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

[Smouser]

Facebook marketplace lucky dip metal plate/billet.

I don't have a specific need for it right now, but I got it just in case

This one could become a fly cutter......

400mm x 30mm.

Then again, it might rip my mill's R8 spindle to shreds.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

It arrived, but left on the door step, in plain view, my neighbour took it in.

 

[JOEPRO]

My new to me 2017 C220 Diesel daily driver. I have classic MBs but keep one diesel one for every day use. This one is well optioned and drives fantastic really pleased with it. Doing an oil change today with genuine MB oil and filter

One thing I will do is get the alloys refurbished with gloss black and diamond cut I think that will make the car

It's surprisingly sharp and sporty to drive and returning 53mpg average!

 

[Brad93]

Part of yesterdays smaller bank balance a new pair of calipers to replace the set that went missing from my work shop 2 years ago finally got sick of using my spare manual ones so got another digital

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Are you sure they are genuine?

 

[Jlg]

Are you sure they are genuine?

I hope they are they came from Thomas grahams but I did notice my last set never came in a plastic bag like that wondering if it’s new packaging

 

[bigegg]

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I wonder who they were.

Ancestry.com might give you some information?
Census only goes to 1921, unfortunately - I dunno how old the camera is?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Car boot was interesting today.
4 very easy to stop plain clothes police officers, plus 6 in uniforms.

So few bargains.

£20




Plus burger and chips.

 

[Craig-SM]

I thought I’d leave a bit of feedback on some of the recent purchases since they’ve been put to use with installing the kitchen ceiling, sorting out the mess of wiring that was hidden behind it and the wiring for new lights.

Door dust guards from Screwfix. I hadn’t posted on here as didn’t think they were that significant but pulling down the old lat and plaster ceiling was a real mess and despite sealing and taping everything dust still seemed to get everywhere. The doors into the kitchen from the dining room and hallway were sealed off using the door dust guards and did a pretty good job of preventing dust passing into these rooms, around 85% effective and most of what did pass through was due to dust in the air and opening them up before it had settled. The tape that comes with them is useless and doesn’t have the strength to hold the weight so stapled into place and used the tape to seal it. Then you have double zips top to bottom to seal off the door ways. If you have a messy job they’re well worth it.

Milwaukee plier set I purchased as couldn’t justify the expense of Knipex and the old Stanley ones were never that good new and after plenty of use even worse. I can’t fault the Milwaukee pliers as I used the side cutters and long nose for doing the electrics. I have the Knipex crimping/wire striping pliers but barely used then as I could use the side cutters to cut the insulation off wires as they had a good feel to them and sharp enough to use little force. Normally when I try using side cutters I only manage to make a wire shorter in little steps before reaching for the wire stripers. I know these aren’t insulated tools but I did ensure all the electric was off before commencing.

Bosch laser measure was a God send. I really wish I'd had one of these long before. It’s an old house and uniform spacing between rafters is wishful thinking combined with walls that are also out needed lots of measurements to be taken. It was so much quicker to use than a tape measure and recorded the measurements as I went along. Transcribing the measurements onto plasterboard with a tape measure and they were near mm perfect. Only cockups were my own fault with the first board to be cut and somehow messing up a conversation from metres to cm, don’t ask something in my brain couldn’t convert 2.105 metres to 210.5cm. The second error getting the orientation of the board the wrong way around, again don’t ask.

Milwaukee laser level, another God send. Speeds up the marking out of joists as well ensuring the levels of the stud work. Every screw found the joist first time and the green laser line was clearly visible, unless my belly blocked the line and brother had to tell me to suck the but in so he could see the line.
Also found I was able to mark out were the new downlighters needed to be fitted and perfectly in line with the existing ones in the kitchen extension separated by an archway. Was also able to mark out were a downlight needed to be fitted in an alcove doorway that has a shelf between the top of the door and ceiling due to the beams that support the hallway staircase. I could measure to find the centre of the shelf from underneath and then using the plumb line on the laser lever put a mark on the floor directly underneath. With the first hole cut in the shelf I could put the plumb line on the mark left on the floor and knew where I needed to place a mark in the ceiling for its downlight. For the first since we moved in 25 years ago this part of the kitchen has light and no longer dingy, now bright and airy.

I have a new love for lasers having previously ignored them from when every tool seemed to come with a laser guide that was more hindrance than help. Both the laser level and measure saved so much time on marking up but seeing the laser level line helps visualise things much better and my brother, who has learning disabilities, picked up on it straight away and was repositioning it when required helping us work together in harmony and that’s certainly isn’t the usual case.

