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

[sparkysy]

Doh wrong thread. Deleted

 

[6ply]

Iam hoping this will get out some 50 year old nails without too much wood damage. View attachment 382560

Be careful with that. They are notorious for nipping hands if not used with care (and not at the pincer end). I used to have one and found it useless. I wish you luck!

 

[Bornfree]

Be careful with that. They are notorious for nipping hands if not used with care (and not at the pincer end). I used to have one and found it useless. I wish you luck!

Yes I have a blood blister from the first use. But it's working well now.

 

[Seadog]

I( am having a coffee so will not answer.

But who has brass balls?

Just Nuisance

 

[DAPPH]

Tried it today didn't go well to start with but after a while I learnt the knack and was soon hauling out the nails.

Often any not too deep indentations left by the tool or other reasons for damage on wood surfaces & veneers ( like kids ) , might come out by wetting the immediate area with a single drop of water and applying a hot soldering iron tip to the bruise & water till the water evaporates then leave it to dry and see how it looks ,. This can be repeated several times and works well on softer woods.

 

[awemawson]

They were designed for pulling nails from wooden packing cases. I have a set that is probably 50 years old and works a treat, but I wouldn’t use it on a Chippendale chair !

 

[DAPPH]

They were designed for pulling nails from wooden packing cases. I have a set that is probably 50 years old and works a treat, but I wouldn’t use it on a Chippendale chair !

Talking of which I was given a balloon backed chair to restore as part of my fine furniture making and restoration training , it had been fished out from a skip.
The rh front leg had been nailed to the seat squab with a four inch rusty straightened nail , the spells were broken or missing plus several other nasty chunks of damage as well as well as a rusted in number 8 slotted screw through the LHR leg in to the back of the spell hole.
After a morning of intense activity I eventually got the nail out by the drops of water & a 32 ounce soldering iron method , using a pair of pincers gripped in two V shaped bits of oak held in the wood work bench vice .

 

[Seanstim]

Today I acquired a Colchester triumph

 

[DAPPH]

I won't believe you , unless we get loads of pictures posted of it .

 

[Seanstim]

Not picked up currently in a hospital facility workshop that there clearing to turn into offices seems a strange place for a lathe looks to be in very good condition

 

[DAPPH]

Not picked up currently in a hospital facility workshop that there clearing to turn into offices seems a strange place for a lathe looks to be in very good condition

Some hospital services engineering dept managers pet project for his " thiefdom " at the hospitals & patients expense no doubt , now not used as he's been retired for 5 years ? Get it while you can .

 

[Bornfree]

They were designed for pulling nails from wooden packing cases. I have a set that is probably 50 years old and works a treat, but I wouldn’t use it on a Chippendale chair !

Iam repairing a shed it's constructed from 7" shiplap which according to every timber merchant in East anglia is unobtainable. So iam taking two boards from around the bottom using them for the repairs and putting new 5" stuff back on.

 

[Brad93]

£19.49 plus post

you're joking? They used to be £45 over here!

 

[Rannsachair]

you're joking? They used to be £45 over here!

Cheapest I could find
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/37434067...r=643232209576&widget_ver=artemis&media=EMAIL

 

[Rannsachair]

At times I despair why I read this forum. Aldi delivery today, could not resist the £9.99 cordless angle grinder and impact driver!

 

[Windy Miller]

At times I despair why I read this forum. Aldi delivery today, could not resist the £9.99 cordless angle grinder and impact driver!
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The cordless impact driver is great. I’m looking for another as a spare. 20V drill too. That’s also great!

 

[Dcal]

A Sandvik scraper blade from Germany:
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Will be interesting to compare with my Russian ones
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Have you a link?
That's far cheaper that any I can find.

 

[Dr.Al]

I went to Wentwood yesterday and came back with a load more sweet chestnut:

Garage for scale

The two big pieces are 3 metres long and about 550 mm wide in the middle. The narrower but long piece is 50 mm thick; the others about 30 mm thick.

Had some help loading it onto the roof of the car:

Hopefully I won't need to access the drawers in the near future...

 

[Rannsachair]

Have you a link?
That's far cheaper that any I can find.

See post 41490, hope that works.

 

[Dcal]

See post 41490, hope that works.

Thanks, order placed.

Bought 2.
Less than €25 each including postage.
Should be more than enough to see me out.