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

[Arc Tourist]

Some more stuff I didn't need, but may come in useful...

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I hoped they might be Boxford, but they're not. MT3 closers but don't suit the standard drawbar. ……………….

Possibly for a Lorch lathe ?

 

[jordhandson]

Had a nice little find today out of a skip, some sort of trolley, Interesting the way if folds up, I dont know what it was made for but the wheels are solid steel and heavy duty. I have been looking for some small heavy duty wheels for awhile now to make a tractor splitting rail I reckon these will do the job a treat.



One mans rubbish is another man treasure.

 

[jordhandson]

Look at the Open University. You can do an "Open" Honors degree, Science or Arts (BSc/BA), pick and mix your courses and even transfer over course credits from other institutions. Worked for me.

Cheers I will have a look into the open university option as much as I enjoy doing what I do I wouldnt mind getting into college again a couple days a week and in the workshop the rest. thanks

Jord

 

[Arc Tourist]

Had a nice little find today out of a skip, some sort of trolley, Interesting the way if folds up, I dont know what it was made for but the wheels are solid steel and heavy duty. I have been looking for some small heavy duty wheels for awhile now to make a tractor splitting rail I reckon these will do the job a treat.

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One mans rubbish is another man treasure.

Good score

It seems very difficult nowadays to find quality wheels, new or used.

 

[jordhandson]

Good score

It seems very difficult nowadays to find quality wheels, new or used.

Your right there I recon so much good stuff goes as scrap when the price is up

 

[Parm]

Congratulations!

Do we have to call you Dr. Parm now?

Well done sir!


PHD next? Dr Parmster

@Parm congratulations mate

Nice of Parm , have one on me too

Congrats @Parm

your wayyyyyyyyyyyy behind

well done, mate.

going for a "Piled Higher and Deeper" next?

What's up DOC!

thanks folks, and everyone else I’ve missed out

no doctor, Master or anything else. I’m quite content just being Parm or parmster as @8ob calls me (it a very old variation of my nick name widely used by my old uni mates)

there will be no more studying, I can assure you of that

 

[Parm]

Wickes this evening

Damaged bags of Rock Salt, reduced to £2.5

asked some random employee how much was in each bag, he didn’t know but turned out to be the manager. He wanted them out of the way for a bit of reorganisation. offered to me for £1 a bag

So I took all five bags. Came home and checked on the luggage scales, just ripped bags and mostly to full weight

result

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Damaged bags of Rock Salt, reduced to £2.5

You're expecting a hard Winter?

 

[Parm]

You're expecting a hard Winter?

Hopefully with any luck, yes

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Hopefully with any luck, yes

I'll send you my share.

 

[brightspark]

that's expensive .just get a bucket and spade the council dump it on the hills round our way freebee

 

[Parm]

that's expensive .just get a bucket and spade the council dump it on the hills round our way freebee

I think by the time I’ve done the round trip to up norf it might work out quite expensive

 

[brightspark]

don't the council tip salt on roads round your way in yellow bins on banks ???nick them as well they make good sandblasting cabinets

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

View attachment 198048 Picked this up yesterday don’t have much use for it but always thought it’d be handy gave one . €30 later i have iv only had a quick chance to try it on the first water soaked bitta scrap timber I could find in the yard and it ate through it so that makes me happy

I use mine as an electric chisel.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

don't the council tip salt on roads round your way in yellow bins on banks ???nick them as well they make good sandblasting cabinets

They do up here, but you then have to humph it to your property - disobligingly they won't drop it at your gate, or come in and do your paths.

 

[Parm]

don't the council tip salt on roads round your way in yellow bins on banks ???nick them as well they make good sandblasting cabinets

I live in Northamptonshire, it’s the most broke county council in the U.K. (soon to be disbanded and made into two unitary authorities) They don’t do anything, barely grit the roads and defiantly no yellow bins anywhere near where I live

 

[Lewis_RX8]

that's expensive .just get a bucket and spade the council dump it on the hills round our way freebee

Trundling down to the yellow grit bit seeing all your neighbours footprints in the snow .

Must say i do have some nice neighbours gritting the road and clearing it

 

[Craig-SM]

The last set of results for my studies

I now have a Masters Degree. 20 months of hard slog is finally over

I shall be celebrating tonight

Well done, enjoy resting the brain for a while with a few beers to celebrate

 

[jimbo84]

Wickes this evening

Damaged bags of Rock Salt, reduced to £2.5

asked some random employee how much was in each bag, he didn’t know but turned out to be the manager. He wanted them out of the way for a bit of reorganisation. offered to me for £1 a bag

So I took all five bags. Came home and checked on the luggage scales, just ripped bags and mostly to full weight

result

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Wickes are great for this I don't know how they end up with so many damaged bags but I've saved a fortune over the years buying torn bags, most of the time they're pretty much the original weight anyway.

A little bonus in that the bags they put the torn ones in make great rubble sacks

 

[dobbslc]

Trundling down to the yellow grit bit seeing all your neighbours footprints in the snow .

Must say i do have some nice neighbours gritting the road and clearing it

My missus and a neighbour gritted the lane last year, she was driving his pick up but hadn't driven a manual for years! And he was shoveling the grit out the back, good luck to him!