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

[tinman123]

I've thought about the Milwaukee one but although I do a lot of greasing it's nearly all at work where buying the tool will be spending my money for the sake of someone else's time. Bad idea. Also, although I'm sure it would be great but I don't really wish I had it when pumping mine. I did have a Sealey cordless one which was rubbish mind (a lot of years ago), I only got that for pumping up crawler tracks which I was doing a lot then and it can be hard work.

It took me years to get a good gun and it's an old draper where you can push the plunger up to expel air (an essential requirement if a grease gun is to be any use and avoid air locks, my biggest single issue with them). It's also got a swivel for the hose and a longer one and of course the G coupler and it's lovely to use.
I also have a new Bluepoint one which seems pretty reasonable but it gets very little use as it contains pin and bush grease which I don't use a lot of (only use it for myself, not work).

The grease I use is K2EP Longlife complex grease from Morris. It's the same as JCB blue grease and it's the only spec I will use these days (apart from pin and bush which is only suitable for that and not bearings). I spent ages looking at the specs compared with ordinary multipurpose grease and it lasts longer, copes with higher heat etc and doesn't go off like ordinary grease does. Brilliant stuff, and a nice red color from Morris!

i work for myself for my sins so i usually benefit from anything bought, one of the very few bonuses of being self employed.
isnt it mad that the good gun you found was a draper, ooh how the times have changed.

im using morris k48 ep grease iirc here at the mo, a black grease.
im using it in a auto greaser but i use the blue mobil for everything else, i use it for the pin and bush's as well, it seems to do the job just as good as the pin n bush and its handy for one grease fits all.

i see a lot of the cheaper brands are putting a dye in their grease's to make it look like the real thing.
its normally wrote on the tube somewhere in fine print.
i mostly use the blue grease here because i dont maybe grease things by the suggested book hours so it ill last the race longer than the std stuff, which i dont use here unless i was pumping up a track or something.

 

[arther dailey]

A 60W soldering iron and a pair of shade 3 ish gas goggles. Look like they've never been used since the date on the box (1952) All gratis from a mate.

Those soldering irons are brilliant, I inherited my fathers, last time it was used it got knocked of the bench and sheared the tip off, still have it but obviously its now a non runner, believe me brilliant tool, the heat is spot on.Arther

 

[Bill Edwards]

i work for myself for my sins so i usually benefit from anything bought, one of the very few bonuses of being self employed.
isnt it mad that the good gun you found was a draper, ooh how the times have changed.

im using morris k48 ep grease iirc here at the mo, a black grease.
im using it in a auto greaser but i use the blue mobil for everything else, i use it for the pin and bush's as well, it seems to do the job just as good as the pin n bush and its handy for one grease fits all.

i see a lot of the cheaper brands are putting a dye in their grease's to make it look like the real thing.
its normally wrote on the tube somewhere in fine print.
i mostly use the blue grease here because i dont maybe grease things by the suggested book hours so it ill last the race longer than the std stuff, which i dont use here unless i was pumping up a track or something.

Pumping up tracks and greasing the plough wear parts for winter is all I use common grease for these days. I still have to deal with enough problems using good stuff! Mainly people who couldn't be bothered to use enough of it mind...
I like the fact it goes a little further between greasing intervals. If used on the dot it should reduce wear to almost nil and for the equipment that's only getting greased every three days rather than daily it's going to help a bit. Idiotic boss

 

[Windy Miller]

I just acquired 20 or so old plastic chopping boards a trolley full of old pots and pans with some lids a dozen or so sifts don't know what I am going to do with it all seems criminal to bin it all, I do like a chopping board or 2 though

just got some more goodies a microwave working going in the garage lots of baking sheets some Yorkshire tins more pans a few woks I need to make a sculpture or something.

Unless any one needs any bits?

I could do with a small stainless jug, about 3 or 4" dia and about 6 or 7" tall if you have one please - need it for a crucible to melt aluminium!

 

[123hotchef]

I could do with a small stainless jug, about 3 or 4" dia and about 6 or 7" tall if you have one please - need it for a crucible to melt aluminium!

come and get one mate ;-)

 

[MattH]

Today I acquired:

4 X No3 Record vices
A No6 Record vice
A 24" Mag Chuck
A Ridgid pipe bender
A 1400mm length of 75mm mild steel
A big plate of 5mm mild steel

 

[eSCHEn]

Lovely haul Matt

 

[Freddy0309]

not jelous in the slightest......honest lol

 

[Tinbasherdan]

You can go off people you know......

 

[Johnseat]

Today I acquired:

4 X No3 Record vices
A No6 Record vice
A 24" Mag Chuck
A Ridgid pipe bender
A 1400mm length of 75mm mild steel
A big plate of 5mm mild steel

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Go on then, we're from!!

 

[MattH]

Go on then, we're from!!

My mates family run a scrap metal merchants that have lots of contracts with engineering firms. They put all the good stuff to one side, sell it on and make a bit more money over scrap.

 

[Johnseat]

I need mates like yours.

 

[brightspark]

kleptomaniac

 

[Fintray]

Got some Transair pipe and fittings and a handy cylinder:

 

[sardine]

Filing cabinets to repurpose as secure tool cabinets. I will put some serious locks on, and put all me power tools in them. ( they had concrete slabs bolted on the bases, which didn't help a quick getaway ! )

Nothing on the news about a filing cabinet skip robbery, so i think i got away with it ?

 

[arther dailey]

they are tidy boxes, nice oneArther

 

[MrFluffy]

I just acquired 20 or so old plastic chopping boards a trolley full of old pots and pans with some lids a dozen or so sifts don't know what I am going to do with it all seems criminal to bin it all, I do like a chopping board or 2 though

Chopping boards are ace raw materials, for testing stuff on a cnc and for actually making it when you don't really need steel or aluminium. Made a rotating platten for a diy 3d scanner last time I got one!

 

[123hotchef]

I was thinking it would make a nice bearing too for my home made polisher

 

[Dieselman 63]

Today I acquired some interesting things. Firstly basic lathe skills which I'm very happy with, the next are actual material objects though!

Three powder coated steel trays, feet for size ref as I've not got a ruler

Then in the same skip this strange wheely square - reckon it'll be great for moving stuff around like boxes

Under

 

[Dieselman 63]

Right so I'm just off out to the shops and what do I see, more steel plates stashed by the bins. Suddenly I realise what I've got, so I take the other two bits up to my flat along with a pile of nuts, bolts and washers, and build this:

Flipped the shelves to make trays, and as a bonus, it's on wheels! Need to get some rubber sheet to line the trays, but I think I've just picked up a new trolley for my tools for free!