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

[Barking Mat]

Today I acquired....

A 3 phase extension cable for free ?

Not RN207F, Or whatever, but it was free. My favourite price...

And, whilst I was at work, wife and kids found a flightless pigeon in the garden, which now lives with the ducks.

Yeah, don't ask why....

 

[Barking Mat]

Today I acquired....

A 3 phase extension cable for free ?

Not RN207F, Or whatever, but it was free. My favourite price...View attachment 300838
And, whilst I was at work, wife and kids found a flightless pigeon in the garden, which now lives with the ducks.

Yeah, don't ask why....View attachment 300839View attachment 300840

The kids have named it 'Ping Ping', once again don't ask me why.

I just live here, with the cat, dogs, ducks, hedgehogs. The rats and mice don't count.

 

[Arc Tourist]

That must have been some flood!

No, we just be hill folk, smart enough to live above a flood plane.

 

[Barking Mat]

No, we just be hill folk, smart enough to live above a flood plane.

Damn you smart buggers....

 

[mechman]

They won't be accurate anymore sorry. They'd need regrinding or scraping

Not for me they won't.

 

[Blobber]

A power cut again!! due to the unreliable nature of all the utility services around here we need to be prepared so this pile turned up free of charge from one of the local tree guys
Stick your heat pumps where the sun dont shine!

 

[redlig]

No, we just be hill folk, smart enough to live above a flood plane.

We thought that until the local farmer decided to redirect his field drainage that resulted in a ditch overflow and 4 houses flooded. Luckily the local council stumped up enough money to install a 1/2 mtr underground system which ,so far , has cured the problem.

 

[angellonewolf]

We thought that until the local farmer decided to redirect his field drainage that resulted in a ditch overflow and 4 houses flooded. Luckily the local council stumped up enough money to install a 1/2 mtr underground system which ,so far , has cured the problem.

so the farmer is not responceable for that then

 

[MCKDAVID]

good day yesterday, been after a decent anvil for yonks, but were either priced to the moon or total scrap. Was doing a job for a local guy, got talking, turned out he used to make knives etc for a hobby, said I'd been looking for an anvil.... what like this one he says !!.... deals were struck and he got the job for labour cost, and I got an anvil for the cost of some steel (150 euros worth)... everyone happy....
top and edges are flat and square, and has a lovely ring to it... heavy old lump, 148kg , (Euro pallet with tyre fitting machine for scale ) ... need to make up a base block etc, but that'll be another days job....

well chuffed...

 

[Rannsachair]

My old. AV reciever packed up 2 months ago, so just been using the rubbish tv speakers.
A £100 Onkyo TX-SR 875 appeared locally on FB marketplace, just set it up, still to tidy cables and better locate but sounds quite good, think they were £1000 new.

 

[northwest]

Well, it doesn't seem to matter where I go, there I am. Tripped over this:



It's in bits at the moment. I will let you know how I get on. Left the motor as it is a half horse single phase, I will put a one horse three phase on it.

In the pic it is on a bit of pallet on top of a set of scales, I am not even sure what colour to do it yet, let alone where to put it!

 

[8ob]

Today I acquired sweaty armpits a loathing for weekend drivers and an old Schenck crankshaft balancer.

Its a gem

 

[8ob]

That’s the one from near Ashford isn’t it? Ex BMC?

Thats the one, it must of been quite close to you

Bob

 

[slim_boy_fat]

an old Schenck crankshaft balancer.

How many c/shafts do you have which need balanced?

 

[dobbslc]

See that 6x6 in the background?
Well it's been sat there so long the crank has sagged...

 

[8ob]

How many c/shafts do you have which need balanced?

A few, but it can also be used to balance the flail rotors which will take the guess work out of the repairs

Bob

 

[dan.taylor.1]

A few, but it can also be used to balance the flail rotors which will take the guess work out of the repairs

Bob

That for the chippers?

 

[8ob]

That for the chippers?

More the smaller flails Dan, you only need to bash them on some concrete hidden in brambles and it bends the rotors, straightening them and getting them back in balance is a ballache, if I can get that machine up and running it will make my life a bit easier.

Bob

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Quality control dog is dubious of your shenanigans.