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

[Farside]

An oldie but a goodie. M&W 50-75mm micrometer.
There's such a rash of reasonably decent (from what I hear) cheap ones from China and elsewhere, that the used prices of the ones I'd consider to be definitely decent are depressed a lot.
Suits me. It allows me to build up a small collection of decently accurate measuring kit for norralorra dosh.
What on earth happens to all the lost standard length calibration pieces? Do people use them as hobnails or something?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I acquired a bundle of tools to repair after abuse.

I wonder if the members would abuse their own tools as they abused the clubs.



Jig Saw. 1 screw holding the blade has the thread striped.
Leather working tool, screwdriver and bradle has the tips broken or bent.
Hand drill. The whole handle and bolt has "Gone Missing". Know one knows how.
The adjustable. See below.



How is that even possible?

But I did get some good bits.

I was in a second hand tool shop looking for a 3/8 whit plug tap. They gave me 2 choices. "Old New stock" for £4. Or a bundle of used second hand taps and dies for £4:50.



Guess what?
I went for the bundle. No. there is not one 3/8 whit tap.
There is 2.

 

[pondy]

Got my hands on some materials to make a small plasma table. I'm not sure how well it will work for hand held cutting. I want to cut down the smoke and fine black metal dust from cutting in a garage but not overly keen on getting splashed with water

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

No graphics images.
But 4 stiches and some glue on a gash just above the little finger knuckle.

A&E were wonderful.

 

[gaz1]

I have a grinder but no idea how to sharpen tools up but ive been looking at other things to sharpen as well

drills
mill ends and also
lathe tools

spotted a home made tool and cutter grinder on the bay so thought why not

if I outbid someone else on here sorry

the question is what is it worth, to others nothing as they are used to it

so this is it



i was looking at 40 - 80 for the slide then i need extra bits to make up the other parts
added to this the time to make it up

its an mt2 with for what i can see is the dials by spoked circles at bottom of pics for mill ends 3-6 flutes
1hp motor

 

[slim_boy_fat]

No graphics images.
But 4 stiches and some glue on a gash just above the little finger knuckle.

Take this

 

[captain-destructo]

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No graphics images.
But 4 stiches and some glue on a gash just above the little finger knuckle.

A&E were wonderful.

you plonker!!!
what did you go and do that for?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

you plonker!!!
what did you go and do that for?

I reckon he's got a notion for one of the nurses in A & E, he keeps going back there.

 

[Dieselman 63]

I bid on this and forgot. A few days ago I found nobody else had bid and it was mine. It’s a M&W 2-12” Inside Micrometer and it’s all there. The box foam has seriously deteriorated so I’ll have to come up with a fix there but not bad I thought. Came with the outer cardboard box too.

 

[Parm]

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No graphics images.
But 4 stiches and some glue on a gash just above the little finger knuckle.

A&E were wonderful.

What have you done now?

 

[bigegg]

What have you done now?

on topic: exmrsegg bought me this for Xmas...

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@bigegg
Close enough.
Band saw.

Some one replaced the blade, but did not adjust the blocks and blade runners.
The blade snapped and "whipped" across back of little finger.

 

[bigegg]

@bigegg
Close enough.
Band saw.

Some one replaced the blade, but did not adjust the blocks and blade runners.
The blade snapped and "whipped" across back of little finger.

it's beginning to sound like some of the members of your MIS are liabilities.

 

[zx9]

@bigegg
Close enough.
Band saw.

Some one replaced the blade, but did not adjust the blocks and blade runners.
The blade snapped and "whipped" across back of little finger.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

it's beginning to sound like some of the members of your MIS are liabilities.

Not beginning.
That's why I have started the idea of making sure member are signed off on the tools and only certain members are allowed to use certain tools or carry out maintenance.

This has and wil members getting the "hump" as they think they know better.l

 

[gaz1]

then you have to say sorry for having to do this as its health and safety rules we have to have trusted members that are willing to sign off there name for a safe machine for use otherwise we will have to close some use of tools down

no hump or ackward members after this as its down to a safety point of view for everyone

 

[bigegg]

Not beginning.
That's why I have started the idea of making sure member are signed off on the tools and only certain members are allowed to use certain tools or carry out maintenance.

This has and wil members getting the "hump" as they think they know better.l

it's the same at mine, tbh.
there is a policy of "always have a helper whilst using table saw" - an idea I hate as someone pulling on a workpiece as it comes out of the saw is asking for trouble.

on the other hand, I was asked to "help" someone who was going to crosscut some 2x2.

to 4" in length.
on the table saw.
free hand.
using the fence as a length stop.

in this case, my "help" possibly stopped him losing some fingers, and maybe half his face if a piece kicked "up".

suffice to say, he's had some education now.
he took it well, to his credit.

 

[brewdexta]

I acquired a little helper. My youngest was at a loose end after baking a cake and practising trombone so I put her to gainful employment sorting out a couple of sacks of metric nuts and bolts I acquired from @ukracer back in 2015 and haven't unpacked yet . She has now volunteered to sort out the imperial bolts I acquired from my dad too, she says it may take her a couple of months ..... I've got a pile of steel drawers for anything above M6 for her to fill, I think she likes using the label maker best.

 

[ukracer]

I acquired a little helper. My youngest was at a loose end after baking a cake and practising trombone so I put her to gainful employment sorting out a couple of sacks of metric nuts and bolts I acquired from @ukracer back in 2015 and haven't unpacked yet . She has now volunteered to sort out the imperial bolts I acquired from my dad too, she says it may take her a couple of months ..... I've got a pile of steel drawers for anything above M6 for her to fill, I think she likes using the label maker best.

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the irony....I was due out in the garage today to sort out the last of the bolts I have left. (yes I still have some left..lol) Most are now small sizes so those draws would be useful to keep some for myself. (where did you get the boxes mate) The rest will be car booted as soon as they reopen but the smaller have become so useful I dont want to sell the rest and find I have kept none for my self.
Anyway I ended up not going out as my wife was ill again today and my some wants some images vectorising.......I hate that job almost as much as sorting bolts..lol

oh P. S there were no nuts mate but the good part is they can be had from screwfix and one size covers all lengths of bolts.

 

[zx9]

I think she likes using the label maker best.

The best part of any rack build is the label machine, you never tire of a good label machine.