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An extravagance:
I hope the gas torch is not for your work in HR !

An extravagance:
That will keep you busy. There is a knack of fitting the springs, to get the pin in far enough to pick up the end of the spring then knock it in. Here is mine. https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/stuff-you-have-made-today.67127/post-2141428A big box of expensive bits for the Haybob
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A lot of the tine holders are pretty worn on mine but like you im not paying £12 a pop for 20!! plan is to hopefully build up with weld the worst of them and knock it back to near round with the angry grinder, its not precision after allThat will keep you busy. There is a knack of fitting the springs, to get the pin in far enough to pick up the end of the spring then knock it in. Here is mine. https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/stuff-you-have-made-today.67127/post-2141428
I nearly bought some of the seals, bought 3 bottles of Banks Amber and a can of the bronze spray which I am pleasantly surprised with.I blame that Bob bloke, he's got a lot to answer for!
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and a 383 piece get you out of trouble seal kit for £4 from the same well known supermarket
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poor guy, i was upset when we lost him
I hope the gas torch is not for your work in HR !
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I got lucky as our local Aldi finally got some batteries in, but the tools no longer seem to be available ?I blame that Bob bloke, he's got a lot to answer for!
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and a 383 piece get you out of trouble seal kit for £4 from the same well known supermarket
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Ours is hit and miss, looks like a jumble sale most of the time, they very rarely have tools, batteries and chargers at the same time, to be honest the grubb is going down hill as wellI got lucky as our local Aldi finally got some batteries in, but the tools no longer seem to be available ?
Forget where I read this but after he retired from the music biz he ran a country pub in Essex for a while.poor guy, i was upset when we lost himvery good bike rider too.
There aren't any suitable " O " rings for Hozelock spigot nozzles in them . I had to buy a pack of 20 off 11.3 ID x 2.3mm from Amazon for something like £2.43 inc P&PI blame that Bob bloke, he's got a lot to answer for!
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and a 383 piece get you out of trouble seal kit for £4 from the same well known supermarket
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Where's that from?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002RA7ACM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_detailsWhere's that from?
The display on your model is a lot bigger!I'd managed to resist one of these in the past, until @Gragson went & started his mystery bearings thread & set me off again.
See you have the JCB coloured version of the chair