slim_boy_fat
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Are the wedges to get yer wallet open
No, for issue to shopkeepers to prise the hand(s) open and retrieve their money. 
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No, for issue to shopkeepers to prise the hand(s) open and retrieve their money. 
Scruffywelder
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Me too...
The charity shops round here seem to all be competing in the how-many-pairs-of-grey-sandals-and-beige-trousers-can-we-accumulate world championships
pressbrake1
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Im jealous cos im deburring work with a air pencil grinder in this weather! I thought my hand would never warm up againMe too...
The charity shops round here seem to all be competing in the how-many-pairs-of-grey-sandals-and-beige-trousers-can-we-accumulate world championships
Memmeddu
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So today my brother almost got injury because the angle grinder started when he plugged it
So I decided to give him my first powertool that I ever bought ,from today my W12-125Quick is property of my brother
So this is what he can write he here today
"Today I got as a gift from my brother a metabo W12-125Quick "
Out there are a lot of angle grinders that I could buy , my brother is one only
There are no money enough in the world to buy a brother
Now I have only to grain 140 euro to buy a new grinder to replace this one
So I decided to give him my first powertool that I ever bought ,from today my W12-125Quick is property of my brother
So this is what he can write he here today
"Today I got as a gift from my brother a metabo W12-125Quick "
Out there are a lot of angle grinders that I could buy , my brother is one only
There are no money enough in the world to buy a brother
Now I have only to grain 140 euro to buy a new grinder to replace this one
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Olderisbetter
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Got this from 2 mates who found it in a charity shop, Radio and electronic Laboratory hand book looks like a good read.
bigegg
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Me too...
The charity shops round here seem to all be competing in the how-many-pairs-of-grey-sandals-and-beige-trousers-can-we-accumulate world championships
the trick is to become friendly with the managers.
the big charities (bhf for example) have a *long* list of stuff they can't sell, and have to pay to dispose of - power tools for instance.
the managers also have targets to upsell things like little "heart" badges (for a quid each!)
so I buy 40 little badges, and dispose of their "rubbish" for them.
it's a win-win situation.
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If it's useful it's a bargain
eLuSiVeMiTe
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A box full of fruit machine stepper motors.
Earmarked for projects with the kids and maybe for a clock.
Earmarked for projects with the kids and maybe for a clock.
Memmeddu
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CNC Is coming to town
eLuSiVeMiTe
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Only 24 steps per rev unfortunatelyCNC Is coming to town
Perfect for kids projects though.
Farside
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A cheap and cheerful chain-breaker / maker from Amazon (after I'd ordered it, I discovered the converted bicycle chain / camchain breaker I'd made years ago, doh)
And a set of Saffire 3bagpipes oxy-ace kit, for propane experimenting with.
And a set of Saffire 3
Memmeddu
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Are you thinking to use air instead of oxygen?
Farside
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Yes, going to see how far I can go with it.
WorkshopChris
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So today i acquired a leg brace after coming off my mountain bike last night.
Complicated brake just below a already damaged knee, just waiting for a call to find out if they are fitting the stainless Meccano Tomorrow or Monday.
As if life wasn't stressful already.
Complicated brake just below a already damaged knee, just waiting for a call to find out if they are fitting the stainless Meccano Tomorrow or Monday.
As if life wasn't stressful already.
slim_boy_fat
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Sorry to read about this, but what were you doing out on a mountain bike, given that.....
Not having a go, just don't get the thinking.....
Not having a go, just don't get the thinking.....
WorkshopChris
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Exercise, fitness. weight loss all going well battery assisted (with doctors approval), i need a total knee replacement in the future but wont do at the moment because of my age.Sorry to read about this, but what were you doing out on a mountain bike, given that.....
Not having a go, just don't get the thinking.....
Yesterdays injury was the ends of the 2 leg bones banning together as there is little cartridge left in the knee to avoid the impact.
I have only seen the xrays not the ct scan results yet but from the top surface of the bone i now a dent and crack in a downwards direction.
they are planning on drilling into the bone so they can knock the dent back out to get a good profile, then filling the void with mesh to encourage bone to grow and what almost sounded like wrapping a jubilee clip around the top of the bone to stop the split opening and continuing down along its length.
I didn't realise i had broken it a first took me half hour do the last 5 mins of a normal 12 min journey.
