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

[sardine]

I know you all like buckshee wheels, who doesn't ? heres a pair I liberated from a skip last night, off a grass seed spreader.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Is that not a blower off a 2 stroke diesel rather than a compressor? It appears to have a mounting flange so it seems more likely.

Or a supercharger?

 

[tinman123]

why did they chick them sardine, looks to be damn all wrong with them.
a case of more money than sense was it.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

why did they chick them sardine, looks to be damn all wrong with them.
a case of more money than sense was it.

Could have been clearing the effects of someone who'd died, and they had no use for them?

 

[tinman123]

Could have been clearing the effects of someone who'd died, and they had no use for them?

yeah there could be that in it too and fair enough if that was the case.
i was collecting something on monday in Dublin when a lad walked out past me with a crown pallet truck and was about to dump it in a skip because it wasnt working until i asked him if i could dispose of it for him, he was delighted so we threw it onto my trailer.
i didnt look at it yet but it looks like its just low in oil, i was damned if i was going to watch him fire it into a skip, i can do that if its scrap but for now its been saved.

 

[sardine]

why did they chick them sardine, looks to be damn all wrong with them.
a case of more money than sense was it.

The plastic hopper on the seed spreader was busted. No businesses repair anything anymore, its not economical, it all goes in the skip.

No bearings on those wheels though, I'm dissapointed .

 

[tinman123]

yeah, we seem to nurture a throw away society.

i have an old toyota forklift here, in the workshop manual it shows you how to repair the starter and alternator on it, something you wouldnt see today thats for sure.

as for the bearings, id say you will manage that one..

 

[penfold]

The plastic hopper on the seed spreader was busted. No businesses repair anything anymore, its not economical, it all goes in the skip.

No bearings on those wheels though, I'm dissapointed .

Are the wheels not fixed to an axle so towing it drives the spreading mechanism?;

 

[sardine]

[QUOTEwnfold, post: 809474, member: 6754"]Are the wheels not fixed to an axle so towing it drives the spreading mechanism?;[/QUOTE]

Not any more.

 

[JEZGUZ]

At work today, I spotted a Thorex nylon faced hammer/mallet lying between a computer and printer, so I picked it up to have a look and saw that it was stained with paint. Apparently a tin of red paint had leaked after it was put into the transport case (more likely chucked in), so the firm cannot sell the hammer, and being a cheeky git I said I'd give it a good home and surprisingly the manager said ok. So a Thorex 716 with 50mm faces for nowt, cheaper than the £18 they sell them for

 

[brewdexta]

Although I have acquired my dad's tools over the last few weeks, its the first time I've had chance to sort through them, I got about 2 hours this afternoon. Here's a few things that caught my eye.

I'm not sure if this some kind of flaring tool, chain link tool or small riveting tool or similar.

The top handle screws the pin down towards whatever it does, it has "M.C.E. Made In England" just below the spring.

The handle on the right operates the clamp that holds whatever the pin works on

The next pic looks like lathe cutters but mounted on a screw thread, probably screws into a holder, I bet this is dead obvious but as I've never worked in a tool shop I'm curious to know what they are.

These screw in centres look interesting too

Here's something more obvious, this is a lacing awl, not sure what trade, could be leather, or sail making I guess.

I got some tool steel too, here's a sample, there's tungsten, cobalt and one call "Double Super Hydra" which google says is made by Osborne Steels and is used for broaches, reamers and lathe tools and is 0.8% C, 5% Co, 4.5% Cr, 1.75% Va, 18% W

A nice miniature Verdict Junior DTI, I think they are handed, so this one you push on the left of the ball.

I now have sufficient tools to have almost a full set of hand tools up in the workshop and down in the barn, here's just some of the screwdrivers, some are horrible cheap tat with those brittle plastic handles and soft blades so need sorting but some good stuff too.

Its going to take me weeks to sort out the tools, I think I will sort it out into workshop, barn and lending tools plus he has a load of big old spanners and one off tools that I will find a draw or two for.

Cheers
Andy

 

[julianthegypsy]

Although I have acquired my dad's tools over the last few weeks, its the first time I've had chance to sort through them, I got about 2 hours this afternoon. Here's a few things that caught my eye.

I'm not sure if this some kind of flaring tool, chain link tool or small riveting tool or similar.

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The top handle screws the pin down towards whatever it does, it has "M.C.E. Made In England" just below the spring.

The handle on the right operates the clamp that holds whatever the pin works on

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The next pic looks like lathe cutters but mounted on a screw thread, probably screws into a holder, I bet this is dead obvious but as I've never worked in a tool shop I'm curious to know what they are.

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These screw in centres look interesting too

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Here's something more obvious, this is a lacing awl, not sure what trade, could be leather, or sail making I guess.

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I got some tool steel too, here's a sample, there's tungsten, cobalt and one call "Double Super Hydra" which google says is made by Osborne Steels and is used for broaches, reamers and lathe tools and is 0.8% C, 5% Co, 4.5% Cr, 1.75% Va, 18% W

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A nice miniature Verdict Junior DTI, I think they are handed, so this one you push on the left of the ball.

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I now have sufficient tools to have almost a full set of hand tools up in the workshop and down in the barn, here's just some of the screwdrivers, some are horrible cheap tat with those brittle plastic handles and soft blades so need sorting but some good stuff too.

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Its going to take me weeks to sort out the tools, I think I will sort it out into workshop, barn and lending tools plus he has a load of big old spanners and one off tools that I will find a draw or too for.

Cheers
Andy

The top one is a chain splitter, used for knocking a link or two out when you need to shorten a chain.

 

[brewdexta]

The top one is a chain splitter, used for knocking a link or two out when you need to shorten a chain.

Thanks Julian I thought it might be that but not sure, the chain splitters I have are a different design.

 

[julianthegypsy]

We all had them back in the day. Probably because our chains were so worn out and stretched! Also, Chain was sold by length, unlike now where (sensibly) bikes use endless chains with no joining link.

 

[brightspark]

I just shortened a bike chain with my link extracta I used it on my cable stripper converted it from v belt to chain drive as the belts were slipping under full load

 

[mechman]

We all had them back in the day. Probably because our chains were so worn out and stretched! Also, Chain was sold by length, unlike now where (sensibly) bikes use endless chains with no joining link.

Still got mine.

 

[Cobbler]

Still got mine.

I carry a simpler version on the bike, along with a split link, mended a few chains in the past, take a link out & rejoin it. It gets you or whoever home.

 

[eSCHEn]

Second item looks like a proggy tool for a clippy mat. You feed and pull rags through a hessian backing to make a rag rug. A touch big but I think that's what it is.

 

[Robotstar5]

We have a number of chain splitters at work as we buy chain in bulk then cut it to our standard lengths. We treat chains as consumables on our conveyor drives as they are quicker and cheaper to replace than a clutch pack.

 

[brewdexta]

I've got a few push bike link removers, I guess this one used to be for my dad's motorbikes as its substantially bigger. Pretty obvious now but in the same box there was a tin of aluminium rivets, not the pop rivet type.