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

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

They say they grow up quickly.



I got this baby Leytool hand drill a while ago.
But they brow up fast.




Has hard a hard life, the handle has ben repaired, but looks like a decent repair.




Two speed action, but I need to do a bit off research into it.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Imperial threads on the Harrison. Had a 63t changewheels in a box of bits that was the correct pitch, turned the bore out and filed a new key way and away she goes

 

[Craig-SM]

I have always been meaning to get a half decent grease gun as the normal style are just so useless.
Let us know how you get on with that one as it does look quite good and if it is I will likely get one myself.

I’ve already given it a go but by no means an extensive test. Rear prop on the Shogun as well as the top ball joints. The trigger is firm but easy too with no slop in the action. This is using Mobil XHP 222 grease which is thicker than most. Not sure how much grease comes out with each full squeeze of the trigger but seemed a lot quicker than the previous Sealey one. Then again that was useless and half the pumps of the handle produced nothing.
The grease nipple connector goes on easy and no grease escapes. The connector feels much tighter to get off and I thought it was stuck at first but just angle it to the side and it comes off.
The hose is generous at 18 inch, it looks thin but it is firm and still flexible.

Fitting a new cartridge was simply. Pull the handle back, insert the cartridge, fit the pump and push the handle in, pull out the handle and repeat, press the air release button (you hear a little hiss) squeeze the trigger about 3 times and grease is coming out the nozzle.

For £30 it feels very well engineered.

 

[Hood]

I’ve already given it a go but by no means an extensive test. Rear prop on the Shogun as well as the top ball joints. The trigger is firm but easy too with no slop in the action. This is using Mobil XHP 222 grease which is thicker than most. Not sure how much grease comes out with each full squeeze of the trigger but seemed a lot quicker than the previous Sealey one. Then again that was useless and half the pumps of the handle produced nothing.
The grease nipple connector goes on easy and no grease escapes. The connector feels much tighter to get off and I thought it was stuck at first but just angle it to the side and it comes off.
The hose is generous at 18 inch, it looks thin but it is firm and still flexible.

Fitting a new cartridge was simply. Pull the handle back, insert the cartridge, fit the pump and push the handle in, pull out the handle and repeat, press the air release button (you hear a little hiss) squeeze the trigger about 3 times and grease is coming out the nozzle.

For £30 it feels very well engineered.

Thanks, I think I will get one, could never get the normal grease guns to work very well, constantly having to bleed them etc.

 

[Olderisbetter]

I was given a few lengths of thick wall 1" box section and a few random bits of bigger box section, It needed a clean up but it has made the ideal supports for my welding and fabrication bench, It should hold 6 boxes of metal working tools and bits when finished, The plan is to add sides and doors and pop up wheels to make it mobile if needed.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Stopped by our local ALDI today and in the red tag offers they had 4500 kg Tow Straps for 99 pence each !!!
Also picked up a new Road Atlas.
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[Hood]

Didn't think you could still get a road atlas

 

[Parm]

Stopped by our local ALDI today and in the red tag offers they had 4500 kg Tow Straps for 99 pence each !!!
Also picked up a new Road Atlas.
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I need a few of those

 

[Craig-SM]

Me too

 

[Arc Tourist]

Didn't think you could still get a road atlas

Yeah, and laughing out loud my Wife noted that the atlas made note of ALDI stores locations on all pages; smart advertising for sure.

I need a few of those

I was surprised for sure, the hooks are worth more than 99 pence; there is also a plastic red flag and a magnetic sticker which states " ON TOW " included.

 

[Parm]

Yeah, and laughing out loud my Wife noted that the atlas made note of ALDI stores locations on all pages; smart advertising for sure.




I was surprised for sure, the hooks are worth more than 99 pence; there is also a plastic red flag and a magnetic sticker which states " ON TOW " included.

Nice cheap straps, need em for keeping tension on a young tree that started to lean over in the garden

 

[stuvy]

So the snap on man cane round and I knew I needed a second ratchet for weekends away rather than taking every single tool I owned with me!

I got this for £40 cash which was ace and a set of screwdrivers for £45 so well pleased

I almost made an impromptu purchase of the 3/8 impact gun but couldn’t justify it so the girl I work with did instead

 

[Wallace]

A Ryobi One+ Xenon lamp with a dead Li-Ion battery and a box of used HD castors for nowt from a warehouse tidy up. The battery wouldn't take a charge so I opened it up to find all the cells around 1v, gave the pack a few seconds directly with 12v then 18v from a bench power supply and tried the charger again and it started charging. Checked this evening and it seems to be holding a charge so I have gained a battery, time will tell if it is any good. The lamp is like a searchlight, the only use I can think to put it to is annoying people!

