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

[DAPPH]

it wont be the same stuff as 18 years ago.

I guess you're right , though it is for industrial use so might be a lot better than the B&Q sold stuff .

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Got a wee rotavator to prepare the ground for the wife's polytunnel. Excuse the flat tyre. It's old but gold. Test strip in the background.

Great bits of kit the Gems,

That particular model always makes me think of the good life.

 

[MattF]

Great bits of kit the Gems,

That particular model always makes me think of the good life.

Which in turn makes me think of Felicity Kendal.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Another motor. Just my luck, two in a week! Brilliant stuff indeed

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Had a delve in Pandora's box today - if anyone ever needs a spanner, I'm your man.



The paint covering is very thin, and some was transferring to my gloves as I sorted through them so I suspect I was right about the 'quick blow over'. Anyone ever removed such with citric acid or electrolysis, before I set about this/these processes(s) and waste my time?

Most are Imperial, only spotted a very few Metric among them. At least I'll not be short of claws for my horseshoe crabs......

 

[bigegg]

Had a delve in Pandora's box today - if anyone ever needs a spanner, I'm your man.

View attachment 172716

The paint covering is very thin, and some was transferring to my gloves as I sorted through them so I suspect I was right about the 'quick blow over'. Anyone ever removed such with citric acid or electrolysis, before I set about this/these processes(s) and waste my time?

Most are Imperial, only spotted a very few Metric among them. At least I'll not be short of claws for my horseshoe crabs......

caustic soda is best for removing paint, ime.
citric doesnt, and electrolysis only seems to went you *don't* want it to.

 

[8ob]

Eat your heart out @knighty

Acquired this new to me mixer today,found it buried in a hedge on a land clearance job. Anyone that wants anything off it let me know before it ends up in mixer heaven.

Bob

 

[slim_boy_fat]

caustic soda is best for removing paint, ime.

A fairly weak solution [for safety/disposal reasons] I suppose?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@slim_boy_fat

For Caustic Soda I use this method.

Decent thick plastic container.
Fresh air.
Tie the spanners with string, so you can lower them in to the liquid on a flat plane.

Add Hot water, I use straight from the tap and then a couple of kettles of boiling water.

Then add Caustic soda at about 2tbls per litre.

Then lower the spanners in.

It will bubble and fizz, bare that in mind.

When the paint is removed run the spanners under cold water.

 

[Seano]

it wont be the same stuff as 18 years ago.

Nothing ever is now

 

[God mode restorations]

Today I acquired.
These very nice metal formers .these will make great forming tooling for my flypress. I also aquired something very nice indeed. But you will have to wait until tomorrow for that.

 

[Paul.]

Thats a piece of euro tooling for use in a pressbrake, if you need to it can be cut quite easily for use in a flypress, only the very tip is hardened so stand it up in the saw and cut all but the last 2 or 3mm then break it off and dress it with a sander, done it many times to use old press tooling in the flypress, the vee block will likely need cutting with a disc though.

 

[God mode restorations]

Thats a piece of euro tooling for use in a pressbrake, if you need to it can be cut quite easily for use in a flypress, only the very tip is hardened so stand it up in the saw and cut all but the last 2 or 3mm then break it off and dress it with a sander, done it many times to use old press tooling in the flypress, the vee block will likely need cutting with a disc though.

Thanks Paul. I will need to cut em down so I will do the method you described.

 

[Paul.]

This is how the tool is clamped into the tool holder on a press, I usually just weld a piece of 1" bar to them to use in a flypress,

 

[bigegg]

A fairly weak solution [for safety/disposal reasons] I suppose?

You could.

I wouldnt.

"Moderation is for monks"
saturated solution, brought to a boil.
i use the bottom 1/3 of an "orange water cylinder" over the garden fiepit.

once it cools down (or still boiling), it goes down tbe drain. clears the fat-bergs!

 

[8ob]

Today I acquired.
These very nice metal formers .these will make great forming tooling for my flypress. I also aquired something very nice indeed. But you will have to wait until tomorrow for that.View attachment 172754 View attachment 172755 View attachment 172756

Not so sure a flypress will power tooling that long, not sure of the tonnage of the one I built but it can only handle about 18" of tooling.

Bob

 

[slim_boy_fat]

caustic soda is best for removing paint, ime.

Last question on this, I promise......... Does it also derust [surface stuff] or is it then a case of into the other bath/s after getting rid of the horrible 'shine'....?

 

[bigegg]

Last question on this, I promise......... Does it also derust [surface stuff] or is it then a case of into the other bath/s after getting rid of the horrible 'shine'....?

lol.
It doesn't de-rust.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Eat your heart out @knighty

Acquired this new to me mixer today,found it buried in a hedge on a land clearance job. Anyone that wants anything off it let me know before it ends up in mixer heaven.

Bob

I don't need anything, but that gear reduction on the motor would be worth reclaiming.

 

[God mode restorations]

Not so sure a flypress will power tooling that long, not sure of the tonnage of the one I built but it can only handle about 18" of tooling.

Bob

I have got to cut them to size . It's a Norton 8 flypress. She got plenty of power.