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Rannsachair
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my dad called in today and said he found this in a drawer, is it any good for me? 
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Yep that's good for you. 
I've got a very similar one (Same body but only one scale on the dial and the range knob is 200, 2000, 20000), gets used all the time to check my machines are the right speed, belts aren't slipping etc. Perhaps not as useful as a non-contact digital one but it's heavy and with that, comes a hefty coolness factor.
I've got a very similar one (Same body but only one scale on the dial and the range knob is 200, 2000, 20000), gets used all the time to check my machines are the right speed, belts aren't slipping etc. Perhaps not as useful as a non-contact digital one but it's heavy and with that, comes a hefty coolness factor. 
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my dad called in today and said he found this in a drawer, is it any good for me?
A useful bit of kit, I use mine for checking the speed of my stationary engines
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not as posh as you lot. heres mine.A useful bit of kit, I use mine for checking the speed of my stationary engines
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stock image as cba to venture to the garage.
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A Starrett turns-counter. You use it with a stopwatch.
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Think mines actually brown and sharpe but looks identical.
Put it to use checking my speeds on the lathe. 15 seconds and times by 4. Once I allowed for the faster that original motor the readings were about spot on to the quoted speeds. Better than the optical I bought, was doa.
Haven't got around to fitting my digital tachos yet. Another tuit.
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I know what you mean, but that reads like a contradiction in terms
As long as the needle stays on zero I know it's stationary
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Today, I acquired...
A power cut in the 50mph winds that were gusting across the countryside near me.
Happy to report the genset is powering this as I type, and glad I sorted out a quick change-over routine for power the shack and essential lighting on the property, for it was verging on no fun doing it in the cold and dark (all right, I was well wrapped up and had plentiful LED torches).
The genset has a 16A socket and a wander lead feeds a plug box with a pair of 16A, a 32A and a double 13A socket mounted on the face.
Easy to hook things up.
I'm also glad I sussed an easy start routine for the unit - nearly got caught out the last time when I left it with fuel in the carb. The sod didn't want to go the next time I tried it. Luckily that was only a test start, and it told me the best way is to run the float bowl dry when shutting down. A couple of priming pulls, then ignition on, pull and away ti goes.
A power cut in the 50mph winds that were gusting across the countryside near me.
Happy to report the genset is powering this as I type, and glad I sorted out a quick change-over routine for power the shack and essential lighting on the property, for it was verging on no fun doing it in the cold and dark (all right, I was well wrapped up and had plentiful LED torches).
The genset has a 16A socket and a wander lead feeds a plug box with a pair of 16A, a 32A and a double 13A socket mounted on the face.
Easy to hook things up.
I'm also glad I sussed an easy start routine for the unit - nearly got caught out the last time when I left it with fuel in the carb. The sod didn't want to go the next time I tried it. Luckily that was only a test start, and it told me the best way is to run the float bowl dry when shutting down. A couple of priming pulls, then ignition on, pull and away ti goes.
Is it by any chance a Chinese generator? I have a Logan tools generator & I have the same problem as you, will not start on slightly stale petrol. I too have to drain the carb before switching off. If it was a Honda engine it would start on stale petrol no bother!
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Today I acquired a ****** off Dad...
He got bored of me pilfering free stuff from a house that’s being cleared out. The two hardwood doors are amazing though, and the oak headboards are a win. You almost never see oak here. Some other random wood from an old mangle, I suspect it’s silvered oak. These may go towards my workbench or a table for the Fobco Star. A nice Brades hatchet was part of the score, and a chainsaw horse for large logs. There is more too. I managed to smuggle it past the authorities and into the workshop, pics to follow!
He got bored of me pilfering free stuff from a house that’s being cleared out. The two hardwood doors are amazing though, and the oak headboards are a win. You almost never see oak here. Some other random wood from an old mangle, I suspect it’s silvered oak. These may go towards my workbench or a table for the Fobco Star. A nice Brades hatchet was part of the score, and a chainsaw horse for large logs. There is more too. I managed to smuggle it past the authorities and into the workshop, pics to follow!
