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

[roofman]

If you decide to sell the middle lathe tool in the bottom row (triangular tip) could you let me know what size tips it takes?

do you mean this one?

 

[indy4x]

Asked a mate if he had a vice for sale. Left me a message. Vice collection has now grown by five, plus two others bought at the weekend. Oops.

The mag vice was in poor condition. Handle seized. Stripped down, cleaned out, and surface ground the inside sliding face. Reassembled. Smooth action. No loss of magnetism. Next job grind top and base.

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More info needed, I also have one where the handle is stuck, did you just take the cover off and clean or completely dismantle it

 

[6ply]

More info needed, I also have one where the handle is stuck, did you just take the cover off and clean or completely dismantle it

Flipped over and removed all screws. One already missing - someone had been fiddling. Punched through all pins. Switched magnets off. Now right way up. Used two flat pry bars with spacer between to separate (just) both parts. This needed a great deal of care not to lose fingers! Put packing in to reduce risk of finger loss. Then separated, quite easily. Inspected. Cleaned out junk. Checked linkage/cam. Underneath of top face corroded, so surface ground flat. Lubed. Reassembled with no loss of digits (just). Nudge into alignment. All pins and screws back in. Surface ground. Job done.

 

[Arc Tourist]

I had one of those Abus Granit disk locks thirty (?) years ago, mine did not have the painted shackle though.

Neither did it have the day glow cord and yes I did try to ride off with it on the disk, but only once.
I actually suffered very little damage, keeping the bike upright as the wheel had only about a quarter of a rotation before the lock hit a caliper.

Apparently this model as stood the test of time then, as Abus are still making it. I see them going for as much as £148.oo (new) on the bay of evil, but I won this used one by posting a hail mary bid of £22.oo and got lucky. It was a bit rusty, but a spray of WD40 along with a Scotch-Brite pad and use of a .45 cal. pistol cleaning brush down the shackle tubes got it functioning smoothly.

Good to know your bike only suffered minimum damage. Yeah, these modern reminder cable's are a great idea.

 

[Memmeddu]

A probably broken or just batteries...
An air fed Esab warrior tech parp
The mask itself isn't my priority it would be just worth enough to save the parp system

 

[paulmitchell1984]

Treated myself to a new toolcart at work, doesn't match my white one but they don't do white yet (apparently)

 

[RichardM]

do you mean this one?

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yes, that's the one.

 

[Memmeddu]

A probably broken or just batteries...
An air fed Esab warrior tech parp
The mask itself isn't my priority it would be just worth enough to save the parp system

Exactly this one 50 Euros+import+shipping

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A Box of many sad things.

Unloved and not wanted, thrown out.

The lump of metal is want I wanted. LHS.

 

[Arc Tourist]

A Box of many sad things.

Unloved and not wanted, thrown out.


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Yeah, so much is discarded nowadays because of the disposable mentality of modern times.

Edit: One thing I've noticed, are the huge number of vacuum cleaners dumped at our recycling centre, most likely thrown out because people haven't cleaned the filters.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Coffee ground, water boiling I am unloading the box.
It has many things.

The lump of metal.

Home made steam engine.

I have seen better welds squeezed from a pigeon.

LNER Shunting Engine Lantern.
WD stamped 1937.

The wick gear is ********.

Some coasters and a handy thing.

Spoon rest, for now.

In use already.

Cordage Caliper, used to measure the diameter of Hemp/natural fiber ropes. There is what looks like, good be, we hope a GR stamp on it.
£26 pounds my ask.

Small Seaman's clasp.

But wait........

Girl Guides!!!!

Coffee is brewed.
BRB.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Part 2,

This was a 1917 Canadian trench/ field compass. But it was adapted to a WW2 style one.
Do I revert it back or leave it?

There is a name and number on it. Let me think on it.

Typical. Just ordered spares to fix the old one I have, then this appears.

And/
You issue with this?

Things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One is very important to me.
They are hard to find, normally

they stay with the heaters, but if lost they are harder to find than a dinosaur unicorn scat pile.

T15 Fuel tank cap. With Pink Paraffin on it.


Oh a chuck key, what will fit a drill I recently acquired.

A Matchbox as well.

A tin as well.

A Drawing set. Marked up VR a crown as well.

No need to get Carls Marks sister now to start the race. I have gone automatic.

The tin again.








The contents.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

There.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

There is one more item of the box of sadness.

 

[Onoff]

Edit: One thing I've noticed, are the huge number of vacuum cleaners dumped at our recycling centre, most likely thrown out because people haven't cleaned the filters.

That sucks.

 

[Cobbler]

That sucks.

No they don’t, thats why they are at the tip.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

That sucks.

No they don’t, thats why they are at the tip.

I got rid of one of mine, all it did was gather dust.

 

[Fraserb]

Acquired the new car.

 

[RWD3M]

I can't help but reflect on the origins of this tread and how far it's drifted in the almost 9 years it's been running. It was started to show off the items we acquire. Not buy, rent or steal (no offence intended @Fraserb, thats a lovely car I'm sure, but it doesn't really belong here does it?).

I think the Vark is about the only one who is still using this thread as it was as intended!

 

[RWD3M]

There is one more item of the box of sadness.

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Extraordinary likeness there @The_Yellow_Ardvark !