 

[Hood]

@Craig-SM mentioned about the grease gun he got the last day and said it was good. I have never been able to get any of the grease guns I had to work properly, they would work for 3 or 4 squirts then you would have to bleed it and the cycle repeated.
I used to have an old style one that was my dads that you filled with grease and it was great but inconvenient, I always regretted giving it away.
Ok so enough blethering, I order the grease gun last night and it arrived an hour ago so I put a cartridge in it and a few pumps and it was squirting grease 3m or more
Tried it on the profile rail trucks on the plasma and unbelievable, worked exactly as it should and I greased all 8 trucks and not an issue, never had to bleed it once. I have been on a greasing spree and have used at least half a cartridge up already and it is brilliant, amazing how such simple things give pleasure to simple people
The only downside so far is the strength needed to get the gun off the nipple, I pulled out a couple on the trucks as they are only screwed into the plastic ends but I found that wiggling it in a circular motion as I pulled it off helped and it does seem to be getting easier so maybe it will free off a bit.
Anyway grease gun here.

I also got a 1/4" socket set from Halfords and it seems nice although I haven't used it much yet.

 

[Wallace]

@Hood I predict the next mention of your newly acquired grease gun will be how do you stop the oil bleeding out of the grease and leaking from every orifice on the gun!

 

[DAPPH]

I went shopping yesterday and found this old hoe head, gave it a clean around potential logo areas and hey presto! It’s Whitehouse Bros of Cannock. This brand pre-dates Cornelius Whitehouse’s hedgehog brand. Very nice for $3, this will be from the turn of the century. I’ll clean it and put it back to use.

Does the blade on the push hoe look as though it can be knocked out when it's well worn down and a new high carbon blade be inserted ?

 

[Ruffian]

@Craig-SM mentioned about the grease gun he got the last day and said it was good. I have never been able to get any of the grease guns I had to work properly, they would work for 3 or 4 squirts then you would have to bleed it and the cycle repeated.
I used to have an old style one that was my dads that you filled with grease and it was great but inconvenient, I always regretted giving it away.
Ok so enough blethering, I order the grease gun last night and it arrived an hour ago so I put a cartridge in it and a few pumps and it was squirting grease 3m or more
Tried it on the profile rail trucks on the plasma and unbelievable, worked exactly as it should and I greased all 8 trucks and not an issue, never had to bleed it once. I have been on a greasing spree and have used at least half a cartridge up already and it is brilliant, amazing how such simple things give pleasure to simple people
The only downside so far is the strength needed to get the gun off the nipple, I pulled out a couple on the trucks as they are only screwed into the plastic ends but I found that wiggling it in a circular motion as I pulled it off helped and it does seem to be getting easier so maybe it will free off a bit.
Anyway grease gun here.

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I also got a 1/4" socket set from Halfords and it seems nice although I haven't used it much yet.

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Hood they now make a quick release coupling which has a release tab like some tyre inflators to help stop ripping the grease nipples out.

Think I remember seeing them in mst a couple of months back.

 

[Hood]

Hood they now make a quick release coupling which has a release tab like some tyre inflators to help stop ripping the grease nipples out.

Think I remember seeing them in mst a couple of months back.

Thanks, will have a look out for one.

 

[DAPPH]

Thanks, I think I will get one, could never get the normal grease guns to work very well, constantly having to bleed them etc.

Filling a piston grease gun with out a cartridge of grease .

The way you fill the old grease gun is important . Do it in stages pulling the piston back 1/2" AT A TIME & locking it with the clip or the chain . Loading the grease with a spatula like making an ice cream cone up with soft iced cream , making sure you don't put air in the grease . Some times it's worth giving the reservoir body lower edge a gentle tap down on the edge of a table as you fill each level as this helps get any air bubbles up to the top .

Having a warm grease & gun also helps .. loading a grease gun at minus 10 oC with solid grease is not often very successful .

I've often seen guys try and use the gun cylinder & piston as a syringe and suck the grease in as they push the body into the grease... they never seemed to have much success as they were always having to bleed the gun.

 

[DAPPH]

Filling a piston grease gun with out a cartridge of grease .

The way you fill the old grease gun is important . Do it in stages pulling the piston back 1/2" AT A TIME & locking it with the clip or the chain . Loading the grease with a spatula like making an ice cream cone up with soft iced cream , making sure you don't put air in the grease . Some times it's worth giving the reservoir body lower edge a gentle tap down on the edge of a table as you fill each level as this helps get any air bubbles up to the top .

Having a warm grease & gun also helps .. loading a grease gun at minus 10 oC with solid grease is not often very successful .

I've often seen guys try and use the gun cylinder & piston as a syringe and suck the grease in as they push the body into the grease... they never seemed to have much success as they were always having to bleed the gun.

You can get bolt head type grease nipple and a special slide on adaptor for the grease nipple . All you do is side the adaptor across the bolt head till it homes and slide it off when you have greased up .

See this eBay number button head . " 180360306568 " . there are also hexagonal heads , . adaptors are around a tenner for two . . they certainly help when you have a hundred or more to do on one vehicle or bit of machinery . I liked the buttons for you can grease up at almost any angle with ease & they work well in plastics .