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

[dobbslc]

Got in Barney Rubble with the trouble an strife last week, said she'd cut me Albert halls off if I bought home any more crown jewels. Said she couldn't give a Johnathon Ross if it was only a Ayrton Senna!
I dunno what the hockey puck she's on abaart!

 

[mrsbruce]

I think I’ve solved my ‘moving and lifting stuff by myself’ problems. I bought myself one of these bike lifts.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I think I’ve solved my ‘moving and lifting stuff by myself’ problems. I bought myself one of these bike lifts.

Looks excellent, we'll expect a report in due course. A 'loan' of a strong man would have been cheaper, but probably more trouble...

 

[mrsbruce]

Looks excellent, we'll expect a report in due course. A 'loan' of a strong man would have been cheaper, but probably more trouble...

I alway appreciate help given, but it’s just good to know I can now get heavy stuff on and off benches without grabbing random passing ‘strong men’.

Biggest thing to do this month, is I can now move my mill onto the lift, strengthen the mill’s stand (or build a new bench, not made up my mind yet), and do any fettlin’ needed without getting stuck, because my neighbours have all selfishly gone out to work.

 

[Aesgarth]

A sumup card reader. Seems to work...

 

[Memmeddu]

Today I half acquired
A 2hp single phase motor that I will pickup once the owner come to home to pickup a drill (15 euros)
And an engine driven air compressor for free because the owner can't figure out how to sell it
So little bit of waiting for that so he will convince that he will never sell it and it's mine
It's an old compressor
Lombardini gasoline engine with carb issues
I will pickup and rebuild as I did with my engine driven welder
Done that I will have no excuse to not buy a plasma cutter and a needle scaler

 

[Mick Annick]

On my travels today I went to see my old mate @julianthegypsy, haven’t seen him for a year or two. He’s got a neat little workshop in the Cotswolds and makes a crackling line of specialist products, too modest to post up his work

Anyway I acquired two things, a good chat with an old mate, sorry I couldn’t stay longer fella, stroppy teenagers had to go to the shops

And I acquired this

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A miniature bench top anvil, thanks very much @julianthegypsy

A lovely chap, helped me with a bit of kit I needed a couple of years back, glad he’s still going

 

[4String.]

Just had 2 email reminders for next weekend’s outings.

Friday night’s is a talk about stargazing at the Tan Hill Inn, and hopefully a spot of practice afterwards, weather permitting. And Saturday night’s is a talk about the Northern Lights at the North Pennines Observatory at Allenheads. Tan Hill, straddling the high Pennine Way between the Yorkhire Dales and the North Pennines, overlooking Bowes Moor and the trans-Pennine A66, is a great spot for stargazing, the only light pollution being from the east over Teesside way, and Allenheads is stunning all round, dark and isolated, a few miles north of the road to Alston in Upper Weardale.

Fingers crossed for clear skies both nights, but even if not, am looking forward to the pair of them.

 

[roofman]

Just had 2 email reminders for next weekend’s outings.

Friday night’s is a talk about stargazing at the Tan Hill Inn, and hopefully a spot of practice afterwards, weather permitting. And Saturday night’s is a talk about the Northern Lights at the North Pennines Observatory at Allenheads. Tan Hill, straddling the high Pennine Way between the Yorkhire Dales and the North Pennines, overlooking Bowes Moor and the trans-Pennine A66, is a great spot for stargazing, the only light pollution being from the east over Teesside way, and Allenheads is stunning all round, dark and isolated, a few miles north of the road to Alston in Upper Weardale.

Fingers crossed for clear skies both nights, but even if not, am looking forward to the pair of them.

A66 one of my favorite roads in the UK and the whole tan hill region good luck with the weather,sounds great nights.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Thanks to a good member here I have a few more toys to help MIS In a shed.
Plus I was given an old note pad.



Small note pad, running Win XP. I had to use a spare PSU and an adapter to get it to boot.
There is no past user details on it. A few useful programmes and some classic Window games.



2 shooting sticks and a walking stick.



A Garden hand pump, what doesn't. Fun ahead for some friends.



Old B&D gut buster, it works.

Thank you kind member. Dog treats in the leg pocket next visit.

 

[RichardM]

It would be a Gary Glitter if it never cut straight, will unbox it today and put you all out of your misery

Bob

Mine took two 0.5mm thick washers under the "vice" mount to bring the cut square vertically.

 

[8ob]

Something else that fell into the Trolley, already have the batteries so it seemed to make sense

 

[4String.]

Spending an all-expenses paid weekend in Braintree () before loading for the Isle of Wight on Monday, which gives me the opportunity to get the tv/dvd wired in to the truck. Sadly, I hadn’t got the right gear, but thanks to a very nice postman who pointed me in the direction of an equally nice electrical wholesalers:

 

[decca]

A cheap turbocharger. Soon to be turbo jet project when I get to it.

Cheap off Facebook.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

In the last 49 hours I got my mits on a few bits.

A Nearly new Lenovo Lap top.


That's all it does. There are other bits in the case. Something I am currently working on. A software rebuild.



A Multi Tool and a hand held Steamer.

The multi tool is the best of the 3 items.
It works.
The steamer does work, but it is disappointing.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

In the last 49 hours I got my mits on a few bits.

A Nearly new Lenovo Lap top.
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That's all it does. There are other bits in the case. Something I am currently working on. A software rebuild.

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A Multi Tool and a hand held Steamer.

The multi tool is the best of the 3 items.
It works.
The steamer does work, but it is disappointing.

I thought you were about to inflict pic #2 on pic #1.......

 

[angellonewolf]

That's all it does. There are other bits in the case. Something I am currently working on. A software rebuild.

missing the harddrive ?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I thought you were about to inflict pic #2 on pic #1.......

Tempting.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

missing the harddrive ?

No.
There is a restore USB stick in the bundle. Being restored as I type.

 

[steviec_lj]

Where to start?!?

Saturday I took a trip over to collect “that thing” from @roofman, and came away with a lot more than intended..

A corner horse feed/drink trough. Shall be repurposed as a planter or something Lovely cast item, still rings too so no cracks


A vintage petrol can, to be used for, err, petrol?


An RPM Gauge, shall end up on one of the lathes, maybe pillar drill or something. I’ll have to find more information about it first.


And finally “that thing”, the motor cover for the Alba Shaper I acquired around 6 months ago.


All in all, an excellent trip, spent a few hours gassing about this that and the other. Thoroughly fantastic bloke who knows his stuff with a brilliant workshop too