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

[Ruffian]

Welder turned up today, unboxed it and had a play.
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I think a full review maybe worth it @8ob if possible as want something to replace my ageing transformer mig.


Found one of those cheap Aldi welding rods so buried it into a bit of 3mm flat at about half power.

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I think a full review may be needed if possible as thinking of a newer portable mig to replace my older mig.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

dunno.
but i want it...

I want doesn't get, you were told when you were a lot younger.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I acquired this recently, any thoughts on what it is? It measures about 1m diameter.

Lid of a water pressure compensating tank?

 

[bigegg]

I want doesn't get, you were told when you were a lot younger.

i have'nt been single *that* long

 

[bigegg]

I want doesn't get, you were told when you were a lot younger.

aye.
but "shy bairns git nae sweeties."

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

aye.
but "shy bairns git nae sweeties."

But it is best to share.

 

[zx9]

I already have a nice Super 7 with a DRO and lots of add-ons so I don't need this for myself. I hope I can pass it on to someone who appreciates it.

Ah, I understand now.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

I acquired this recently, any thoughts on what it is? It measures about 1m diameter.

Boiler end plate ?

 

[zeppelin builder]

Maybe if it was Australia.

But it is not Australia. Possibly brought out by the Scots, lots of your people here. Quite a bit of Mathieson gear from Glasgow here.

matheson did lots of great quality stuff
must have been the Buck and Hickman of years gone by

 

[Dieselman 63]

matheson did lots of great quality stuff
must have been the Buck and Hickman of years gone by

They did. So did Cornelius Whitehouse of Cannock. All these are slashers made by them. I don’t think these were sold to the home market.

 

[bigegg]

They did. So did Cornelius Whitehouse of Cannock. All these are slashers made by them. I don’t think these were sold to the home market.

the bottom one looks very kukri-like.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

They did. So did Cornelius Whitehouse of Cannock. All these are slashers made by them. I don’t think these were sold to the home market.

The top one looks like a "Weed Wacker", if it is, then it will look good with a Bamboo or Traditional cane handle.

 

[bigegg]

The top one looks like a "Weed Wacker", if it is, then it will look good with a Bamboo or Traditional cane handle.

looks like a golf bat to me.

 

[zeppelin builder]

Two steaks cut from a freshly-caught salmon - they, along with freshly-dug potatoes from a neighbours crop and some veg, will be tea tonight.

Mmmmhhhh........

canny beat a fresh shaw o tatties
edzell blues .mmm.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

looks like a golf bat to me.

It does.
That's how I recognised it as a weed wacker.

 

[Olderisbetter]

A new tape measure and a screw driver bit kit

 

[8ob]

Got some more of these grinder gadgets today, got so used to them now the few griders kicking about that dont have them seem a pain. I blame Ed @sako243


Bob

 

[Dieselman 63]

The top one looks like a "Weed Wacker", if it is, then it will look good with a Bamboo or Traditional cane handle.

Nope. Whitehouse offered English ash handles as standard or American hickory at cost. Funnily enough all I seem to be able to get nowadays is hickory. A lot of these were used in plantations - around where I live it would have been in the flax industry. These tools are about 100 years old now.

the bottom one looks very kukri-like.

I have a large 10m high hedge, 60m long that is supposed to be 6m high. I got a man with a tractor and a really cool blade attachment to cut it, which has left a whole heap of large branches which need stripping. I use the kukri looking one to cut along the branches, it makes short work of the task and it’s very sharp. You can easily cut through a 3” branch with it on an angle! The branches I will cut for firewood, the thinner stuff gets shredded for mulch.

 

[Yamhon]

Could do with one of them for the garden lol

 

[Dieselman 63]

Could do with one of them for the garden lol

I think it was $150 for an hour. Extremely reasonable given the amount of work the machine can do.