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Windy Miller
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A load of lumber (or is it timber in the UK), Oak planks, beech, arctic silver birch, loads of off cuts. Guy who sold it was actually a brit, moved from London to this tiny rural place. Now moving back to the UK, but not London again he says.
Loving the massive home made vice on the bench there!
eLuSiVeMiTe
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Been meaning to buy a strimmer for a while. Can't justify petrol so had a nosey on screwfix yesterday and surprised to see a yellow strimmer. They wanted £130 naked next day collection. Shopped around and ordered a naked unit from ffx for £89 delivered yesterday lunchtime. Arrived ten minutes ago including a charger and 5ah battery. Result. Tested on a low battery and its top notch. Didn't struggle at all on long wet grass.
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So true. You help people, and then many a time wonder why you bothered. Unfortunately, it's just our nature to be the type who help those in need, so it's a picture we can paint a thousand times. We obviously never learn.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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A couple of counters, both working.
Not had a chance to study any names, yet.
A Glass Wine hydrometer. Needs a clean.
YES!!! So does that lap top.
Odd the hydrometer had survived this long as it was in a box of scrap metal off cuts, old tools and rubbish Norbert gave me.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Not much, but did recue him from the local recycling skips.
Plus upset the Pie and Key people.
How?
1; Had that given to me for helping an old man place his rubbish into a skip. He said:
"That's the only useful bits"
The staff tried to claim once out of the vehicle it was site belongings.
2; As I was unloading my rubbish, trust me when I go to the skip it is rubbish. My phone went off. Speaking so the grumpy staff could hear, I said:
"Hi mate, me? I am just dumping the wiring and copper pipes from my house redo. I will pop in on the way home."
Before I had the phone in my pocket the Pie and Key men were hovering, as I heaved the bags into the skip one staff member hit the E stop on the crusher.
I drove out and watched them pull my bags out.
I bet they were upset.
I lied.
Pete.
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That's a nice old level but Maker's one is more than twice as sensitive.
My best one moves if you walk around from one side of the machine to the other
Maker
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Pete.
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Ah, yeah, I meant Spencer's.
gordon stephenson
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Maker,Nice little level, Pretty good for setting the dining room table somewhere near true, Rough old thing only 0.001" in ten inches.
the artfull-codger
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Nice level Gordon, I've got the exact same one, [must be a N.E. thing!!!] & even got the same crappy box as well!
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I googled Troughton and simms images, the amount of top class pre-digital gear they manufactured is .truly phenomenal, Local York firm too, Well worth a look,
the artfull-codger
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Thanks for that Gordon,interesting [so I was right , a northern thing!!]
captain-destructo
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it must be an optical illusion because there is no builders mug for scale .................
.................To go with a huge compressor, a huge gauge.
Im using the Ingersoll rand 242 for scale...it must be an optical illusion because there is no builders mug for scale
Actually this explains me feeling a bit out of sorts, I did a couple of hours in the shed earlier without a cuppa.
DAPPH
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Pm for you Ardvark
MattF
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Not today, but picked this up Monday on the way home from Blackpool, (yes, we went there ).
A Myford produced Drummond M type. Has a Myford style bench countershaft unit. The type where you can release belt tension for changing speeds, without stopping the motor. Dewhurst reversing switch, 3 & 4 jaw chucks, faceplate and catchplate, and various bits & bobs, including a couple of chucks and a live centre. It came with an old beast of a 0.5hp motor too. 940RPM, I believe.
That's a 24 tube silicone box next to it, so you can fair guess the size of it. This came with it too, (the round rod holder between the Norman toolpost and the chucks), and though it's familiar, I'll be damned if I can remember its specific purpose. It has a MT1 arbor on the rear.
I'm point blank refusing to do anything bar minor cleaning on this, for the time being. I will have a lathe up & running if it kills me.
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A Myford produced Drummond M type. Has a Myford style bench countershaft unit. The type where you can release belt tension for changing speeds, without stopping the motor. Dewhurst reversing switch, 3 & 4 jaw chucks, faceplate and catchplate, and various bits & bobs, including a couple of chucks and a live centre. It came with an old beast of a 0.5hp motor too. 940RPM, I believe.
That's a 24 tube silicone box next to it, so you can fair guess the size of it. This came with it too, (the round rod holder between the Norman toolpost and the chucks), and though it's familiar, I'll be damned if I can remember its specific purpose. It has a MT1 arbor on the rear.
I'm point blank refusing to do anything bar minor cleaning on this, for the time being. I will have a lathe up & running if it kills me.
