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

[arther dailey]

gotta make you smile eh

 

[Turbo]

Most lifting chains second life with binders for holding down machines. I chop them up and fit clevis hooks to all mine in various lengths for exactly that.

Bob

Those chains appear regularly at the local auction. No cert but are complete with hooks & shortening link, usually around 4-5m long. They can fetch anything from £10 to £30, I've bought a few at the lower price. I use them as tow chains or for lifting lighter stuff.

BTW, the Fordson Blue John Deere just looks wrong, maybe paint the wheels orange instead!

 

[indy4x]

our lass never said nowt when I bought a milling machine and another lathe or anything I get

Mine didn't either but then she didn't see them arrive, took her 12 months to notice and when I told her I'd had them ages she didn't believe me

 

[Turbo]

Not me but our Men's Shed acquired this bag of goodies.

It's this kit but we've swapped the hammer drill for a more useful cordless planer.

We had applied for funding for more cordless tools & it has eventually came through & this was bought from FFX for £675.
This will mean less extension leads to act as trip hazards, a lot of our members are not good on their feet!

Now we have some 5ah batteries we are going to buy a cordless grinder.

 

[DAPPH]

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Winchboy here, Winchmans son. One of the bigger things I've bought from eBay (had to get one up on Winchman for biggest thing bought on ebay) and can't wait to go camping with it, alongside the 3L mercedes engine inside it (rivet counters look away). Any advice would be appreciated as well as spares etc hoping to do a mild restoration of it , knock dents out, re-paint, tart up some of the rougher repairs on the body work where its been plated. Just paid for not yet collected however as its 300 miles away on the south coast, just getting my ear defenders and warm coat ready for it. Luckily we've got an AA membership and it should do 30mpg.

Try to sell it to a mug on eBay before you spend a penny on it that way you'll save a fortune

 

[DAPPH]

Splurged on a new drill at lunchtime, i can't justify dewalts etc as i just don't use them enough. I had a parkside cordless for years and it was great, then the battery died, and i could not get a new one. This was 30 eurodollars, no battery or charger, but i have a battery and charger anyway. Gave it a whirl tonight and its ok for the light work i would be doing.


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In the Parkside leaflet there is an address for customer care ..I think it is a wwww. one …. I went there & eventually found a new battery for my little vibrating saw . IIRC it was going to be £3 more than a new one from the store when the P&P had been added

 

[DAPPH]

I acquied a 12 speed Nu-Tool Bench Drill. Runs well, chuck seems true with no wobble but needs a good clean and so the movement of the arms is smooth again.
One slight problem is that it doesn't fit on my bench due to the height. Current position is about all I can manage and it's no use there. As the motor and drill and mounted on a post then clamped with grub screws. My thinking is I can just cut off 3 inch from the top so that I can move it into a better position on the bench then pull it forward to use, dropping it on its side to adjust the pulleys. Any one see a problem with that scenario before I start cutting?

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Getting the pillar tube back in the hole once you've cut it is best done with the head laid on it's side rather than try and hold it up above a vertical tube . The last one I played with .. I left the tube in place , laid the drill on it's side undid the foot , cut it chamfered the cut and put the foot back on ..had to slacken the top rack clamp to allow the rack to move up . I then had to get help to get it back on it foot and bolt it securely to the bench .

 

[Craig-SM]

Getting the pillar tube back in the hole once you've cut it is best done with the head laid on it's side rather than try and hold it up above a vertical tube . The last one I played with .. I left the tube in place , laid the drill on it's side undid the foot , cut it chamfered the cut and put the foot back on ..had to slacken the top rack clamp to allow the rack to move up . I then had to get help to get it back on it foot and bolt it securely to the bench .

Luckily I’d had my weetabix that day and was able to lift it straight on. I used the spirit levels and tape measure to unsure it was all lined up before clamping the head tight.

 

[DAPPH]

Luckily I’d had my weetabix that day and was able to lift it straight on. I used the spirit levels and tape measure to unsure it was all lined up before clamping the head tight.

That was lucky .

 

[Memmeddu]

Not me but our Men's Shed acquired this bag of goodies.

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It's this kit but we've swapped the hammer drill for a more useful cordless planer.

We had applied for funding for more cordless tools & it has eventually came through & this was bought from FFX for £675.
This will mean less extension leads to act as trip hazards, a lot of our members are not good on their feet!

Now we have some 5ah batteries we are going to buy a cordless grinder.

That's more pornography related than the chainsaw oil up in the comments before

 

[Memmeddu]

In the Parkside leaflet there is an address for customer care ..I think it is a wwww. one …. I went there & eventually found a new battery for my little vibrating saw . IIRC it was going to be £3 more than a new one from the store when the P&P had been added

I will surely make a parkside cordless kit in the future and I will be not afraid to take them out in the job site
Because yes they are cheap but , batteries are easily available for cheap , power wise they are enough good and I know Hilti guys that use also parkside
Generally speaking I can't justify the money effort to buy a cordless grinder ,driver drill, impact and maybe circ saw from Metabo or Milwaukee even in work environment because I don't use them often
I have a 36V Hitachi SDS drill that I use not quite often
Generally the customers don't know the value of the tools but sometimes there are people that know what you use so they can see see you as an improvised so I generally don't buy cheap tools but my bag is something like 500 euros worth of specialised branded tools.
So I don't think someone will probably think that I'm an improvised just looking my tools
Ahh another thing Lidl warranty
3 years full warranty
No questions when you get the warranty service
They comes to you to take the broken tool
They send you another one or yours repaired or even the new and the old not repaired
Something paragonable as Hilti customer service
All this dirty cheap

 

[Seadog]

Getting the pillar tube back in the hole once you've cut it is best done with the head laid on it's side rather than try and hold it up above a vertical tube . The last one I played with .. I left the tube in place , laid the drill on it's side undid the foot , cut it chamfered the cut and put the foot back on ..had to slacken the top rack clamp to allow the rack to move up . I then had to get help to get it back on it foot and bolt it securely to the bench .

