An Old Compresor

[Parm]

Belonged to my Grandfather, I’ve known it for at least 45 years, probably been in the family for around 55 years. My Grandad was a tool maker

Tried to sell it both here and on eBay, no one wanted it so a plan was hatched to turn it into a lamp

Cable runs through the copper pipe, pully turns and valve has been the tinkered with to eliminate back pressure

It’s all been PAT tested by a mate.

Bulb is one of those modern, but retro LED jobbies

I’m quite chuffed with this, it’s gonna be a presie for my dad’s 70th Birthday

Should have said, it’s a single piston compressor, I wire brushed the casing and treated it with proper beeswax

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

That's is very good.

 

[brightspark]

Belonged to my Grandfather, I’ve known it for at least 45 years, probably been in the family for around 55 years. My Grandad was a tool maker

Tried to sell it both here and on eBay, no one wanted it so a plan was hatched to turn it into a lamp

Cable runs through the copper pipe, pully turns and valve has been the nketed with to eliminate back pressure

It’s all been PAT tested by a mate.

Bulb is one of those modern, but retro LED jobbies

I’m quite chuffed with this, it’s gonna be a presie for my dad’s 70th Birthday

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Should have said, it’s a single piston compressor, I wire brushed the casing and treated it with proper beeswax

very nice stuff like that is becoming very saleable for a good price

 

[roofman]

How nice it that...If i send you another can you sell me that Picador

 

[cumbriasteve]

I like that a lot...I would get the pulley engraved with happy 70th birthday dad or some other personal message.

 

[Parm]

Bit more info

The wooden base is an off cut off Iroko, me and dad made a bench with it, the wood was decking on a ship, it's at least 200 years old

The big nuts holding the compressor to the base are hex bar that I turned to size, learnt how to make the tapers and then drilled and tapped

 

[Parm]

How nice it that...If i send you another can you sell me that Picador

I ain't gonna sell you anything.

Happy to make you one if you have a suitable donor comp

 

[roofman]

Bit more info

The wooden base is an off cut off Iroko, me and dad made a bench with it, the wood was decking on a ship, it's at least 200 years old

The big nuts holding the compressor to the base are hex bar that I turned to size, learnt how to make the tapers and then drilled and tapped

wow...it gets better Parm,well done mate.

 

[roofman]

I ain't gonna sell you anything.

Happy to make you one if you have a suitable donor comp

Ime just expressing my tastes in pulleys mate...i think you cant better them

 

[brightspark]

I ain't gonna sell you anything.

Happy to make you one if you have a suitable donor comp

mines a bit big its got a 3 cylinder diesel engine on it

 

[Parm]

mines a bit big its got a 3 cylinder diesel engine on it

Bring it round, I'll make it into something

 

[Parm]

Ime just expressing my tastes in pulleys mate...i think you cant better them

Just got it, didn't know anything about picador pulleys

 

[brightspark]

Just got it, didn't know anything about picador pulleys

there ok there die cast. quality ones are turned from blanks and solid

 

[roofman]

Just got it, didn't know anything about picador pulleys

This might interest you then...A lathe made from all there products
http://www.lathes.co.uk/picador/

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Glad to see it finished mate. Looks good.

 

[brewdexta]

Nice one Parm, I like that a lot

EDIT - Parm not Pram - bloody auto-correct!

 

[Migmac]

Very nice.

 

[postie jon]

nice tidy job parm , good use of something that would probably have lain under a bench for decades then cashed in for scrap, well done . is it noisy when its running?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Great job, @Parm I'm sure your Dad will be made up.

 

[Olderisbetter]

A few years back a friends brother died and we turned the boot from his old beetle into a wall hung table that lives outside right by the BBQ, It has a little badge saying "the drinks are on me", I think you have done a great job of turning a bit of family history into a present,