making up a new front panel with circular openings?

Generic gloves available from ebay etc are really poor, stiff, pain in the ass to use.
The guyson gloves are good.

If the gloves with the machine and the sleeves are original, that would make them 29 years old so they've done well.

Also the machine is immaculate, would be a shame to cut it apart.

 

[bricol]

A Guyson E12 is a machine you don't really want . . . people who like E-type Jags, don't look it up

 

[Anguz]

Thanks @Brad93

 

[Farside]

A Guyson E12 is a machine you don't really want . . . people who like E-type Jags, don't look it up

I like 70s wedges. Didn't know of that one, thought you were on about an exhaust analyser.

 

[Memmeddu]

I'm restoring this Black & Decker drill.
It belongs from my boss

I've managed to remove the windings coils from the stator, and replaced the cables without damaging anything....
Completely messed up shorting ripped through the wires while attempting to put them back into the stator core .
After attempting to repair the damage done failing numerous times, I've ended buying this other one for 10 euros

It will give us the stator for the yellow one ....
Feeling enough bad for that because it's a shame to use another piece of history to save the other drill ....
I've bought this other identical one

15£ for it
I'll restore this one using components from the other one so it's not all that bad I think .
Enough pointless.
I decided to invest on a homemade winding machine in the future

 

[Brad93]

A Guyson E12 is a machine you don't really want . . . people who like E-type Jags, don't look it up

Never seen one, i guess that's a good thing, they're not exactly sleek are they!

 

[MickeyW]

My latest acquisition for very cheap. I didn't even have to travel out of town to collect it. Seems to work well, I just need to make some tooling for it, in particular a finger brake.

 

[MetalMonkey]

I hope not too cheap, I'll turn green - that looks like a rebadged CAM equipment press. Proper (still british) made unit, pretty spendy new.
I'd swap my Chinese 30T for one in an instant. Nice score!

 

[Brad93]

I hope not too cheap, I'll turn green - that looks like a rebadged CAM equipment press. Proper (still british) made unit, pretty spendy new.
I'd swap my Chinese 30T for one in an instant. Nice score!

it is a cam equipment

 

[addjunkie]

, in particular a finger brake.

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Suspect at 15 ton itll do a tad more than brake a finger….more likely squash it fully flat!

 

[MickeyW]

Well I'd never heard of CAM Equipment till now, but I agree it does look exactly the same as the photo on their website.

I had it down as pretty old, judging from general style of construction, and the hand-scribed serial number plate which took a bit of finding under the layers of dust and grease. It wasn't very red when I picked it up. Looks like I may have had more of a lucky find than I realised. It came with a pair of decently thick arbor plates too.

Permission to be green MetalMonkey.

 

[bigegg]

A Singer model 201 sewing machine.
Serial number dates it to December 1937.

Not "industrial" but a quick experiment shows it will go through 4 thicknesses of webbing without an issue.
Various YouTube/websites are saying it will do a couple of layers of upholstery leather.

Certainly *much* better for my intended use (tool bags) than mums 1960s "dressmaking" machine.

 

[Kram]

I hope not too cheap, I'll turn green - that looks like a rebadged CAM equipment press. Proper (still british) made unit, pretty spendy new.
I'd swap my Chinese 30T for one in an instant. Nice score!

It does look British, that weld on the top left goes off to the right Luckily it has a thick coat of red paint and dirt to reinforce it.

 

[Kram]

Big bore kit 52mm for the G372XP. Generally it looks good. I'll stick better photos in the chainsaw thread as I do have a couple questions

Also appears go come witha carb rebuild kit, almost lost the tiny float pin? That can be seen escaped in the first pic.

 

[Geoffm]

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A Singer model 201 sewing machine.
Serial number dates it to December 1937.

Not "industrial" but a quick experiment shows it will go through 4 thicknesses of webbing without an issue.
Various YouTube/websites are saying it will do a couple of layers of upholstery leather.

Certainly *much* better for my intended use (tool bags) than mums 1960s "dressmaking" machine.

Nice machine. Keep it well oiled in use, including the bobbin, manual at https://singerco.co.nz/support/manuals/
My grandfather was a sewing machine wiz, and spent WW2 running a team 50 men fixing tents on secondment to the US army.
We have a 132k6 heavy canvas and leather machine and a 42-4 as well, set up on a bench. Doesn't see much use these days, but handy for bag and cover repairs. Pretty sure there is also a carpet overlocker and another 42-4 from the family carpet business that my father sold 50 years ago, sitting on the shelves.

 

[bigegg]

Nice machine. Keep it well oiled in use, including the bobbin, manual at https://singerco.co.nz/support/manuals/
old 50 years ago, sitting on the shelves.

Thank you for the link.

My mum was a tailor at Hepworth's in the 50s and 60s, but only had a light machine -
a Singer 348 "stylemate" at home.
I remember her using it to repair our canvas frame tent after the "big storm" of 1987, but it was mainly used for altering clothing.
My daughter has it now, I've been doing any sewing by hand.
I bought the 201k because sewing canvas and leather by hand is tedious, to say the least.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Got a few things today.

Complete, but covered in a Horrible wax type paint.

Few hand tools.

I also fancied a little drink.

Yes, it is real Coke.