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

[R-D-R]

A brand new LED Luxo lamp.
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Unfortunately it's too clean and nice for the garage but too hideously ugly for anywhere else.

Very nice I' m hunting for something like that for my Harrison lathe lost out on a couple of auctions last few days

 

[brightspark]

Means nothing to me I am afraid, I am not learned in such things.


Money was no object until last week, well when I say it was no object I had enough to buy my dinner, now I am eating seaweed.

awww bring out the violins

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Talking of buying tools.
Update on the dewalt track saw.

Saw a lot of use this week both on 18mm mdf and doubled up 18mm shuttering ply.
Didnt bother changing the 40 tooth for the ply and still had to feed it fast to keep it happy.

Double pivot handle is very nice to use but took some adjusting to. Need a little more track overhang than the festool to start the cut though.
Bad points.
Really could do with a track lock when canted 45 degrees. Fes didnt have either but its a little more unwieldy.
Also the wing nuts for adjusting angle is fine from -1 to 47 but coming back down the nuts tighten themselves amd need to be slackened right off to let it down. Might glue the bolts in to make this easier.

For £260 im happy. Be putting it through some oak this week and fully expecting it to cope well.

 

[Hood]

awww bring out the violins

Aye please do, especially if it's a Strad, could sell it and be back in the land of luxury of beans and toast

 

[Olderisbetter]

Picked these up today, A really nice old chair that needs a bit of TLC for one of the guest bedrooms and an enamel shade.

 

[Chillitt]

Picked these up today, I really nice old chair that needs a bit of TLC for one of the guest bedrooms and an enamel shade.View attachment 150021

Isnt that two enamel shades?

 

[Olderisbetter]

Isnt that two enamel shades?

I thought that but its just the way the edge it rolled...

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Look on the shades for a government mark, it may have a date.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Look on the shades for a government mark, it may have a date.

I gave it a clean and the only marks i can see are the label on the side, I have a box of bits for old lights and hope this will allow me to convert it to LED for a room here

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I wish you luck.

I haven't seen decent metal spun shades like that for a long time.

 

[Parm]

Picked these up today, A really nice old chair that needs a bit of TLC for one of the guest bedrooms and an enamel shade.View attachment 150021

I like old chairs, have restored quite a few with both leather and fabric. Getting quite a dab hand at the upholstery game

 

[Olderisbetter]

I like old chairs, have restored quite a few with both leather and fabric. Getting quite a dab hand at the upholstery game

This one has had a repair at some point on the back leg, nothing very bad but i also like an old chair, this one is very comfortable and like you i have done a few upholstery jobs, I like to use old fabrics which i have a stash of normally cut out the back of old settees as they tend not to have wear, this one will have some old 1920's cut moquette.

 

[angellonewolf]

An ear bashing other half moaned tonight after she hears the drill going she asked is that the kitchen rules I bought going up I asked about the other night my son that was carrying and fetching said no dad's putting a new shelf under the stairs for his tools (as soon as he opened his mouth I was doing the cutting sign over my throat )but did not help me out
So had to put up the sign that was bought (with a little addition)

and yes I had to write it quick but one of the last words was edible if any one can't see it

 

[Parm]

This one has had a repair at some point on the back leg, nothing very bad but i also like an old chair, this one is very comfortable and like you i have done a few upholstery jobs, I like to use old fabrics which i have a stash of normally cut out the back of old settees as they tend not to have wear, this one will have some old 1920's cut moquette.

Nice, I’ve never played with old fabric. Mum is a seamstress and dressmaker as well as doing curtains and stuff, there is always something around when I’ve needed to fix a chair.

 

[Parm]

An ear bashing other half moaned tonight after she hears the drill going she asked is that the kitchen rules I bought going up I asked about the other night my son that was carrying and fetching said no dad's putting a new shelf under the stairs for his tools (as soon as he opened his mouth I was doing the cutting sign over my throat )but did not help me out
So had to put up the sign that was bought (with a little addition) View attachment 150031 and yes I had to write it quick but one of the last words was edible if any one can't see it

You live dangerously

 

[angellonewolf]

^^^^good job the other half had a good laugh

 

[cianh91]

Finally got me delivery I ordered last week

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

View attachment 150070 View attachment 150071 Finally got me delivery I ordered last week [/QUOTE


Plus 2 hamster tubes.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Nice guy up the road dropped off some bits, a hand plane earlex spray gun pond air pump and a big pond cl

eaner and we got all the hinges on the gates and ply screwed and glued in.

 

[Maker]

Today I acquired a £300 fine for an inch long mark on the front door of my uni halls which apparently required the door to be replaced. Fuming is an understatement.