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

addjunkie · Sep 15, 2018

A long 40 mile ride home in my new toy! Needs a bit TLC and a couple of bits welding on the bucket!

MattH · Sep 15, 2018

Treated myself to a couple of drill index’s from MSC after scratching around for the correct drill bit on a couple of jobs:

Maker · Sep 15, 2018

A new toy appeared today, you might recognise it from a few posts ago.

Just a shame it smells of vape. :whistle:

Wendelspanswick · Sep 16, 2018

addjunkie said:
View attachment 153551 A long 40 mile ride home in my new toy! Needs a bit TLC and a couple of bits welding on the bucket!

Looks tidy.
I'm trying to work out what the original setup was on the powerloader for the bucket?

addjunkie · Sep 16, 2018

Wendelspanswick said:
Looks tidy.
I'm trying to work out what the original setup was on the powerloader for the bucket?

It was like the old masseys, we think, with the swiveling bucket, and a cable pull, to release the bucket. But the loader hasnt been modified, so must be how it came from the factory, its an SM4. Need pallet forks and a bale spike, need to investigate a head stock, maybe! Oh and the 3/4 drum of concrete weight!

WorkshopChris · Sep 16, 2018

I acquired this a while back but only found time to look at it today.
Needs a bronze bush made for both shafts as there is a little sideways play at the chuck ends.
Should speed up production jobs drilling two holes at the same time, haven't measured the max and minimum distance yet as the brass inserts are tight in the ally casting.

slim_boy_fat · Sep 16, 2018

^^ That's clever - looks to be a fair weight to it?

WorkshopChris · Sep 16, 2018

slim_boy_fat said:
^^ That's clever - looks to be a fair weight to it?

Should be a valuable tool when its up and running, i will take some more pictures as i clean it up, its full of thick grease at the moment sitting in some petrol ready to clean up.

roofman · Sep 16, 2018

WorkshopChris said:
I acquired this a while back but only found time to look at it today.
Needs a bronze bush made for both shafts as there is a little sideways play at the chuck ends.
Should speed up production jobs drilling two holes at the same time, haven't measured the max and minimum distance yet as the brass inserts are tight in the ally casting.
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That taper is working hard holding on to that lot..i would be scared it fell out and taking 2 drill bits with it :whistle:

Ian James · Sep 16, 2018

addjunkie said:
View attachment 153551 A long 40 mile ride home in my new toy! Needs a bit TLC and a couple of bits welding on the bucket!

What make of loader is it it has a similar arrangement to the old mill loaders and the Massey's is it fitted with a back plate as it does not look like it

addjunkie · Sep 16, 2018

Only markings on it is SM4. There is no back plate.

Parm · Sep 17, 2018

I did some exams in July and I reported that I missed out by a few marks. I wasn’t happy with the last one so lodged an appeal.

Revised results came in today.

I’ve now passed all seven elements with distinction

Proper happy today

sardine · Sep 17, 2018

Saw a pallet of reclaimed solid oak Parkay flooring today out side an industrial unit that is being cleared out, its been there at least a month, the previous owners did a runner, highly likely its going to be binned, if anyone wants to follow it up pm me and I'll give you the details.

Dieselman 63 · Sep 18, 2018

These, for nothing. I know what they are and what they’re for but I don’t have the machine for them! One day hopefully...

Dieselman 63 · Sep 18, 2018

Johnnybravo said:
They must have come from a huge mincer. Imagine that. Look at the size of them. You could chuck a whole sheep in at a time...

Any plans to do a good turn and divide them up?

I’ve cut them into quarters with my grinder, took a bit of work I must say, hope that’s what you wanted? What’s your address, I’ll pop a few bits in the post :thumbup:

Seadog · Sep 18, 2018

I picked these up today. They'll probably last me into the next decade, not sure I will though :laughing:

Also, this

Nice and clean and, once I'd wiped the spindle a few times, free moving.
The same chap said, "Are you interested in this for £15?." "No," I replied, "but I'll give you a tenner."

It's a brand new M&W 25mm carbide anvilled mike, less setting key. The pair cost £20, but hey, I've just sold a satellite dish on Gumtree, that I was given, for £15, so the pair cost me £5. RESULT!!! :sheep:

The_Yellow_Ardvark · Sep 18, 2018

Slim pickings over the weekend and yesterday.
But today was good.

Halfords Pop riveter, as found in the junk box in the shop.

Sharp point C/sunk, next to the pencil sharpener for scale.

8mm and 10mm universal drill bits, new and unused. Now to find a use.

Different shop, but still full of wonderful stuff. Not many tools. But so much temptation. These were found in a box of crimps and Choc block. Blue Point Uninsulated Crimpers. Happy Vark.