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

[Matthew92]

Ok, so this was acquired probably more like 10-15 years ago, but it wasn't until today that It has actually become usable. It belonged to my late grandfather who can't have used it much because it is still boxed like new. My dad has used one exactly the same for the last 45 years and it's still going strong, they are great drills. This one has always been a puzzle though because it's always smelt like it was burning out and a lot of sparking in the back. We just put this down to it running in and the smell will disappear in time. Yesterday though, it finally gave up the ghost and stopped working. I stripped it down to see if the brushes needed replacing and whilst inspecting the rotor, saw it had 115v on it, it was then that I looked at the spec plate on the outside and saw it was a 110 volt drill, not 240 as we had been using it. Im really not proud of myself, but having cleaned the the internals and putting it back together, I gave it a feed from a 110 volt transformer, (which might I add was inherited from the same grandfather) and it works lovely again. I just need to put an appropriate plug on it and it'll be great for use in the shed.

 

[Farside]

Ok, so this was acquired probably more like 10-15 years ago, but it wasn't until today that It has actually become usable. It belonged to my late grandfather who can't have used it much because it is still boxed like new. My dad has used one exactly the same for the last 45 years and it's still going strong, they are great drills. This one has always been a puzzle though because it's always smelt like it was burning out and a lot of sparking in the back. We just put this down to it running in and the smell will disappear in time. Yesterday though, it finally gave up the ghost and stopped working. I stripped it down to see if the brushes needed replacing and whilst inspecting the rotor, saw it had 115v on it, it was then that I looked at the spec plate on the outside and saw it was a 110 volt drill, not 240 as we had been using it. Im really not proud of myself, but having cleaned the the internals and putting it back together, I gave it a feed from a 110 volt transformer, (which might I add was inherited from the same grandfather) and it works lovely again. I just need to put an appropriate plug on it and it'll be great for use in the shed.

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Oops. Still, it shows what they're made of, and I bet it went quite well
I have a couple of 110 Wolf drills I picked up at a boot sale 20 years ago. The seller gave me them for nearly nothing, as he said they both needed a bit of attention and I'd get a good one out of the two. They've been needing that attention ever since, and seeing what abuse they can withstand, I'm reasonably optimistic they might be saveable.

 

[Parm]

Bought this angleometer/digital/ level gizmo at aldi for less than a tenner the other day, I think we will get along just fine together

Bob

I was looking at that too

 

[Matthew92]

seeing what abuse they can withstand

Yes, I used this when I boarded my sisters loft, for an idea of how much abuse, we got through I think it was two boxes, so 400 screws each one pilot drilled. It did it though, and it was only when I was drilling an 8mm hole in alloy that it finally gave up.

She’ll get an easier life now, although I might have to change that poxy chuck.

 

[Turbo]

I went on a shopping spree last Monday & got myself a few goodies.

First stop was a Regatta clearance shop where I bought these.

A heavy duty polycotton padded work jacket with removable sleeves - £5.

A fleece bodywarmer - £5!

30 5ft sheets of box profile cladding - £80.

2.5kg of 2.5mm & 5kg of 3.2mm INE mma welding rods - £23.

Apache rigger boots - £55.
Gri-sport walking boots - £60

As usual the boots have been given a really good coat of dubbin.

A good days shopping but I'm not looking forward to this months visa bill!

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Ok, so this was acquired probably more like 10-15 years ago, but it wasn't until today that It has actually become usable. It belonged to my late grandfather who can't have used it much because it is still boxed like new. My dad has used one exactly the same for the last 45 years and it's still going strong, they are great drills. This one has always been a puzzle though because it's always smelt like it was burning out and a lot of sparking in the back. We just put this down to it running in and the smell will disappear in time. Yesterday though, it finally gave up the ghost and stopped working. I stripped it down to see if the brushes needed replacing and whilst inspecting the rotor, saw it had 115v on it, it was then that I looked at the spec plate on the outside and saw it was a 110 volt drill, not 240 as we had been using it. Im really not proud of myself, but having cleaned the the internals and putting it back together, I gave it a feed from a 110 volt transformer, (which might I add was inherited from the same grandfather) and it works lovely again. I just need to put an appropriate plug on it and it'll be great for use in the shed.

