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

[4String.]

Just back from this morning’s tootle up Weardale to the Stanhope Show, where in between watching heavy horse displays and drooling over some fabulously restored old cars I picked up this cast iron fire pit, already earmarked by OH for a soon to be decked area behind the summer house. Kept the tat stalls ticking over by purchasing a few more pairs of work gloves and 3 clevis hooks that will form the basis of an industrially rustic hanging bracket in the utility room, to be completed when I can acquire some 1” steam pipe and some elbows. I also talked to a lot of nice folk in stunning countryside, not a bad way to spend a Sunday morning

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[Nick67GT]

Just back from the Malvern flea market, which was not busy at all (stall holders moaning) and prices were accordingly competitive (Mrs GT happy and not moaning)

Picked up the following:



4oz ball pein hammer, nice de-burring tool made from a 57/64” Dormer drill, panel beating hammer and 6 Practical Motorist magazines from April - September 1958 inclusive.

All for £9.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

The 1024 boxes are quite good. if you take the screw cutting plate off the box you can see inside to adjust the parts and make it easier to graft onto another lathe. the centre selector does get tight and seize up and need to be adjusted.

Good to know it wasn't a bad buy.

Fingers crossed I can make it work.
The mk1.5 model m had one grafted on and looked very similar.

 

[SteScouse]

Stone patio stand friend was throwing away

Grabbed it as very flat. Cant see any gap or light no matter where you check on the bottom surface.

Dare say no where near engineering granite plates but for what I'll do more than good enough

 

[Parm]

Just back from this morning’s tootle up Weardale to the Stanhope Show, where in between watching heavy horse displays and drooling over some fabulously restored old cars I picked up this cast iron fire pit, already earmarked by OH for a soon to be decked area behind the summer house. Kept the tat stalls ticking over by purchasing a few more pairs of work gloves and 3 clevis hooks that will form the basis of an industrially rustic hanging bracket in the utility room, to be completed when I can acquire some 1” steam pipe and some elbows. I also talked to a lot of nice folk in stunning countryside, not a bad way to spend a Sunday morning

View attachment 192859 .

That's an Indian Karahi (Steel Wok) bastardised into a fire pit

 

[slim_boy_fat]

That's an Indian Karahi (Steel Wok) bastardised into a fire pit

And much more useful as the former

 

[vwmark]

Bought on ebay. Milling cutters have been used. Most of the centre drills are new as are the countersinks.

Only paid £2.70 as the auction finished early in the day. Seller would only post by Royal Mail (£13 for 2kg) but still a bargain

 

[steviec_lj]

No stabbings took place thankfully

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

No stabbings took place thankfully

Yet.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I'm having real trouble not clicking buy and aquiring the beginnings of a modular synth.

Unlike @steviec_lj my wife will stab me.

I'm still trying to talk myself out of it.

I don't have much confidence in myself though.

The block in the middle plus a few nice little modules to go with it.

 

[Hopefuldave]

Bought on ebay. Milling cutters have been used. Most of the centre drills are new as are the countersinks.

View attachment 192935 Only paid £2.70 as the auction finished early in the day. Seller would only post by Royal Mail (£13 for 2kg) but still a bargain

Which Morse taper is that reamer? Useful thing to have...

Dave H. (the other one)

 

[vwmark]

Which Morse taper is that reamer? Useful thing to have...

Dave H. (the other one)

Not sure as its small. Maybe mt1. Thought it was more for tapered pins.

 

[Dieselman 63]

These fantastic Wera drivers. I love them.

 

[brightspark]

These fantastic Wera drivers. I love them.

there the only screwdrivers I ever use day in day out

 

[tflnemesis]

there the only screwdrivers I ever use day in day out

Me too, micro and slimline vde...

 

[angellonewolf]

Winters approaching, that's you with no welding for the next 10 months !!!!

i hate winter from now on night closing in been on an old mower tonight got it started tersted another mower i bought a part for a few weeks ago and cut 4 lots of grasss in 1 nighgt but done half of it by moon light

 

[Dieselman 63]

there the only screwdrivers I ever use day in day out

I truly did acquire them - birthday present, hooray!

 

[Yamhon]

I truly did acquire them - birthday present, hooray!

In that case... Happy Birthday :-)

 

[ronan]

stocton was killed off when they pedestrianised it. 3 times they have spent millions on it to regenerate then they stopped the market stalls that stretched one end to the other most of the shops are closing down . I had top go to the bank in a Thursday afternoon and roughly counted 120 people up top end of high street

Same over here, even in the city centre, its gone to hell in a handcart. Banks, tattoo parlours, fast food joints (don't mind a good fish and chip shop though), charity shops, and endless cafes and coffee shops. Loads of high falutin' shopping centres which the wimmens adore, but i hate with a passion, there is nothing in these places for men, no tool shops or the like.

 

[northwest]

there is nothing in these places for men, no tool shops or the like

Barbers? Seem to be spreading like a disease around here.