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

[Kram]

although bandsaw and mag drill....hmmmm

I have a Ferrex bandsaw taking up space, I have no need for one and no where sensible to store it.

 

[RWD3M]

Im in Corsham, about 4 miles from Chip-nam

I need to put some thought into it as i dont want it overheating.

DM on the way.

 

[Memmeddu]

im sure it was that thread that led me to the plasma cutter, which then led me to a new much bigger compressor, im trying to downsize the stuff i have.....although bandsaw and mag drill....hmmmm

I have all of those tools....
Plasma cutter I bought it just because it was cheap and have pilot arc and trafimet torch

exactly this one 35A internal regulator, generator friendly

Compressor I made the huge mistake of buying a cheap used unit.
Similar to the one posted earlier in those days on this thread.
Scraped the tank cause it was rotten.
I have to find the time to make it work (needs a lot of work I'm an idiot)
Paid too much for it in first place.

About the bandsaw, I've bought one earlier on this year, presumably a 1990's model, induction motor, change pulley transmission, and roughly 100mm capacity

It looks pretty much like this
Mag drill
I used to have an earlier model cheap Chinese mag drill that looked something like this

Got it for free during the pandemic in destroyed conditions.
Repaired and used every once in a while when I've needed.
But always felt like a toy honestly...
It was a pain because I didn't have any anular cutter so I've used it with the keyed chuck and regular bimetallic holesaws and honestly speaking it worked but it wasn't the right way to use it, very slow, and had a low quality dovetail.
Very thight all the way up and little loose from the middle to the all the way down
Ended up giving it to a friend who needed it more than I did but lasted very little time as it met its end shortly later.
Replaced it with this

A proper heavy duty professional magnetic base drill.
The Gerfa stand has 160ish mm length of travel, magnet is mounted on a dovetail and swivel base, allowing to move it and adjust the position
While the Fein drill on it has 4 gear transmission and 32mm drilling capacity and Morse taper 3 spindle.
The only downside of this industrial piece of equipment is the weight, very close to the 38kg range while the other one was hardly going to be heavier than 16kg.
I need help to move it or place in position

 

[MattF]

This came yesterday.



Wanted something with a hose, rather than mounting directly onto the bottle, and also relatively slimline. A couple of canisters of MAPP gas have arrived today, so hopefully should be giving it a quick test this weekend.

 

[Gragson]

Wanted something with a hose, rather than mounting directly onto the bottle, and also relatively slimline

Let us know what you think of it, looks useful in certain situations.

 

[Craig-SM]

This came yesterday.

View attachment 536338

Wanted something with a hose, rather than mounting directly onto the bottle, and also relatively slimline. A couple of canisters of MAPP gas have arrived today, so hopefully should be giving it a quick test this weekend.

I got the hose kit for the Superfire torch. Didn’t think I’d use it much but have done quite a lot.

 

[MattF]

Let us know what you think of it, looks useful in certain situations.

Will do.

 

[Gragson]

I got the hose kit for the Superfire torch. Didn’t think I’d use it much but have done quite a lot.

Have you got a link for that?

 

[MattF]

I got the hose kit for the Superfire torch. Didn’t think I’d use it much but have done quite a lot.

I used to have a basic torch which fits on the bottle. That worked fine, but you have those limits of orientation, weight & overall size.

 

[Craig-SM]

I used to have a basic torch which fits on the bottle. That worked fine, but you have those limits of orientation & size.

Soldering under floorboards with a bottle on is 90% trying to get an angle that works with only 10% soldering. With a hose connected to the bottle it’s much quicker but of course increases the amount of cursing when you trip over the pipe again.

 

[Craig-S]

I have all of those tools....
Plasma cutter I bought it just because it was cheap and have pilot arc and trafimet torch
View attachment 536317exactly this one 35A internal regulator, generator friendly

Compressor I made the huge mistake of buying a cheap used unit.
Similar to the one posted earlier in those days on this thread.
Scraped the tank cause it was rotten.
I have to find the time to make it work (needs a lot of work I'm an idiot)
Paid too much for it in first place.

