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

[pcwizme]

sorry for the lack of photos but I havent got the item out yet...

Hit the local bootfair today as it was a nice morning and I had done my morning work, and for some reason I started at the bottom of the site rather than the top as normal, walking along i see a bloke showing another guy a photo on his mobile and leaning on a rolled up vinyl thing, I knew instantly it was an inflateable (we have several on the scout site). I asked the price and he said £150 including the blower. its a 4m square bouncy castle (proper industrial one) and the blower is one of the better makes (gibbons for anyone in the know)

So that was good.

Also picked up a couple or 3 mugs for 20p each and a Black and decker workbox (a toolbox with a mini workmate on top) for a £5.
Good little haul me thinks.

 

[Chillitt]

A broken boiler and a broken welder. Need to stay in for the boiler fix and take the welder to get fixed. I've not even got any beer in the house..

Rtech fixed it free, boilers sorted. Now i just need to recover from the satnav, radio and ipod not working for the trip... Still no beer though.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I got myself a silly hat.
Yes, another one.
With an unusual attachment.
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A 2 ton Bottle jack.
It does work, needs some love and attention.

 

[indy4x]

And of course, the Law of Sod dictates that either a) you've used it, or b) it's now too late to return it for a refund.

I think I might be OK, I've not used it yet and they will take it back subject to a 10% handling charge. Best bit is the complete tailstock cost me less than the handling charge so still quids in

In fact, that lot cost me less than what the new barrel cost by a long way

 

[weldingnovice]

Working at a house today and the bloke is a welder, so gets talking about welding and tells him that I do a bit for myself.

Asks me if I want this stuff he has laid about.

My BOC branded optrel packed in a few weeks ago and I replaced it with a vega view decent thing but costly, well for occasional use. Couple of batteries in this and it works ok, but the gubbins that goes on the head is not working as it should mask droops too low and doesn't go up enough. Seems over complicated for what it does, tried messing about with it but can't figure it out. Any pointers?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I have derailed the trouble from Mrs TYA.

But I got my hands on this small lot.



Blades Adze.
Terrible restored. The shaft is original, there is the name stamped on the lower end of the handle. I will try to save that in the restoration. The head is pitted and some one has taken a grinder to the edge.



Almost a set of weights, one missing.
The weights were in one shop and the base was next door.
So they are now together.

But wait there is more.

Mini Me Does Coss Play, so I got her this set.



So what did I get Mrs TYA to keep her happy.







A pair of plastic stands.
I know, they look unless.




Untill you put something on them.

£100 for the lot, including the hat with a jack.

 

[Maker]

What does a geode have to do with cosplay?

The weights are cool, shame there's one missing though, perhaps a replacement could be made on a lathe.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

What does a geode have to do with cosplay?

The weights are cool, shame there's one missing though, perhaps a replacement could be made on a lathe.

I have no idea why they are used in Mini Me costumes. Like why am I making a Saxon style shield.

No need to make one, I have a spare from another set.

 

[maz0]

Thanks to @skotl for the heads up on a Rapidor, and while I was there I grabbed a pillar drill that was worth a punt. I believe its a Grimston Electriska, not checked the model number. All I know is that its a heavy lump!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Almost a set of weights, one missing.

Weights might be from a letter scale. An Aunt & Uncle used to run a small, rural Post Office and I seem to remember they had something similar.

 

[Robotstar5]

Weights might be from a letter scale. An Aunt & Uncle used to run a small, rural Post Office and I seem to remember they had something similar.

I had a set of weights from when my dad ran a grocers shop, they had holes in the bottom filled with lead stamped with a seal which I assume was for calibration?.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

What does a geode have to do with cosplay?

The weights are cool, shame there's one missing though, perhaps a replacement could be made on a lathe.

Full set now.
It stands out, but is a good match. In shape and stamping.

@slim_boy_fat
The could be, but that are in Kg and grams, the larger ones have some writing on them, looks German. But is all I found out so far.
Hence why the replacement is German as well.

 

[Ruffian]

Working at a house today and the bloke is a welder, so gets talking about welding and tells him that I do a bit for myself.

Asks me if I want this stuff he has laid about.

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My BOC branded optrel packed in a few weeks ago and I replaced it with a vega view decent thing but costly, well for occasional use. Couple of batteries in this and it works ok, but the gubbins that goes on the head is not working as it should mask droops too low and doesn't go up enough. Seems over complicated for what it does, tried messing about with it but can't figure it out. Any pointers?

Looks like an older speedglass 9002 series or similar, was a common problem the headgear dropping low. I'm sure people put star washers or split washers on the pivot points to grab a bit tighter

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I had a set of weights from when my dad ran a grocers shop, they had holes in the bottom filled with lead stamped with a seal which I assume was for calibration?.

Yes that is what the lead and seal are for.
The weights would be machined to a size and tolerance. Then lead added until it reached the stamped weight.

In the 70's the scrap man would melt the lead out. So if you see any old weights with a hole, that's were the lead was.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

which I assume was for calibration?.

Probably, I seem to remember being told a man from the Post Office used to turn up occasionally to verify their accuracy.

 

[DAPPH]

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Yes that is what the lead and seal are for.
The weights would be machined to a size and tolerance. Then lead added until it reached the stamped weight.

In the 70's the scrap man would melt the lead out. So if you see any old weights with a hole, that's were the lead was.

In 1975 The Royal Mail changes to metric measures for postal tariffs. That would have meant the issue of a set of new metric weights for the old brass & wood letter balance scales , accurate digitals one didn't replace them for quite a few years IIRC.

Anne our local ex PO & retired shop owner still has her old lamppost style brass & wood PO letter balance and weight set ( Made in Germany ) .. She had to send the replacement digital scales back when they became obsolete and when she finally shut up shop 6 or so yrs ago she also returned the post office's automated label printing & weighing machine .

Re:- An annual accuracy of weights check .
I think there would have also been an annual check done by a person from the local authorities weights & measures department.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@DAPPH

Thank you for that.
I had a set of GPO weights, German again. But this set had the crown stamp and "GPO" and what I guessed to be a serial number.

I can not see much on this set, the stamping is faint and some have varnish, or similar, on them.
That varnish will be removed.

 

[mpats]

The red doored locker was free from work (missing the locks) and the bits of black tube were in the scrap bin so saved them as I envisage them being incorporated into the feet of a table.
The rest was from our local homebase which is closing so has a sale on everything. Various discounts from 10% upwards, the reciprocating saw was 15 or 20% off and as I have been toying with the idea for a while I decided to bite the bullet.

 

[Turbo]

Working at a house today and the bloke is a welder, so gets talking about welding and tells him that I do a bit for myself.

Asks me if I want this stuff he has laid about.

View attachment 156201

My BOC branded optrel packed in a few weeks ago and I replaced it with a vega view decent thing but costly, well for occasional use. Couple of batteries in this and it works ok, but the gubbins that goes on the head is not working as it should mask droops too low and doesn't go up enough. Seems over complicated for what it does, tried messing about with it but can't figure it out. Any pointers?

Could you swap over the headgear from your old BOC/optrel mask?

 

[Cobbler]

I had a set of weights from when my dad ran a grocers shop, they had holes in the bottom filled with lead stamped with a seal which I assume was for calibration?.

The weights & measures people would do a check & stamp the lead in the weights with official seal. They could also adjust the weights there. My father also ran a grocers & I remember Weights & Measures coming round checking & certifying all the weights & checking the scales I think it was yearly, but could be wrong.