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

[MattF]

A length of copper wire with the end formed into a hook would have been my choice there. Hook into the nut centre and pull it out.

 

[Dieselman 63]

blue tack.
good for holding screws on the ends of screwdrivers, too.

I prefer grease for that - like when you need to keep your fingers under a part you can’t see with a small nut resting on them, ideal.

 

[bigegg]

I prefer grease for that - like when you need to keep your fingers under a part you can’t see with a small nut resting on them, ideal.

depends what you're putting the screws in.
grease is a pita if you're going to be staining/finishing wood.

 

[dobbslc]

A length of copper wire with the end formed into a hook would have been my choice there. Hook into the nut centre and pull it out.

That's what I used in the end, a bit of copper brake pipe! I'd already bent the stick magnet before I'd realized the nut was stainless.
Bad day for exhausts today! I burnt my arm on it locking the bike up when I got home

Here's the culprit.

 

[Ruffian]

That's what I used in the end, a bit of copper brake pipe! I'd already bent the stick magnet before I'd realized the nut was stainless.
Bad day for exhausts today! I burnt my arm on it locking the bike up when I got home

Here's the culprit.
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What is that trx 990???
A bit of mig wire or tig wire would have worked well being a welding forum may even have some.

 

[sardine]

Picked up this £400 stainless steel hot water tank on the way to pick up a load of plastic drums I stashed behind a hedge, the drums were gone but I'm still winning.

 

[Exuptoy]

I like those TRXs. Go well too by all accounts.

 

[dobbslc]

"What is that trx 990??? "
Its a TRX 850.
Plenty of stomp what I wang the throttle open!
I've had it from new it's now 16 years old (that photo is 5 years old) getting quite rare now.

 

[james butler]

picked up a new to me sprung lamp for the lathe, the little diddy one wasnt cutting it.
being able to position the lamp where i need it makes it so much more usefull

 

[Scruffywelder]

Picked up a (probably ex-MOD) 4lb cross peen hammer for a couple of quid at the Scone Palace rally today. I'm pretty sure it's a Wm. Whitehouse one from the shape of it. Needs a wee bit of TLC but I've seen worse.

Also found a funny almost flat triangular file (about 6 or 7 inch blade) for £1. Thought it might be handy for awkward corners.

 

[Maker]

Today I acquired, this;

(Beloved but very tired Fluke 10 for scale)

I won't make you guess, it's essentially a giant 5K linear potentiometer. The did extends about 225mm and according to the datasheet is repeatable to 0.01 mm.

Oh, and it's brand spankin' new, old stock, cost me £20 shipped. The new price is, err, significantly more.

 

[Kayos]

Picked up this £400 stainless steel hot water tank on the way to pick up a load of plastic drums I stashed behind a hedge, the drums were gone but I'm still winning.

Is it new? It is missing all the control group and safety devices

 

[Parm]

Today I acquired, this;
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(Beloved but very tired Fluke 10 for scale)

I won't make you guess, it's essentially a giant 5K linear potentiometer. The did extends about 225mm and according to the datasheet is repeatable to 0.01 mm.

Oh, and it's brand spankin' new, old stock, cost me £20 shipped. The new price is, err, significantly more.

View attachment 152945

Now you have to say what your going to use it for !!!

 

[Maker]

If I can find another cheaply (Or any position sensor really, a glass scale or an LVDT would be nice) I'll try to make a DRO for my lathe. There's a broken Amazon Kindle Fire around here somewhere that would make a lovely display.

Testing it with a very lazy arduino sketch;


Those two decimal places are misleading, with the Arduino's 10 bit ADC it's got a 0.25mm resolution. I'll need to buy a 16 bit external one to get the claimed precision of the transducer.

I also need to find a plug for it, interestingly it's the same connector as the CEME water pump I bought off Richard (Different pinout sadly). I think he had a thread last year struggling to find a plug for it so not sure what I'll do about that.

 

[Hood]

If I can find another cheaply (Or any position sensor really, a glass scale or an LVDT would be nice) I'll try to make a DRO for my lathe. There's a broken Amazon Kindle Fire around here somewhere that would make a lovely display.

Testing it with a very lazy arduino sketch;
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View attachment 152947
Those two decimal places are misleading, with the Arduino's 10 bit ADC it's got a 0.25mm resolution. I'll need to buy a 16 bit external one to get the claimed precision of the transducer.

I also need to find a plug for it, interestingly it's the same connector as the CEME water pump I bought off Richard (Different pinout sadly). I think he had a thread last year struggling to find a plug for it so not sure what I'll do about that.

I may have one, not sure how accurate or even how long it is but will have a look when I get home tonight(if I remember )

 

[Maker]

I may have one, not sure how accurate or even how long it is but will have a look when I get home tonight(if I remember )

As long as the price is right (), anything would do me. Even a 25mm one could go on my Herbert drill.

 

[Hood]

As long as the price is right (), anything would do me. Even a 25mm one could go on my Herbert drill.

Ha ha you miserable students are always looking for something for nothing, suppose you need to save up for the important things of student life

Will see what it is,might not be what I think it is but time will tell.

 

[Hood]

Ok here it is, 5K and 100mm stroke with balljoints both ends, looks an expensive piece of kit

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Ref. Post No. 10716. Dated 30 Aug 2018.

The Jig saw needed a new blade, the sole plate set up and a new M6 Allen screw to fix it. The Laser was even simpler. there is 2 small adjuster, which allow you to line up the beam with a stamp mark on the sole plate.

The Tenon saw was meant to head off, but Saturday was beer and fun day.

So, off with the handle, I had to grind some old nail pullers pliers jaws to allow me to grip the 3 hammer screw fixxings and work them off.
They were not brass, but steel.




The handle was striped of the old finish and years of dirt with "Meths", wire wool and the stubborn stuff with a hot air gun.



What was odd, was the wood was very pale when stripped, the old finish was more a coloured varnish.

So mixed up instant coffee with an alcohol based solvent I made my own stain. This raised the grain, but a quick knock back with wire wool and all is good.

The blade was dunked into hot citric acid, the reaction was quick and violent. So I had a beer and worked on the handle.
The teeth, when the blade was clean, had bean badly set. One side was over set, the other no set.
I guess that some one tried to make it a "Safe saw".
At 18 TPI it is a very fine saw, so I had a good friend give it a quick dress with a file, cost me a few beers and a few of my spare beer glasses.
He showed me a nice tip to "De temper the teeth so they will sharpen and set with out the risk of breaking them.
I then Taped the flat on a anvil and reset them.

I used better hammer screws, salvaged from another old saw and put it together, here is the result.



The blades is coated with bee's wax as it will be a while before I use it in anger. But it does cut well.

 

[Welderpaul]

Today I acquired some free steel - About 14T of stock bar and 7T of plate.