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

[DAPPH]

I've had a beer, any chance of a photo?

The old oil boiler heat exchanger plate .

Two of the inter locking tubes one with the lifting eye . Note the open end is uppermost just incase it opened up a tad when I had a 6x 5 fence panel six foot up off the & floor blowing in the wind .

Excuse the mess I'm have a couple of mancupboard clearing days .. ( first time in 3 or more years ) .

I picked out the tubes & bits as I came to them
It's only set up with two vertical tubes .. The highest I've had them is nine tubes from floor plate to the top pulley hook /eye with my wife inserting the extra ones whilst I was on a strong stepladders holding the others together & lifting at the same time . The spreader bar is attached to the fence panel with 200 kg cheap ratchet straps , the pulley set is able to handle 250 kg ( IIRC £6.00 Amazon ) The line surprised me I was thinking that the 30 mtr hank would be cheap Chinese rubbish .. was very pleasantly surprised to find the internals were thousands of fine twisted fibres instead to the chines low budget stuff of a similar diameter that has a four inch wide random weave fabric & separates at about 90 kg . core inside the outer case.
As I said in the earlier post , I used a pair of 9 inch G clamps to hold a lashing bar to which the vertical poles are lashed centrally to prevent kick out at the bottom or falling out at the top or slipping sideways .

One lashing bar at the top of the posts and one at the base on the same side ( my panels sit on engineering bricks set on a cast in concrete cill betwen the concrete H section fencing posts ........stops weeds from next door , allow small creatures to move from garden to garden. Also to allow wind to blow over & under the panels to stop strong winds simply ripping them out of the H section posts .

I put the insulation sleeve over some 3 inch rain ware plastic tube so the protectors can be slid along the spreader bar for other liftings , It also helped stop the ratchet straps sliding off before I'd got them tightened.

 

[DAPPH]

Dropped Tough saws an email and got 2 x 1/2" x 10/14 M42 for my Femi bandsaw @ 14.50 each and delivered next day. Quality jointing as well.
Some merchants are still doing great kit, service and prices

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PM me the website please.. I'm on my last pair of spares .

 

[Barking Mat]

A useful length of 4G2.5

Bizarrely the next door neighbour at work gave it to me, someone had left it with him over the weekend for me.

Saying I'd know who it was from.

I still have no idea.

Thank you someone.

 

[Onoff]

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The old oil boiler heat exchanger plate .

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Two of the inter locking tubes one with the lifting eye . Note the open end is uppermost just incase it opened up a tad when I had a 6x 5 fence panel six foot up off the & floor blowing in the wind .


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Excuse the mess I'm have a couple of mancupboard clearing days .. ( first time in 3 or more years ) .

I picked out the tubes & bits as I came to them
It's only set up with two vertical tubes .. The highest I've had them is nine tubes from floor plate to the top pulley hook /eye with my wife inserting the extra ones whilst I was on a strong stepladders holding the others together & lifting at the same time . The spreader bar is attached to the fence panel with 200 kg cheap ratchet straps , the pulley set is able to handle 250 kg ( IIRC £6.00 Amazon ) The line surprised me I was thinking that the 30 mtr hank would be cheap Chinese rubbish .. was very pleasantly surprised to find the internals were thousands of fine twisted fibres instead to the chines low budget stuff of a similar diameter that has a four inch wide random weave fabric & separates at about 90 kg . core inside the outer case.
As I said in the earlier post , I used a pair of 9 inch G clamps to hold a lashing bar to which the vertical poles are lashed centrally to prevent kick out at the bottom or falling out at the top or slipping sideways .

One lashing bar at the top of the posts and one at the base on the same side ( my panels sit on engineering bricks set on a cast in concrete cill betwen the concrete H section fencing posts ........stops weeds from next door , allow small creatures to move from garden to garden. Also to allow wind to blow over & under the panels to stop strong winds simply ripping them out of the H section posts .

I put the insulation sleeve over some 3 inch rain ware plastic tube so the protectors can be slid along the spreader bar for other liftings , It also helped stop the ratchet straps sliding off before I'd got them tightened.

...but what is it?

 

[Gragson]

PM me the website please.. I'm on my last pair of spares .

PM sent DAPPH but for info its https://tuffsaws.co.uk/ or just email them on sales@tuffsaws.co.uk - told them what machine it was for and their best recommendation for my type of usage.
There response was pretty instant.

 

[Onoff]

Picked up a 36V Einhell hedge cutter from Wickes. <£100 with the trade card 10% off. Works a treat with 3D printed battery adapters and 2x5Ah Makita batteries.

Adapters from Thingiverse. They fit the 36V chainsaw straight off but need a bit of hacking with a hacksaw to fit this hedge trimmer and also the spares or repair 36V Einhell brush cutter I bought on a whim but haven't got going yet.

Black one has been hacksawed after printing. Grey one hasn't got its copper battery connectors yet:

The problem with this design is the battery clip is very fragile and snaps off. I just reattach with a big dollop of CT1 and the spring effect is still there:

 

[sako243]

Hardy likely, as he seems to give loads away, free gratis &nor nowt.

Have a search for log goblins on arbtalk, very funny read.

 

[sako243]

Tody I acquired at least part of a nicely graded ground...

Question is can we finish it all before @8ob comes to visit?

 

[roofman]

Tody I acquired at least part of a nicely graded ground...
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Question is can we finish it all before @8ob comes to visit?

I thought the plan would be leave it so he can help you finish it

 

[Dcal]

PM sent DAPPH but for info its https://tuffsaws.co.uk/ or just email them on sales@tuffsaws.co.uk - told them what machine it was for and their best recommendation for my type of usage.
There response was pretty instant.

