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

sardine · Oct 30, 2019

Best place to shop at Wickes is round the back in the skip.

( Had a 1000 pound worth of stuff out of there last year at least. )

Memmeddu · Oct 30, 2019

Today I may acquire a big refrigeration cell (is it right) for free
I've asked to the owner who want destroy this thing that is something like 12x8x3meters
If he confirms that it can be disassembled ...
Me my brother and couple of friends will go there to take this thing to our land in the country
We need a kind of storage space there to put into various building equipment (for the majority scaffoldings)

Dieselman 63 · Oct 30, 2019

A taper turner for my Colchester Bantam, and a new apron handwheel (broken one shown). I’m very happy indeed!

jimbo84 · Oct 30, 2019

A bit of heat in the garage.

I had this in the shipping container but it had as much effect as candle in a cathedral and loaded up the genny so moved it to the garage where it is of more use.

paulmitchell1984 · Oct 30, 2019

I had one of those for a while until I realised how much the electric bill went up lol... Brilliant heat for a small garage though

jimbo84 said:
A bit of heat in the garage.

I had this in the shipping container but it had as much effect as candle in a cathedral and loaded up the genny so moved it to the garage where it is of more use.

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God mode restorations · Oct 30, 2019

Today I acquired.
This very nice 53 inch camel back straight edge.

Pigeon_Droppings2 · Oct 30, 2019

These arrived today...£100 so not cheap as chips but A777 bits ain't cheap so I'm very happy.

I did deploy some dubious fleabay bid tactics....not breaking any rules of course.

Farside · Oct 30, 2019

WorkshopChris said:
One of those tools once you use one you keep finding new jobs for it and wonder how you managed before you had it.

Exactly. There are numerous times in the past few years I've been thinking I'd have to footer about with this, that or the other when I've suddenly recalled.... THE MULTITOOL! Five minutes later, job jobbed.

Memmeddu · Oct 30, 2019

Memmeddu said:
Today I may acquire a big refrigeration cell (is it right) for free
I've asked to the owner who want destroy this thing that is something like 12x8x3meters
If he confirms that it can be disassembled ...
Me my brother and couple of friends will go there to take this thing to our land in the country
We need a kind of storage space there to put into various building equipment (for the majority scaffoldings)

I came too late
He gave it

Maker · Oct 30, 2019

This weekend I should be acquiring a new mountain bike after my last one was stolen, just gotta get to Wales to collect it. :laughing:

pressbrake1 · Oct 30, 2019

jordhandson said:
Yesterday from the shop of “swings and round abouts”. A while back I resurfaced a distant mates front discs (I needed something to practice on being first time grinding) they came out really good I didn't charge him as I gained experience grinding. Yesterday morning the same guy came by the workshop and my first thought was oh no its Saturday, my time go away I don't want to be disturbed. Any way to cut a long story short, after chatting for about an hour and a half and several coffees he said, he’s been clearing his dads shed out, “his dads passed away” and there are a few things I may be able to use, we get the stuff in the shop, now im feeling pretty bad for thinking go away its Saturday. He would take nothing for the stuff although I did manage to get him to take something for the fuel.

Any way I am so privileged to have my dad and mum still with me. Ive felt pretty guilty all weekend.

Thats it got it off my chest. My weekend changed as I did have couple projects to do but ended up cleaning some of the stuff the guy dropped off.

Here some pics I gotta figure out what chesterman thing does and if I need it, the long calipers might be useful vices are always handy, a handy 1 gallon jug and old weed sprayer thingy and an old union hand drill (ornament) . Its been a good weekend although I still feel a bit guilty for my thoughts.

I dont think this is complete but will do some reasearch
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Ive given this a bit of a clean
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This has cleaned up well

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A handy jug
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Jord

I have a few chesterman height gauges.
Not just useful for marking out but also useful setting out on a milling machine by either using the blade or putting a dti clock on it and zeroing off jo(gauge) blocks
I have a 48” one I use for shafts

Tom O · Oct 30, 2019

These fell of the truck yesterday, literally they show no sign of use, I stopped and picked them up and have posted on Twitter & FB so far, with any luck they will get back home!

slim_boy_fat · Oct 30, 2019

Memmeddu said:
I came too late
He gave it

jordhandson · Oct 30, 2019

pressbrake1 said:
I have a few chesterman height gauges.
Not just useful for marking out but also useful setting out on a milling machine by either using the blade or putting a dti clock on it and zeroing off jo(gauge) blocks
I have a 48” one I use for shafts

Used it today for marking out something I used a b lack permanent marker till i get some proper layout ink. I am going to make a holder fro the dti clock great idea cheers pressbrake

jordhandson · Oct 30, 2019

slim_boy_fat said:

I recon its he's arrived to late and the bloke gave it to someone else. love it let see if im correct

slim_boy_fat · Oct 30, 2019

^^ That's what he said????

Memmeddu · Oct 30, 2019

slim_boy_fat said:

It's not possible to win every time you play

I'm always looking for something interesting
On Monday I went to my local Lidl looking for the portaband , but I didn't find it so I bought a set of driver bits and a set of bimetallic hole saws for myself and a set of diamond hole saws (for tiles) for my father and my brother

Today I was looking for informations and opinions about the Lidl portaband and the majority of who bought it send it back because broken /damaged not working etc
So if I will need something to cut "precisely" and or repetitive length at a precise angle I will probably buy an abrasive chop saw
I was wondering that I been unlucky because I didn't find it but maybe it's better that I didn't

Memmeddu · Oct 30, 2019

jordhandson said:
I recon its he's arrived to late and the bloke gave it to someone else. love it let see if im correct

Something like that

8ob · Oct 30, 2019

Got a few more bits for one of my v8 toys, dry sump, bellhousing and flywheel assembly that will allow the engine to run in the chassis lower than a snakes belly :thumbup:

Memmeddu · Oct 30, 2019

Tom O said:
View attachment 198293 View attachment 198292 These fell of the truck yesterday, literally they show no sign of use, I stopped and picked them up and have posted on Twitter & FB so far, with any luck they will get back home!

I can't believe how you (Britain) are so educated and onest
If something like that happens here ...
At least 3 peoples will fight like dogs to bring the box to home
I've seen peoples stealing a €0.25 bic pen ....
Not new but used
Isn't a good picture of my country but unfortunately it's the cruel truth

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