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

[m_c]

The correct length LED tubes

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No more flickering lights above my CNC lathe

 

[fizzy]

Always had a soft spot for catapults.
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Never shot much beyond air rifes and the occasional small bore
Did plenty of damage with these beasties over the years though

Have you watched Sprague on YouTube? The catapult king!

 

[Parm]

Always had a soft spot for catapults.
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Never shot much beyond air rifes and the occasional small bore
Did plenty of damage with these beasties over the years though

Ive got one like that somewhere

must find it

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I made one for my pal for 'scaring' cormorants which were stealing fish from his angling Club's stocked lake. It was decent but two days after he got it....not a cormorant to be seen, go figure as they say.

I wanted one for myself but was too busy to be bothered making one, so for all they cost I ordered one ex eBlag. Never arrived but got a full refund without question - I'm still devoid of catapult, but one day soon I'll fire up the mig.

 

[bigegg]

me and my best mate (now long dead ) invented the "cataplank" :
a 4ft piece of 3x2, and about 40 elastic bands, doubled up and doubled again, fastened to one end.
basically like a speargun.

it could launch a golf ball the length of a rugby field or
an arrow.
or an m12 nut.
or a handfull of m6 nuts (shotgun style).

it was *lethal*

 

[Memmeddu]

me and my best mate (now long dead ) invented the "cataplank" :
a 4ft piece of 3x2, and about 40 elastic bands, doubled up and doubled again, fastened to one end.
basically like a speargun.

it could launch a golf ball the length of a rugby field or
an arrow.
or an m12 nuts.
or a handfull of m6 nuts (shotgun style).

it was *lethal*

Sorry to read about your friend
Impressed with your deadly toys
Until few years ago wasn't avoid to detent fireworks at home in Italy , small stuff nothing too big
A friend of mine tried to break a rock with a firecracker ,he miserably failed
I tried to explain why ,he got upset and said me "you can't do better than me"
Drilled a hole in the rock put the firecracker in the hole , ignition, put a water bag on the firecracker before it blown up ,the rock turned into gravel .
I almost regret to did not put also little bit of ....
Soo may be is better don't tell what I did not put in the hole...

 

[pjk]

Went at Lidl and spent all my "hobby improvement budget" in those tools
Brushless cordless driver drill
60Nm 18V 2Ah (they say 20V max but I will call them for what they are untill death)
Air cooled rapid charger
Röhm drill chuck
Brushless cordless grinder
125mm 18V 4Ah
"Fixtec" nut
Antivibration handle
Air cooled rapid charger

I have to test the drill yet
The grinder is brilliant , cheap but effective unfortunately I have to give it to my brother as Christmas present
But I have almost 13 days to choose if give it to my brother or forget also to even though to give it to my brother ...

Does anyone know if these batteries will fit Bosch cordless tools? They look very similar.

 

[selectedgrub]

 

[Memmeddu]

Does anyone know if these batteries will fit Bosch cordless tools? They look very similar.

They probably won't
But if the cordless tools are old you can ask someone to 3D print an adapter and use those batteries
But before spending money you should try to run the tool using a Jumper cable

 

[Ruffian]

Does anyone know if these batteries will fit Bosch cordless tools? They look very similar.

They probably will with messing about but I'm pretty sure most of the parkside stuff uses the draper storm bodies and batteries.

 

[DAPPH]

Something lost in translation there. Could you expand?

I'm surprised you couldn't fathom it out ESM


Full translation … " That's an amazing idea, but isn't a 30.06 Winchester rifle better ? "

I like your catty's . I had one of the Milibro ( SP? ) die cast aluminium " Y "shaped ones as a 14 yr old, with the black square elastic . I could throw a 1 inch steel ball bearing further and a lot more accurately .

 

[eddie49]

The correct length LED tubes

No more flickering lights above my CNC lathe

Do LED "fluorescent" tubes have a strobe effect on rotating machinery?

 

[DAPPH]

Do LED "fluorescent" tubes have a strobe effect on rotating machinery?

Mine don't appear to have the same dangerous in synchronisation or a harmonic of 50 Hz flicker associated with being on the same phase . Some of the early LED strips did flicker a bit but now the DC drivers are much better

As well as having three five foot long LED strips in a clear cases instead of a diffused light . I also have 10 watt LED mini floods above & around all my machines .

But whenever I do a gear train change to alter the lathe speed I always turn the lathe on & the lights on , then stand back to see that I can observe the lathe is turning … same with drill press speed changes .

 

[Shox Dr]

I'm surprised you couldn't fathom it out ESM


Full translation … " That's an amazing idea, but isn't a 30.06 Winchester rifle better ? "

I like your catty's . I had one of the Milibro ( SP? ) die cast aluminium " Y "shaped ones as a 14 yr old, with the black square elastic . I could throw a 1 inch steel ball bearing further and a lot more accurately .

Still have mine, its a longtime since its seen any action. I bought a Barnet slingshot when I was about 14, didnt touch the Milbro after that. And my thumb was very happy

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Not exactly today, but a new job. Officially start in jan as a fabrication and welding tutor at a college, but shadowing for this week just gone and next

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Not exactly today, but a new job. Officially start in jan as a fabrication and welding tutor at a college, but shadowing for this week just gone and next

Well done mate.

Good job.
Don't forget the rules.
No pictures or it didn't happen.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Well done mate.

Good job.
Don't forget the rules.
No pictures or it didn't happen.

Fairly sure there’s some safeguarding rules preventing me from sharing too many pictures

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Fairly sure there’s some safeguarding rules preventing me from sharing too many pictures

Got very strick on that. Had a lecture from the kids school today before my 5year old play

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Some carbide goodies.
Cheers @pressbrake1

 

[Cobbler]

Still have mine, its a longtime since its seen any action. I bought a Barnet slingshot when I was about 14, didnt touch the Milbro after that. And my thumb was very happy
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When we had them, we soon learned not to use the thumb hole. Once was enough as I recall.