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

[bigegg]

From a certain auction site £25 I collected them up today and was suprised how heavy they were

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<like> *very* much.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Read ‘em and weep. Rare but ruined. I might try filling with epoxy, what a shame!

 

[bigegg]

after the recent conversation on here about them
a "rolykit" storage thingy

50p including contents.

 

[Robotstar5]

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after the recent conversation on here about them
a "rolykit" storage thingy

50p including contents.

I remember when QVC used to sell something similar full of different drill bits probably made of cheese

 

[gordon stephenson]

I have one of those kits, "somewhere"

 

[bigegg]

I remember when QVC used to sell something similar full of different drill bits probably made of cheese

lol.
to be honest, Id have paid 50p for the 4" screws that are in it - I basically got the rolykit for free.

 

[zx9]

Read ‘em and weep. Rare but ruined. I might try filling with epoxy, what a shame!

Other than it is two years older than me, I have not got a clue what you have there. What is or was it?

 

[gordon stephenson]

They are quite a good item really, small screws, washers and small drills etc, remain in their compartments ready for use,

 

[Dieselman 63]

Other than it is two years older than me, I have not got a clue what you have there. What is or was it?

It's the can of a Wesco oil can I found, it's a few posts back. It's much more shallow than the usual type. Sadly when I filled it with turps to clean out the crud, stuff leaked everywhere, and a subsequent sandblast revealed it was not only pitted with rust but that it had gone all the way through too. I'll try and skim the insides with epoxy resin and get it to work.

 

[zx9]

It's the can of a Wesco oil can I found, it's a few posts back. It's much more shallow than the usual type. Sadly when I filled it with turps to clean out the crud, stuff leaked everywhere, and a subsequent sandblast revealed it was not only pitted with rust but that it had gone all the way through too. I'll try and skim the insides with epoxy resin and get it to work.

Ah, yes it would be useless now. Oil seems to escape from a good oil cans with some sort of gravity defying magic to leave an oily ring where ever the can had been placed at the best of times, good luck with the epoxy filler.

 

[Shox Dr]

It's the can of a Wesco oil can I found, it's a few posts back. It's much more shallow than the usual type. Sadly when I filled it with turps to clean out the crud, stuff leaked everywhere, and a subsequent sandblast revealed it was not only pitted with rust but that it had gone all the way through too. I'll try and skim the insides with epoxy resin and get it to work.

Wouldn't solder be better. Stick it on a bit of plate. Heat from below. Add solder to the inside

 

[rtbcomp]

Probably easier to solder a new bottom on the outside, certainly easier to clean up.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

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after the recent conversation on here about them
a "rolykit" storage thingy

50p including contents.

Well, you just stole that - car booty?

Looks like @The_Yellow_Ardvark has serious competition for his 'Bargainmeister' crown......

 

[Woody.v8]

@Dieselkid 63
I'd braze it up, not sure how much warpage you would get.
here is a sump i did a while back.

 

[DAPPH]

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after the recent conversation on here about them
a "rolykit" storage thingy

50p including contents.

I lost count the number of times one of those sodding rolls came undone in someone's lounge , study or bedroom etc. where the carpets were made of stitched together three inch deep wool sheep skins , on a deeply polished parquet wood floor or as I was walking down a massive staircase .
Had to get rid of both of them in the end they caused too much grief for me.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I lost count the number of times one of those sodding rolls came undone in someone's lounge , study or bedroom etc. where the carpets were made of stitched together three inch deep wool sheep skins , on a deeply polished parquet wood floor or as I was walking down a massive staircase .
Had to get rid of both of them in the end they caused too much grief for me.

Odd, mine have behaved impeccably for years, but you paint a glorious picture [sorry] I hesitate to suggest 'user error'....

 

[sardine]

A post hole digger missing one blade. Typical Wickes rubbish tool, the rivets were made of Chineseium.

Probably not worth repairing unless I can find a bit of suitably hard or hardenable steel tube. Anyone got any ideas ?

 

[DAPPH]

Odd, mine have behaved impeccably for years, but you paint a glorious picture [sorry] I hesitate to suggest 'user error'....

Yup , Usually carrying three or four tools or tool boxes under each arm as I moved around the premises . sometimes thin things like loose Stanley craft blades or the wires on resistors etc would slip out a bit and cause me to cut or puncture myself occasionally

 

[DAPPH]

A post hole digger missing one blade. Typical Wickes rubbish tool, the rivets were made of Chineseium.

Probably not worth repairing unless I can find a bit of suitably hard or hardenable steel tube. Anyone got any ideas ?

Some HGV exhaust pipe , cut to shape & size . Perhaps a visit to a scrappies is in order. Would it really hurt if it was stainless steel & the soil fairly free of stones / rubbish.

Maybe even buy some tube on eBay or cheaper ask on your local freecycle , face book social group , " Does anyone have a broken handled rabbiting/ post hole digging spade ? ". Have a look on a car boot or in a junk shop for one as well.

 

[Ian James]

A post hole digger missing one blade. Typical Wickes rubbish tool, the rivets were made of Chineseium.

Probably not worth repairing unless I can find a bit of suitably hard or hardenable steel tube. Anyone got any ideas ?

If it was me I would be timing some tube and repairing it I used one a no of weekends ago and found it brilliant for its job