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

[Tupers]

I went to a retirement auction of a local MG restoration place this weekend and picked up an 8’x2.5’ steel bench and a Parweld TIG cooler for £10 each along with a bunch of other pieces.

 

[dobbslc]

You meant £100 each yes?

Bloody bargain!

 

[indy4x]

My BIL has recently bought a bigger 3D printer, he had no use for this so it's now mine, a few beer tokens were exchanged for it

 

[Tupers]

You meant £100 each yes?

Bloody bargain!

Pffff I’m not made of money.

I have a feeling no one there knew what the cooler actually was. I almost fell over when the auctioneer hammered it down.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Picked up 5 rostyles of and MGB ready to go on my moggy after i change the stud pattern and a whacker plate that needs a tune up.

 

[Brummie]

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Yesterday I acquired my first impact wrench. I wanted something cheap, compact, cordless, brushless and a complete kit with batteries and charger. It will be for home use. Used it today to change rear shock absorbers of a corsa and it did the job. A bit restricted on internet options because so many traders will not deliver to the Highlands so ordered from aliexpress.

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How much ?

£110.37

 

[Cuthy246]

A bit of history, Tetrode valve from the old BBC radio transmitter at Rosemarkie before it all went digital. 650W of power. The centre tube would go from cherry red to almost white hot at full whack.

 

[Wozzaaah]

Another addition to my growing Erbauer collection. FB Marketplace, £25.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Today i purchased a new mask as my old one went missing.

 

[4String.]

...4 rather sexy pieces of shiny new 1/8” ally plate, 3’ long by 18” wide. (Already earmarked for an upcoming project to make some wide load marker boards for the truck).

And underneath the 10-odd tons of assorted pressed steel roofing sheets on the trailer, destined for St Andrews and North Berwick, is a heavy duty 6’x4’ pallet that will be swiftly acquired on the morow and taken home at the weekend. Cut in half lengthwise, it will make a perfect base in the greenhouse for standing growbags and large pots on. More brownie points await... .

 

[4String.]

And as I shall be in North Berwick tomorrow, I predict that I shall acquire a bucket of sand off of the beach.

Empty whisky bottles filled with sand make great bookends. Environmentally friendly, a talking point for sure, sturdy as you like, and you have the great joy of emptying the bottle .

 

[DennisCA]

A 2 micron dial test indicator, required to set the play in the Deckel spindle after I disassemble and inspect it.

Actually the specifications say 1 micron of play, but I think I can get that from this.

 

[4String.]

Across the road from the delivery point near St Andrews, it would be quite bad form not to!



Not sure wether to try a wee dram tonight, save it for the weekend, or save it for next month’s dive trip to Kinlochbervie. Either way, it should be good .

 

[sardine]

Anyone got the rest of the parts for this ?

 

[Olderisbetter]

My sister was in the local charity shop and spotted this for 50p.

 

[Am333rcr]

Hi

Wee lister petter out of a mixer. Foc

 

[brightspark]

Anyone got the rest of the parts for this ?View attachment 181846

got a complete one for 8 quid from autojumble

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Wee lister petter out of a mixer. Foc

What's it destined for now?

 

[4String.]

This rather splendid step-ladder platform thing, from a skip.

There’s a couple of broken bolts, so obviously it’s cheaper and easier to skip it . No use to me as is, but a few minutes drilling and sawing will give up a lot of useful parts . God forbid I have to collect a load, the trailer’s half full of my tat .

 

[zx9]

My sister was in the local charity shop and spotted this for 50p.
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I often wonder if Lindsey Porter was a real person or a nom de plume used by many in the Haynes office.