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

[My Old Landy]

My new to me 1958 Centec 2b has arrived I will get some pictures and probably start yet another milling machine thread!
It was quite the ordeal to get it into the garage but my Mrs helped me (I would really be lost without her!) and it is safely awaiting its location to be sorted ready for use.
(Then get packed away again when we move later this year )

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Few bits this week.
Some for fun, some for work, one for a friend and one because it is very suitable.



Very nice hatchet or kindling axe. was found in a site skip. Almost ready to go for scrap. A customers return as it did not cut wood.
They were trying to cut plywood for a open fire.

I asked a friend if he had any small or pointed nylon brushes. Knowing that he does car boots and stuff like that.

The following items arrived via Fed Ex.




Kit One.



This one came with a bonus, that red spanner item. This fits the small fire suppression system bottles attachments. The type you sometime find on vending machines in high risk areas, or on ferries.



Very useful to me.

Kit Two.



This is what I wanted, the four white headed brushes, perfect for my plan of cunning.

Fun stuff.



I would tell you why.
But I don't know, but they are fun and FREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Who knew, there is a beer named after some of us here.





Oh, the axe has gone to some one else already.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Today arrived a pair of Knox Handroid motorcycle gloves. Wasn't expecting these armoured gloves to be back in stock until next month.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Arrived. The os disk was lurking on the emulator unknown to the previous owner. Turning it to disk 000 and booted straight up with a test sample.

Best order some more leads

I forgot.

 

[Munkul]

I acquired a big SKF bearing puller ever since I started my apprenticeship I loved the SKF TMMP series that we used at work, far better than the cheaper sykes pickavant types. And I acquired the big 3 x 300 today for nothing, as the threads had finally given up in the spigot after many hundreds of pulls. They just ordered a new one for £300 ish.
The screw is still in good nick after a thread file, and the spigot is removable from the claw, so I'll try to get a spare from SKF, and if not, I'll have one made up from an engineering steel, maybe even try making it myself when I get my lathe back up and running. Either way, I've always wanted one of these exact pullers but never had the work to justify buying one I've seen lads swinging on power bars and beating it with hammers, and it still looks like it's only seen light use... Truly excellent tool making from SKF

 

[Brad93]

Got a picture?

 

[Munkul]

Got a picture?

I should have, but I didn't will tomorrow night, when I'm back in the workshop anyway.

 

[Kram]

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Todays amazons.
£6 er25 collet set. Appear reasonably good.
£2.20. 63A dc circuit breaker. Has a decent weight to it. I'd only be using it as a switch, but I might drill the rivets as Im interested to see whats inside.

Working dc breaker has been de-aquired. Springy bits have sprung

 

[m_c]

Thought I should really clean out the little CNC mill, as I'll be needing to use it for the first time in a while*, so finally invested in one of these.

*the while may be verging on 12months, as the swarf still lying in it is from some stabiliser brackets I machined for a job last spring

 

[Brad93]

I bought a Fein one. Was a fortune but it’s actually great for the plasma with the water table

 

[slim_boy_fat]

In parts of Germany it’s a requirement to put your number in a certain place. Has to be a certain size and colour etc too.
Much better.

But ze Chermans have no sense of adventure or humour, so miss out on all the fun we have laughing at delivery [or non-delivery as is often the case] stories.....

but a bit wide

Buy a plasma cutter, there's room for mine + the R-Tech180 side by side on the top shelf of the one I built [purely a fluke of design tbh].

 

[roblane65]

I've got a plasma cutter it's sitting on the bottom shelf now .

 

[Agroshield]

The screw is still in good nick after a thread file, and the spigot is removable from the claw, so I'll try to get a spare from SKF, and if not, I'll have one made up from an engineering steel

Just a thought: whichever of the screw or the spigot is easier to remake or replace is best made out of something lesser than the other part. You can then ensure that the bit that suits you to wear out first does so.

If you over-specify the spigot at this point, and it leads to screw demise, what are the consequences? Making two wear-item spigots now might be a good bet while the machine is set up to do so.

 

[Munkul]

Just a thought: whichever of the screw or the spigot is easier to remake or replace is best made out of something lesser than the other part. You can then ensure that the bit that suits you to wear out first does so.

If you over-specify the spigot at this point, and it leads to screw demise, what are the consequences? Making two wear-item spigots now might be a good bet while the machine is set up to do so.

Yeah you're not wrong. For what it is and how many threads are engaged, it would probably be fine made from en8 without hardening, and it would still probably match the screw strength. Anyway I'll try to get a replacement before making one

 

[bigegg]

Crimp set arrived today (£4.60) from Amazon.

Exactly the same (as far as I can tell) as the one I paid £20 for last year from the bay.
Useful enough that I'll keep one on the workbench plus one in my electrickery toolbag.

Tbf: £4.60 for a box of crimp ferrules isn't too bad a price - so technically I got a free crimper.

I was going to order another 4 of them, now I know they're OK - but now OOS.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Working on a site.
Asked if I could snaffle a coffee.
They said, "Do you want some biscuits?"

Be not to accept.
I did.
I had 3 packets.
They box is in my van.
I am going to drop it off at the mini shed as they will enjoy them more than I.

 

[James1979]

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Working on a site.
Asked if I could snaffle a coffee.
They said, "Do you want some biscuits?"

Be not to accept.
I did.
I had 3 packets.
They box is in my van.
I am going to drop it off at the mini shed as they will enjoy them more than I.

Was that a coffee place? Mates son was some sort of area manager for costa pre rona. The waste was amazing. He would regularly give everyone boxes like that and big sacks of beans. Just un used stock. Makes you wonder how much more they’d make by clamping down on the waste.

 

[Shox Dr]

Was that a coffee place? Mates son was some sort of area manager for costa pre rona. The waste was amazing. He would regularly give everyone boxes like that and big sacks of beans. Just un used stock. Makes you wonder how much more they’d make by clamping down on the waste.

Profit margin is massive, probably only beaten by Popcorn markup

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Was that a coffee place? Mates son was some sort of area manager for costa pre rona. The waste was amazing. He would regularly give everyone boxes like that and big sacks of beans. Just un used stock. Makes you wonder how much more they’d make by clamping down on the waste.

No.
Just a very posh hotel.

 

[James1979]

Profit margin is massive, probably only beaten by Popcorn markup

Must be. I’ve often wondered about it. Boy I played rugby with south had sandwich vans like the ones that go round industrial estates. He’d turn up at practice with all the days leftovers. Full van sometimes! He reckoned it was a gold mine