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

[25.4_mechanic]

... a bit of stuff that doesn't know yet that a lot of it will soon be turned into chips:

And then there came an alu-case with some weight my way:

containing this:

Those who have been paying attention know that I have a very serious boring head with MT3 for my Arboga; this one - of far more moderate quality caliber - in MT2 fits on the small Myford and is there to help in the future in its very own way.

I've learned that to intentionally turn a taper, you don't necessarily have to de-adjust the tailstock - getting that back in line I find quite annoying - you can also just use a boring head in the tailstock to make the lateral offset finely adjustable without disturbing the base-adjustment of the tailstock.

If one needs then also still flatter cones, more than between two tips are to be manufactured safely. one can turn also between balls, if one made itself some appropriate holding stumps - therefore also some steel balls:

Happy Saturday night



Carsten


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[Richiew]

A set of pulse jet plans. Because you can't have too many unfinished projects.

 

[DickyDoDah]

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Anybody ever worked with these?
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Today I aquired a few

That's a lot in the boot of an MX5 and I'm sure it wont stop the rust

 

[arian]

Reminds me of the TurboEncabulator.

Had to look that up

Asimov's The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline?

 

[minimutly]

... a bit of stuff that doesn't know yet that a lot of it will soon be turned into chips:

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And then there came an alu-case with some weight my way:

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containing this:

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Those who have been paying attention know that I have a very serious boring head with MT3 for my Arboga; this one - of far more moderate quality caliber - in MT2 fits on the small Myford and is there to help in the future in its very own way.

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I've learned that to intentionally turn a taper, you don't necessarily have to de-adjust the tailstock - getting that back in line I find quite annoying - you can also just use a boring head in the tailstock to make the lateral offset finely adjustable without disturbing the base-adjustment of the tailstock.

If one needs then also still flatter cones, more than between two tips are to be manufactured safely. one can turn also between balls, if one made itself some appropriate holding stumps - therefore also some steel balls:

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Happy Saturday night



Carsten


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Hmmm, never thought of using a boring head to offset a tailstock. But then I've never seen it difficult to set it back to wherever it needs to be to machine true in my very worn Triumph...

 

[Dr.Al]

Hmmm, never thought of using a boring head to offset a tailstock. But then I've never seen it difficult to set it back to wherever it needs to be to machine true in my very worn Triumph...

It was a bugger on the mini-lathe, so I've always used the boring head trick. I've never adjusted the M250's tailstock (as I've just carried on using the boring head as it works & is easy to adjust), so I don't know how hard the tailstock adjustment is.

 

[Gan gan 123]

Talking to my son in law today and I was telling him my impact driver was broken, half an hour later he turned up with this lot. I know he’s got all Milwaukee stuff but I was absolutely delighted with this some of it hasn’t even been used. Graham.

 

[James1979]

That looks suspiciously like Milwaukee! I wonder if the batteries would fit?

Good haul there

 

[DAPPH]

Years ago (Before I got into metalwork and proper lathes ) I had a Sip wood lathe, totally identical to the Aldi ones, it was crap. I wouldn't say it was dangerous but it was awful to use, I don't have a nice thing to say about it, other than I sold it for more than I paid (And I bought it new ).

Wood lathes are rubbish anyway, one you've filled your house with fruit bowls, what do you do with it?

Make whip & tops for the kids , cord pull knobs , door wedge/stops , new matching knobs for every drawer in the house save the wife's , spindles for a spinners wheel , bobbins , new toilet roll hollder bar spring loaded insert , A finial for all well made bird tables , wooden plugs for rubber tubes . spells for chairs and chair legs , bungs for storage jars , square cubes for big 4 " x 4 " dice , split mouldings for clocks cases & cabinets drawing instruments , music rulers ., Skittles for the pub bowling team , chess sets , Bagatelle sets wooden bowl for rthe skittles guys . Hammer handles ....a bit more advanced by now ,
Rude humourous things, that when the barrel descends the mannikin reveals all its glory to all present ,
Like a metal work lathe your only limited by your own imagination

 

[Gan gan 123]

That looks suspiciously like Milwaukee! I wonder if the batteries would fit?

Good haul there

I seem to remember hearing that the Lidl (parkside) battery’s were the same but I tried one and it didn’t fit. Graham.

 

[DAPPH]

Talking to my son in law today and I was telling him my impact driver was broken, half an hour later he turned up with this lot. I know he’s got all Milwaukee stuff but I was absolutely delighted with this some of it hasn’t even been used. Graham.

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This afternoon Liverpool police are looking for the person who recently acquired a set of red & black battery powered tools ...namely a reciprocating saw , an electric screwdriver , a variable torque drill , an angle grinder & a jigsaw all with matching chargers & batteries .

 

[droopsnoot]

I dont think Id want a 9" to be spinning much faster!

Oh, I didn't realise it was anything other than a normal 4.5" grinder. It did seem quite a big box, now I think about it.

I mentioned these before, but today I finally got to put them somewhere in the shed.

The one in the bottom left is very solid, something like 3mm steel construction, two different locks on it, and I only have a key for one of them - I dragged it off the scrap pile a few months back. The other two came from an office a couple of weeks back. They've displaced a couple of filing cabinets and a tall narrow cupboard, which are now causing trouble as I need to find somewhere to put them.

 

[8ob]

Went in to Lidl `s today and got some groceries.

Two packs of wire brushes ( good)
Four rechargeable work lights ( they seem to be a decent quality)
Wire cups ( probably tosh)
some hoseloc fittings ( seem ok)
Diamond discs ( Jury is still out)

 

[bricol]

Went in to Lidl `s today and got some groceries.

Two packs of wire brushes ( good)
Four rechargeable work lights ( they seem to be a decent quality)
Wire cups ( probably tosh)
some hoseloc fittings ( seem ok)
Diamond discs ( Jury is still out)



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If I make the probably wrong assumption that Lidl use the same cheapo manufacturers as Aldi . . . then the cup brushes I found to be very good - I wore them down over a good amount of time, rather than them slinging the wires out. Excellent tools for removing car underbody rubberised protection and recycling it as garage roof insulation/light absorbtion material in one easy move

The hand brushes also long lasting and robust - and I have been cutting the worn bits off to create shorter brushes for small gaps.

I've had big diamond disc in my big grinder for quite a number of years - DIY use of course, but it still just keeps on cutting - grinder is on its second set of brushing driving it. Does a nice job on car tyres too . . . cutting them into smaller bits.

 

[DAPPH]

Aldi & Lidl do use lost of Chinese manufacturers but they quality test it and also set the bar for quality at that price , that's why their EU stuff that comes over has to have a sensible working life to reduce materials production and thousands of dead tools , I notice some have the 3 yr warrantee , but not all just yet .

 

[500e]

Are those bin sized bits

 

[Farside]

Reminds me of the TurboEncabulator.

Obviously a MacMillan man.

 

[Tangledfeet]

Love and hugs to the first person that recognises the pub... visitors to the Cairngorms will probably recognise!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

 

[Tangledfeet]

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That's how I chose my username!

(That... and the fact I can't dance or kick a ball.)