I've dismantled and moved Progress 2G four or five times, singled handedly (not sure I could now).

Remove the table.
Lower the head to its lowest position.
Stand on the bench and pull the column towards you. It helps at this point if you've A) unbolted said drill from the bench and B) you've cleared the bench
Lower the lot and then you can undo the column mounting boss on the base.
Having done that you can then loosen the clamp on the column and draw it from the head casting.

Sounds easy, but it's a bit of a frig to do. For a start the base isn't square, so the whole lot is trying to roll to one side. It makes for an interesting half hour.

On top of that, the Progress has a solid steel column; 3 foot of 3 inch steel weighs a far bit, about 72lbs or 33kg.

Reassembly is, of course, the reverse procedure, except you don't have gravity on your side

 

[4String.]

As I was passing the distillery, it would have been rude not to:




No pics are available of the 12 Tunnock’s Teacakes that were purchased at the same time, as they are now residing somewhere inside my stomach .

 

[Lazurus]

As I was passing the distillery, it would have been rude not to:


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No pics are available of the 12 Tunnock’s Teacakes that were purchased at the same time, as they are now residing somewhere inside my stomach .

12 - Really

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Dull, slow week. Some mad customers, some insane ones and a few puppy hugs. But little gains.
But puppy hugs.
Enough, what did I get?



A Glass, nowt special. But it is heavy, chunky and fits my hand nicely, great for cold drinks in the play pen.





A odd watering can, in brass and copper. Or a Knobberly Knick Nak as Mrs TYA would call it.
There is a plan.
For MIS, on how to polish metal work up, with out power tools.





Softface hammer, will be donated to MIS, cup M14 wire brush, to be used by Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!





5 Russian Dolls, set aside for me (£0:00) as the shop new I liked them.



Bucket Pump.
What made me like this was the date.
1917.
Stamped War Department.
Bristol Docks.
I need a nozzle and a rubber braded hose. The hunt is on.



Britol Wall Mount Imperial Socket set.
Complete, I snapped this up for the simple reasons:
My Dad had the same set.
It was the first sockets I learnt to use.

 

[4String.]

12 - Really

In truth, I had 3 packets all to myself, but in a rare (for a boner fido Yorkshireman ) gesture of magnanimity, I gave a packet this morning to the father and son team who were installing the smart metering pole I delivered near Portsoy.

Seriously, I felt very sorry for the lad, apparently he was cutting a length of 6” ducting with a wood saw yesterday. The saw grabbed on the drawcord as he was on the cutting stroke, the blade bent in an arc then twanged free, and shot forward. He was rushing the job, and that’s a place we’ve all been to , and as the blade came loose, it jumped across to his hand and almost took his thumb off . Made a heck of a mess according to his Dad, blood everywhere and tendons cut through. Lots of bandages later, he has an appointment at home, Derby, as soon as he gets home, after a 10 hour drive on a Friday .

Note: And if anyone tells you you can get an 18 metre artic through the village of Fordyce, they’re not wrong. But it’s bum squeakingly tight .

 

[4String.]

And, the best part of today, I’ve acquired a paid weekend to Shetland .

Parked near Arbroath tonight awaiting tomorrow when a Scottish haulier is bringing me a sectional phone mast on our short body. Great piece of kit, you drop the trailer then with the crane you lift the body and sit it on 4 twistlock posts, (same as shipping containers sit on), that are part of the subframe for the crane, and it turns the artic unit into a short wheelbase rigid lorry. Superb for accessing very tight sites, makes the rig ultra versatile.

And even better, the installation is on Monday, but Sunday’s overnight ferry from Aberdeen is full, so I’m on tomorrow night’s ferry, which gives me most of Sunday to indulge in birdwatching and whisky drinking. And Monday night’s ferry back to Aberdeen is full, so I get most of Tuesday to play out as well .

Thus, I admit to being a happy chappy today .

 

[Jim Davey]

Today my shonky boat got motive power.
A Tohatsu 25 uprated to 30hp.
Should be a bit more brisk than the old 8hp.

 

[DAPPH]

And, the best part of today, I’ve acquired a paid weekend to Shetland .

Parked near Arbroath tonight awaiting tomorrow when a Scottish haulier is bringing me a sectional phone mast on our short body. Great piece of kit, you drop the trailer then with the crane you lift the body and sit it on 4 twistlock posts, (same as shipping containers sit on), that are part of the subframe for the crane, and it turns the artic unit into a short wheelbase rigid lorry. Superb for accessing very tight sites, makes the rig ultra versatile.

And even better, the installation is on Monday, but Sunday’s overnight ferry from Aberdeen is full, so I’m on tomorrow night’s ferry, which gives me most of Sunday to indulge in birdwatching and whisky drinking. And Monday night’s ferry back to Aberdeen is full, so I get most of Tuesday to play out as well .

Thus, I admit to being a happy chappy today .

Sounds an interesting set up are you allowed to get the site some photos?

 

[4String.]

Sounds an interesting set up are you allowed to get the site some photos?

I’ll try and take some without anything “incriminating” on show. No shots of me, obviously .