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

[zx9]

Kerry super-eight.

As in 4 speeds on the pulleys and a high/ low range? if so sounds a very useful drill, well worth fixing.

 

[julianthegypsy]

As in 4 speeds on the pulleys and a high/ low range? if so sounds a very useful drill, well worth fixing.

Yep, that's it. Didn't know Q&S were the same company. The range selection seems seized, which doesn't surprise me. Previous owner probably didn't know what it was for, it's quite common with back gears!

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Yep, that's it. Didn't know Q&S were the same company. The range selection seems seized, which doesn't surprise me. Previous owner probably didn't know what it was for, it's quite common with back gears!

Yep Kerry bought q&s sometime in the 50s I believe

 

[Olderisbetter]

Picked these up for a fair sum - $120. Think that’s a good deal though. They’re Gearwrench and have a lockable angle and ratchet on one end.

The look like the Halfords advance ones i have been thinking about getting.. I need an excuse for buying them lol

 

[Dieselman 63]

The look like the Halfords advance ones i have been thinking about getting.. I need an excuse for buying them lol

They’re nice. The lock shift thing is metal too, seems durable. We shall see...

 

[Turbo]

a proxon "rotary ratchet"

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works like a normal ratchet, but the ratchet can also be driven by twisting the handle - via a 1/4" drive if neccessary.

£23 for the 1/2" size, and seems to have good reviews. We shall see.

I bought a 1/4" drive sidewinder ratchet years ago for changing the spark plus on my Subaru Legacy.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173256020678
Works in a similar way to your ratchet & it was the only easy way to remove the 10mm bolts holding on the coil packs! Even with using it the job took an hour, without it 1/2 a day!

 

[Turbo]

Kerry super-eight.

I currently have a Kerry Super 8 bench drill like yours and a floor mounted Q&S QDM 750, which uses an identical back gear system mounted in a slightly different casting.
Here's a link to an old thread where I did a guide on how the back gear works.
https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum...press-kerrys-super-8.60442/page-2#post-767011

Once you get that working I would be fairly certain you will keep it & sell the Fobco! It's very solidly built (the column is solid bar, not hollow) & it's so handy to go from pilot drill speed to slow speed without messing around with belts! I've used mine to bore 25mm holes with nice long curls of swarf coming out.
More info here.
http://www.lathes.co.uk/kerrysuper8/
http://www.lathes.co.uk/qualters-smith-drills/

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Jumping to the right place from the "There's always one" thread , the Abracs discs arrived this morning so had a test. Apart from being a bit tight inside the grinder guard [this'll wear down, I'm sure] it seems to have done a decent job - better than a flap disc I think as there is no 'digging in'/marking you can get with them

And yes, I know the milled slot is slightly off-centre.....





Gives me confidence to replace with cheaper eBay jobs when the needs arises.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Is that one of the non-woven type discs?



I use the Norton Blaze ones and they're excellent. Shame they're 10 quid each and don't last so long.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Dragged out today, but "Managed" to convince my friend to let me look into a few shops. Worth it, my friend now enjoys second hand shops.

So I managed to get my grubby mits on some nice stuff.
It will be a few weeks before I can get some workshop time on them.
But I can wait.



SIF Egg Beater drill, Ex War Department, dated 1942.
It doesn't move, but the chuck is in good condition.
May be restored, or used to repair the other one I have.



Rabone Chesterman Tape, metal tape.
In good condition, will be donated to a MIS.



CK combination pliers, almost new.
Will be used for work.



Service Cabinet key, to replace mine.
Mine some how grew legs, not happy.



Couple of screwdrivers, The ratchet one is marked US Army. The 2 were part of a bundle.



Drill kit, I lost the 2 missing ones when I was trying to be a smug bar steward opening the kit in friends car.






5 Raw Plug Stamped Hammer drills.
The top one is "mushroomed," but the bit is sharp.
The bottom one is dead, broken and mushroomed.
The middle 3 have had little use.





Nice small ball pein hammer, the shaft is the wrong type for the head, that may be kept. Or I may replace.

That lot £10.

Bristol shop.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A few toys, some I had as a child, one I brought for the family link.




Nice Field Gun.



HMS Hood.



Just why not.




Spirit of St Louse.
1976, needs some bits changed.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Something cute as Mini Me said when she saw it.

A Polylux 2 colour lamp.


The lamp is 12v, fed by the old clear coated bell cable.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

How the heck are you going to get the transit in the footwell?

Change of plans anyway. Hired this Beasty for the week. Can't argue for 250.

As I've had to pay out for van hire and new clutch in the traffic I decided to run it into the ground. Il keep squirrelling money away for a bigger deposit. Don't really want to buy a transit and want to buy as new and low milage as possible. No interest in running a van for 3 years and starting again.

The crafter isn't a bad van. Feels a bit cheap in the cab but nice to drive.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

This popped up on Facebook for a score.
My little Clarke gave up the ghost and my big Clarke is to big to house at home.

This one's small enough to slide under a bench.
No bevel though. Straight cuts only.
Looks a bitsa.
Will open it up tomorrow for a better look and see if it's safe.

Worst case il have a motor from it and a decent fence for my bandsaw

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Change of plans anyway. Hired this Beasty for the week. Can't argue for 250.
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I've not driven the new shape Crafter but i had a 2007 one and loved it. Always broken, and little noisy but enough torque to pull down a house. Basically a Sprinter and it was a great van. I recently rented an 18 plate LWB Transit and it was a very nice van and drove nicely (Not quite as nice as my work Transit Custom.) But felt a little flimsy. The rear doors flexed when slsmmed shut.

You can't beat a Sprinter for a big van. I'm on my second one now. Miss my old Sprinter, wish i never sold it.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I've not driven the new shape Crafter but i had a 2007 one and loved it. Always broken, and little noisy but enough torque to pull down a house. Basically a Sprinter and it was a great van. I recently rented an 18 plate LWB Transit and it was a very nice van and drove nicely (Not quite as nice as my work Transit Custom.) But felt a little flimsy. The rear doors flexed when slsmmed shut.

You can't beat a Sprinter for a big van. I'm on my second one now. Miss my old Sprinter, wish i never sold it.

I miss my 04 convoy. 2.4 duratorq.
Downplated from 4 odd ton so uprated brakes and springs and twin axle.
Bit of a rattler but kept on going. Fuel pump gave up and too expensive given the steel worms that got in the join between fibreglass roof and steel.
A rack and pinion would have made a much better van of it rather than the awful steering box.

 

[martsrods]

Two digital callipers from Lidl. (Their spelling!) Have some from quite a while ago and they're quite knocked about. the new ones seem to have an improved feature where it remembers where it was when it went to sleep. It also retains inches if that was previously selected. Quite useful, methinks. (My older ones revert to 0mm when switched back on.) They also wake up when moved rather than having to be switched back on and re-zeroed. I can keep these for best and use the old ones for marking out.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Is that one of the non-woven type discs?

Aye, that's them. I paid £4.50 each, but others are less elsewhere.

 

[Keith 66]

Today i acquired for nowt a Stanley 112 scraper plane, covered in filth & rust. Half an hour with wd40 & 400 wet & dry followed by a grey scotchbrite pad it is looking very smart. Good usable tool & aparently quite rare.

 

[anto44]

I'll dig them out of storage and get a picture or two.View attachment 168577

Seen one of these for sale and found this post doing a bit of research, what's the blade speed on one of these? I'm wondering if it's suitable for metal or is it a wood cutting saw only