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

[Moose McAlpine]

If they look safe and good to use, they're probably good to use This is why we don't take angle grinder guards off Big grinding stones for pedestal grinders - not worth taking chances with - but small sub-5" cutting/flap discs... not really much kinetic energy stored there.

+1 on all those brands Moose mentioned. The daddy of abrasives for me is Pferd, but they aren't cheap. Klingspor is my second favourite.

The Abracs look decent, but we'll see how they actually hold up compared to others. Even at £1 each if they only last 30 seconds it's not worth it when good ones can be found cheap too. I've used Bosch a lot before and they last pretty well. I never remove the lawyer guard off my grinders, you only need to see one disc explode to know why they're there. I never quite understood why people remove them anyway.

Forgot about Pferd. I have a lot of their carbide burrs, which are excellent, and also got them all for ~£5 each by piecing odd ones together to make quite a decent set. Never used their cutting wheels or abrasives though. I'd like one of their diamond-coated wire wheels for removing mill scale but they're about £300 apparently.

 

[sardine]

I've used disks from skips, derelict factories, car boot sales, and even ones I found on a disused railway line, never had a problem with any of them. When the 9" ones wear down I use them for the 4" grinder.

All my limbs and body parts are present and correct as issued.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

All my limbs and body parts are present and correct as issued.

But attached to you?

 

[cianh91]

So you guys don’t buy these ones . They must be the best disc available at that price

 

[cianh91]

View attachment 192375 So you guys don’t buy these ones . They must be the best disc available at that price

 

[Johnnybravo]

A fool and their money.....

 

[bigegg]

View attachment 192375 So you guys don’t buy these ones . They must be the best disc available at that price

Rip off.
Only £11.50 each at been n queued

 

[brightspark]

I bet you would if it was on a sunday and you were really stuffed if the job didn't get done and no other way of doing it

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Another week, another hotel.
But another chance to explore new shops.



Meat grinder. Plans for this, in which I will be asking the wise and sensible members of this forum.



Rain King sprinkler. Post WW2. Need a lot of work. But for £1, it will be a fun project for MIS.



Another Bit and Brace drill, but with a twist.



Bad pun.
But it has an adapter to take a nice 3 jaw chuck.



In a Toy shop, they had Mamod spares. So a new Level plug. So the Mamod Mecconno engine is now safe to use.

 

[mrsbruce]

Today I acquired a Warco WM14 mini milling machine with dro. It was delivered this afternoon, and the man got the machine as far as he could into the back garden for me. A bit of grunt work and it was in the shed.

At this point it went a teeny bit pear shaped. I couldn’t get hold of a neighbour to help with the final lift onto the base, so being me, I organised a block by block lifting system. Slowly but surely, the machine was nearing level with its stand, and I gently ‘walked’ it over, when things got all wobbly. At that point, I carefully dismantled everything, and I admitted defeat.

I shall get hold of a passing neighbour over the next day or so to move it, but in the meantime, it’s sitting on a little pallet, and I switched everything on, fiddled with switches, and twirled various handles. All seems to work, but I don’t want to do too much until it’s in its proper place.

I shall take pictures once it is in place, and set up, but here’s a stock photo for now.

 

[bigegg]

I bet you would if it was on a sunday and you were really stuffed if the job didn't get done and no other way of doing it

Screwfix AND toolstation open on a sunday.
So does my local selco, for that matter.

 

[Yamhon]

I love Toolstation so quick and convenient.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Big shout out to @cheb who not only delivered the Meddings to my door, but carried it round the house [bits separated], up the garden to the shed, put it in its new home, assembled it and showed me it working - top bloke!!

Here it is with its little brother, which will be going on F/book and Gumtree as of tomorrow.



Guess who's going to be drilling holes in stuff tomorrow.

Shared a brew and a blether - it's nice to have a face to a name among the Members.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Got a length of 50mm x 90mm x 6mm wall box section 2200mm long, It was free but will cost me a breakfast later in the week
This is going to be used in my new shed build https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/another-shed-build.94332/#post-1402067

 

[bigegg]

a fruit dehydrator
a 3d filament drier / rod oven.
£99 + vat, delivered, from Nisbets.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Today I acquired 2 packages.

@slim_boy_fat



It was well wrapped and no clues was gained by shaking it.


I think I will be busy for a while, unless Mrs TYA has it away.



This also arrived.



20 Beech handles.
Odd, I ordered 12.

 

[Mike Pinches]

I acquired this today, needs a good clean up and I have no doubt that there will be play in most of it. Will hopefully strip it down and refurbish it properly at some point.
It should do to get me started in machining though, having only used a lathe for a couple of weeks in school 18 years ago.

 

[zx9]

I acquired this today, needs a good clean up and I have no doubt that there will be play in most of it. Will hopefully strip it down and refurbish it properly at some point.
It should do to get me started in machining though, having only used a lathe for a couple of weeks in school 18 years ago.

Cool, Drummond B ?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@Mike Pinches I hope the top slide is in that box.

 

[Jlg]

A empty fire extinguisher and the need for a new one