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

[Tangledfeet]

Funnily enough, as per @Blobber above, I also received a Honeywell Bionic today! Went for the acetate one but also bought a replacement polycarbonate scratch/mist resistant one as a spare, also some disposable covers and a can of AC-90 - something I've never tried before. All from our swashbuckling friends with obligatory discount found on here.

Some laser cut steel discs from eBay also fell through the letterbox, and the Pferd Polifan discs that @Welderpaul was kindly selling on here also arrived today - many thanks.

 

[Dieselman 63]

A new car jack. Proper gauge steel, might repaint it… love these old models.

 

[Melvyn Best]

A new car jack. Proper gauge steel, might repaint it… love these old models.

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Brought mine new in 1976 ,cost me £96 which at the time was a lot of money . It was in daily use for years and still going strong

 

[knighty]

Bionic face shield for the Discovery choppy/grindy work! not sure how long it will last as I only tried it on and it steamed up almost instantly FFS!! any better options or am I just hot stuff?!

never tried it but I was told to wipe some water+washing up liquid mix on the inside... make it strong only a little bit of water in

 

[Hood]

never tried it but I was told to wipe some water+washing up liquid mix on the inside... make it strong only a little bit of water in

That was an old biker trick to stop your visor steaming up. Just used neat, rubbed on and buffed off. Sort of worked but nowadays the lids with the pinlock system is the dogs danglers so no need for that old school hacks

 

[Dieselman 63]

Went for a test fitting of my Pictish bracelet which is a replica of a necklace design found buried in a few places in Scotland. The silver has come out of the acid so it has a white-ish hue to it. The woman knows I’m into metalwork so she took pictures of the whole process, dead interesting. The acid washes the flux off when it’s soldered. I’m not going to get a high shine so it weathers with use, as the original has a well-worn look (likely as it’s 1500+ years old!)

 

[Blobber]

Here's how to get it to stop steaming up. Its the same method taught and used for snorkelling and scuba diving.......

Wipe your saliva on the inside of the lens and then rinse it off, or, you could buy the commercially made equivalent which is no better.

Commercial spit, man you can buy anything these days! do they milk it from retired football players?

 

[Maker]

This garage has been my workshop for seven years and I'm only now sorting out some better lights, lovely bright LEDs.


Just temporarily strung up above the lathe to check there's no weird strobing going on. I've got two to put up, one each end of the garage. Think I'll use a double switch, both lights on at once will feel like a Men in Black neuralyzer.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Commercial spit, man you can buy anything these days! do they milk it from retired football players?

Yeah, and a couple of weeks ago while shopping in Maesteg, we saw it advertised at the Spec Savers shop for £6.oo and change.

 

[500e]

Contented four leg hound by the look, and settled in well

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Because I am also making a Woden 190/7A nice again.

But I am a bit shocked: Until the end of last year, I got heaps of watches, watch spare parts, hand tools and nice things from your island, several deliveries every month.

This was the first attempt since you became "sovereign" again.

Let's see.
1. the stickers
2. shipping costs

From this £ 6.51 the credit card company made with exchange rate and what else they take € 8.01 which is ok.

What I didn't know is how things are going on our side now ....

3. Well, it seems that DHL, as a national postal service, feels called upon to handle goods under a certain value without being asked - for which they take the small amount of € 6,00.
4. Before, customs already had their fingers in it and took the usual 19% import VAT plus a small surcharge for the fact that the goods came from a third country: € 1,78.

In the past, my only concern was whether the sender would get the right RoyalMail rate. After 4 to 6 days, my things were usually here.
The process now took a good two weeks with customs clearance.

So it's safe to say that goods from the UK pretty much double in price, including shipping, before you get your hands on them here.

Congratulations.

I had asked my main trading partners before the time came whether they had already made arrangements in the form of a branch in the Republic of Ireland.
Partly I was laughed at and I am quite sure now: the increased domestic demand makes up for all the losses in Europe! Or does it?

Have a nice day all,

Carsten

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[James1979]

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Because I am also making a Woden 190/7A nice again.

But I am a bit shocked: Until the end of last year, I got heaps of watches, watch spare parts, hand tools and nice things from your island, several deliveries every month.

This was the first attempt since you became "sovereign" again.

Let's see.
1. the stickers
2. shipping costs

View attachment 317791

From this £ 6.51 the credit card company made with exchange rate and what else they take € 8.01 which is ok.

What I didn't know is how things are going on our side now ....

