The_Yellow_Ardvark
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'Smith's or farrier's hammer?
Not sure yet, either way the shaft is the wrong one and useless.
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Not sure yet, either way the shaft is the wrong one and useless.
Finally at last.
An Elliott Progress 2gs.
On EBay
Good working order it said.
£122 So can't complain!
Bloke put it on a pallet for me which was good of him but not a very good job of it. At least it got here intact.
Better than I thought but needs a new motor as shaft is bent. Front pulley has a chunk out of it and the spring recoil has gone.
Well worth a restoration though.
An Elliott Progress 2gs.
On EBay
Good working order it said.
£122 So can't complain!
Bloke put it on a pallet for me which was good of him but not a very good job of it. At least it got here intact.
Better than I thought but needs a new motor as shaft is bent. Front pulley has a chunk out of it and the spring recoil has gone.
Well worth a restoration though.
Tangledfeet
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Earlier in the week my bargain Optrel Crystal helmet shell (£18) arrived and today I came home to some gold coated glass lenses so couldn't resist sticking one in and having a wee play in the workshop after walking the dogs - very, very impressed!
(...and it really is no use to me at all)
A “Patrolman’s “Fishbolt” spanner. Fully insulated, 36” long, for tightening 1.5/8” square bolts.
Honestly, I have no idea how I ended up with it. Collected a 17 metre rail crossing today, and I jokingly asked the nice rail man if I could have his spanner. Got to the delivery point and found it it in my lifting gear tray behind the cab. God forbid I get stopped in a spot check, if they see this it’ll be Peter Sutcliffe all over again
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A “Patrolman’s “Fishbolt” spanner. Fully insulated, 36” long, for tightening 1.5/8” square bolts.
Honestly, I have no idea how I ended up with it
. Collected a 17 metre rail crossing today, and I jokingly asked the nice rail man if I could have his spanner. Got to the delivery point and found it it in my lifting gear tray behind the cab. God forbid I get stopped in a spot check, if they see this it’ll be Peter Sutcliffe all over again.
Jlg
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How have you fixed the lens to the inside
Jlg
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Pictures(...and it really is no use to me at all)
A “Patrolman’s “Fishbolt” spanner. Fully insulated, 36” long, for tightening 1.5/8” square bolts.
Honestly, I have no idea how I ended up with it
Tangledfeet
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These arrived yesterday. Many thanks to @brewdexta
A couple of coats of Aldi's finest metal paint and hopefully they'll be ready for a wipe out with ACF50 and filling tomorrow
A couple of coats of Aldi's finest metal paint and hopefully they'll be ready for a wipe out with ACF50 and filling tomorrow
Jlg
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The spanner and the thing for undoing the nutsWhat of, me, spanner, crossing, dead butch Hiab lorry, or Peter Sutcliffe?
The spanner and the thing for undoing the nuts
If I knew how to post a picture, ‘twould be my pleasure to do so. Sadly, I admit to being somewhat technologically challenged where that kind of stuff is concerned
.However, in a flash of inspiration that occurred at 3.30 this morning while negotiating the Dartford crossing, of all places, if I cut the ends of the “fork” off of the spanner and world a piece of suitably h/d pipe onto it, it will make a great extension for my wheelnut wrench. A heavy duty, rail spec, 1000 volt breaker bar should be a talking point
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slim_boy_fat
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If I knew how to post a picture, ‘twould be my pleasure to do so. Sadly, I admit to being somewhat technologically challenged where that kind of stuff is concerned
It's a piece of cake.
When preparing your reply, look down right of the page and there's a button "Upload a File". Click on it and a box'll open with your stored pics on your pc. Click on the one(s) you want to share here and then "open" and it'll upload - you'll see a progress bar running. Then choose between 'thumbnail' [usually sufficient] of 'full size' and Robert's your Father's Brother.
.You could try repairing that pulley with the aluminium solder (durafix) but I would try it first with a belt on as it might work ok as it is. Even a repair with jb weld might work, it will help stop the belt getting cut on the sharp edge.
Thanks.
I think a little bit of filing will smooth it out enough.
The rear pulley/motor is the biggest problem. It wobbles around like crazy. Either the motor shaft is bent or it's the pulley.
Luckily I have a Progress 1 which I can swap the motor out from for now but I want to keep that drill as well.
Could be that the drill was used with the motor pulley loose & it has worn inside. This happened on my Meddings before I bought it, I had to bore the pulley out & make a sleeve.
Definitely possible - when I get some time I will take it off and have a look.
zzr1200
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Wot da recon?
