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

[winchman]

I always do, it helps it keep nice and deep red.

Thanks now moved to the kitchen cupboard, still got 2kg of sloes left saving up for more gin, made one small batch with brown sugar as a test?

 

[anto44]

Got these 8" dividers off banggood, quality is ok not great though.

Got this aswell and it's awesome. Really impressed so far.

 

[mpats]

Stick up a pic, my filler hole is on the top, just above and to the left of the sight glass - like in this Google image

Note the escaping oil from when it was running.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Ref Post No. 11409, last Thursday.

The Adze.
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From the de-rusting tank, after being left in paint stripper to remove some varnish junk.

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The Hammer end was dressed and re shaped. It didn't need much, just a bit burr removed.

The working end, what a ducking mess.
I had to grind it back, re-shape and re-grind the edge.

I then heated to red heat, quenched in old oil. The cleaned it back to allow me to see the colour move as I tempered the end to dark blue.

That Image is after I quenched it after tempering.

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The Name and details highlighted in blue tinted bee's wax. The Head now is temporary finished in clear lacquer, until I sort the shaft out.

Oh yes. I have sharpened the cutting edge to be able to removes hairs on my arm.

Perhaps this would be of interest to you:

http://timelesstools.co.uk/s&j_family_tree.htm

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Note the escaping oil from when it was running.

Yes, it would. Afaik it has a splash lubricating system. You're welcome to my old one - just the 'turn' bit on the top [like you get on a hot water bottle stopper] is off. Easily prised out if you need to add oil [I didn't ].

No screw on it, just push fit with 2 x 'O' rings.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Perhaps this would be of interest to you:

http://timelesstools.co.uk/s&j_family_tree.htm

Thanks for that.

 

[slimjim]

I bought a mini circular saw about 4 weeks ago, from Aldi currently still listed on their website, it’s one of those 18v battery jobs, cheap but not cheap at just under the £60 mark, I only bought it because I needed to cut some board and it was there on a Sunday, it comes with 3 blades,
Cutting wood sheets with the woodcutting blade didn’t work great, the blade doesn’t spin fast enough, it wanders too easily, and the battery doesn’t last long enough, I was tempted to take it back for a refund, chalking it down to experience, but in the last few weeks I have used it quite a bit, but with the supplied little diamond disc, it’s cut lots of fiberglass trims for my flat roof, and cleaning out mortar before fitting the lead work, and part cutting blocks and it’s currently being used to cut the recesses and drops to fit sockets, I got a nail gun from Aldi as a gift and it uses the same battery, so now works twice as long,

It’s not nearly as good as an angle grinder, especially a mains powered one, but it’s certainly been useful for me, even if not for what I bought it for, and being able to do the odd cut without sorting out a supply of electricity, up a ladder or on the flat roof has been useful.

Well it didn’t survive being used in the manner that I was using it in, it sort of died a death, you could get it to work, by tapping it on the palm of your hand, but it wouldn’t continue, it’s possible that the concrete dust got in and jammed the brushes, anyhow so I took it back to Aldi to get it replaced, 4 weeks it lasted, Aldi didn’t have any in stock so offered a refund, which I accepted, I did ask for a replacement, but thinking about it, though it was handy it lacked power and as I mostly used it with the stone cutting disk, an angle grinder would be just as useful, I think I gave it a rough month, and from this point would have a much easier life, I got my money back so no complaints from me.

 

[DAPPH]

Th

Note the escaping oil from when it was running.
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I think I'd turn up a new plug myself, adding an " O " ring to make a good seal to the filler hole walls . Then make a simple bracket with swinging arm to fit to the two visible screws so that the arm can be swung over via decent tight washer joint so the end of the arm fits in a dimple in the end of new plug to keep it in place . The last thing you need is for your replacement oil filler /drain plug to vibrate out again or be blown out because of crank case pressure .

Thinking on, as to why the filler cap came out ….. do you think a highest point you can find , crank case breather made of a hollow low vented pin filled with some scotch bright as a condenser pad set in a turned cylinder with a bottom end sealed & a 1 mm holed vented breather cap might help if you are getting crank case compression ?
That way any blown out oil should stay in the Scotchbrite padding in the breather body and drain back down into the crank case when the compressor is stopped .

 

[mpats]

Yes, it would. Afaik it has a splash lubricating system. You're welcome to my old one - just the 'turn' bit on the top [like you get on a hot water bottle stopper] is off. Easily prised out if you need to add oil [I didn't ].

No screw on it, just push fit with 2 x 'O' rings.