 

[RichardM]

I bought one of those cheapy attach to the phone / tablet endoscopes, no pics as I only got to test that it worked and wifey whisked it off for Christmas!

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

have a new love for lasers

I think they're fantastic...laser level made aligning all my kitchen unit levels totally spot on across the cooker gap.

Did an oak floor recently...it ran from a front door thro to the back of the house (about 10m). Managed to get it aligned to within 5mm front to back which I was really happy with.

 

[Craig-SM]

I think they're fantastic...laser level made aligning all my kitchen unit levels totally spot on across the cooker gap.

Did an oak floor recently...it ran from a front door thro to the back of the house (about 10m). Managed to get it aligned to within 5mm front to back which I was really happy with.

I wish I’d had one when I did the kitchen but they weren’t available then. Luckily I have some adjustments to do in the kitchen as well as many items on my job list where it will be a real asset again.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

I wish I’d had one when I did the kitchen but they weren’t available then. Luckily I have some adjustments to do in the kitchen as well as many items on my job list where it will be a real asset again.

The other 2 measuring tools I found really handy for the kitchen fitting was a digital level and digital angle measure...I could then keep everything bang on level and vertical which really helped when it came to fitting the doors and the drawers..

 

[Craig-SM]

The other 2 measuring tools I found really handy for the kitchen fitting was a digital level and digital angle measure...I could then keep everything bang on level and vertical which really helped when it came to fitting the doors and the drawers..

Got the digital angle finder already but the Bosch laser measure has one built in too but not played with that aspect yet to see if you can zero it whilst already offset but imagine it will.
Looked at digital levels too but that might have to wait for now.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Looked at digital levels too but that might have to wait for now.

They're well worth it I think because they give you both the level and the vertical too which is handy.

 

[sg66]

A few freebies acquired on Friday.

 

[JOEPRO]

Yesterday but a 20L box of genuine Mercedes full synthetic low ash 5w30 engine oil

£60+vat, bargain. Well priced at the dealer. 5L jar of branded oil would cost that much now from halfrauds

 

[Memmeddu]

Are you sure they are genuine?

I thought to ask this

I hope they are they came from Thomas grahams but I did notice my last set never came in a plastic bag like that wondering if it’s new packaging

Plastic bag is ok.
Genuine one have very distinctive features.
For example they have an SR type battery Which is never installed.
Fake one have two CR type ones, one of which is installed and the other one inside a little blister which says SR44 but most of the time you're able to see the positive face of the battery with CR something written on .
The documents have a real pen scribed sign by the guy who did the quantity test.
And the cardboard box that contains the plastic case has no pictures of the caliper or whatever else.
Just Mitutoyo (the stripes on the upper left are parallel to the "y" longer leg and the "M" ), DIGIMATIC.
Now I can't remember exactly but the stripes should be grey and not black
Now I've got a fake one off eBay, they are not that bad just not worth to buy as you can get the genuine one fairly cheap from Mitutoyo website.
Last time I've checked the 150mm black digimatic was around 100 euro.
Coolant proof ones are a lot more expensive and I'm not aware about them being counterfeit

 

[Memmeddu]

I've discovered that I've been not buying tools in a too long time, so...

Got 2 krino dies for cheap
1/2" and 3/4" NPT, 10 euro roughly each of them.

Then while scrolling on ebay, I came across this nice 600mm long 1/2" breaker bar for less than 10 euro as it was the last one of its batch
Couldn't leave it there.

 

[Jlg]

I thought to ask this

Plastic bag is ok.
Genuine one have very distinctive features.
For example they have an SR type battery Which is never installed.
Fake one have two CR type ones, one of which is installed and the other one inside a little blister which says SR44 but most of the time you're able to see the positive face of the battery with CR something written on .
The documents have a real pen scribed sign by the guy who did the quantity test.
And the cardboard box that contains the plastic case has no pictures of the caliper or whatever else.
Just Mitutoyo (the stripes on the upper left are parallel to the "y" longer leg and the "M" ), DIGIMATIC.
Now I can't remember exactly but the stripes should be grey and not black
Now I've got a fake one off eBay, they are not that bad just not worth to buy as you can get the genuine one fairly cheap from Mitutoyo website.
Last time I've checked the 150mm black digimatic was around 100 euro.
Coolant proof ones are a lot more expensive and I'm not aware about them being counterfeit

Definitely genuine then didn’t think it wasn’t with where I bought it from anyway

 

[Brad93]

Definitely genuine then didn’t think it wasn’t with where I bought it from anyway

Thomas Grahams it'll be genuine.

I saw the plastic bag and thought my last one didn't come like that