Those pictures suggest to me that he drove it through the fence, landed it on your bench and made a hasty exit.I just had a visitor, my neighbour.
He has got himself a new lawn mower.
I now have his old mower.
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Those pictures suggest to me that he drove it through the fence, landed it on your bench and made a hasty exit.
The Ferrari Wilko?
Ooh nice n sporty with those alloysI just had a visitor, my neighbour.
He has got himself a new lawn mower.
I now have his old mower.
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Okay. Further to this I whipped the screw back off (I do have the right tool) and these are the markings inside the case.
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Now I believe i have deciphered most of the marks. It would appear to be 9 carat gold, assayed in Sheffield in 1975.
Can anyone shed light on the '141' inside the odd shape to the left, or the 'upside down tie' shape on the right.
I'm assuming the bottom numbers are model and maybe serial number??
The upside down tie is for imported gold, the shape on the left is a Poincon de maitre No. 1, hammer head, for gold and platinum watch cases made in Switzerland outside Geneva.
No, I didn't know any of this, it is from
https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/casemarks.php
View attachment 236226 The wrong handle,+ one light ball came with it,so the dealers looking for a longer one ,however I may end up extending this,can I size it off my normal throat with the same diameter spindle(as I believe that’s how they’re calibrated),or should it be longer,btw the large ball is 28lb.
Sooner or later I'll get one myselfThis finally turned up today, just need some time now to have a play with it and find out how to use it properly as it has 3 times as many functions and settings than my old mft1552!
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This finally turned up today, just need some time now to have a play with it and find out how to use it properly as it has 3 times as many functions and settings than my old mft1552!
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Who did you end up buying them off? I’m still in two minds whether to get hold of the ones for the mill before they are Non-existentAt last! Having the bench drill out of action is a real pain.
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A few pence change out of £68
But the Elliott deserves decent bearings. I last replaced them in 1982 and it's had zero maintenance since then, so no complaints. I could have used the old ones but they're just a little bit rough. Fortunately the quill nose bearing didn't need replacing. They're £214![]()