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

[Craig-SM]

Seeing as I need to staple a few hundred metres of chicken wire onto existing fencing to make one of our fields small dog proof, I treated myself to a battery stapler.

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I got the same and for that purpose too but bamboo screening. The wife ended doing the stapling and since disappeared into her drawer of stuff

 

[Maker]

Yes, I have had several sets over the years, none of them are anywhere near as good as the Rolson ones. I’ve also tried Draper, Mac , Clark , Sealey and loads more . The only ones I would recommend are the Rolson ones

Ullman are better still. My cousin almost exclusively uses Snap On (Including that pick set), but I noticed the other week he's pinched my Ullman set.

 

[julianthegypsy]

Were you a fast runner?

No, but I had a big house to hide in!

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?viewerState=lb&pb=!1s0x486dbef222ac36af:0x49149487c408d0cd&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipPLYkN7UUOdHxA376DyY5XteqZfuMyffjOIuX0A&cr=tp_14&gsas=1

Anyone who knows Tiverton should recognise it! I just wish I could get the phone to drop the image instead of a mile long link!

 

[Melvyn Best]

Ullman are better still. My cousin almost exclusively uses Snap On (Including that pick set), but I noticed the other week he's pinched my Ullman set.

Can’t say I’ve ever heard of Ullman but as you can buy Rolson picks from around £4 I think I will stick with them

 

[Gragson]

Found on an A4146 , I can't afford to buy one.

How the hell did you spot that on a major A road Mr Dhamer

 

[Erie Fred]

It was back in May, but I found a Hypertherm Powermax 1650 about 70 miles away. $600.

Brought it home (was un-tested, took a risk on it) wired it up to the RPC and got some red warning lights....
took the torch consumables out, and worked for about an hour to get things better (no lights). Hand torch
is pretty toasted, trigger is boogered up, o-rings gone, etc.

I have a Max100 plasma, it's on the CNC table presently and cuts 1/2" plate (pretty much max for it).

This 1650 is an inverter at 100 amps.....whoo boy ! Pull trigger, and 1" plate is melting off like hot butter....Need to get a machine torch for it.

 

[JOEPRO]

Ullman are better still. My cousin almost exclusively uses Snap On (Including that pick set), but I noticed the other week he's pinched my Ullman set.

You want Japan made screwdrivers

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Balls.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Plus a nice heater.

 

[Bobupndown]

I have these ones, perfect for my use.
Don't have any Snap on tools, would love to have a garage full of them buy can't justify the price for DIY use. Tempted to buy one of their 1/2" ratchets though but would have to keep it safe in the bedroom

 

[Pete.]

Found a petrol chainsaw on FB for £15 "Its ran fine last year won't start this year". It was nearby so I went and got it coz I need a petrol one to compliment my electric one.

It's always the same problem with these small engines. Rotted fuel line. I bought a pack of 6 when I got my long reach strimmer which wouldn't start.

As suspected - fuel line split.



2 hours later and I have one very health cheap chainsaw with a new Oregon bar and chain fitted too

 

[nickk]

Some 500mm ties,courtesy of the last lorry driver,aerosols for more additional work on the cricket bowler.

 

[Johnnybravo]

I recall when I was in Hong Kong out for a meal with some friends and colleagues, one young lass was enthusiastically tucking into a bowl of chicken’s feet and spitting out the claws.
I like Chinese food for the most part, but that really didn’t appeal to me.

In Africa , if you get offered Walkie Talkies, be prepared for a stew of Chicken feet and heads…So not just the eastern countries that eat strange,to the western world,things. Think it goes with you eat what you get and you don’t complain kind of ethos you find in countries ,where starvation is a real thing.

 

[6ply]

Olympic LWA150 air cooled welder.
Flippin' heavy!
Also came with some leads. Earth good. Torch cable not good.

From a mate. "Untested", but initial meter tests look good.

 

[6ply]

Olympic LWA150 air cooled welder.
Flippin' heavy!
Also came with some leads. Earth good. Torch cable not good.

From a mate. "Untested", but initial meter tests look good.

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[6ply]

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Rewired the mains cable.

Borrowed a lead from my old buzz box (which is much thinner than the earth lead on this "new" welder).

First test. Selected 100A and gave it a quick go. Works ok but I'll obviously try other settings when I get a chance.

 

[Guzrik]

A watertank, not sure what I will do with it yet, no need to store water..
A bit bigger then I expected, maybe I will cut it up to be a roof for my trailer.

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

It's 2 days late, and not a genuine Sykes-Pickavant, but it was also only £14 delivered, and as long as it gets my drop-arm loose I'll be happy.

 

[MattF]

That looks quite sturdy. Link?

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

It's 2 days late, and not a genuine Sykes-Pickavant, but it was also only £14 delivered, and as long as it gets my drop-arm loose I'll be happy.

It's also not the right one, given it was described as a "Landrover series steering drop arm spline puller"...

and this is it not coming close to fitting a steering drop arm on a series Landrover.

That looks quite sturdy. Link?

I apparently bought the last one from the place I ordered mine, but this is the equivalent from a different supplier for a few more quid:

eBay Link

Whether it will actually be the correct tool when it arrives for you, who knows?