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

[Dieselman 63]

Sold as seized, spares or repairs...

But you can’t kill Japanese machines that easily I gave the joints a blast with the heat gun and removed all the lint, and voila! The little machine sprung back into life. $25 for an overlocker is proper cheap!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

The little machine sprung back into life. $25 for an overlocker is proper cheap!

Now you just need a reason to have one.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Now you just need a reason to have one.

A mum and a sister? Of course there’s my own urge to fix unusual bits of machinery too!

 

[dobbslc]

Well the Henry and Charles vacuums I got are both now working!
Grand total of 60p each

All they needed was the cable fixing where they had been pulled about.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Well the Henry and Charles vacuums I got are both now working!
Grand total of 60p each
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All they needed was the cable fixing where they had been pulled about.
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The sense of satisfaction of bringing a cheap purchase of a good thing back to life is immeasurable

 

[aguycalledsteve]

I've just aquired an Evolution R255SMS saw and stand. It'll come in handy for the bathroom project I'm neck deep in at the minute

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Of course there’s my own urge to fix unusual bits of machinery too!

No better reason needed

 

[Arc Tourist]

Well the Henry and Charles vacuums I got are both now working!
Grand total of 60p each
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All they needed was the cable fixing where they had been pulled about.
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Saw one of these, a pink one, in the back of a small utility trailer with some other trash. Next time I pass by it I'll take a photo and
post it for those out there with a vacuum cleaner fetish.

 

[Farside]

let us know what it's like


if it's really 3600watts that's 15amps so too much for a normal 3 pin plug :-o

Nah, the US listing lets slip that it's really 2200W and likely 3600W on startup.
Anyway, I'm already displeased, as this morning I had an email from the seller saying there were customs delays.
Customs, my erse; there are no customs from Czech to here - what he means is that he's an incompetent drop-shipper and has no stock locally so he's asking me to wait a fortnight or three weeks.
I investigated refunds - my card is covered if he's a crook, so I'm not too worried, just really annoyed at the waste of time when I'm in the groove for doing it.
I hate dishonest drop-shippers - that's twice in a month I've been caught by them.

 

[Farside]

Well the Henry and Charles vacuums I got are both now working!
Grand total of 60p each
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Something seems to have taken a bite out of Henry's head.

 

[Farside]

Clearing the crap, I acquired one of these...
A Xendah brush cutter/ strimmer that I'd totally forgotten about and haven't used for nearly 20 years. It worked fine the last time...

 

[Tangledfeet]

Replacement battery for the Dyson cordless. I know that they are very 'Marmite' but this is a warranty replacement for a replacement I bought ten months ago after the original died. The Dyson itself was bought February '15 and I bought the replacement battery August '18. This battery was posted without question on Monday after I called them and told them the replacement had died. Mrs Tangledfeet did suggest making a note of the date and calling them up again for a replacement in ten months time!

 

[Chillitt]

A part worn 120/70 front tyre for a bike I'm doing up 'on a restricted budget' This is not as good as it first appears as the bike needs a 120/60... Botheration.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Clearing the crap, I acquired one of these...
A Xendah brush cutter/ strimmer that I'd totally forgotten about and haven't used for nearly 20 years. It worked fine the last time...
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Those old straight shaft cutters were bulletproof. They will easily start the following season as long as fuel on the carb screen hasn't gummed up, so I always would run them until they were dry.

 

[Ruffian]

Saw one of these, a pink one, in the back of a small utility trailer with some other trash. Next time I pass by it I'll take a photo and
post it for those out there with a vacuum cleaner fetish.

Don't know what your implying by fetish,

Only have 4 at the moment.
Henry, hetty, James and shark.

Reason for 4, they were all free.

 

[brightspark]

Saw one of these, a pink one, in the back of a small utility trailer with some other trash. Next time I pass by it I'll take a photo and
post it for those out there with a vacuum cleaner fetish.

I got one given its a pink hetty

 

[Parm]

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Given to me at a Local Charity shop, they are not allowed to sell stuff like this.
But I did leave a donation.

Do you want to part with that axe?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Do you want to part with that axe?

May be, may be.

 

[Parm]

May be, may be.

Let me know, always wanted one like that

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Let me know, always wanted one like that

If not I’ve got one you can have when you’re passing