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

[indy4x]

If you are stuck i could make one for you

Cheers, I may well take you up on that if my current enquiries draw a blank

 

[Pete.]

16 x 2.5 isn't too bad to single-point. I have to make a 1/2" x 10tpi LH nut which is possible but not easy at all so I've taken the wimp option of ordering a rather expensive left hand ACME tap.

 

[doubleboost]

16 x 2.5 isn't too bad to single-point. I have to make a 1/2" x 10tpi LH nut which is possible but not easy at all so I've taken the wimp option of ordering a rather expensive left hand ACME tap.

I would have loaned you one

 

[DAPPH]

I have acquired a mini gas cylinder, I have no idea why I acquired it, or what to do with it, but it was all shiny so I couldn't leave it.

Is it any good for the post holer grab jaws?

 

[Pete.]

I would have loaned you one

Ah, I would have taken you up on that but I didn't think to ask. Is that a Boxford cross slide screw size?

 

[sardine]

Is it any good for the post holer grab jaws?

Nah, too thick.

 

[doubleboost]

Ah, I would have taken you up on that but I didn't think to ask. Is that a Boxford cross slide screw size?

I think the boxford is 7/16 or 3/8

 

[Seadog]

3/8" I seem to recall.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Today i got some more fibre glass resin to finish my roof before we have another storm and i did the grey top coat after but as my hands were messy i never got a pic of the finish and from Ebay a mini LED projector turned up, It is going to be butchered to fit into an old projector to make a light that can change colour and show some shapes quite good for £20.

 

[sardine]

Looks like @Olderisbetter has epoxied himself into a corner of the roof, and is having his meals sent up there on a rope ?

 

[Beeezer]

not the best of pics.
I picked this solid brass plane up today.
No makers name or marks I see.
Any ideas on the maker??

 

[Olderisbetter]

Looks like @Olderisbetter has epoxied himself into a corner of the roof, and is having his meals sent up there on a rope ?

When we did the grey top coat we got to a point where we did get stuck in the corner but we had a ladder at the back and did indeed have a cuppa and snack sent up by the neighbour.

 

[Olderisbetter]

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I picked this solid brass plane up today.
No makers name or marks I see.
Any ideas on the maker??

Some of my old planes have had names on the blade that can only be seen when you take the appart.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

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I picked this solid brass plane up today.
No makers name or marks I see.
Any ideas on the maker??

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Axeminster Tools used to make them..

Look in the plane, cap iron or stamped in the adjusting screw.

Dates may be found on the inside of the body

 

[Memmeddu]

Today i bougth this 7" 180mm angle grinder
Metabo WE 19-180 RT
60mm cutting deep as same of my Bosch GWS 18-230
The motor housing is smaller than my metabo W12-125 Quick
It's very ligth, tomorrow i will start the torture test.
So from tomorrow it start to working

 

[Dieselman 63]

Could easily be shop made. I follow a few planemakers on Instagram, their work is astounding.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

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Axeminster Tools used to make them..

Look in the plane, cap iron or stamped in the adjusting screw.

Dates may be found on the inside of the body

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Also look for any government marks. A lot of brass tools and non ferrous tools were made for the following.

Working in Munitions factories, brass no sparks and then nothing goes boom. Plus that mean nothing goes away.

Also on minesweepers, the idea on early hips was to reduce as much ferrous materials on board to reduce the magnetic signature. This led to De Gaussing of the ships with power cables, a good side shot.

Plus in the early Radar ground stations there was a rush to make non magnetic tools to tune the sets, as ferrous tools would interfere with setting up..
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@daleyd you may recall that special tools for tuning 1006 sets in the Grad..

 

[Dieselman 63]

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Also look for any government marks. A lot of brass tools and non ferrous tools were made for the following.

Working in Munitions factories, brass no sparks and then nothing goes boom. Plus that mean nothing goes away.

Also on minesweepers, the idea on early hips was to reduce as much ferrous materials on board to reduce the magnetic signature. This led to De Gaussing of the ships with power cables, a good side shot.

Plus in the early Radar ground stations there was a rush to make non magnetic tools to tune the sets, as ferrous tools would interfere with setting up..
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@daleyd you may recall that special tools for tuning 1006 sets in the Grad..

Phosphor bronze too for MoD. Woden used to make machine vices for munitions factories from it

 

[Beeezer]

Cheers chaps, will have a proper look tomorrow in daylight.

 

[james butler]

one of these came in the post today and its brilliant!!!!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16-Ton-1...m=323005232350&_trksid=p2045573.c100505.m3226
hazard a guess at what I've been watching recently to want to buy one??