3. Well, it seems that DHL, as a national postal service, feels called upon to handle goods under a certain value without being asked - for which they take the small amount of € 6,00.
4. Before, customs already had their fingers in it and took the usual 19% import VAT plus a small surcharge for the fact that the goods came from a third country: € 1,78.

In the past, my only concern was whether the sender would get the right RoyalMail rate. After 4 to 6 days, my things were usually here.
The process now took a good two weeks with customs clearance.

View attachment 317796

So it's safe to say that goods from the UK pretty much double in price, including shipping, before you get your hands on them here.

Congratulations.

I had asked my main trading partners before the time came whether they had already made arrangements in the form of a branch in the Republic of Ireland.
Partly I was laughed at and I am quite sure now: the increased domestic demand makes up for all the losses in Europe! Or does it?

Have a nice day all,

Carsten

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I sent some stuff to Sweden the other day for my brother. His stuff. Marked as personal effects, value £1 as you can’t put nil.

He got it today and paid €17 to retrieve it.

 

[MCKDAVID]

View attachment 317790

Because I am also making a Woden 190/7A nice again.

But I am a bit shocked: Until the end of last year, I got heaps of watches, watch spare parts, hand tools and nice things from your island, several deliveries every month.

This was the first attempt since you became "sovereign" again.

Let's see.
1. the stickers
2. shipping costs

View attachment 317791

From this £ 6.51 the credit card company made with exchange rate and what else they take € 8.01 which is ok.

What I didn't know is how things are going on our side now ....

3. Well, it seems that DHL, as a national postal service, feels called upon to handle goods under a certain value without being asked - for which they take the small amount of € 6,00.
4. Before, customs already had their fingers in it and took the usual 19% import VAT plus a small surcharge for the fact that the goods came from a third country: € 1,78.

In the past, my only concern was whether the sender would get the right RoyalMail rate. After 4 to 6 days, my things were usually here.
The process now took a good two weeks with customs clearance.

View attachment 317796

So it's safe to say that goods from the UK pretty much double in price, including shipping, before you get your hands on them here.

Congratulations.

I had asked my main trading partners before the time came whether they had already made arrangements in the form of a branch in the Republic of Ireland.
Partly I was laughed at and I am quite sure now: the increased domestic demand makes up for all the losses in Europe! Or does it?

Have a nice day all,

Carsten

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same here in France, at the time I'd get probably 2/3rds of parts / tools etc from the uk, now there basically become completely un-economical, either between the postage, the couriers demanding disproportional fees, etc... result, I get nothing from the uk anymore. I have a mate here who used to get all his car paint & materials from his UK supplier, same he now gets it from a French supplier which even though was more expensive, it was still cheaper than the uk now?, just no longer realistic..

I'm not an economist by anyones standards, but even I can see that it won't work, in either the short term or the long run? how is that loss of trade supposed to help the uk economy? something will have to change before there's no exterior trade with the uk, as I doubt it's capable of internally being self sustaining ...

 

[25.4_mechanic]

I sent some stuff to Sweden the other day for my brother. His stuff. Marked as personal effects, value £1 as you can’t put nil.

He got it today and paid €17 to retrieve it.

That's quite a margin ... but always remember: The quantity makes it!
Bitter!!!

Carsten

 

[JMS1972]

Couldn't resist this warning sticker for the laser cutter.

 

[MCKDAVID]

^^ excellent,

I wanted to get some of these for my machines, but then I realised I'd probably not be able to use them either

 

[James1979]

(ignore the circling - old pic)

 

[Arc Tourist]

..............................
In the past, my only concern was whether the sender would get the right RoyalMail rate. After 4 to 6 days, my things were usually here.
The process now took a good two weeks with customs clearance.

So it's safe to say that goods from the UK pretty much double in price, including shipping, before you get your hands on them here.

Congratulations.

................................................

Carsten

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No Congratulations needed. I purchased a Klim armoured motorcycle jacket from Borjes Bikers Outfit in Augustfehn Germany back in May, after the UK departed from the EU; and had to pay over £300.oo pounds in taxes and other fees before delivery to my door. None of the public either side of the channel are benefitting from the power play of those in charge.

 

[MCKDAVID]

great minds think alike, or is it fools seldom differ?

 

[julianthegypsy]

I used to send a stove to France at least once a month, often more. I've packed it in since B day, just too much hassle and risk, it's not worth it. Ironically, I've been flooded with enquires over the last six months, to the extent that I could take someone on full time just to build EU orders. Tragic.