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

[Pete.]

i know you peeps will know what this is and what I'm going to use it for

You need two of them if you're going to get anywhere...

 

[Dieselman 63]

i know you peeps will know what this is and what I'm going to use it for

That profile is called Bullhead, where the upper and lower almost equal. Did you know that though? :P

 

[graffian]

You need two of them if you're going to get anywhere...

Miles of it more like.

 

[Robotstar5]

i know you peeps will know what this is and what I'm going to use it for

Are you involved with the plans to re-open Kings Heath station?

 

[DAPPH]

Frustrating that the company name on the sticker is mostly destroyed.

I'm reading:

Maunfactured in England
KEEN
*****ING & Co Croydon

Have you tried shining an LED UV torch on it when your in a dark room ? Sometimes that will pick out hidden shades of colour . Another way is to take lots of pictures using

normal light, flash & UV ​

including a few macros and play with the colour gradients, as that also can show faded shades etc.

Using LED UV and differing gradients I helped my Bro in law discover a hidden to the naked eye makers name & date on a sword and also part of someone's family crest & a name who he eventually discovered came from Borrowdale in the Lake District .

 

[james butler]

Are you involved with the plans to re-open Kings Heath station?

blimey 40 million

 

[Olderisbetter]

Today i got new upper and lower ball joints and anti roll bar bushes on my Toyota Granvia so thats most of the suspension sorted, With 2 new tyres as well it drives like new.

 

[Shox Dr]

I’ve been in the Czech Republic all week. Training up on Verner Motor Radial engines

 

[Windy Miller]

I’ve been in the Czech Republic all week, been trained on Verner Motor Radial engines.

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Well done!

You may like to PhotoShop out your name and address though!

 

[Shox Dr]

Well done!

You may like to PhotoShop out your name and address though!

I left it in intentionally. Though I did mean to remove my address

 

[Mattuk]

Stumbled upon this at a local boot sale.

American Tap and Die company. Couple of bits missing.

Key and car fob for scale.

 

[julianthegypsy]

I never set fire to anything but I did put the bunsen burner hose on the water tap. It fires a tiny jet of water a very long way

At last, someone else who's done this! Ive spent almost forty years looking for someone else who's tried this marvelous trick! Its superb, from the back of the class I could hit any target anywhere in the room. I highly recommend it!

 

[Pete.]

Thrust bearings for cross-slide screw conversion. I only need a couple but they were cheap to buy a bag of 10.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

So a small favour for a friend has got me this.



@daleyd you may have only heard of what's in that.


Yes, those who guessed it is a Mini AVO Mk4.




Needs a new battery and the terminals cleaned up and I have another dust magnet.

 

[Woody.v8]

Asda 12 quid a bottle, be rude not to.

 

[Nick67GT]

Today i got new upper and lower ball joints and anti roll bar bushes on my Toyota Granvia so thats most of the suspension sorted, With 2 new tyres as well it drives like new.View attachment 157373

I don’t doubt for one minute that the car is safely supported, but please please try to avoid putting your head inside the wheel arch.

If it slips off the stands your back will snap like a carrot.

No offence - it’s just a pet hate of mine and makes my toes curl when I see it.

 

[winchman]

Thrust bearings for cross-slide screw conversion. I only need a couple but they were cheap to buy a bag of 10.

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They will come in handy even if you never use them.
You could build a weather vane?

 

[Pete.]

They will come in handy even if you never use them.
You could build a weather vane?

I'm not so sure I want passers-by looking at my cock swinging in the breeze.

Pretty sure they won't want to either...

 

[Olderisbetter]

I don’t doubt for one minute that the car is safely supported, but please please try to avoid putting your head inside the wheel arch.

If it slips off the stands your back will snap like a carrot.

No offence - it’s just a pet hate of mine and makes my toes curl when I see it.

I totally agree with you, There are 2 very heavy duty axle stands under the vehicle i have seen a guy working under a transit just supported by a jack and every 5 minutes they have to jack it back up as the jack was leaking...
i placed the wheels off his van on top of each other and pushed them under the cross member to at least give him a chance.

 

[Parm]

At last, someone else who's done this! Ive spent almost forty years looking for someone else who's tried this marvelous trick! Its superb, from the back of the class I could hit any target anywhere in the room. I highly recommend it!

I totally agree with you, There are 2 very heavy duty axle stands under the vehicle i have seen a guy working under a transit just supported by a jack and every 5 minutes they have to jack it back up as the jack was leaking...
i placed the wheels off his van on top of each other and pushed them under the cross member to at least give him a chance.

Today I read about a young lad preparing his car for an MOT.

He used a jack on some wheels and a block of wood

It all collapsed and he was found several hours later, dead