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

[bigegg]

There's a saying 'cold hands, warm heart'.

@Hood may have cold hands but only because he actually has a warm heart! Having met him several times now I can vouch that he's really much like a Daim bar; all hard and abrasive on the outside but smooth and soft on the inside...

youre thinking of armadillos...

 

[Hood]

That would be great what sort of thickness , i take some anyhow sort us a parcel and let me know the postage

Just remembered, threw some in a box and it weighs about 14kg, is that ok?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Wurth do an excellent black superglue type adhesive specifically for glueing grips on I believe. Used to use it putting them on yamaha quads when I worked for the local dealer. Got to be bloody quick putting them on though or they end up stuck half way..!

Also the double-sided tape used when re-gripping golf clubs. Done quite a few sets in the past and you've got to be positive when sliding the new grips on.

This is the stuff [other makes/suppliers are available] CLICKY

 

[roblane65]

Almost all will be 5mm.
Will likely get a chance tomorrow, better go and send an email to myself as a reminder

Just remembered, threw some in a box and it weighs about 14kg, is that ok?

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Let me know the postage I'll pm the post code

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Just remembered, threw some in a box and it weighs about 14kg, is that ok?

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If you'd be willing to do another I would have one. Probably not till the end of the month though. No bother if you'd rather not.

 

[Tupers]

Dad got some knackered old truck wheels so I chopped the tyres off this afternoon, I think they’d make good coffe tables or maybe just wall art. Still need to brave the bead rings though.

 

[Hood]

If you'd be willing to do another I would have one. Probably not till the end of the month though. No bother if you'd rather not.

Give me a shout nearer the time you want it and I will chop some of bits up to fit in a box.

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Not today but already brought home on Wednesday evening after 600km drive in pretty busy traffic:

After the purchase realized that the machine is much too well preserved to put it in the intended place in the workshop in the barn.
It should get a place in our house, which has triggered a series of unplanned actions, so for now only pictures from before the purchase.

It's a pretty much Germanized ML7 - A quite active importer it must have been back then (still exists today, by the way [with the same phone number]).
But no Myford anymore

The serial number puts the machine somewhere in 1974-75, here in the country probably later rather than early.
On the completely translated (not always good) manual a handwritten price: DM 4.950,00 !!!!

Here for comparison what cars cost in 1975 in Germany:

Audi 80 L, 1296ccm, 55 hp, DM 10750.- ;
Austin Allegro 300, 1275 ccm, 53 hp, DM 8690.- ;
Citroen GS X, 1015 cc, 54 hp, DM 8800.- ;
Peugeot 204 GL, 1130 ccm, 55 hp, DM 8900.- ;
Simca 1100 ES, 1118 ccm, 60 hp, DM 8900.- ;
Fiat 600, DM 4.500.- ;
Porsche 911, DM 22.000.- ;

Wow, that must have been quite a luxurious piece of machinery back then!

My accessories package wasn't all bad either ...

I had already started asking questions about these machines in the show-your-lathe thread before I bought it, but the wise mods made a separate thread out of that:

Myford ML7

While we are on the subject of Myford: I am currently looking for a small lathe with a draw and lead spindle, as I want to be able to cut threads in metric and imperial, the more the better. :artist: I can now buy a Myford ML7 with change gears. I'm sure these things are a dime a dozen with you...

www.mig-welding.co.uk

So, now just quickly rebuild the house, reassemble the machine and continue with reports in the named thread.

Have a nice weekend

Carsten

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[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Slim pickings this week, IOW was bare of good things, even my little shop where I can find Mamods was almost empty.,

But stopping on the way home, at a friends house, I did leave with this small bundle.


Very nearly full can of cutting fluid.

A not 100% complete Bit set.
I must sort it and populate it as required.



I should have enough spares at home.

Carving Mallet.
Yes, eagle eyed viewers, it does say reject on it

Yes, eagle eyed viewers, it does say reject on it



Yes another Dig Camera.
The one I got the other week, I am having some fun finding a USB lead to fit and a battery charger.

I have noticed that in some High Street Charity shops that semi decent Dig cameras are retailing for as low as £5.
At that price they are almost throw away item.

 

[DAPPH]

Teeth? What are they?

Aye I ken wa ye mean

 

[Onoff]

It should get a place in our house, which has triggered a series of unplanned actions

Arguments followed by divorce?

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Arguments followed by divorce?

not to my knowledge ... so far ...

Well, SWMBO agrees with this machine much more than with the beasts I had looked at before - rather this cute one in the house, than such a monster in the barn workshop ...

Carsten

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[Tangledfeet]

not to my knowledge ... so far ...

Well, SWMBO agrees with this machine much more than with the beasts I had looked at before - rather this cute one in the house, than such a monster in the barn workshop ...

Carsten

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She's a keeper!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

That looks in excellent order, have fun when she's up and running.

 

[Onoff]

SWMBO agrees

A rare find indeed!

 

[dobbslc]

Lovely lathe! It, looks almost unused.
One thing I can't understand though is this,

Austin Allegro 300, 1275 ccm, 53 hp, DM 8690.- ;

Who would buy an Allegro in Germany?

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Who would buy an Allegro in Germany?

We had to, at home no one wanted him ...

Carsten

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[25.4_mechanic]

She's a keeper!

For decades now

That looks in excellent order, have fun when she's up and running.

Thank you

A rare find indeed!

I'm a keeper as well

Carsten

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[Nomad]

I prefer to drive older cars, this week I’m using one while I’m helping a mate put up a car port.

A very nice elderly lady looked at me working when she was walking to the shops. On the way back she asked if I’d like some old tools that had been cluttering up her garage for many years.
A Bradbury jack, sturdy axle stands and a canvas bag of mixed spanner’s will all be put to good use !

Karma likes me, for the past month I’ve been touring Wales area and doing a few odd jobs when I’ve been visiting friends.
Next question - what do I need to know about Bradbury jacks (I already know it’s a very nice piece of kit !)
I’ll be getting her a small thank-you next time I’m at the shops.

 

[MattF]

Hyundai 2 stroke multi-tool. Longreach hedgecutter, brushcutter, strimmer & polesaw.

Also gave the Makita 4 stroke backpack blower its first run today. Good bit of kit. Filler neck is a nice design. Angled, so that you can easily fill it even from a 20L can. Prefer it over the Stihl.