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

[Jelly_Sheffield]

The cheapest resistance tweezers that CPC Farnell sell, plus some soldering gubbins, for making up new DRO cables.

Ultimately all this stuff cost less than getting a spare 12-Pin M23 instrument connector, as well as making soldering 48 cup pins a lot less painful a job.

Also a 24" combination square set from Katsu tools, for the princely sum of a tenner.

It is square, but the quality is terrible compared to my Bahco ones.

However my only other option for 24" was to splash the cash for a Kennedy, Starret or M&W at ×18 to ×35 the price...

Honestly the quality is low enough that if I was using it every day, I would spend £180 on a Kennedy without thinking about it, but for an occasional use tool, it's adequate.

Alas, the fetching teal buffalo is not new, or mine (I converted my partner to to team Pile-Pertex via smugly being warm and comfortable at her during the winter, and now she's working on her colleagues by smugly being warm at them whilst doing field surveys of cereals).

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A Box, just a dull box.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

The box had contents, some of which I will end up eating.

Still has the original valve adapter.

Another old camera, but this one will need a lot of work.

It is seized, the shutter is stuck open and the lens is fogged up.

A old Movie camera.

A lot will know this is a Box Brownie soft case.

But not a traditional Black one, but a early blue one.

I wonder who they were.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A few odd things.

I have 7 more bags.

More mice.

 

[mr migwire]

2 x 1ton and a 2ton electric hoists, all in working condition, just need the steel work to hang them from now.

 

[cheb]

Today at the tip, the stuff of dreams. A twin tap hole right hand drainer inset stainless steel sink. I don't know why but they are much rarer than left hand drainer sinks.

 

[Smouser]

Facebook marketplace lucky dip metal plate/billet.

I don't have a specific need for it right now, but I got it just in case

This one could become a fly cutter......

400mm x 30mm.

Then again, it might rip my mill's R8 spindle to shreds.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

It arrived, but left on the door step, in plain view, my neighbour took it in.

 

[JOEPRO]

My new to me 2017 C220 Diesel daily driver. I have classic MBs but keep one diesel one for every day use. This one is well optioned and drives fantastic really pleased with it. Doing an oil change today with genuine MB oil and filter

One thing I will do is get the alloys refurbished with gloss black and diamond cut I think that will make the car

It's surprisingly sharp and sporty to drive and returning 53mpg average!

 

[Brad93]

Part of yesterdays smaller bank balance a new pair of calipers to replace the set that went missing from my work shop 2 years ago finally got sick of using my spare manual ones so got another digital

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Are you sure they are genuine?

 

[Jlg]

Are you sure they are genuine?

I hope they are they came from Thomas grahams but I did notice my last set never came in a plastic bag like that wondering if it’s new packaging

 

[bigegg]

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I wonder who they were.

Ancestry.com might give you some information?
Census only goes to 1921, unfortunately - I dunno how old the camera is?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Car boot was interesting today.
4 very easy to stop plain clothes police officers, plus 6 in uniforms.

So few bargains.

£20




Plus burger and chips.

 

[Craig-SM]

I thought I’d leave a bit of feedback on some of the recent purchases since they’ve been put to use with installing the kitchen ceiling, sorting out the mess of wiring that was hidden behind it and the wiring for new lights.

Door dust guards from Screwfix. I hadn’t posted on here as didn’t think they were that significant but pulling down the old lat and plaster ceiling was a real mess and despite sealing and taping everything dust still seemed to get everywhere. The doors into the kitchen from the dining room and hallway were sealed off using the door dust guards and did a pretty good job of preventing dust passing into these rooms, around 85% effective and most of what did pass through was due to dust in the air and opening them up before it had settled. The tape that comes with them is useless and doesn’t have the strength to hold the weight so stapled into place and used the tape to seal it. Then you have double zips top to bottom to seal off the door ways. If you have a messy job they’re well worth it.