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It reminds me of a friend of mine who bought 2 dozen 100w light bulbs at auction, he moaned to me that they must be faulty rejects as they all blow as soon as you plug them in, he'd got though about 10 of them before I suggested he check the voltages stamped on them... 115v.

 

[mechman]

Got that that angle level it'll do me fine.

 

[angellonewolf]

Ive got a 436 in a similar state. They are a bit heavy for pushing about.. Apparently its either the cable or a dog gear gone, 35 quid apiece last time I looked. 35 quid for a cable, dear me... Very good mowers though.

Are you in need of the cable @Chillitt

 

[Chillitt]

Are you in need of the cable @Chillitt

I could well be.. I've been distracted from fixing it by the van the car and the motorbike being off the road.

 

[angellonewolf]

if your intrested in the mower cable you can have for the price of the posting i was going to give it to the buyer of the mower as it was sold but the bloke said hes got a small garden and would just be using it as is

i was clearing up and found the cable in the garage not much use to me

 

[Chillitt]

if your intrested in the mower cable you can have for the price of the posting i was going to give it to the buyer of the mower as it was sold but the bloke said hes got a small garden and would just be using it as is

i was clearing up and found the cable in the garage not much use to me

Sold! Thank you.

 

[Pete.]

Got given the job of stripping an air handling unit out of a plant room today. first thing was to clear out all the loose/movable stuff. 5 minutes in the guys found this, which is now securely in my posession

 

[Seadog]

Maybe you should watch this YouTube video before you use it

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Maybe you should watch this YouTube video before you use it

Is he a bit of a RichardHead - just going by the cut-out lying on the bench........

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I saved a Poo.
A Poo Bear.

This guy was returned to the shop, I quote Granny lady.
" I don't think you should be selling a toys what advertise human waste"

As there was no damage, not a faulty good and now packaging this soft Poo was destined to end up disposed off.
Wipe a tear from your eyes.

But I step up and say.
"Give it to me, I know a good home"
Explain I would give it to a Care home and it would be enjoyed.

I did.

The place is very happy and great full.

One mans waste is another's treasure.

 

[Robotstar5]

Got given the job of stripping an air handling unit out of a plant room today. first thing was to clear out all the loose/movable stuff. 5 minutes in the guys found this, which is now securely in my posession

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Good bit of kit, in fact so good I have one at work and one at home

 

[Jlg]

Today I acquired these

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

An nvr/eswitch for the lathe. Il order another for the mill if the quality is good.

Kedu but the name means nothing to me.

Some tiny little end mills. Come in handy. 4 quid posted.

 

[Maker]

I got a matching pair of monitors and have finally got my computer switched on.

It turns out you can't take a hard drive from one windows PC and put it in another so it's running Linux Mint from a usb until I figure out how to install Windows properly.

 

[Turbo]

Bought this boot full of stuff at a recent auction. Most of it was junk, some of it is back in this weeks auction but there were a few gems.

A good stanley tool box full of tools. The hammers are cheap chinese junk but there is a full set of cheap offset metric ring spanners plus the rest of the spanners are all good makes like britool, king dick, elora, etc.

A fixed shade mask, 2 heavy duty castors, a new 4" extractor fan with 2 lengths of flexi duct, a full box of screws, 7 solid brass handles & a nice vintage 240v NVR switch.

Buried in a tin of rusty nails was a new genuine lucas tractor key. These are very difficult to buy unless you buy a new switch. You can get copies but they are too soft, twist & eventually break.

An alloy worklight shade, will look nice on my lathe!