About the bandsaw, I've bought one earlier on this year, presumably a 1990's model, induction motor, change pulley transmission, and roughly 100mm capacity
View attachment 536318
It looks pretty much like this
Mag drill
I used to have an earlier model cheap Chinese mag drill that looked something like thisView attachment 536321
Got it for free during the pandemic in destroyed conditions.
Repaired and used every once in a while when I've needed.
But always felt like a toy honestly...
It was a pain because I didn't have any anular cutter so I've used it with the keyed chuck and regular bimetallic holesaws and honestly speaking it worked but it wasn't the right way to use it, very slow, and had a low quality dovetail.
Very thight all the way up and little loose from the middle to the all the way down
Ended up giving it to a friend who needed it more than I did but lasted very little time as it met its end shortly later.
Replaced it with this
View attachment 536333
A proper heavy duty professional magnetic base drill.
The Gerfa stand has 160ish mm length of travel, magnet is mounted on a dovetail and swivel base, allowing to move it and adjust the position
While the Fein drill on it has 4 gear transmission and 32mm drilling capacity and Morse taper 3 spindle.
The only downside of this industrial piece of equipment is the weight, very close to the 38kg range while the other one was hardly going to be heavier than 16kg.
I need help to move it or place in position

Heres the thing though, what I want, and what I allow myself to have are very different things. I plan to disappear in 4 years and I don't want the hassle of getting rid of a bunch of tools then so im limiting mysef.

 

[Craig-SM]

Have you got a link for that?

I got mine as a full kit with torch, hose, bottles and bag off eBay a good while ago. They did do the hose separate though.

I’m sure mine came from Plumbing Supplies Direct so might be worth checking their website otherwise ebay

Rothenberger 35649R 1.5m Extension Hose For Super Fire 2 & Quick Fire Torch | eBay UK

Part Number: 35649R. Ideal for torch work in more confined spaces. Suitable for: MAP/Pro(TM) & Propane. Suitable for: SuperFire 2(TM) & QuickFire(TM), Rofire Global and Swivel Pro Torches. Supplied with handy hanging hook for the workplace or belt loop.

ebay.us

 

[Craig-S]

I have a Ferrex bandsaw taking up space, I have no need for one and no where sensible to store it.

and thats why I want one but wont allow myself to have one

 

[Gragson]

I got mine as a full kit with torch, hose, bottles and bag off eBay a good while ago. They did do the hose separate though.

I’m sure mine came from Plumbing Supplies Direct so might be worth checking their website otherwise ebay

Rothenberger 35649R 1.5m Extension Hose For Super Fire 2 & Quick Fire Torch | eBay UK

Part Number: 35649R. Ideal for torch work in more confined spaces. Suitable for: MAP/Pro(TM) & Propane. Suitable for: SuperFire 2(TM) & QuickFire(TM), Rofire Global and Swivel Pro Torches. Supplied with handy hanging hook for the workplace or belt loop.

ebay.us

Brilliant - thanks a lot

 

[MetalMonkey]

A treat to myself - wanted one for ages, but they have always been pretty expensive and I couldn't really justify it.
This was also pretty expensive, but cheaper than most out there.

Seems very well built, comes with 3 - 15mm collets and one collet chuck.

Model A, so it does the split points rather than the web thinning on the Model B. Don't think there is much practical difference.
Ideally I would have liked the Model D which does both, but that was twice the price and I’m not really certain it is worth it.

Quick test out of the box with no adjustment:
Pretty happy with that!

 

[MattF]

Surprisingly heavy units for their size, aren't they.

 

[MetalMonkey]

Surprisingly heavy units for their size, aren't they.

Deceptively heavy! Well built though, not as flimsy as you would have imagined for a Chinese machine. It also runs exceptionally smoothly.
Pleased so far, hopefully the longevity is there. It certainly makes a nicer job than I can by hand, and with a lot less effort and time.

I’ll still need to do the bigger ones by hand, but they are much easier. I can see them for a start, which helps!

 

[MattF]

I keep meaning to sort a dust extraction setup for mine, before I use it. I did actually bring it upto the flat, last week, to remind me to get it sorted. That hole in the base underneath the grinding wheel should allow a reasonable extraction setup.

 

[badabec]

Heres the thing though, what I want, and what I allow myself to have are very different things. I plan to disappear in 4 years and I don't want the hassle of getting rid of a bunch of tools then so im limiting mysef.

Where are you going? Or will you have to kill me?

 

[indy4x]

Did you look st Thor hammers and mallets?

Nope, do they do a dead blow?

I've got a Thor copper faced hammer and one with nylon blocks, they have their uses, the copper one could really do with having the copper bits replaced tho