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

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A day to eat this.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

A day to eat this.

Not much of a challenge, since it's a 'mini egg'.

Did you get it from Mini-Me?

 

[Windy Miller]

I went along with @Pete. this morning and got a nice little haul myself. I think I spent about £6. Then I spent a peaceful hour sitting in the garden cleaning them all up.

What a pleasant way to spend an Easter Sunday!

Very happy indeed!

 

[bigegg]

a №7 hand plane - finally! after 4 years of trawling car boot sales for one i could afford.

its not marked with a maker, but seems well made, and quite old - not a silverline! - and has a stanley blade.

its going to be used, not as a collectors item so well happy.
especially for the price.

£20

 

[Arc Tourist]

While my Wife and I were washing our vehicles today, I acquired a nasty cut to one of my fingers from the plastic wheel cover on my van. First time I used the Germolene Liquid Skin product mentioned in another thread recently. Stings like a m***** ******* initially, but then no pain after about a minute; great stuff for sure.

 

[bigegg]

While my Wife and I were washing our vehicles today, I acquired a nasty cut to one of my fingers from the plastic wheel cover on my van. First time I used the Germolene Liquid Skin product mentioned in another thread recently. Stings like a m***** ******* initially, but then no pain after about a minute; great stuff for sure.

screwfix no nonsense superglue gel works for me.

 

[rosinante]

I have had no 7 bailey, stanley for many years ,good news for you , the square cornered blade (@ the non cutting end) indicates a sweetheart blade a polish of the back of the iron might show the lamination of the steel,will take and hold a super edge, since Igot mine I have never used my smoothing plane .
Chris

 

[Lazurus]

screwfix no nonsense superglue gel works for me.

Wasn't superglue invested for the medical world?

Superglue. In 1942, while searching for materials to make clear plastic gun sights, Coover and his team at Eastman Kodak examined cyanoacrylates, a material that was used during both World Wars (1914-1918; 1939-1945) as an alternative to stitches on large cuts and wounds, rejecting them as too sticky.

 

[Arc Tourist]

screwfix no nonsense superglue gel works for me.

Have used super glue on a couple of occasions in the past, but this Liquid Skin forms a patch or type of scab. The wheel cover took a chunk out of my finger rather than a slice which could be glued back together.

 

[brewdexta]

Three IBC cages of firewood, we have coppiced a quarter of our main bit of wood. There's probably another 2 more IBC cages to go.

Getting it out was interesting, the woods are at the bottom of a steep field. Usually the field is soggy and I can't get the bobcat down there, but due to the dry weather I could take an IBC cage down there. Due to the steepness, I had to make sure the cages were nice and full to balance the bobcat for the way back up. I can reverse up but only with quarter of a cage, with a full cage I can go forwards up the hill no problem.

A fair bit needs splitting, I have a splitter and normally get a neighbours tractor around to supply hydraulics so I can use the bobcat for moving IBC cages once full. But I would rather do it myself when I need to but need some adapter hoses, or maybe just replace the hoses I have on the splitter.

Current hoses on the splitter

And hydraulic fittings on the bobcat

I have a 3 point linkage adaptor plate for the front of the bobcat, I don't think the current hoses will reach so adapter hoses maybe the way to go so that if I do want to do a lot of splitting and get a neighbours tractor in, I can just unplug them.

I'm not sure what the different fittings are called, I can probably find out but I think I'll just take examples down to the hydraulic hose shop nearby.

Cheers
Andy

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Three IBC cages of firewood, we have coppiced a quarter of our main bit of wood. There's probably another 2 more IBC cages to go.

View attachment 176339

Getting it out was interesting, the woods are at the bottom of a steep field. Usually the field is soggy and I can't get the bobcat down there, but due to the dry weather I could take an IBC cage down there. Due to the steepness, I had to make sure the cages were nice and full to balance the bobcat for the way back up. I can reverse up but only with quarter of a cage, with a full cage I can go forwards up the hill no problem.

A fair bit needs splitting, I have a splitter and normally get a neighbours tractor around to supply hydraulics so I can use the bobcat for moving IBC cages once full. But I would rather do it myself when I need to but need some adapter hoses, or maybe just replace the hoses I have on the splitter.

Current hoses on the splitter

View attachment 176341

And hydraulic fittings on the bobcat

View attachment 176340

I have a 3 point linkage adaptor plate for the front of the bobcat, I don't think the current hoses will reach so adapter hoses maybe the way to go so that if I do want to do a lot of splitting and get a neighbours tractor in, I can just unplug them.

I'm not sure what the different fittings are called, I can probably find out but I think I'll just take examples down to the hydraulic hose shop nearby.

Cheers
Andy

@8ob is your man

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Your splitter is on standard 1/2" quick release couplings, the bobcat is on flat face couplings, again probably 1/2" unless it's a big one with Hugh Flow hydraulics. You just need a the male end of the flat face and swap the couplings over.

Edit, sorry that should be one male and one female as that's the opposite of what's on the bobcat.

 

[brewdexta]

Your splitter is on standard 1/2" quick release couplings, the bobcat is on flat face couplings, again probably 1/2" unless it's a big one with Hugh Flow hydraulics. You just need a the male end of the flat face and swap the couplings over.

Edit, sorry that should be one male and one female as that's the opposite of what's on the bobcat.

Thanks Dan, it was the flat face connectors on the Bobcat that I didn't know the name of. That makes it much easier, it's a small bobcat with standard hydraulics so I'm guessing you are right on the 1/2". I'll take some close up shots of any numbers on the connectors and get the local shop to make up a couple of short hoses.

 

[Farside]

Some pictures of superb views in Yunnan province China. View attachment 175871

I can see the engine crane factory.

 

[steviec_lj]

Alba 1A Shaper
Q&S Mechanical Hacksaw
2, Centec 2 Mills

Also an X/Y Vice, mounted to an old pillar drill base, for £5

I believe I’ll be sacking the cameraman, as I didn’t take pictures of it all

Still spent less than £500 including 650 miles worth of diesel

 

[jimbo84]

A Bisley drawer set. Should be very useful in the workshop although I’ve seen somebody on ebay trying it on with one the same for £130 as industrial chic or such like

 

[dobbslc]

I went to an autojumble on Sunday and got nothing! Only had about 8 stalls

 

[Arc Tourist]

Three IBC cages of firewood, we have coppiced a quarter of our main bit of wood. There's probably another 2 more IBC cages to go.

View attachment 176339
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Cheers
Andy

Hard to believe there is a place that looks as dry as this in the UK.

 

[winchman]

I went to an autojumble on Sunday and got nothing! Only had about 8 stalls

Which one?

 

[dobbslc]

One in Essex near Brentwood I can't remember the name.