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

[redlig]

The Astra-Zenica one. ( Hope I spelled that right. ) The way I see it, a sore arm is a small price to pay to keep on breathing; besides, I haven't made any provision in my will regarding who gets my vice/vise collection.

Don't worry about the collection it's all taken care of we have been running a raffle .

 

[KemppiFrog]

You just made me have a look, so tempting but I don’t really have the money or space

then I found this in the homebase website: Kitchen Island anyone? View attachment 291959

Oo, err, chocolate chip cookies, Yum.

 

[paulmitchell1984]

Well the work vans are all getting swapped and all loosing the oxy acetylene gear now, so I managed to pick up a full oxy acetylene kit that looked pretty unused, need to look into if I can run it on propane now for home use as I don't really want acetylene, I know I can't weld with propane but that's what the mig tig and stick are for.

 

[paulmitchell1984]

A new tool chest - first thing to get sorted is a stainless worktop on it

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I have the homebase make, had it nearly 4 years in a workshop environment with no issues.
Iv just upgraded to a snap on 73" box and love it so now selling my old box but for the money they are fantastic.

 

[EM1L4]

I have the homebase make, had it nearly 4 years in a workshop environment with no issues.
Iv just upgraded to a snap on 73" box and love it so now selling my old box but for the money they are fantastic.

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How does the quality compare? Is the snap on really noticeably better?

 

[Brad93]

Well the work vans are all getting swapped and all loosing the oxy acetylene gear now, so I managed to pick up a full oxy acetylene kit that looked pretty unused, need to look into if I can run it on propane now for home use as I don't really want acetylene, I know I can't weld with propane but that's what the mig tig and stick are for.

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That’s an acetylene kit really. You’d need different nozzles and a different regulator for propane.

 

[KimB]

Got myself a fortis 10 vice. £40 off Facebook. I’m super pleased. Always wanted one.

 

[paulmitchell1984]

The build quality certainly feels alot better, don't get me wrong the pricedifference is extortionate, the drawer runners are smoother, the drawers fully open where as the other box left 1-2 inch inside the box when opened which could make things difficult to remove.

 

[GSR]

Did yours come pre dented? I’ve had two 72” ones before I bought the 96” one. Yep, you guessed it, all damaged in transit. Sgs was a joke. They offered me £20 that I could get it repaired as they wouldn’t ….

I was worried about it arriving dented considering the amount sgs have on ebay through their outlet. Thankfully it was all good. Their pricing for damaged units does seem strange, they are regularly offering them for around £600 with sides dented or handles hanging off, which about ties up with their offer to you of £20 offer to repair it.

 

[Munkul]

I have the homebase make, had it nearly 4 years in a workshop environment with no issues.
Iv just upgraded to a snap on 73" box and love it so now selling my old box but for the money they are fantastic.

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That's identical design to the smaller Superline Pro top box i have, and it's superb for the money. I've had it years as a shop-soiled cheapie, sat it on top of a Beta roll cab since it's far superior to the fiddlin' small Beta top boxes.
Only thing that lets it down is the drawer locking mechanism, it's very weak.
For years I was looking out for a cheap identical rollcab, just so I could have a matching stainless stack, but never found one, because Sealey had changed either design, or manufacturer. And I certainly wasn't going to pay retail.

 

[minimutly]

That’s an acetylene kit really. You’d need different nozzles and a different regulator for propane.

Why a different reg @Brad93 ?

 

[JMS1972]

I've upgraded my paint and rust removal capabilities this week with a variable speed Angry Grinder from Screwfix, and some cheap spongy disks from eBay.

 

[MoreWellie]

some cheap spongy disks from eBay.

which are only rated to 9000rpm which is unusually low for angle grinders, at least you have the variable speed to cut it down

 

[zzr1200]

Well as I predicted yesterday, the bank account has been raped this morning.....

My trusty speedglas 9100xx for the past 7 years is now my spare helmet....

 

[JMS1972]

which are only rated to 9000rpm which is unusually low for angle grinders, at least you have the variable speed to cut it down

Minimum speed is 3000 on the Angle grinder, I deliberately bought it to run these slow as they last a lot longer....

 

[Kram]

Last month I ordered a couple of A2P3 filters and a full face mask from Zoro on back order. One of the filters arrived. Not only the wrong type, its 6 years out of date

 

[MattF]

Been waiting months for these to be in stock anywhere.



The correct belt for the pillar drill turned up today too.

 

[Turbo]

Why a different reg @Brad93 ?

Acetylene has certain ingredients that will rot the diaphragm in a propane reg & vice versa. You also need a different hose for each gas and for cutting with propane you need 2 piece nozzles.

 

[Fraserb]

Technically yesterday but needed to give it a try out first.

 

[paulmitchell1984]

I had the same one at work, it died, so I got an a50 air whilst they sent it for repair, got it back working and it's now my home hood, the a50 is loooooads better, but then again it's loads more money lol..