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25.4_mechanic
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My portion, just the heavy bits not voluminous bits of the lorry's load
A free forklift
Wait a minute, wait a minute,
at first I thought you were acquiring a 20' container for storage, as I like to do
- but now:You have haulers who strap a sea container to a flatbed truck with tie-down straps and use it to haul heavy cargo? As a business?
Really?
Interesting ....
Carsten
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No @8ob's just friendly and the container was someone else's he was hauling down here. Unfortunately they spent about a day and a half figuring out how to fit everything inside the container because they'd be overheight otherwise. So we had to play tetris / jenga getting everything out. All very neatly packaged inside but was fun offloading things but a combination of my JCB 2CX and @8ob's HIAB we got things done.Wait a minute, wait a minute,
at first I thought you were acquiring a 20' container for storage, as I like to do
You have haulers who strap a sea container to a flatbed truck with tie-down straps and use it to haul heavy cargo? As a business?
Really?
Interesting ....
Carsten
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And I was absolutely no use at all, so I quickly BOffed
25.4_mechanic
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My portion, just the heavy bits not voluminous bits of the lorry's load
A free forklift
A pair of gennies from Bob's mate
And some small beams for the garage
You have haulers who strap a sea container to a flatbed truck with tie-down straps and use it to haul heavy cargo? As a business?
Really?
That doesn't look half as precarious as our action of picking up an empty container from the port of Hamburg with our own trailer and Unimog and unloading it on our property in Mecklenburg ....
EDIT:
--> looked again, your weather actually looks great, there probably a prejudice slipped in ...
Chains can hold as much weight as they want, if you have to extend them with 1t slings, it's not much use .... We did lash it securely overall though!
The 20' sea container just fit on the trailer, which surprised me a bit, since I had bought it with exactly this in mind ....
Unloading was then the actually exciting part:
I don't like putting containers on the bare ground - if I don't have a foundation available, I at least put guardrails from highway construction underneath.
Three short pieces across hold for quite a while even on only slightly prepared natural ground.
In the end, everything worked out fine.
Carsten
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Depends on how many acres they're covering, but sounds steep! And I'd have thought diesel consumption would have been a primary concern. Everything is so dry and hard though. And the worry would be that the autumn comes in fast and wet.
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Got back from holiday to find my arc air torch and some carbons to go along with this cheap welder I picked up at an auction. Its a bit of a revelation... Never gouged with carbons before, but it washes off welds super quickly and super cleanly. Love it.
Not sure if the welder will last, but if it dies I'll probably replace it with a DC transformer.
Not sure if the welder will last, but if it dies I'll probably replace it with a DC transformer.
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@Smouser from #39,131
I picked up a very similar thing today:
It was (literally) stuck in a room at a neighbours house. I used to live there 30 years ago and it was in the same room then. Turns out it was too big to fit through the door. Looks like it had been repurposed and effectively re-made in situ. I had to completely take it apart to get it out!
Nice bit of kit. All dovetails and mortice and tenons but sadly, it had also been glued up and nailed during it's last refurbishment.
Anyhow, I was going to post this in response to the last post but my access has been denied, so here it is...
I picked up a very similar thing today:
It was (literally) stuck in a room at a neighbours house. I used to live there 30 years ago and it was in the same room then. Turns out it was too big to fit through the door. Looks like it had been repurposed and effectively re-made in situ. I had to completely take it apart to get it out!
Nice bit of kit. All dovetails and mortice and tenons but sadly, it had also been glued up and nailed during it's last refurbishment.
Anyhow, I was going to post this in response to the last post but my access has been denied, so here it is...
dan.taylor.1
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Newarc is decent gear. Had a 250a mig for years, the tig/mma gear is used on site lot, @Jim Davey knows a bit about them.
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I bought some Piergiacomi side cutters a couple of years ago. They are excellent quality for £6.50 but I'm always looking for them, so I bought a couple more pairs so I can have a pair in the workshop, another in my office where I tend to do smaller electrickery stuff, and one in my mobile tool box.
I spotted they make tweezers too. My current ones are made of cheese and the tips bend, these seem a lot better, £16 for the set of four.
I spotted they make tweezers too. My current ones are made of cheese and the tips bend, these seem a lot better, £16 for the set of four.
Would you have links? - my knipex ones have gone missing yesterday and went looking for some Irwin ones I had and can't find those either
At £6.50 I would get a couple and not be too miffed that as soon as they arrive I will find the others... Those tweezers look good too!
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brewdexta
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Would you have links? - my knipex ones have gone missing yesterday and went looking for some Irwin ones I had and can't find those either
At £6.50 I would get a couple and not be too miffed that as soon as they arrive I will find the others... Those tweezers look good too!
Here's the cutters
and the tweezers
Piergi Acomi 4-Piece Professional Tweezer Set, Capacity 2 A SA, 2AB/00D SA/SA/SA, KIT4 2T : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools
Free delivery and returns on all eligible orders. Shop Piergi Acomi 4-Piece Professional Tweezer Set, Capacity 2 A SA, 2AB/00D SA/SA/SA, KIT4 2T.
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Had a look at the tweezers, I normally like stainless steel, how do you find the Aluminium type to use?
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Nice shops down in Cornwall today had left this bundle aside for me.
Most is Ok, but I know you never look a gift horse in the mouth.
A magnifing glass, a seized chuck and a set of WD Imperial weights.
A set of 3 Bladon Needles.
A set of stencill cutters. They have been beged for allready.
A Ever Ready Hand torch. Oddly it is stamped:
Made In France.
Currently not working.
Oh joy.
Another wooden box.
The contents are very nice through.
Well you need work, they need work.
Most is Ok, but I know you never look a gift horse in the mouth.
A magnifing glass, a seized chuck and a set of WD Imperial weights.
A set of 3 Bladon Needles.
A set of stencill cutters. They have been beged for allready.
A Ever Ready Hand torch. Oddly it is stamped:
Made In France.
Currently not working.
Oh joy.
Another wooden box.
The contents are very nice through.
Well you need work, they need work.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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The Draftsman set?
I have a set of nice eyes giving me a look.
Or.
Can I have them please?
