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

[Farside]

Half a consumer unit. Just laying on the pavement! Loaded with some breakers that will fit the one I intend to fit in the garage.

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If anyone needs any Contactum 6A mcb’s give me a shout. There are a few spares here!

Better not mix them!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

From @Wozzaaah , for a friend.


His dogs are just like him.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

3 Axeminster Wood lathe chucks.
Plus a set of calipers.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

 

[MetalMonkey]

A slide hammer for a tenner - I think its a Sealey or Draper one, although they all look very similar.
Obviously slightly modified. Not sure if it was that good a deal in all honesty, but I'm sure it will do the job.

 

[Gragson]

but I'm sure it will do the job.

Well worth having (if you remember you have it )
Made all sorts of hooks in the past for specific jobs, used to be great for getting bike baffles out etc.
Don't remember it being much more than a tenner new off the bay

 

[cardiffrob]

As part of my 'settlement' with BR over their tresspass I gained quite a few square metres of ground. On one of the embankments I found this. I assume it is for lifting concrete rails up? Will make a nice 'whatchamacallit'

Coffee mug for scale.

 

[MetalMonkey]

As part of my 'settlement' with BR over their tresspass I gained quite a few square metres of ground. On one of the embankments I found this. I assume it is for lifting concrete rails up? Will make a nice 'whatchamacallit'

Coffee mug for scale.

Its a large G clamp - I think they use them with fishplates for repairs.

Here is an example:
https://www.arbilrail.co.uk/products/arbil-emergency-g-clamp-rb-br-005

 

[Bobtail4x4]

is that what passes for a coffee mug in the valleys?

 

[MetalMonkey]

I suspect this might be my bargain of 2025.
I won't say exactly what I paid for it, but I felt I should have been looking over my shoulder all the way home for some blue lights.

Its a bit tarnished in places where it has been stood, but I think it has been hardly ever used.

 

[Welderpaul]

Today I acquired a plastic stitching kit, box of spare staples and some thread lock.

Bob

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Have you got a link to the plastic repair kit @8ob? I have a job which this might just be the puppy

 

[Memmeddu]

Lurking at the bottom of an old toolbox that was dumped.

solid bronze.


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Beryllium copper actually
That's something worth enough money to buy Three or four regular ones

 

[Turbo]

A slide hammer for a tenner - I think its a Sealey or Draper one, although they all look very similar.
Obviously slightly modified. Not sure if it was that good a deal in all honesty, but I'm sure it will do the job.

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That reminds me. I have one somewhere!

 

[Brad93]

I suspect this might be my bargain of 2025.
I won't say exactly what I paid for it, but I felt I should have been looking over my shoulder all the way home for some blue lights.

Its a bit tarnished in places where it has been stood, but I think it has been hardly ever used.

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Very very useful

 

[Memmeddu]

Very very useful

Especially to remove bearings your regular, thinned jaw or even guillotine pullers can't grab.
I've just thought that right now, never even used one of this kind but just realized how useful they are, I have to get one as soon as possible.

 

[Brad93]

Especially to remove bearings your regular, thinned jaw or even guillotine pullers can't grab.
I've just thought that right now, never even used one of this kind but just realized how useful they are, I have to get one as soon as possible.

Beta make a fairly good set

 

[Pete.]

Today I acquired a plastic stitching kit, box of spare staples and some thread lock.

Bob

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I got one of those plastic welding kits I used it to repair the hinge on our recycle bin. Wasn't expecting much but it's as secure as the intact side.

 

[Memmeddu]

I was having a look on ebay seeking for used airsoft stuff...
Didn't find anything anything I need at an honest price, just an acog optical fiber scope replica but not really needed it so I let someone else to buy it.
I've had a little look on AliExpress and got two little accessories for my M4A1

An EoTECH 558? Replica holographic sight with IR capabilities and quick detach lever.
It comes with it's little plastic case but no battery

And a WADSN An-Peq 15 replica
With white LED light, Red laser pointer, and IR illuminator.
No IR laser pointer unfortunately Wich would have been great cause I have NVG and the airsoft fields nearby play at night too.
Anyways it comes with a plastic case and remote switch.
I'll later get a rail mounted switch maybe
Paid less than an used dummy one

 

[Memmeddu]

Beta make a fairly good set

Fairly expensive too.
But I've learned to not go cheap on pullers, cause they can be enough dangerous

 

[Olderisbetter]

A Wenlock log burner with top oven