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

[JOEPRO]

Another vice - just like this one a Record 75 Steel with swivel base but it won't arrive until the weekend:


(I would say I must stop buying vices but then @MattF says you can never have enough!)

 

[Kram]

The preparation for a new project has arrived.

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What type of gearbox or thing is that on the motor?

 

[Sergei Slovenija]

What type of gearbox or thing is that on the motor?

Stepless variator, from 200 to 1,000 rpm with an error of 1 rpm.

similar to this one. I think this is a Chinese copy

 

[Olderisbetter]

A 90s BMX from what I can work out it's made by Homeless and the model is called pornstar, so no joke I now have a homeless pornstar, which is what I would have been if I worked in the adult film world

 

[northwest]

Also used by traditional gunsmiths when hand fitting barrels to actions and other such stuff .

Also used to black lead moulds as a release agent.

 

[OJCar]

A stool about the right size for a cat.
(or a very large mug ...)




Small or Far Away ?

 

[Seadog]

This what you wanted...

 

[dobbslc]

That's up there with The Tunnel of Goats...
Very funny!

 

[MattF]

A splitting axe.

 

[sparkysy]

Oooh nice!
I have a hand axe in the same style and it's incredible what it will split, I regularly go through 40/50cm logs with it in 1 hit.
Sy

 

[MattF]

Oooh nice!
I have a hand axe in the same style and it's incredible what it will split, I regularly go through 40/50cm logs with it in 1 hit.
Sy

That's good to hear. I've never used this style before, so I'm curious to see how well it performs.

 

[sparkysy]

Is that a full size one difficult to tell without the standard mug for size?
If it is you will be surprised what it will split!
I found mine much better than a maul and not quite so weighty!

 

[MattF]

Is that a full size one difficult to tell without the standard mug for size?
If it is you will be surprised what it will split!
I found mine much better than a maul and not quite so weighty!

It's this one:

Roughneck ROU65678 Vintage Log Splitting Maul ,Brown,2.0kg/4¼lbs https://amzn.eu/d/av8Xcad

Price has gone up about £6 since I ordered mine. Around 28" long.

 

[sparkysy]

That is twice the size and weight of the one I have so I would expect it to be awesome!

 

[MattF]

I'll let you know the verdict once I've tried it.

 

[Anguz]

Covid

 

[addjunkie]

It's this one:

Roughneck ROU65678 Vintage Log Splitting Maul ,Brown,2.0kg/4¼lbs https://amzn.eu/d/av8Xcad

Price has gone up about £6 since I ordered mine. Around 28" long.

I find a phone call and bacs payment far easier to fill my logstore. She even stacks them. Lot less hassle than all the chain saw and splitting stuff even though Ive a tractor mounted splitter.

 

[winchman]

A very heavy surface table and a small but heavy bench mounted press brake
Any ideas on Manufacturers?

 

[Gragson]

Bit eclectic, Bosch jigsaw freebee from @cheb skip find, sds blade mech just needed a bit of a fettle/lube to lock the blades in, works lovely, can't believe someone skipped that, my go to now over my awful mcalistair & parkside battery one.

Zoro for disposal o2, £24, still half price of some ebay chancers and to make delivery free £7 tig gloves which feel really nice & good fit.
Jewellers saw reco by @Arc Tourist much nicer than my current and a good blade selection thrown in for £9 all in.

Junior hacksaw off ebay, nice solid ali frame design, locks the blade in well, more comfy than my old spiralux one, 10 dubious blades included cant complain for £7

BluePoint blade holder from @angellonewolf which meant I found my long lost eclipse one...
35 x 10" Vanguard blades NOS off ebay £7

 

[Kram]

Junior hacksaw off ebay, nice solid ali frame design, locks the blade in well, more comfy than my old spiralux one, 10 dubious blades included cant complain for £7

I am yet to find a junior hacksaw blade that works. Zero times I have successfully used one! The blades are all blunt or dull instantly.

Interesting about the disposable o2, how long do they last?