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

[Melvyn Best]

If you get your blink rate at the correct frequencies, the light stays on

I wonder how many of todays “ technicians “ know how to use one?

 

[bricol]

Not today but yesterday had my graduation. I am no longer in the further education system . Now a fully qualified civil engineer

Just don't forget that the possibility of still learning every day in the job still exists!

 

[bricol]

I wonder how many of todays “ technicians “ know how to use one?

I wonder how many of todays “ technicians “ need to know how to use one?

Not needed on anything even remotely modern that I own (ie within last 30 yrs) - not even got external timing marks on some of them. While typing, I wonder if the wasted spark of on most of them would cause some interesting issues anyway?

 

[Brad93]

What with the Clarke cabinet breaking and running out of room left right and centre I needed a new cabinet. I looked at snap on and decided they were not worth the dough.
I've gone with this ex demo unit from polstore. Hopefully get my old man to collect next week.

 

[m_c]

I wonder how many of todays “ technicians “ need to know how to use one?

Not needed on anything even remotely modern that I own (ie within last 30 yrs) - not even got external timing marks on some of them. While typing, I wonder if the wasted spark of on most of them would cause some interesting issues anyway?

My thoughts exactly.
Only thing I've ever used a timing light on is the old grey fergie.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

My thoughts exactly.
Only thing I've ever used a timing light on is the old grey fergie.

I used mine about 4 weeks ago. On a Astra Mk1 1300.
I even had to set the points, set the dwel and time it.

 

[bricol]

I used mine about 4 weeks ago. On a Astra Mk1 1300.
I even had to set the points, set the dwel and time it.

Yes, I've got one (well, two) - last used on a Lotus Elan S3 a mate was putting back together.

Until I bought a British car, I never needed one - everything I'd owned before was French or Italian from mid-70's vintage with electronic ignition - not a great deal to do once it was mechanically timed.

 

[Olderisbetter]

I wonder how many of todays “ technicians “ know how to use one?

Most of my motors are at least 30 years old so its useful yo have a strobe light and not tested the Sun branded CO machine i got yet but that will come in handy

 

[Anguz]

A wasp sting to the back of my head, then one on my hand when i swatted it off

 

[Gragson]

A wasp sting to the back of my head, then one on my hand when i swatted it off

No matter if its a fly, mosi, wasp or whatever, I always end of worse by twatting" myself or smashing my hand trying to get the little bastartds or worse breaking something in the process

 

[Onoff]

A mere 42 points in the pub quiz.

First time I've done it. Thank God I took my 16 year old daughter. I'd worn contacts so couldn't read the questions. On the picture round I was squinting so much I put Alec Baldwin down as Alan Titchmarsh, and Seb Coe instead of Jeremy Paxman...

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I quote from a Norbert.
"I brought this stove of E Bay, for the upcomming power cuts. I cant get it to work. The seller sold it as spares or repairs. He will not refund me. It is yours mate. Only good for spares."

Ignore the brown stains/leak. Thats a cleaning fluid I applied.

Yes, the stove will not work, it has parts missing.

 

[Seadog]

Really

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Really

I did decline the parkside Genny. In bits.

 

[Maker]

I couldn't decide between wood and stone, ultimately I think you need both...

(I've actually got a little porcelain one too somewhere )

 

[cheb]

A Scheppach plunge saw. It worked when I pulled the trigger the first couple of times but not again. The fuse is good so it either the cable or a microswitch I reckon.

A length of mooring rope, I just need to save up for a bigger boat. It's about 75-100mm diameter.

A roller shutter cover for a pick up, I don't know which vehicle, it might get used vertically on an outside storage box.

 

[Lewis_RX8]

New osprey bag for future trips , I like to think the snap on equivalent of bags , holds value second hand and lifetime warranty if any thing breaks or even I rip it can send it back to them and they will repair or patch etc.

Fancy tech in the back with a stretched mesh to keep bag off your back allow it to breathe and comfort with no stuff digging into spine

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Not needed on anything even remotely modern that I own (ie within last 30 yrs) -

i mainly tinker with Japanese stuff from the 1990s....use my timing light quite a bit and especially after doing belt changes etc.

 

[cheb]

A Scheppach plunge saw. It worked when I pulled the trigger the first couple of times but not again. The fuse is good so it either the cable or a microswitch I reckon.

A length of mooring rope, I just need to save up for a bigger boat. It's about 75-100mm diameter.

A roller shutter cover for a pick up, I don't know which vehicle, it might get used vertically on an outside storage box.

For the first one it wasn't a microswitch but it was nearly a cable. A wire in the stator has broken, possible because of a manufacturing fault. Anyone know a good place to buy spares for Scheppach machines, internet searches just throw whole machines for sale.

 

[25.4_mechanic]

For the first one it wasn't a microswitch but it was nearly a cable. A wire in the stator has broken, possible because of a manufacturing fault. Anyone know a good place to buy spares for Scheppach machines, internet searches just throw whole machines for sale.

Let me have a look here - what's the exact model-name, -number?


Carsten

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