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

[Arc Tourist]

Awhile back I bought one of the " i Gaging EZ Cal " digital calipers and I have been very impressed with the quality and accuracy for the £35.oo price. I've used it quite a lot and its been spot on when ever checked against my gage blocks.

 

[Maker]

A great big Norgren compressed air regulator, half inch fittings.
(Grubby shoe for scale)

Not sure exactly what it is oiler/filter-wise but it's better than I've got now. I'm happy for thirty quid.

 

[Rig Pig]

A great big Norgren compressed air regulator, half inch fittings.
(Grubby shoe for scale)
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Not sure exactly what it is oiler/filter-wise but it's better than I've got now. I'm happy for thirty quid.

Looks like a regulator and a coalescing filter.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

As Aquired today from @Wozzaaah today.

As always great to catch up again.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Came across one o these on youtube over the weekend.
Did a bit of poking around and decided to have a punt.
Half the fixings could do with quality bitd and thumb turns but looks like it will do the job. Havent got time to build something from scratch so il be modding this as I go.
Will havr a test after dinner.

 

[Pete.]

Your camera is full of fog

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Your camera is full of fog

Not the first to notice.
Cloudy lense. Plaster dust is a killer.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Came across one o these on youtube over the weekend.
Did a bit of poking around and decided to have a punt.
Half the fixings could do with quality bitd and thumb turns but looks like it will do the job. Havent got time to build something from scratch so il be modding this as I go.
Will havr a test after dinner.
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Does what it says on the can.
Would benefit from a quality diamond blade though.

Biggest fault is the slop in the rails. If I put weight on the motor it deflects rather a lot. Could do with more support for the blade itself too.

Plus side. 40 quid blade is sharp and as stock has its alternating 5 deg offset too.

 

[MCKDAVID]

Came across one o these on youtube over the weekend.
Did a bit of poking around and decided to have a punt.
Half the fixings could do with quality bitd and thumb turns but looks like it will do the job. Havent got time to build something from scratch so il be modding this as I go.
Will havr a test after dinner.

looks a lot more precise than my method of a wee tickle with a diamond wheel on the dremel... fancied building one for a while, got a good few blades needing attention. it's on the list

 

[bigegg]

more details please?
linky?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

more details please?
linky?

Take your pick. I went with the first item. Ordered Sunday delivered this morning,

Scroll further down. The Katsu looks a sturdier design but a bit spendy given my current finances.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...rpener.TRS0&_nkw=saw+blade+sharpener&_sacat=0

 

[bigegg]

*almost* worthwhile.

I dont do much woodbutchering any more - I probably need to sharpen blades a couple of times a year.
A new blade is only £18 - or my local place sharpens for a tenner.

If I could find one to sharpen router bits, though...
(which cost me £3 apiece to get sharpened)

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

*almost* worthwhile.

I dont do much woodbutchering any more - I probably need to sharpen blades a couple of times a year.
A new blade is only £18 - or my local place sharpens for a tenner.

If I could find one to sharpen router bits, though...
(which cost me £3 apiece to get sharpened)

Should work out cost effective for me.
40 odd quid for a decent blade for my big mitre saw/table saw.
It's track saw blades I'm going to be going through hard now. As il only be using 48t I can blitz through a stack of ten in an hour once it's set.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Got some good stuff today. Delivery of a J & S drill vice, and a few items my Wife found in a charity shop for me. A bunch of Ikea light fixtures, a folding cart (which needs a simple fix), and a plastic box which is perfect for Tig consumables; Happy day !
.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I like that cart!

A bunch of Ikea light fixtures,

At one time, Ikea fittings demanded their own size/fitting bulbs, nothing 'ordinary' would fit. Is this still the case?

 

[Arc Tourist]

I like that cart!



At one time, Ikea fittings demanded their own size/fitting bulbs, nothing 'ordinary' would fit. Is this still the case?

The fixtures use screw in bulbs, which are not a problem to get. Dorothy said the charity shop " Too Good To Waste " had a huge bin full with hundreds of them. The price was right at 10 pence each.

The cart only needs a piece of 4mm rod for a hinge pin, so not a problem to sort out.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

The fixtures use screw in bulbs, which are not a problem to get.

They must have changed then, they had their own size ES fittings/bulbs at one time.

I'm showing my age now, aren't I.....

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I'm showing my age now, aren't I.....

@slim_boy_fat You are certainly timeless.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Today I was working on a Farm. The farm house is being converted into a "Up Market Rustic Home" ( Do not start me on that)

Simeple job.
But I was allowed to take 2 items home to save them. Plus some items I found on top of the old fire alarm.



Pulled from a skip, the other 2 were totally destroyed and were left behind. I wonder how much else was skipped.



This item. There will be another post about this.




I removed the cob webs and dead things. They were there for a long time, by the amount of stuff on them.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

from @ibrooks



6 blue LED( is in the tube).

Thanks very nuch.