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

[8ob]

That's tidy.

That’s an understatement

Bob

 

[Munkul]

Acquired another dent in my wallet. It was a nice surprise to find out I won the bid when we arrived home from a motorcycle club function last night. I've been watching this "Fobco 10 Eight" drill press with anticipation, as it's rare to see one that looks to have had little use and appears to be in unabused condition. I previously contacted the owner and found that its at a residence rather than at an industrial site, so that added weight in influencing me to take a punt. Looks like a road trip is in order, I like a road trip.

Here's a couple of screen shot photos.

Very nice indeed! That's a MT3 machine is it not?

 

[Arc Tourist]

Very nice indeed! That's a MT3 machine is it not?

Apparently so, MT3 was listed in the description. It was one of the main reasons I was interested. I still have quite a few MT3 drill bits and a couple of Jacobs super chucks from my 14" Clausing lathe, which I sold overseas.

 

[Kram]

Test fit.. and roughtly aligned in photo for where they sit in the spindle. The mt3 is not the correct length. I can imagine this marking the spindle and rasing a burr where the mt3 ends too short.View attachment 303172

Should I send this back?

I messaged RDG and they sent out another. This one even shorter, but is fully ground all over and much better quality, so Im happy with that.

My Zoro order from thursday has part arrived. 8 lengths of threaded bar.

 

[Brad93]

That's a big boy. Where di

Eventually found what I have been looking for, for awhile. 2.3/4”-3.3/4” expanding mandrel

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d you find that

 

[pawsnizzy]

In answer to the question of where on your arris was the boil. The boil was located at the top of my back between the shoulder blades, so nowhere remotely embarrassing chaps.

Glad it wasn't on yer biffin!

 

[indy4x]

Acquired another dent in my wallet. It was a nice surprise to find out I won the bid when we arrived home from a motorcycle club function last night. I've been watching this "Fobco 10 Eight" drill press with anticipation, as it's rare to see one that looks to have had little use and appears to be in unabused condition. I previously contacted the owner and found that its at a residence rather than at an industrial site, so that added weight in influencing me to take a punt. Looks like a road trip is in order, I like a road trip.

Here's a couple of screen shot photos.

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Was that on eBay?

Lovely looking machine

Is the only difference between the 7 and 10 the spindle?

 

[Gragson]

More thumpers from the middle of...
£4 a pop, you can't have too many and I don't have these sizes, poor excuse

 

[Arc Tourist]

Was that on eBay?

Lovely looking machine

Is the only difference between the 7 and 10 the spindle?

Yes, it was on ebay. Its the largest version of the Fobco drill presses. The " 7 Eight " models usually have a 3/4 HP motor with an MT2 tapered spindle, and the " 10 Eight " model spec is for a 1 1/2 HP motor and MT3 spindle. There is more information about them and other machines on the www.lathes.co.uk website. Scroll down towards the bottom of the title page on the right hand side.

 

[indy4x]

Yes, it was on ebay. Its the largest version of the Fobco drill presses. The " 7 Eight " models usually have a 3/4 HP motor with an MT2 tapered spindle, and the " 10 Eight " model spec is for a 1 1/2 HP motor and MT3 spindle. There is more information about them and other machines on the www.lathes.co.uk website. Scroll down towards the bottom of the title page on the right hand side.

I have a 7 Eight, there were spindles available for the 10 Eight on lathes.co.uk but that was years ago

 

[Munkul]

I rescued from a scrapped reeler turnover shaft at work, a 5 ft length of 5" round bar, not sure what grade but something decent either En16 or En24. Good for making pins, anyway...

 

[Lewis_RX8]

I rescued from a scrapped reeler turnover shaft at work, a 5 ft length of 5" round bar, not sure what grade but something decent either En16 or En24. Good for making pins, anyway...

Easy to lift from a skip into your boot with the pikey strength you gain when somethings free

 

[angellonewolf]

Easy to lift from a skip into your boot with the pikey strength you gain when somethings free

or the amount of effert you expend to get it

a few years ago was given a cement mixer with alll the paddles broken or missing

i rewelded the one that was in there and used it like that for a few months doing jobs round the house

son come home dad there is a cement mixer in the skip a few streets up

so we go looking yes its was carp but did have the paddle i needed so taken and the reason was skiped the motor had failed but also 1 wheel missing i still wheeled home on 1 wheel but it was hard work

 

[EM1L4]

I rescued from a scrapped reeler turnover shaft at work, a 5 ft length of 5" round bar, not sure what grade but something decent either En16 or En24. Good for making pins, anyway...

I’m after a 200mm length of 5” dia bar if you wanted some help shifting it need a few tooth pics

 

[Munkul]

Easy to lift from a skip into your boot with the pikey strength you gain when somethings free

Actually I abused my position and got the shift engineer to put it in the van and run it along to my own workshop

 

[DAPPH]

Just for a change i visited the yacht club scrap skip, many of you will have noticed that over the last few years i have done rather well acquiring stuff out of this skip.
Well today it was a case of Today i didnt acquire! Sticking out of the skip is the remains of a Pashley Courier tradesmens bicycle, it had been in extremely good condition & fully complete. Unfortunately some complete klutz has chopped it up with an angle grinder forks, frame handlebars all fubared.
They are going for well over £300 on eblag. I could have sheet & stamped in it!
Ah well better luck next time!

Think I'd have made precision shaped long inner tubes for the cut tubes with a few drilled side holes where I could add weld then tigged it up all round and ground down the differences . Back in 1967 my future Bro in law Ged repaired my French touring bicycle that some ****** who decided to cut off the cycle lock &chain , then play silly B's with it . They'd broken the front wheel & snapped the front forks about 8 inches up from the spindle doing just that.

 

[DAPPH]

Today I acquired some gurt castors to go on my engine test bench, the brake locks the wheel and the castor

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I purchased four 9 inchers ( £ 36 for 4 lockable swivels ) like, that welded up a foot plate & spigot then bolted the wheels to the spigot. Slipping them in the base legs of my 10 foot high X 2" galv tower scaffold & securing them in place with a welded nut & side bolt and hey presto the heavy scaff tower is now easily portable ., It's good for washing the caravan as I've a bust back & arm , cleaning the bungalows gutters & the solar PV panels l.

 

[DAPPH]

I hate castors that don't lock rotationally with the wheel brake. Stuff still moves with the brake on. Where did you get them from?

Here is where I got my braked locking castors six years ago . If you can't find what you want ask them for help .

Euro Skip Waste Container Castors With Steel Centre Wheels (castors-online.co.uk)

 

[bigegg]

50th birthday present from widowed sis.
(Was BIL's).

I'm supposed to be decluttering, and it is stuffed to the gills with spanners + "stuff", but I suppose I'll cope.

 

[Kram]

A few meters of chromed bar, 25,30 and 40mm, rest of Zoro order.

Ybc251 inserts off ebay.

The Ultima Gold gloves, stitching is worse than my old pair but they will do.