Milwaukee plier set I purchased as couldn’t justify the expense of Knipex and the old Stanley ones were never that good new and after plenty of use even worse. I can’t fault the Milwaukee pliers as I used the side cutters and long nose for doing the electrics. I have the Knipex crimping/wire striping pliers but barely used then as I could use the side cutters to cut the insulation off wires as they had a good feel to them and sharp enough to use little force. Normally when I try using side cutters I only manage to make a wire shorter in little steps before reaching for the wire stripers. I know these aren’t insulated tools but I did ensure all the electric was off before commencing.

Bosch laser measure was a God send. I really wish I'd had one of these long before. It’s an old house and uniform spacing between rafters is wishful thinking combined with walls that are also out needed lots of measurements to be taken. It was so much quicker to use than a tape measure and recorded the measurements as I went along. Transcribing the measurements onto plasterboard with a tape measure and they were near mm perfect. Only cockups were my own fault with the first board to be cut and somehow messing up a conversation from metres to cm, don’t ask something in my brain couldn’t convert 2.105 metres to 210.5cm. The second error getting the orientation of the board the wrong way around, again don’t ask.

Milwaukee laser level, another God send. Speeds up the marking out of joists as well ensuring the levels of the stud work. Every screw found the joist first time and the green laser line was clearly visible, unless my belly blocked the line and brother had to tell me to suck the but in so he could see the line.
Also found I was able to mark out were the new downlighters needed to be fitted and perfectly in line with the existing ones in the kitchen extension separated by an archway. Was also able to mark out were a downlight needed to be fitted in an alcove doorway that has a shelf between the top of the door and ceiling due to the beams that support the hallway staircase. I could measure to find the centre of the shelf from underneath and then using the plumb line on the laser lever put a mark on the floor directly underneath. With the first hole cut in the shelf I could put the plumb line on the mark left on the floor and knew where I needed to place a mark in the ceiling for its downlight. For the first since we moved in 25 years ago this part of the kitchen has light and no longer dingy, now bright and airy.

I have a new love for lasers having previously ignored them from when every tool seemed to come with a laser guide that was more hindrance than help. Both the laser level and measure saved so much time on marking up but seeing the laser level line helps visualise things much better and my brother, who has learning disabilities, picked up on it straight away and was repositioning it when required helping us work together in harmony and that’s certainly isn’t the usual case.

 

[RichardM]

I bought one of those cheapy attach to the phone / tablet endoscopes, no pics as I only got to test that it worked and wifey whisked it off for Christmas!

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

have a new love for lasers

I think they're fantastic...laser level made aligning all my kitchen unit levels totally spot on across the cooker gap.

Did an oak floor recently...it ran from a front door thro to the back of the house (about 10m). Managed to get it aligned to within 5mm front to back which I was really happy with.

 

[Craig-SM]

I think they're fantastic...laser level made aligning all my kitchen unit levels totally spot on across the cooker gap.

Did an oak floor recently...it ran from a front door thro to the back of the house (about 10m). Managed to get it aligned to within 5mm front to back which I was really happy with.

I wish I’d had one when I did the kitchen but they weren’t available then. Luckily I have some adjustments to do in the kitchen as well as many items on my job list where it will be a real asset again.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

I wish I’d had one when I did the kitchen but they weren’t available then. Luckily I have some adjustments to do in the kitchen as well as many items on my job list where it will be a real asset again.

The other 2 measuring tools I found really handy for the kitchen fitting was a digital level and digital angle measure...I could then keep everything bang on level and vertical which really helped when it came to fitting the doors and the drawers..

 

[Craig-SM]

The other 2 measuring tools I found really handy for the kitchen fitting was a digital level and digital angle measure...I could then keep everything bang on level and vertical which really helped when it came to fitting the doors and the drawers..

Got the digital angle finder already but the Bosch laser measure has one built in too but not played with that aspect yet to see if you can zero it whilst already offset but imagine it will.
Looked at digital levels too but that might have to wait for now.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Looked at digital levels too but that might have to wait for now.

They're well worth it I think because they give you both the level and the vertical too which is handy.