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

[Memmeddu]

A single point sling mount for the M4A1

The single point sling

And a protective lense for the Holo sight

My sister asked me to buy her one of those things

That's why I ended up on AliExpress again in first place ...
Anyways current state, I've replaced everything I had on my ICS I'll get more in specific in the stuff you have made today thread
I've spent the entire day working on it just to make the gears mesh together properly with no plays or bindings.
It's a very tedious process but kinda satisfying too
I have this picture only right now

 

[pedrobedro]

Tips?

Always put your barrow near the muck, don't pet strange dogs and the one from the matchbox, keep dry and away from children.

 

[droopsnoot]

Another boot full of gravel (from the same source) and some metal shelves destined for the shed, probably. Typical IKEA - trying to take them to pieces on the side of the road to get them in the car, everything just snaps together except the brace across the back, which needs an allen key. Fortunately it's only thin metal, so it was easy to just bend it to go on the passenger seat.

 

[Windy Miller]

I got one of those plastic welding kits I used it to repair the hinge on our recycle bin. Wasn't expecting much but it's as secure as the intact side.

Was that the one that you had off me @Pete.?

I can't remember what I used mine for a while back, but it works a treat! Might have been the grass box for the mower...

 

[Pete.]

Was that the one that you had off me @Pete.?

I can't remember what I used mine for a while back, but it works a treat! Might have been the grass box for the mower...

Yes that's the one, it works great.

So much of the stuff we have available nowadays for no money at all is the stuff of dreams back in my youth.

 

[My Old Landy]

The reciprocating saw arrived. Nice case, questionable instructions!

 

[Dozzer]

The reciprocating saw arrived. Nice case, questionable instructions!

In best Chinglish no doubt.

 

[Onoff]

The reciprocating saw arrived. Nice case, questionable instructions!
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Is that a Fakita battery platform?

 

[Kram]

A Makita HP001G combi drill, which appears to be one of the most powerful/hightest torque, with same spec as their earth auger drill, 140nm (although I seriously doubt something this small is upto that sort of usage)

It will be interesting to compare to the Fakita 18v, which appears to be powerful but awful runout.


Edit: edit, user error, chuck is fine

edit, very impressed how quick it put a 10mm lidl bit through inch thick steel. Did not slow down at all, thick curly chips. My only complaint there is the long handle a bit usless for getting enough pressure, whilst pressing on the back of the drill, is the vent area. It could use an extended hand area with vent cutouts.



Last edit I promise. How does it do with a large step bit, 10mm bore, drilling both 15mm and 20mm together. Quite bloody well. Has the power for it, perhaps gearbox will be the weak point.

The fakita cant spin the bit with any cutting pressure.

 

[My Old Landy]

Is that a Fakita battery platform?

I have no idea, I bought it for my neighbour and she has it now

 

[Kram]

Is that a Fakita battery platform?

Does appear to be from the battery shape. Fakita can be any colour.. battery doesnt match the red brands.

 

[MetalMonkey]

Fakitawaukee...

 

[Kram]

Fakitawaukee...

Fakawaunkee.

 

[My Old Landy]

The charger plugs directly into the battery. It looks a little jankey to me. £35 off Amazon.

 

[dieselsamurai]

Another bank closure slim pickings unfortunately but got this rather nice drawer unit very heavy duty there were two but i didnt fancy trying to get it down the stairs on my own



Also a nice little dehumidifier not sure i'll use it but might be handy one day

 

[GRW]

...... a variable speed extractor fan from Vevor.

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I bought this without a flexi duct (as the only ones with a duct weren't variable speed. I then bought an 8" flexi duct from eBay to go with it.

You know what? Testing it and it's a really good bit of kit! 10-speeds, comes with a controller & probe that enables it to trigger automatically for over or under temp, and humidity etc (as well as manual). Would make a great welding fume extractor, or dust doing inside building work - you could even use it to ventilate & cool a working space - just set it up, set the trigger temp, and away you go.

On lower settings its pretty quiet as well (obviously louder as fan speed increases).

 

[MattF]

Love some of the advertising images on that page.

 

[GRW]

Love some of the advertising images on that page.

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Yeah, I spotted that myself . At £40 though inc the variable controller, I thought it had to be worth a punt... and it seems reasonably well made. They do bigger (& smaller) diameter fans, but this seemed a reasonable compromise. Easily portable & set up on a floor if doing say dusty building work indoors, or mounted & set up as a workstation extractor.
(I think I spent another £22 on a flexi duct)

 

[JOEPRO]

This sykes pickavant ductor heater



It's working well. The coils that came with it have the insulation burnt up so first mission will be to replace that high temp sleeving.

The price seems high enough but actually new this kit is around £800. So it was a good deal I think.

 

[Tigman]

Little video might be of intrest!