Very kind offer thanks slim, I shall have a look at work first, see what we have, I'm pretty sure there are blanks the right size. Might also have to invest in some oil, or find some at work, to top it up now, a decent amount has been sprayed out!

 

[mpats]

Th


I think I'd turn up a new plug myself, adding an " O " ring to make a good seal to the filler hole walls . Then make a simple bracket with swinging arm to fit to the two visible screws so that the arm can be swung over via decent tight washer joint so the end of the arm fits in a dimple in the end of new plug to keep it in place . The last thing you need is for your replacement oil filler /drain plug to vibrate out again or be blown out because of crank case pressure .

Thinking on, as to why the filler cap came out ….. do you think a highest point you can find , crank case breather made of a hollow low vented pin filled with some scotch bright as a condenser pad set in a turned cylinder with a bottom end sealed & a 1 mm holed vented breather cap might help if you are getting crank case compression ?
That way any blown out oil should stay in the Scotchbrite padding in the breather body and drain back down into the crank case when the compressor is stopped .

I shall have a look and see if there is anything breather like, if not I may look at fabricobbling some sort of convinced filler bung breather thing.

 

[Farside]

Perhaps this would be of interest to you:

http://timelesstools.co.uk/s&j_family_tree.htm

So many names in that familiar from seeing some really old tools knocking around in sheds or still in use, years ago.

 

[DAPPH]

I shall have a look and see if there is anything breather like, if not I may look at fabricobbling some sort of convinced filler bung breather thing.

Think along the lines of making something like a two part wine demijohn air lock device filled with some Scotchbrite pad or stainless steel wool , but bigger & the spigot as a threaded hollow bolt with a drilled through to the centre of the tube low down 1mm dia oil drain down back into the sump hole.

ebay number 182922663199 .. but make it in alu , steel or brass & thread the vented cap to be able to screw it on tight .
or
ebay 401569337261 for a £22 ready made one . One that can be fitted to a side flange mounted filler pipe so long as you include a witness hole arrangement of a bleed out screw with sealing washer in the filler tube so you can check the amount of oil in the machine .

 

[slim_boy_fat]

so you can check the amount of oil in the machine .

There's a sight glass on the machine already.

 

[DAPPH]

I know, however it will allow you to drain off any over fill easily .

 

[bigegg]

found these in the back of the shed
kreg pocket hole screws:
25mm (1in) and 50mm (2in)

5000 in a box - £5 a box, I paid including postage!

that's a 25l tin of paint for perspective.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Spotted a Makita belt sander which uses the same size belt as my old skil sander that packed up and i had loads of belts for then i got a double sided Guinness clock for my man cave and lots of bolts pins nuts and washers a big tin of car interior trim fixings and a Russian mulimeter

 

[sardine]

Old Russian electrical stuff is weird, I had a radio, and to change from VHF, SW ect you rotated a big knob on the side and the whole PCB inside spun round to different contacts !

Looked like the Flintstones designed it.

 

[Farside]

Today I acquired a working pair of Antex C15 soldering irons. One burned an element out about 25 years ago, and pre-internet the price of a replacement element was scandalous locally. I bought another one, but always wanted to get the first one working again, as it went against the grain to chuck it. These days the C15 has long been superceded, but there's plenty of old stock around and elements are relatively cheap, thanks to the internet.
I thought I'd better get some more tips while I was at it, but bought the wrong ones. Happily enough I scored a dirt cheap, nearly new XS25W for them.

Today I also suddenly remembered I'd made a couple of table-top lamp dimmers years ago but no longer use them. Perfect for a crude form of temperature control, but more importantly, to extend the life of the Antex elements by avoiding cold start-ups and inrush current, and possibly by just running them under max output as they normally do, seeing as I'm right next to the power pig on the electric pole and I often get over 240V, which doesn't do them much good, considering they're rated at 230V.

Old Russian electrical stuff is weird, I had a radio, and to change from VHF, SW ect you rotated a big knob on the side and the whole PCB inside spun round to different contacts !

Looked like the Flintstones designed it.

Vega / Selena? Turret tuning on them, just like the B40 receiver, but that's 20 times the size (and weight).

 

[Seano]

Old Russian electrical stuff is weird, I had a radio, and to change from VHF, SW ect you rotated a big knob on the side and the whole PCB inside spun round to different contacts !

Looked like the Flintstones designed it.

I worked on a Russian seismic survey ship for four years, some of the engine and compressor room equipment had to be seen to be believed, Elf and safety...... I think the Russian people and engineers in particular are the living breathing epitome of the mothers of invention

 

[MattF]

Even I'm wondering if I might be pushing my luck with that one.

Says the bloke who took it into work with him today. I'm denying all knowledge if owt's said.