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

[OJCar]

But the clamps hold the leaves together so this device couldn't work.

The clamps have to allow a certain amount of movement else the spring becomes a solid bar.
The wedges in the clamp don't open the gap between the spring leafs much, just sufficient for the grease to be pumped in.
(and the grease to squirt out it is a messy job! )

 

[Mick Annick]

The clamps have to allow a certain amount of movement else the spring becomes a solid bar.
The wedges in the clamp don't open the gap between the spring leafs much, just sufficient for the grease to be pumped in.
(and the grease to squirt out it is a messy job! )

My springs just get a squirt of m/cyle chain lube

 

[OJCar]

My springs just get a squirt of m/cyle chain lube

IME That works well on road cars but going through our car wash washes the chain oil away...

 

[MetalMonkey]

If you grease them, you are supposed to wrap them to stop the dirt getting in. How much good it does I don't know.

 

[My Old Landy]

@AKN that rig looks superb! Wish I had the room for such a beast

 

[OJCar]

If you grease them, you are supposed to wrap them to stop the dirt getting in. How much good it does I don't know.

If on road I would agree, Denso Tape or Gaiters.
But with the off road I find it better to not wrap them so the muck is not trapped and can be washed off.

 

[Jaeger_S2k]

If on road I would agree, Denso Tape or Gaiters.
But with the off road I find it better to not wrap them so the muck is not trapped and can be washed off.

Denso was renowned for keeping **** muck in, if applied correctly it'll do a great job of keeping **** muck out!

 

[OJCar]

Denso was renowned for keeping **** muck in, if applied correctly it'll do a great job of keeping **** muck out!

When I had to apply it to the outside of lead armoured cable joints, many moons ago,
(long before disposable gloves in the workplace)
it used to cover me in muck as well.
When you're doing a cable joint trackside, with a two mile walk to the access point,
(so no hand washing facilities)
it can lend a certain flavour to your sandwiches!

 

[Kram]

Lidl's bakery section offerings are superb imo.

A proper bun!

Breakfast was a very nice and somewhat overfilled, saussage and bacon roll.

I also got a pasty for lunch but no pic of that as she gave me the squashed, saggy one, somewhat disapointing when it cost £4.50!

 

[Bki26]

Roll of pla+ for £9 directly from Creality on ebay!

 

[MattF]

The biscuit jointer has arrived.



Also:

4cm scribe.


I'm blaming @Kram for these, (I believe it was he who mentioned them).


Shaper reference book.

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Acquired yesterday but only got round to checking it just now, a zero88 betapack 3 dimmer pack for £7, working fine and nothing burnt out plus appear to go for £120-150 on ebay so since nobody else wanted it at the auction don't mind if I do

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Also you vs the guy she told you not to worry about
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We run 4 of these (2 older and 2 newer versions) at the amdram society I frequent, they run all the non led lamps wonderfully paired up via dmx to a chamsys desk.

 

[dan.taylor.1]

For my birthday.
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A nice Husqvarna kit bag and some one shot oil.

Do yourself a favour and buy the ls+ next time, hp isn't fantastic tbh. A bit like stihl hp compared to super and ultra. Pulled a Husky 545 apart today to fix a stripped plug thread and it gets run hard on LS+ at 40:1, it was immaculate inside, loads of residual oil in the bottom end. My dad's Husky 353 was the same when I rebuilt that a year back, same oil, same ratio.

 

[Melvyn Best]

A proper bun!
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If your ever in Cambridge try the Chelsea buns from Fitzbillies, way better than those dried up items!

 

[dobbslc]

Do yourself a favour and buy the ls+ next time, hp isn't fantastic tbh. A bit like stihl hp compared to super and ultra. Pulled a Husky 545 apart today to fix a stripped plug thread and it gets run hard on LS+ at 40:1, it was immaculate inside, loads of residual oil in the bottom end. My dad's Husky 353 was the same when I rebuilt that a year back, same oil, same ratio.

I use Castrol 747 yum yum

 

[Kram]

@MattF todays aquisitions,
Bulk bags

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DYF2MWBH

Grass Miracle grow weedkiller lawn food. Offers ended, it was £8.50 when i ordered.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BS2Z8WTR

And ordered another top handle chainsaw
Its not going to compete with the 2511 or 020t for lightness or power, perhaps somehwere in the middle. I will claim another free battery from it which would overwise cost £160. Interested to see if its any good. Some video reviews are poor but on paper, it has plenty of power.

Pardon our interruption...

 

[MattF]

@MattF todays aquisitions

You're a bad man. Stop it.

 

[sako243]

One of my parents many old chest freezers. This one was confirmed dead and no point resurrecting so it's being repurposed for a rat proof feed storage bin for the horse.

 

[Jaeger_S2k]

I use Castrol 747 yum yum

Yum Yum, if you need Yum Yums. Greggs the Bakers!

 

[cheb]

One of my parents many old chest freezers. This one was confirmed dead and no point resurrecting so it's being repurposed for a rat proof feed storage bin for the horse.
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It must be a really small horse.