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

[Pete.]

Tell them it's a precision G clamp.

 

[Farside]

Tell them it's a precision G clamp.

Be brilliant for fixing an occasional lamp to a shelf.

 

[Johnnybravo]

If you set it to 7/8” it’s a brilliant beer bottle opener.....

 

[Robotstar5]

As the current project is nearing completion, I picked up the next a Petter PAZ1, should be interesting as I've not played with a Diesel before...

 

[Gragson]

Got a bit carried away sprucing up some seriously rusty G-clamps - yes I know its not record blue but its a nice colour and really hard and most importantly, what I had!
Picked up another 3 today in pretty good nick, which will mean I need another No4 to calm OCD
Left middle - "British make" ??? Is stamped record on the other side...

 

[God mode restorations]

Today I acquired.
Well I acquired it a while ago but I pick it up Friday. A small bench drill. Nice old bit of kit.
The name plate says British made ultra.

 

[Robotstar5]

was cranking a single banger once when the crank handle flew off and opened up my head

Makes a change from a broken thumb if you're holding it wrong and it kicks back

 

[God mode restorations]

Makes a change from a broken thumb if you're holding it wrong and it kicks back

Definitely. Have done it a few times over the years

 

[indy4x]

Do you have plans for it, or is it 'just in case'?

It's a just in case which is why I didn't get the other 2, it was £10 so as a just in case it was a no brainer, there other 2 will be there for a few weeks probably and I'm back there next Tuesday so might get them as well. There were also some big blocks as well but have a source for blocks of Ali.

 

[indy4x]

Not today, been Sat on the floor for over a week but I proudly present and old PC, probably circa 2000?



Socket 7 processor, Vibra 16 sound card





Powered it on and it gets to the POST screen but I don't have an XT keyboard to go any further. Pentium 150MHz, what a power house



So what's so special?

It has the Boxford CNC software loaded on it

 

[Pete.]

First job - ghost that Seagate drive in case it fails

 

[indy4x]

First job - ghost that Seagate drive in case it fails

Absolutely, have been there before and this one I can't afford to lose

Edit, just been thinking about the practicality of doing this

HDD is IDE, I have a BartPE boot disk with all I need on it but my main PC doesn't have any IDE ports and this PC is that old it has no SATA ports and no USB, think I may need to track down a USB to IDE adaptor

 

[Dieselman 63]

Feeling rather pleased at having scored these for $25.

 

[Dieselman 63]

jean jean built a machine,joe joe made it go, frank frank turned the crank, bart bart let a fart and blew that machine apart

Is that really anything to do with the drill Spencer bought...?

 

[Richiew]

You can get an IDE to usb adaptor to connect to a modern laptop. Just remove the hard drive.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SATA-PAT...h=item41e010350f:g:lwMAAOSwXjBa2QJf:rk:6:pf:0

 

[slim_boy_fat]

You can get an IDE to usb adaptor to connect to a modern laptop. Just remove the hard drive.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SATA-PAT...h=item41e010350f:g:lwMAAOSwXjBa2QJf:rk:6:pf:0

I have one and have used it successfully over the years.

 

[indy4x]

You can get an IDE to usb adaptor to connect to a modern laptop. Just remove the hard drive.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SATA-PAT...h=item41e010350f:g:lwMAAOSwXjBa2QJf:rk:6:pf:0

Had a root around in my box of computer junk and found a USB to IDE enclosure, now to find a copy of the BartPE ISO I made many years ago and clone the drive

 

[dieselsamurai]

Clearing out my friends yard he gave me a few of these he bought a pallet of them years ago still got 50+ left not opened it yet I wonder if its usable...

 

[Dieselman 63]

Clearing out my friends yard he gave me a few of these he bought a pallet of them years ago still got 50+ left not opened it yet I wonder if its usable...

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Good for slathering along fence tops/railings if not, keep the honest ones out

 

[Olderisbetter]

Clearing out my friends yard he gave me a few of these he bought a pallet of them years ago still got 50+ left not opened it yet I wonder if its usable...

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I bet it will be fine to use, the tin looks very retro i have recently cut the bottom and top off some old tins and cut them down the seam and made them flat to use as signs man cave art for a guy who is young and not well.