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

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Here are some images of some one else work.

A fizzy little number.


Or a low slung shifter.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Or a low slung shifter.

You're cheating, that used to be a bath.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@dazza Never heed them Darren , a few whacks with a lump hammer should dislodge most of that dried-on cement.

 

[dazza]

@dazza Never heed them Darren , a few whacks with a lump hammer should dislodge most of that dried-on cement.

Already knocked the cement out, pumped up the tyre and put it to use cleaning out some flower beds. Well happy with that don't know how i lived without one.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

asked the lady if i could have it and she said no

So....they have 'jobsworth's in Spain too, eh?

Already knocked the cement out, pumped up the tyre and put it to use cleaning out some flower beds. Well happy with that don't know how i lived without one.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Picked these up just because they looked a bit different, The shades are brown faded plastic made by GEC 1950's era hope i can get the shades to clean up using my potion i mixed.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@slim_boy_fat

You're cheating, that used to be a bath.

No, this did.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@slim_boy_fat





No, this did.

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There's no denying that.

 

[Turbo]

Four polycarbonate visors, £15 to replace the one I have that is badly scratched. Why four? They came as a job lot and I can leave one each on the lathe, pillar drill & grinder drawer plus a spare!

 

[Fiji]

Got myself a nice power hacksaw at the weekend.
Looks fairly old school, anyone got any ideas who may have made it ? Don't THINK it's home made but can't find any name anywhere.

 

[Fiji]

Couple more shots -

 

[Dieselman 63]

Couple more shots -

Welcome aboard - where did you pick that up from out of interest?

It may well be modified to take electric power, as you're probably aware there's a lot of line shaft driven machinery still lurking in NZ. I've got my eye on an Elliott Velox on trademe atm, the only problem is it's in Auckland... and I don't need a power hacksaw...

 

[Fiji]

Picked up off Trade Me from a guy in Auckland. Going to take legs off and make a trolley for it. Cuts great just needs a bit of tweaking to get it to cut square, think a lot is getting feed rate right, also there is a grub screw missing from blade adjuster so blade might not be sitting square.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Picked up off Trade Me from a guy in Auckland. Going to take legs off and make a trolley for it. Cuts great just needs a bit of tweaking to get it to cut square, think a lot is getting feed rate right, also there is a grub screw missing from blade adjuster so blade might not be sitting square.

Whereabouts in Wellington are you, I wouldn't mind those legs. Is a trolley the best idea though? The reciprocating action might have the whole thing rocking back and forth

 

[MattF]

Better off just making a dolly or such for it to sit on, if you plan on moving it around. As mentioned though, wheels aren't a good thing with something like that unless you can retract them else lock them solid. Bolting the feet to a couple of lengths of wood, to make something like a sled, would be a more stable option whilst allowing it to be shifted fairly easily.

 

[Chillitt]

Better off just making a dolly or such for it to sit on, if you plan on moving it around. As mentioned though, wheels aren't a good thing with something like that unless you can retract them else lock them solid. Bolting the feet to a couple of lengths of wood, to make something like a sled, would be a more stable option whilst allowing it to be shifted fairly easily.

Here's mine on its trolley. If I use like that is does shimmy a little, but I've made a paddock stand type of thing to go under the back pair of castors. Works a treat.

 

[bill_gj]

And don't forget to weld on some brackets for a horn and rear view mirror before painting.

Could make it look like a 1967 Vespa?

 

[Arc Tourist]

Could make it look like a 1967 Vespa?

Google "Custom Wheel Barrow Mods" and check out some of the images. I like the kid's Rat Rod creation

 

[slim_boy_fat]

and I don't need a power hacksaw...

And that's relative........how?

 

[Dieselman 63]

And that's relative........how?

The dangerous combination of spare cash and used machinery!