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Memmeddu
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And so I did and I'm glad to have done that
Cause otherwise I wouldn't have accomplished nothing really
Completely emptied an oxygen bottle gouging out stuff from a drilling rig.
Zeroed another one chopping off poles and opening holes in them.
Welded other poles etc
Actually me gouging out stuff
Danez
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speaking of sykes-pickavant...(no idea they existed nor that they still made tools here in lancs!)
snapped a brake line on the 505 so bought some kunifer brake line and an SP brake flaring kit from the 80s for £70 off ebay which i don't think was too bad!
didn't want to be messing around with those cheap wind in ones
made my first ever brake line and am happy with the results, will be a bit of handy kit to have!
Bonus points for remembering to put the unions on before flaring the pipe
Or put them on backwards or at the wrong end. Not that I've done that. Nooo....
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Sykes are still going, but not quite the range they once had, their flaring tools, however, are made by bond engineering in Hinckley.
They are also about the best you can get.
And sliding them to the ends before bending.Bonus points for remembering to put the unions on before flaring the pipe
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I'm in North london, i usually use FH Brundle.
I have actually used Standley Steel in Wymondham when i was passing through and they were really good. I bought a whole bunch of offcuts from them and they were really nice to deal with, had a good selection and very cheap too.
Haha yeah I can see why you'd also mention Wymondham! MY laptop auto corrected 'norf' into Norfolk!
I might have to check out FH Brundle. Certainly seems easier to get to than Metal supermarket in Park Royal or ordering online!
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I've used Metal Supermarket in Park Royal, they're a nice bunch with good stock but they're horrendously expensive. Very convenient for me, they're about 20 minutes away, but easily 3x the price of anywhere else. I use them for small quantities, offcuts or when i need stuff quickly.
FH Brundle are good. A bit further for me, but pretty cheap with good stock. They do deliver but i collect from their Rainham depot. The stuff i picked up yesterday came from them.
Non-ferrous in small quantities i buy online from 1st Choice Metals, they're really good. I buy my brass, ally and delrin from them.
Having not got much experience within the metalworking world I had no point of reference. Now ive compared my last order from Metal supermarket to FH Brundle I can safely say I wont be visiting them again unless I'm nearby and desperate!
I didnt buy a huge amount, but considering FH isn quite so simple to buy set lengths I ended up doing a comparison that meant I ended up with way more than I got from Metal Supermarket. It was £366 from FH and over £600 from metal supermarket!!! Madness!!
Yeah I get the convenience of being able to buy a small off cut instead of a 7m length of something but even so! Just as a comparison I got a 1000mm x 700mm piece of 3mm sheet steel. £56 from MS and a 2m x 1m sheet from FH is £62!!! over double the amount of metal for barely anything extra
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Yes but you are paying for the overhead of a small stockist who employs someone to cut it for you!
Had to do a late night trip to Rosyth again with friend to pickup a shear grab for a bargain, had to hire a stronger trailer but found someone on marketplace available for £30 so off we went!
Plan is to cut off the manitou quick hitch and weld up the standard skidsteer one using the parts cut off. It's certainly bigger than we expected!
And I am soo painting it 
Plan is to cut off the manitou quick hitch and weld up the standard skidsteer one using the parts cut off. It's certainly bigger than we expected!
And I am soo painting it
Had to do a late night trip to Rosyth again with friend to pickup a shear grab for a bargain, had to hire a stronger trailer but found someone on marketplace available for £30 so off we went!
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Plan is to cut off the manitou quick hitch and weld up the standard skidsteer one using the parts cut off. It's certainly bigger than we expected!
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And I am soo painting it
Are you sure it won't be too heavy for it?
