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

[25.4_mechanic]

The thing is, as you use it, the teeth wear so the clearance reduces. Also, you're pulling the saw backwards and forwards, so the top blade will be trying to cut one way or another. I think there's a reason we don't see them anymore, and when we went into detail about hacksaws in college (yes really!) In 1977, they were comprehensively written off...

Thanks!

So, you knew this kind of saw blades?!?

Then it's maybe not a regional or national thing, but a thing of the times now and then: perhaps it made sense once to save material but didn't stood the test of time.

Right, it was not so easy to find new offers for such saw blades and if, preferably for PVC pipes.
So that was just what there was in our household when I was a kid, as a tool it has not generally proven. Ok.


Carsten

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[Kayos]

A stick pc, designed to plug directly into a hdmi port, this setup is for testing and configuration

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Managed to find a spindle reducing bush for my Harrison for not unreasonable money! Been waiting for ages

 

[Brad93]

A bigger bang bang stick

Smaller one on left is .243, new one on right is a 300 Win Mag
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The two side by side, turns out there are very few moderators proofed for magnum loads.
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Blimey, for reds or targets?

 

[roofman]

Brace of Carvers from someone folding up and skint..£10 each

 

[James1979]

Brace of Carvers from someone folding up and skint..£10 each

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Good for you, but bad news for them

 

[roofman]

Good for you, but bad news for them

Did not feel too bad..folding voluntary

 

[James1979]

Did not feel too bad..folding voluntary

Ahhh

That’s different then

Carvers are always hard to come by at sensible money.

 

[sako243]

Blimey, for reds or targets?

Combination of reds and we're having problems with boar at my Nan's.

People said just get a 308 trouble was it was too "similar" to the 243. 243 is perfect for down here in Wales for foxing etc., (very high velocity thus flat trajectory). 308 is too big for stuff down here and up in Scotland not enough (for me) of a differentiator to the 243. The 300WM is basically a supersized 243, I.e. it's still chucking rounds down range at 3000+fps just that it's throwing 150gr rounds rather than 56gr.

I must admit until today I didn't realise how similar the 338 lapua was in case size...

 

[roofman]

Ahhh

That’s different then

Carvers are always hard to come by at sensible money.

I had 6 of them stolen off my truck few years ago..turned my back for 5 mins and biff baff boff just like magic

 

[daleyd]

Brace of Carvers from someone folding up and skint..£10 each

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Did you have a stripy jumper and mask on

 

[Brad93]

Combination of reds and we're having problems with boar at my Nan's.

People said just get a 308 trouble was it was too "similar" to the 243. 243 is perfect for down here in Wales for foxing etc., (very high velocity thus flat trajectory). 308 is too big for stuff down here and up in Scotland not enough (for me) of a differentiator to the 243. The 300WM is basically a supersized 243, I.e. it's still chucking rounds down range at 3000+fps just that it's throwing 150gr rounds rather than 56gr.

I must admit until today I didn't realise how similar the 338 lapua was in case size...

Interesting. I'm sure boar need that thwack though, tough beasts.

Will you reload?

 

[Gregb23]

David brown 880 selectomatic inherited from my Dad. Just needs brakes, and years of leaks, grime and wear sorting. Nice to have a project and should do me nicely once completed. Not convinced about this imperial malarkey though!

 

[sako243]

Will you reload?

Probably not, even at £2.50 a round I don't shoot enough to bother wasting the time. Can't shoot that many rounds quickly anyway because it's such a hot round unless you have a very heavy barrel (counter productive for Highland stalking) it gets warm very very quickly (as in a couple of rounds). Mod is very warm after a single shot.

It's more the fact that up in the Highlands with boar it's likely to be fairly long distance and little compares to the 300WM at throwing lots of kinetic energy down range.

 

[Robotstar5]

Ahhh

That’s different then

Carvers are always hard to come by at sensible money.

I was doing a job in the metrology lab and there were a couple of Carver clamps by the door, I asked the guy what was happening to them, he said he preferred G clamps for holding jobs to the measuring table so the Carvers were bound for the scrap skip. As the scrap skip was at the back of our workshop I offered to take them for him, they never made it to the skip

 

[DAPPH]

Picked up what I now know is a 'drum throne' at the recycle for £10.
Planning on using it as a garage scoot on wheels to save my knees!
Surprisingly cheap to buy new if anyone else fancies making one. Check out the price of a Stealey one!

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Will it be strong /safe enough ?
I discounted using one my son in law has given me for bits to play with , as my life changing spinal injuries were occasioned when an office chair meant to hold a 200 kg person collapsed under me at 92 kg .

I've managed to get an old quality leather covered lab scoot stool instead and replaced the main gas strut with one off eBay for about £11 . The stool came off Free cycle .

 

[anto44]

Picked up a 1.2m long piece of raychem heatshrink, the type with the hot melt glue inside, it's 130mm in diameter before shrinking and shrinks down to 35mm. Grease gun for scale

 

[DAPPH]

Picked up a 1.2m long piece of raychem heatshrink, the type with the hot melt glue inside, it's 130mm in diameter before shrinking and shrinks down to 35mm. Grease gun for scale
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What's it for ......... a fishing rod butt end ?

 

[anto44]

What's it for ......... a fishing rod butt end ?

No plans for it yet, I got it off a guy who does ground work for utility companies. I welded up some parts for a roadbike engined quad he's building and he gave me that as a tip.

 

[nickk]

Nice heavy gauge tube,now to make some insertion sleeves for them ,watch stuff you have made today “ for details.