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

[Bki26]

But have you counted them to check you got the full amount?

Yup, weighed 10 with a precision scale before doing the whole lot on the bigger scale then it's just simple maths and it worked out to ~983.

At least I didn't count them individually this time like the 680 ptfe washers

 

[bricol]

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Very nice, very good service from LEDAutoLamps, but a wiring colour code would come in useful!
(Eventually found one on their Australian Web FAQ site, nothing on their UK website).

I found them not to be bright enough to be really happy with them in daylight - get the angle of dangle to view them wrong, and they were hard to see. Replaced with another type (name escapes me at the moment)

 

[pint]

found this in a skip

stripped it down, mostly all good. going to give it some bearings and have a play. body shell might not be salvageable as it appears to have been cut out by a blind monkey wielding a machete

 

[seriesonewelder]

Car boot this morning.
Thor size A and a Snap On mini maglite, £2.50 for the pair. They were amongst a pile of tools that the seller hadn't bothered to lay out neatly.

 

[dobbslc]

I got this Optimate charger off @angellonewolf this week.


He sent it before I even paid for it, top guy

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

He sent it before I even paid for it, top guy

Makes good coffee as well.

 

[Robotstar5]

He sent it before I even paid for it, top guy

I'm from the era of "a handshake is a bond" and have sent stuff with the message "pay if you're happy with it"

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

After my small pizza oven grill failed I got this. on Friday.

But is was faulty, so it went back.



So I got this.

 

[8ob]

In the post like all consumables these day, 100 thin cutting discs.

Bob

 

[angellonewolf]

I got this Optimate charger off @angellonewolf this week.
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He sent it before I even paid for it, top guy

hop you get some good use out of it

Makes good coffee as well.

well i try i dont think ive made a proper coffee for weeks now in this weather

 

[droopsnoot]

A pound on the car boot sale, some sort of multi-size socket. The individual bits seem to be spring loaded.

 

[Muzzer]

More hassle and expense with the BMtroubleyou. This time, the front brake dust shield fatigued its mounts. Made a horrendous collection of different noises. New ones are £40 a pair next day from Amazon - or almost double that from Euro parts.

You can remove the disk and calliper assembly together to avoid the ball ache of disassembling the pads etc.

They are aluminium, which might explain why the corroded next to the steel knuckle and fixings.

110Nm torque required for the calliper bolts but space is limited even on full lock:

Just the kind of job you want to be doing in the blazing hot sun but actually very straightforward and relatively quick - certainly under an hour all in.

 

[My Old Landy]

I got an easy to deploy aerial for portable HF radio. I just can't put the DX Commander Expedition up any more so this seems an ideal solution.
It is a mid loaded vertical and doesn't require a matching unit.
It deploys on a Faraday mat and sits on a tripod. It does come with a ground spike but that is not practical from the wheelchair.

 

[Gragson]

I got an easy to deploy aerial for portable HF radio. I just can't put the DX Commander Expedition up any more so this seems an ideal solution.
It is a mid loaded vertical and doesn't require a matching unit.
It deploys on a Faraday mat and sits on a tripod. It does come with a ground spike but that is not practical from the wheelchair.
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Can you not have a bigger more permanent job that raises and lowers with a nut gun or compressor?
This sort of thing - not that thing tho

6M 8M 35kg Electric Telescopic Mast Telecommunication Tower for radio mast ptz camera mast - AliExpress 1420

Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com

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Edit - or even electrically

 

[My Old Landy]

Can you not have a bigger more permanent job that raises and lowers with a nut gun or compressor?
This sort of thing - not that thing tho

6M 8M 35kg Electric Telescopic Mast Telecommunication Tower for radio mast ptz camera mast - AliExpress 1420

Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com

www.aliexpress.com

Edit - or even electrically

It is just for portable use, my main aerial is permanently guyed and rooted to the spot. It is just to the right out of shot.

 

[Robotstar5]

I got an easy to deploy aerial for portable HF radio. I just can't put the DX Commander Expedition up any more so this seems an ideal solution.
It is a mid loaded vertical and doesn't require a matching unit.
It deploys on a Faraday mat and sits on a tripod. It does come with a ground spike but that is not practical from the wheelchair.
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Clamp it to the frame of your wheelchair and go HF mobile?

 

[Olderisbetter]

A set of stamps came my way today

 

[RWD3M]

I got an easy to deploy aerial for portable HF radio. I just can't put the DX Commander Expedition up any more so this seems an ideal solution.
It is a mid loaded vertical and doesn't require a matching unit.
It deploys on a Faraday mat and sits on a tripod. It does come with a ground spike but that is not practical from the wheelchair.
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This brings back memories of 'Architect, Architect'......

Those who know, know

 

[owas]

Got another work freebie today, just needs a new drive belt.

There's still a few other bits, another press frame and three flypresses but I've got to draw the line somewhere..

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Got another work freebie today, just needs a new drive belt.

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There's still a few other bits, another press frame and three flypresses but I've got to draw the line somewhere..

No.
Grab everything.
Then offer it here.