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

[sparkysy]

Today I acquired this superb little compressor courtesy of the forums very own @johhnybravo
Met him down at a very hot military show near Tunbridge, due to time constraints I didn't get a chance to look round the show or spend too much time chatting with Johnny! But can't thank him enough for selling it to me and sorting out the pick up, saved me about another 2 hours of driving!
Many thanks again and best regards!
Simon

 

[God mode restorations]

Nasty ,horrid and dangerous piece of kit Spencer, it would be much better to allow me to collect it for you and put it into safe storage

Bob

Lol. I will post pictures when I get the hiab to move it...I made a space for it

 

[Hood]

It has pins but moving the jaw seems easy and faster than a conventional vice from what I've seen.

How does it work?? I was thinking it may be along the lines of the Geradi vice I have, a hardened ball pushed down into recesses in the base by setscrews either side but looks like it is not.

Gerardi image below.

 

[DennisCA]

Mine come in from the side and a real pain to line up unless I am doing something very wrong.
Great for repetition but not for 1 off jobs.

How does it work?? I was thinking it may be along the lines of the Geradi vice I have, a hardened ball pushed down into recesses in the base by setscrews either side but looks like it is not.

From what I've seen you are supposed to use the allen key, loosen the screw a bit and lever the pin and it'll go below the notches for the pin and it can be moved and hooked into another notch. Maybe some are different but I thought these ones were all like this.

Please see this video for a demo:

ARGH!!!!! This forum is doing it's worst to prevent me copying a link with the timestamp!!!

https://youtu.be/qotwibvMC1E?t=588

That seems to work, that opens the video at the right time.

 

[Hood]

From what I've seen you are supposed to use the allen key, loosen the screw a bit and lever the pin and it'll go below the notches for the pin and it can be moved and hooked into another notch. Maybe some are different but I thought these ones were all like this.

Please see this video for a demo:

ARGH!!!!! This forum is doing it's worst to prevent me copying a link with the timestamp!!!

https://youtu.be/qotwibvMC1E?t=588

That seems to work, that opens the video at the right time.

Ah ok, thanks.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

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A water-cooled marine manifold.. i bet that's fun to repair!

 

[Hood]

A water-cooled marine manifold.. i bet that's fun to repair!

It is new, I was supposed to be making it but didn't have time so he got someone else to weld it up and I just had to skim the flanges true.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

It is new, I was supposed to be making it but didn't have time so he got someone else to weld it up and I just had to skim the flanges true.

Oh i see. I was talking to someone a while ago who frequently repaired them. Sounded complicated.

 

[Hood]

Oh i see. I was talking to someone a while ago who frequently repaired them. Sounded complicated.

The one pictured above is a replacement for a home made one, Landrover engine I believe. The original was steel and it rotted through internally, guy wanted the new one made of steel as well, crazy but .. well people are

 

[Memmeddu]

Whoops, what did you do?

Renal colic

 

[Memmeddu]

Happy day.
Home to my own bed, 1 day early. Hotels beds are ok. But they are not your own.

To "avoid congestion" I took the A roads home as much as I could.

All the shops and stops were on the way home, no more than 100m change. They were all near shops where I could get liquid refreshments.

Shop 1.
A Charity shop. poor pickings, in the shop and out back.
But a donor was found.
I am always on the hunt for good hand saw handle fixings.
£0:50p got me these 2 fixings.

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With a saw attached.
The only thing wrong is the rust and the finish on the handle, almost too good to bin.
We will see.


Shop 2.

Mamod Line Shaft.
I got myself a few Mamod Workshop tools and an engine. But no Line shaft. E bay was bare and the other places wanted silly money.
I found this, decent price and in good condition.

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Bean lovely restored.

Shop 3.

Now, as I said I have the workshop tools, but the press was "wrong".

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The wrong drive pulley (Top RHS).

So when I see this item for "Daft" money.
I spent daft money.

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Happy days.

A question
Do these things work?
They are lovely to see but if they also work they are awesome

 

[Cuthy246]

A question
Do these things work?
They are lovely to see but if they also work they are awesome

 

[4String.]

2 of the bag full of cans I was given yesterday in appreciation of what was a brutally hot day moving fermentation vessels, (and pallets stacked high with cases of ale , strapped on to the back of a low-loader ), for the Rooster Brewery folk of Harrogate, and a nice gift of whisky from my BIL. Him and his OH came up from Sarf Landern yesterday for MIL’s funeral this afternoon, and he bought me the whisky as he felt a teensy bit embarrassed after necking vast quantities from my happy cupboard when they were up here a couple of weeks ago.

Not partaken of this one before, not being a great fan of the peaty varieties, but looking forward to trying this as its “unpeated”. Will probably raise a glass later today in memory of all those no longer with us.




Also acquired some new horns for my little Nissan van. The originals are embarrassingly weedy so an update is long overdue .

 

[God mode restorations]

Today I acquired
Well you guys know how it is. I picked up my Manchester saw today..made arrangements to get the massive radial drill moved...but while I was there I brought....this fantastic leblonde lathe..a Bridgeport. And a few other bits..happy days I say.

 

[dobbslc]

You have serious problems my man

 

[dobbslc]

An insulated wall!
Man that stuff is poxy to work with!

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

An insulated wall!
Man that stuff is poxy to work with!
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Yup. Always wear a mask with that stuff. Gets right in the back of your throat.
If I was doing it regularly I'd buy one of these.

 

[dobbslc]

Just noticed it's Festool £££

 

[Dieselman 63]

Today I acquired
Well you guys know how it is. I picked up my Manchester saw today..made arrangements to get the massive radial drill moved...but while I was there I brought....this fantastic leblonde lathe..a Bridgeport. And a few other bits..happy days I say.View attachment 186909 View attachment 186910 View attachment 186911 View attachment 186912 View attachment 186913 View attachment 186914

I have bought many things in my life, but nothing beats the feeling of buying old machine tools, especially when you get them cheap. Lovely stuff indeed.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A question
Do these things work?
They are lovely to see but if they also work they are awesome[/QUOTE

They do work.
If you look at my past posts you will find that I have posted about them.