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Yeah, it's a United Power UP170 engine - clone of a Honda, as they all are.
I wait to see how long it lasts in service, but results from others vary widely. I suspect a lot of the short-lived ones are badly maintained or over-driven, but there's an element of luck in getting a good one. I assume Jefferson has some input into quality control at the UP factory for the engines they buy.
Power cut lasted 8 hours, three of which were using the genset, and it barely used 3 litres of petrol, so that's not too bad. A tankful will last 11 hours according to the handbook, so that seems about right.
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Today I acquired a ****** off Dad...
He got bored of me pilfering free stuff from a house that’s being cleared out. …………………………..
He should be glad your on the lookout for useful stuff. My dad was the same back when I was young, until I started finding stuff he liked.
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He should be glad your on the lookout for useful stuff. My dad was the same back when I was young, until I started finding stuff he liked.
In his defence he sometimes doesn’t see eye-to-eye with my vision for the workshop. He sees a lot of ‘old stuff’ going in and because he doesn’t spend much time in there doesn’t appreciate the use of it. I’ve also got the lathe in bits so it’s doubly cluttered atm! We’re planning a partition of the garage building so the doors could be really handy. The oak boards I want to build a workbench top out of.
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Good car boot today. I knew that 2 old hands at my local Car boot would be back trading. So my friend and I went along.
Plenty of time to look around before trading started.
Contour gauge, £0:50p. I like the simple operation of it.
Hot Glue Gun, was fitted with a 15amp 3 pin round pin plug. I fitted a new plug to test it, it does work.
Leather Makers Pin wheel.
£2:00 for the gun, £0:50 for the pin wheel.
Kamasa 3/8 and 1/4 Socket Set. Imperial, metric and BA. It looks by a count that 6 sockets are missing, but at £5:00 worth it I think. I don't need any more sockets. But why let that get in the way.
A large wooden parallel clamp, it needs a clean up and a good waxing. I have no ready use for it. But I liked the look and the craftsmanship what went into making it. £5:00.
Wire locking pliers. To replace my set what went "walk about" years ago. They are stiff from I hope is lack of use.
M6 Helicoil Insert tool.
It came as bundle with the lockers.
£5:00
£0:20p
Purely because I liked the look of the tin and what the lid has on it.
Plus a breakfast.
£0:00.
Friend paid for it.
Plenty of time to look around before trading started.
Contour gauge, £0:50p. I like the simple operation of it.
Hot Glue Gun, was fitted with a 15amp 3 pin round pin plug. I fitted a new plug to test it, it does work.
Leather Makers Pin wheel.
£2:00 for the gun, £0:50 for the pin wheel.
Kamasa 3/8 and 1/4 Socket Set. Imperial, metric and BA. It looks by a count that 6 sockets are missing, but at £5:00 worth it I think. I don't need any more sockets. But why let that get in the way.
A large wooden parallel clamp, it needs a clean up and a good waxing. I have no ready use for it. But I liked the look and the craftsmanship what went into making it. £5:00.
Wire locking pliers. To replace my set what went "walk about" years ago. They are stiff from I hope is lack of use.
M6 Helicoil Insert tool.
It came as bundle with the lockers.
£5:00
£0:20p
Purely because I liked the look of the tin and what the lid has on it.
Plus a breakfast.
£0:00.
Friend paid for it.
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Farside
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Looks like early Kamasa. I can't say I liked their ratchets, but never managed to break any of their sockets or extensions; cheap and cheerful aimed at the Sunday diy market, but good value for money.
Kansas 3/8 and 1/4 Socket Set. Imperial, metric and BA. It looks by a count that 6 sockets are missing, but at £5:00 worth it I think. I don't need any more sockets. But why let that get in the way.
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Have a couple of those complete in the garage from my grandfather.
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I bought an identical set from Lewis Leathers on Great Portland Street in 1985, not the cheapest place to buy such things but it was five minutes round the corner from college. Lasted ok but as Farside says the ratchet is not the best though I think it still lurks in one of my Bisley draws along with most of the AF sockets, the metric ones were abused / lost during the many student house bike rebuilding sessions.