I've used Tuff blades for a few years and I can't recommend them
Never had a problem with the service it’s just they always seem to start stripping teeth from the weld no matter how careful I am.
I've tried the carbon steel and M42 grade in a range of tpi including the varitooth range.
Always try to keep at least 4 teeth in the metal, break the blades in and keep low pressure.
I try to keep a fine and coarse blade and change them over when required.
The saw is a 6 x 4 Hitachi which has rubber on the wheels and if I use “any” oil, the blade won't stay on, so I have to cut dry which I'm sure doesn't help.
The only way I can get any reasonable life out of a blade is by nursing it over the weld which gets old very quickly. I can hear / feel the join in every blade from new so it not an isolated problem (for me)
I've never worn a blade out, just end up with a section with no teeth and have lots that I need to join.
I now just try to cut thick stuff on the band saw which is ok because I have a chop saw which works better on thin wall stuff.
I’m now out of blades (again) and it would be great to be able to cut mitres in box or tube on the band saw again.

Anyone have a recommendation for another supplier?

 

[AVI_8]

Today I acquired a NAD CD player from evil bay
Sounds great with my old NAD amplifier and Tannoy 607’s which have been up in the loft for quite a few years.
The workshop now rocks! My wife says it’s too loud, she didn’t understand when I said that Dire Straits, Pink Floyd AC/DC, Elvis etc cannot ever be too loud

 

[Kram]

I've been sieving sand for casting with, gets boring quick. Bought some better sieves.

The other sieves I had are 20 and 30 mesh, a bit too coarse. These are 60 should be about right and 80 for facing sand.

 

[sako243]

I thought the plan would be leave it so he can help you finish it

When asked when I'm going to finish the house my answer is usually about a year after I'm dead. I was joking but it wouldn't be if Bob was involved.

 

[Brad93]

I've used Tuff blades for a few years and I can't recommend them
Never had a problem with the service it’s just they always seem to start stripping teeth from the weld no matter how careful I am.
I've tried the carbon steel and M42 grade in a range of tpi including the varitooth range.
Always try to keep at least 4 teeth in the metal, break the blades in and keep low pressure.
I try to keep a fine and coarse blade and change them over when required.
The saw is a 6 x 4 Hitachi which has rubber on the wheels and if I use “any” oil, the blade won't stay on, so I have to cut dry which I'm sure doesn't help.
The only way I can get any reasonable life out of a blade is by nursing it over the weld which gets old very quickly. I can hear / feel the join in every blade from new so it not an isolated problem (for me)
I've never worn a blade out, just end up with a section with no teeth and have lots that I need to join.
I now just try to cut thick stuff on the band saw which is ok because I have a chop saw which works better on thin wall stuff.
I’m now out of blades (again) and it would be great to be able to cut mitres in box or tube on the band saw again.

Anyone have a recommendation for another supplier?

Harrison Saw Blades

 

[Barking Mat]

Today I acquired a NAD CD player from evil bay
Sounds great with my old NAD amplifier and Tannoy 607’s which have been up in the loft for quite a few years.
The workshop now rocks! My wife says it’s too loud, she didn’t understand when I said that Dire Straits, Pink Floyd AC/DC, Elvis etc cannot ever be too loud

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NAD, really good equipment, but that workshop is well too tidy, shockingly so.

 

[AVI_8]

NAD, really good equipment, but that workshop is well too tidy, shockingly so.

That’s because it’s almost new, only got the electrics signed off last week, eventually when I get used to having it I’ll stop cleaning it every other day

 

[Gragson]

I've used Tuff blades for a few years and I can't recommend them
Never had a problem with the service it’s just they always seem to start stripping teeth from the weld no matter how careful I am.
I've tried the carbon steel and M42 grade in a range of tpi including the varitooth range.
Always try to keep at least 4 teeth in the metal, break the blades in and keep low pressure.
I try to keep a fine and coarse blade and change them over when required.
The saw is a 6 x 4 Hitachi which has rubber on the wheels and if I use “any” oil, the blade won't stay on, so I have to cut dry which I'm sure doesn't help.
The only way I can get any reasonable life out of a blade is by nursing it over the weld which gets old very quickly. I can hear / feel the join in every blade from new so it not an isolated problem (for me)
I've never worn a blade out, just end up with a section with no teeth and have lots that I need to join.
I now just try to cut thick stuff on the nd saw which is ok because I have a chop saw which works better on thin wall stuff.
I’m now out of blades (again) and it would be great to be able to cut mitres in box or tube on the band saw again.

Anyone have a recommendation for another supplier?

Interesting, I had the same one off experience with a Milwaukee blade on a workzone, bandsaw, truly awful from the kickoff, the clunk on the joint was terrible, but it was also a clearly poor joint, which the TS ones are not.
I will give them a test and feedback. The fitted one to this Femi is fine just wearing so smoothness and throwing teeth will be a good comparison

Did you let TS know?

 

[Rannsachair]

Vertex rotary table arrived today:

More details on https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum...for-a-tom-senior-light-vertical.120000/page-3

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Got these Knipex circlip pliers from Amazon last week, had them in my wish list since @Brad93 posted about them, they were 130 odd quid, but for some reason they got reduced by 40% on the day I happened to look at my list, so I bagged them for under 80. Took a while to come as there was some delay getting from Europe but they're the usual Knipex excellent quality.

 

[Munkul]

Harrison Saw Blades

Seconded. Use them at work now as well as for myself Really decent quality, especially considering they are cheap.
I actually had a tour around their blade making/sharpening shop the other week! Not exciting, but nice to see their operation.