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

[Olderisbetter]

Had a box of bits given me today and as i have an odd interest in switches and car parts i was happy to find a few old Lucas and general 12v bits in the box, Most interesting for me was the small 12v power plug and socket as i have been after one for a while, It is to power an old Lucas clip on fog lamp that sits on the side glass.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Funnily enough :


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This beauty came home with me last year after I was weekended out in the truck at a truck stop near Symonds Yat in the shire of Monmouth. Made by Grumman, makers of the iconic WW2 fighter planes that sent most of the Imperial Japanese Navy to Davy Jones’ Locker, and the awesome seaplane in “The Expendables” films, it was love at first sight for me. Had a walk along the River Wye on the Saturday, did a boat trip, watched the canoeists, had dinner and a couple of pints at one of the riverside hostelries, then saw this for sale, and BANG! Fell in love with the aeronautical engineering design, did the deal, and home it came, roped onto the back of a 150 ton low loader .

That's a Nice find. Grumann's are a very stable canoe, and virtually maintenance free.

I've had a 13 foot Grumman for over thirty years, and couldn't bear to part with it so I shipped it here to the UK. I kept tripping over it in my storage unit, so hung it out of the way from the steel beam holding up the roof of our project house; will have to remember to take it down before I install the upstairs ceiling.

A couple of weeks ago I found out there is a canoe club in the next valley over the hill from me in a town called Maesteg. I received an email from the club and will be going to attend a meeting next Wednesday. There are some great rivers to float here in the UK.

Canoeing is one of my vices.
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[Hopefuldave]

Just a small load this weekend, I have no where to put any of it..

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I'm sure I could make space for a surface grinder, won't charge you much rent...

Dave H. (the other one)

 

[Seadog]

This had been lingering on FB Marketplace for months. It popped up again on my feed yesterday, a give away price. If I hadn't bought it then I fear it was destined for the scrapyard.

Complete and completely original but missing one of the three wingnuts from the belt guard

It was interesting getting it out of the car and manoeuvreing it through my tiny flat alone.

Now I need to finish my rotary converter build

 

[slim_boy_fat]

If I hadn't bought it then I fear it was destined for the scrapyard.

Well done you for taking pity on it and giving it a good home.

 

[Seadog]

The price had been reduced five or six times. I had to buy it

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

The price had been reduced five or six times. I had to buy it

Bet that was fun getting in through the house

 

[Hood]

Bet that was fun getting in through the house

They are surprisingly easy to walk being as they have three legs Might not be great for household flooring though

 

[Seadog]

In theory, @Hood, Robin knows better. It only ran away once going down the steps, Robin. Only a couple of bruises to show for it

 

[Hood]

In theory, @Hood, Robin knows better. It only ran away once going down the steps, Robin. Only a couple of bruises to show for it

That made for a confusing read

 

[eSCHEn]

That made for a confusing read

Thank goodness not just me. Read it five times and came away wi' me eyes crossed.

 

[Hood]

Thank goodness not just me. Read it five times and came away wi' me eyes crossed.

Too many Robins inhabit this forum

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

That made for a confusing read

Lol.
When I turned up for my bandsaw to access from the front door only I thought nightmare.
Thankfully Graham had already stripped it down into it's components and a dolly made easy work of it.

 

[Hood]

Lol.
When I turned up for my bandsaw to access from the front door only I thought nightmare.
Thankfully Graham had already stripped it down into it's components and a dolly made easy work of it.

Ha ha yes I understood but when you see your own name there, even though I knew he was meaning another Robin, it still muddled the brain for a few seconds

 

[Seadog]

A ha, I didn't know that, ROBIN

Thanks you @eLuSiVeMiTe for explaining

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

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Another charity shop chuck out.

Reasons.
Damaged lead, so unable to be PAT. Good point.
No side handle, so not safe. No point
Safety guard seized. Fair point.

£5

Few minuets on my hands, between mad phone calls and escaping seeing the In laws today.




Easy enough to open, 2 screws to hold the clamp in and 2 for the cable. But what alerted me to issues was the rust on the screws holding the cable cores.
But they came out easy enough.

Now I am a bit tight, and was going to save the plug, but looking inside I decided not to.



Yes, that again is rust from the cheep brass coated screws and terminals. That also is a 10a fuse.

So raid the grave yard, find a new lead, moulded plug re-wire. PAT and clean and I now have a cheep grinder.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Vertical adjusting fluid.

Shame I am still on the wagon.

 

[Memmeddu]

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Vertical adjusting fluid.

Shame I am still on the wagon.

ROTFL

 

[steviec_lj]

This had been lingering on FB Marketplace for months. It popped up again on my feed yesterday, a give away price. If I hadn't bought it then I fear it was destined for the scrapyard.

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Complete and completely original but missing one of the three wingnuts from the belt guard

It was interesting getting it out of the car and manoeuvreing it through my tiny flat alone.

Now I need to finish my rotary converter build

I hope you’re doing a write up on your rotary converter build, with lots and lots of information something I need to get around to doing myself too

 

[Pete.]

This had been lingering on FB Marketplace for months. It popped up again on my feed yesterday, a give away price. If I hadn't bought it then I fear it was destined for the scrapyard.

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Complete and completely original but missing one of the three wingnuts from the belt guard

It was interesting getting it out of the car and manoeuvreing it through my tiny flat alone.

Now I need to finish my rotary converter build

That bloody thing's older than me. I hope you're going to have the inspection plugs out and assess the level of corrosion around the cylinder before charging it.