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

[zeppelin builder]

2 lumps of boron manganese steel
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thats like the dog on eastenders
Well ard

Is he from Montrose?

nah wee bit higher up the hills

 

[Shox Dr]

Oh, no mention of the Newcastle brown.

Thats also mine

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Thats also mine

Why don't you share.
I would share mine, if I had any, with me.

 

[Hood]

nah wee bit higher up the hills

Ah Ok, once saw one or very similar in Montrose, friend of my step dad owned it.

 

[Shox Dr]

thats like the dog on eastenders
Well ard

Errrrr Yes, I thought so as well This is fork tine, it cut well with the bandsaw, and files fairly easy. Im also told it machines.

Not sure what the end product is yet, possibly a rear toolpost for the M300. At the mo, they are going to stop things moving

 

[Ruffian]

View attachment 179015 hoping to get this soon almost restored some work to finish 1920 powerplus be a dream if i can pull it off from a lifelong friend . he runnin out of years, its 1000
cc and do an easy 65mph
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Mate that looks amazing!!
Would be quite envious if you manage to get it. Want something like that in my collection.

 

[Farside]

Well, not quite acquired yet, just threw the coin at it.
Gone for something cheap and brutal after reading how pleased some Yanks were with their purchase (via Amazon US).
It's supposed to be coming from the seller's EU warehouse in Czechland, and if it's not I'll not be pleased.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173252820682

 

[knighty]

let us know what it's like


if it's really 3600watts that's 15amps so too much for a normal 3 pin plug :-o

 

[Dieselman 63]

Sold as seized, spares or repairs...

But you can’t kill Japanese machines that easily I gave the joints a blast with the heat gun and removed all the lint, and voila! The little machine sprung back into life. $25 for an overlocker is proper cheap!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

The little machine sprung back into life. $25 for an overlocker is proper cheap!

Now you just need a reason to have one.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Now you just need a reason to have one.

A mum and a sister? Of course there’s my own urge to fix unusual bits of machinery too!

 

[dobbslc]

Well the Henry and Charles vacuums I got are both now working!
Grand total of 60p each

All they needed was the cable fixing where they had been pulled about.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Well the Henry and Charles vacuums I got are both now working!
Grand total of 60p each
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All they needed was the cable fixing where they had been pulled about.
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The sense of satisfaction of bringing a cheap purchase of a good thing back to life is immeasurable

 

[aguycalledsteve]

I've just aquired an Evolution R255SMS saw and stand. It'll come in handy for the bathroom project I'm neck deep in at the minute

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Of course there’s my own urge to fix unusual bits of machinery too!

No better reason needed

 

[Arc Tourist]

Well the Henry and Charles vacuums I got are both now working!
Grand total of 60p each
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All they needed was the cable fixing where they had been pulled about.
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Saw one of these, a pink one, in the back of a small utility trailer with some other trash. Next time I pass by it I'll take a photo and
post it for those out there with a vacuum cleaner fetish.

 

[Farside]

let us know what it's like


if it's really 3600watts that's 15amps so too much for a normal 3 pin plug :-o

Nah, the US listing lets slip that it's really 2200W and likely 3600W on startup.
Anyway, I'm already displeased, as this morning I had an email from the seller saying there were customs delays.
Customs, my erse; there are no customs from Czech to here - what he means is that he's an incompetent drop-shipper and has no stock locally so he's asking me to wait a fortnight or three weeks.
I investigated refunds - my card is covered if he's a crook, so I'm not too worried, just really annoyed at the waste of time when I'm in the groove for doing it.
I hate dishonest drop-shippers - that's twice in a month I've been caught by them.

 

[Farside]

Well the Henry and Charles vacuums I got are both now working!
Grand total of 60p each
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Something seems to have taken a bite out of Henry's head.

 

[Farside]

Clearing the crap, I acquired one of these...
A Xendah brush cutter/ strimmer that I'd totally forgotten about and haven't used for nearly 20 years. It worked fine the last time...

 

[Tangledfeet]

Replacement battery for the Dyson cordless. I know that they are very 'Marmite' but this is a warranty replacement for a replacement I bought ten months ago after the original died. The Dyson itself was bought February '15 and I bought the replacement battery August '18. This battery was posted without question on Monday after I called them and told them the replacement had died. Mrs Tangledfeet did suggest making a note of the date and calling them up again for a replacement in ten months time!