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

[Memmeddu]

I've had a broken tooth since when I got a kidney fail on July.
Probably broken due to the awful pain caused by the kidney, anyways between hospital a thing and another one...
Today I went to the dentist.
Devitalized it and put to sleep myself because I've had to pay 230 euro for it, and it hurts a lot now as the anesthesia is gone.
It never gave me pain till now.

 

[Smouser]

My favourite digital calipers can't even do inches, let alone fractions, and that's the way I like them. When I had a set with an "in/mm" button, I often found it would get knocked accidentally & I'd find it displaying inch-nonsense. My metric-only ones stay permanently in sensible units.

Hahaha.

My usual measurement is in metric as that is all we have been taught in South African schools. However, because I mess around with old machinery most of the fasteners, shafts, motor shafts etc is imperial.

It is nice to just flick the callipers over to fraction to get the imperial size.

 

[Blobber]

Alvis?

No idea, it's never been plated just bare brass, its not pressed correctly on the top edge so a reject I guess, I might waste a few hours looking at pictures too try and ID it

 

[Smouser]

@Smouser
Have you a link to the Calipers that do Fractions?

Sure.

I just found this on AliExpress:
￡21.58 | YIYOUBAO ET50 150mm Digital Caliper Stainless Steel Fraction / MM / Inch 0.01mm High Precision for Mechanical Components Measure

YIYOUBAO ET50 150mm Digital Caliper Stainless Steel Fraction / MM / Inch 0.01mm High Precision for Mechanical Components Measure - AliExpress 1420

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That was just the first one I found on AliExpress. Not necessarily the cheapest option.

If you have the app, you click on the photo and then 'search for similar', it helps sometimes to get the same item for a cheaper price from another seller.

All the fraction calipers I have had, had that green scale on them. Might be worth looking out for the green if you scour AliExpress.

I just checked and it looks like I paid £9.28 for the caliper on the 11/11 sale.

 

[iNf]

I had that tanks transporter/tank, but a big lad from up the village stole it off me. (I was about 7...)

Still got mine

 

[DAPPH]

My favourite digital calipers can't even do inches, let alone fractions, and that's the way I like them. When I had a set with an "in/mm" button, I often found it would get knocked accidentally & I'd find it displaying inch-nonsense. My metric-only ones stay permanently in sensible units.

I like my inch nonsense digital caliper that also displays rubbish metric , so much I now have three .of them......... one for the imperial graduated lathe , one for indoors and one in my tool chest out in the mancupboard .

 

[DAPPH]

I had that tanks transporter/tank, but a big lad from up the village stole it off me. (I was about 7...)

I played with big transporters & trailers etc like that at 19 Tank Transporter Regiment RCT as a REME Mechanic back in the mid 1970's .

Whilst there I helped / chaperoned a guy called John Church .. a model maker , whilst he was taking measurements and loads of photos so he could design model the two old petrol MK1 & 2 with V8 16 spark plugged meteor 204 ?? Rolls Royce badged shortened from V12 airplane RR engines & the MK 3 diesel engine ones ......... a 6.2 litre 8-cylinder supercharged diesel engine; power: 333 bhp

 

[Farside]

V8 16 spark plugged meteor 204 ?? Rolls Royce badged shortened from V12 airplane RR engines

Wasn't that the Meteorite? The Meteor was the full 12 in a tank.

 

[Memmeddu]

Mid torque impact
Another Makita clone 50 Euro
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Choose this one because specs are enough legit little bit below its Makita counterpart.
Same shape of the one you find that claim 1800 Nm.
This one is more inline with the original at 700Nm.
I've ordered the bare unit
I already have the 350Nm one which kinda works fine just like the Parkside brushed one.
Just wanted something stronger just in case.
3/4" drive in future

Thought about this would take longer but 3/4" is on the way home
They say 3300Nm which is more than the onevan equivalent at 3100 but if it has 1800Nm it would be more than adequate for me.
Now a torque multiplier and big sockets set and all my Bolt unbolting needs are satisfied

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

My impulse angry sticker purchase arrived this morning:

I don't think I can be much clearer, all three bins stickered the same.

Also a ⅜" drive adapter for my Makita ratchet...

Now the replacement has arrived I can guarantee I will either find the other one I lost or immediately lose the ¼" one.

 

[Maker]

It's that huge box of air I ordered on Amazon, and it looks like they threw a pack of coffee filters in there too.

Seriously could they not have gotten away with a smaller box?

 

[Kram]

My friends 4m pole sticks are broken and one stolen last week, I could have used one today! I was pruning a weak apple tree that would have snapped if I climbed to the tips.
He told me, B&Q Magnusson have one that looks near identical for £85, rather than £130 for the Fiskars UPX86. The Magnusson also has a pruning saw, which is an extra ££ for the Fiskars. I believe they are made by them rather than being a clone and the quality does look the same, well possibly better in some ways. The pivot might be lighter duty, we will see!

Also a black friday... 3M Peltor X5A ear defenders for £30. One of the best noise reductions I believe, 37db. Will be more pleasant when near the chipper!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BBCTQK6

May be useful to somone, this oil is cheap again at £30 for 20L

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mannol-Universal-Synthetic-Technology-Yellow-brown/dp/B01KS615S6

 

[4String.]

Fingerless gloves from Screwfix have been a revelation today. The low temperatures and a touch of arthritis in my hands have made life awkward but the gloves are a joy to wear.

As is the Stanley P3 dust mask. It was a perfect fit straight out of the box so no more having to suffer breathing in nasty sawdust particles.

 

[MattF]

Also a black friday... 3M Peltor X5A ear defenders for £30. One of the best noise reductions I believe, 37db. Will be more pleasant when near the chipper!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BBCTQK6

I've been using X4A's for a good while now. More compact.

 

[Kram]

Wanted X4's as they should fit inside my Protos helmet but couldnt find any.
The protos has rubbish ear defenders as standard, made them far too thin.

 

[droopsnoot]

Fingerless gloves from Screwfix have been a revelation today. The low temperatures and a touch of arthritis in my hands have made life awkward but the gloves are a joy to wear.

Are they any use? I find that in cold weather, it's my fingertips that start to go numb first.

 

[seriesonewelder]

Black Friday, F clamps from Rutlands, 120x300mm. Been waiting ages for them to be reduced.
Pliers for scale

 

[Guzrik]

Last week actually, but put in place today, an eigth drawer Fami.

And an old but unused heavy duty barbender

There is no brand on (?) but it's really accurately made.
I would like to make a small trolley for it, to park when not in use (it is too heavy to lift) and some kind of quick way to fix it to a wall when I use it, ideas welcome.

 

[DAPPH]

I always knew them as a knuckle bar.

People that use the swingle or nut spinner bars for undoing very tight nuts or bolts usually have dragging knuckles ???

The tiny pivot pin is just so not strong enough of most jobs and those that are usually see one of the shoulder break/ crack ..perhaps that's why they are called breaker bars ?

 

[DAPPH]

Last week actually, but put in place today, an eigth drawer Fami.
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And an old but unused heavy duty barbenderView attachment 473532
There is no brand on (?) but it's really accurately made.
I would like to make a small trolley for it, to park when not in use (it is too heavy to lift) and some kind of quick way to fix it to a wall when I use it, ideas welcome.

Put it at just above belly button height or slightly higher on four 100 mm dia 360 degree rotating lockable heavy duty red rubber tyred braked castors on a decent heavy stand with a 10 mm thick 900 x 900mm steel top .
That way you can lock it steady from any side or end if access is tight /difficult and you can easily move it as & when needed .