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

[captain-destructo]

Nonsense, how is an ornithological reference lowering the tone.
I mean it must be obvious what he was referring to, seeing as he is a seafaring type (well a WAFI anyway ) and the Booby is a Sea bird.


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that water must have been cold its feet have gone blue.......


sorry couldn't resist

 

[Chillitt]

Mates are great. Mates post nonsense. Nonsense helps.

 

[Kram]

Almost unused, just a bit of paint missing.

 

[DennisCA]

Some old german roughing end mills (think they are NOS) and some books. I am gonna have to learn to sharpen end mills, spirals and all. Only way to make it feasible IMO. I would love to find a cheap tool and cutter grinder but I am not betting on it, hence the books, which have some plans.

 

[Keith 66]

Today i acquired from a neighbours skip with his approval, three concrete gravel boards (that i would have otherwise had to buy new) and a 45 gallon blue plastic drum for a water butt, going back later to see what else he is chucking out!

 

[fizzy]

A nice little drill vice. Genuine made in England one never been used.

 

[Arc Tourist]

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A nice little drill vice. Genuine made in England one never been used.

It's great to find new old stock items.

Edit: Not today, but awhile back I acquired a dirty old foam box with its unused Eclipse magnetic chuck inside, complete with hold down brackets. Happy day for sure.
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[fizzy]

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It's great to find new old stock items.

Edit: Not today, but awhile back I acquired a dirty old foam box with its unused Eclipse magnetic chuck inside, complete with hold down brackets. Happy day for sure.
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Oh yes definitely!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I was lucky today.
The engineer I was doubled up with, "Looked in the main office stores" and was happy to make room.
Leaving me with less room in the long term.



My bundle.
So lets explore it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PUtiIFOsrs
Hee. Hee. Hee.



Strimmer cord and plant tie back wire. Left by the gardeners.
Their loss my gain.



Another Kit. We got a bundle of them from a Contract the company has. This is my first kit, I have no idea if it is any good.



Spare Multi-Meter. They are good up to 10amp, bets in the range of 1 to 3amp. Volts are Ok to 600, both AC & DC.
Resistance is average. Cheep and bin when go wonky.



A very handy box of assorted glass 20mm fuses and some 3 pin plug ones.
More to my collection.



Boot lace crimps. The red, black and whites have be liberated, I have enough of them. But the green ones I am always on the hunt. I use a lot on E-Light Batter base stations.
That lot will keep me going for a bit.
We only have about 6 left to maintain, getting less each year now, they get ripped out. When the sites goes over to self contained E-Lights.



Heat shrink, not the glued type. But good to seal ends of cables.



WAGO'S.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tou8-Cz8is
Dam useful invention.

A good present to me.

 

[Blake's 7]

Around lunchtime today I salvaged this Makita DA4000LR and the augers from among an assortment of power tools which were being dumped. The drill is working perfectly apart from a bit of rust on the chuck and a missing handle.

 

[Pete.]

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It's great to find new old stock items.

Edit: Not today, but awhile back I acquired a dirty old foam box with its unused Eclipse magnetic chuck inside, complete with hold down brackets. Happy day for sure.
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Now that's a nice score! It's the same as the chuck on my grinder. If you ever get the chance I'd love to get a scan of the handbook!

 

[fizzy]

Didn't know much about old British binoculars post war. Turns out they are just as good as the Germans and far cheaper.
Just bought these. Optically perfect and a very good magnification. 13x60 and very easy to hold still.
Ross of London 13x60.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Now that's a nice score! It's the same as the chuck on my grinder. If you ever get the chance I'd love to get a scan of the handbook!

Hi Pete,

I don't have a scanner, or access to one at the moment, but I've made a note of it and will get a copy of the handbook for you when I get a chance.

 

[fizzy]

Hi Pete,

I don't have a scanner, or access to one at the moment, but I've made a note of it and will get a copy of the handbook for you when I get a chance.

You can use the camera on a phone if you have one. There should be an application for it.

 

[zx9]

Didn't know much about old British binoculars post war. Turns out they are just as good as the Germans and far cheaper.
Just bought these. Optically perfect and a very good magnification. 13x60 and very easy to hold still.
Ross of London 13x60.
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Yes the likes of Ross and Taylor, Taylor & Hobson made some very good lenses in their time.

 

[fizzy]

Yes the likes of Ross and Taylor, Taylor & Hobson made some very good lenses in their time.

Also Barr and Stroud - Wray and Kershaw.
Sadly all forgotten now but some true bargains around. Quality binoculars for £40 that actually outperform modern ones costing £2000

 

[bigegg]

a new jukebox for the shed.



it's a panasonic toughbook cf-d1 with a
500gigglebit ssd, so plenty of room for audiobooks.

plus, when i've come to investigate: GPS built in and a sim card slot, so satnav...

PLUS! it's fast enough to be not awful running fusion 360.

The fact it's ip65 rated and drop tested to 0.9m is icing on the cake.

the cherry on top: £80, delivered from an IT recycler on the bay.

downside: scratch marks on the plexiglass screen (toothpaste will sort that) + i've had to install some drivers to get win10 to work. (sold with blue screen of death).

I'm well chuffed, tbh!

 

[m_c]

I needed a set of outside jaws for my CNC lathe chuck, but it transpires a complete chuck with two sets of jaws, chuck key, and mounting bolts, can be bought for less than the cost of two sets of jaws.
You gotta love 600 group pricing.

 

[Arc Tourist]

You can use the camera on a phone if you have one. There should be an application for it.

Thanks for bringing this option to my attention. I'll have to talk with my Wife about how to do that as she is light years ahead of me regarding phone technology; all I do with my phone is answer it if it happens to ring.

 

[Ruffian]

a new jukebox for the shed.

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it's a panasonic toughbook cf-d1 with a
500gigglebit ssd, so plenty of room for audiobooks.

plus, when i've come to investigate: GPS built in and a sim card slot, so satnav...

PLUS! it's fast enough to be not awful running fusion 360.

The fact it's ip65 rated and drop tested to 0.9m is icing on the cake.

the cherry on top: £80, delivered from an IT recycler on the bay.

downside: scratch marks on the plexiglass screen (toothpaste will sort that) + i've had to install some drivers to get win10 to work. (sold with blue screen of death).

I'm well chuffed, tbh!

Chuffing bargain that!!