The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Gragson
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Noted and understood - thanks both.
I've ordered one of these which https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07N11BJVW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AG3SARSQAZCRN&psc=1 - which I will wrap of course, and once it comes pinging off my head I will retrieve and slightly modify for smaller items derusting etc.
Farside
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I'm not surprised, it's possibly 110V!
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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To keep you happy.
This was what was in my package yesterday.
You don't need to see the box, it is just a carboard box.
But the contents in the box was this.
Inside of the plastic container was this.
DennisCA
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I acquired this Bosch LR-7 receiver to pair with my GLL 3-80 laser level / cross line laser. Bosch Pro deals are really good, I got it for free by registering on Bosch's website and entering the info for my GLL 3-80 (I was lucky, it had to be bought in april this year).
Pigeon_Droppings2
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I need a new level...my cheap Screwfix jobbie broke just as I was starting some bloomin tiling this week.
I bought a cheap one because I really couldn't see me needing one very much...turned out I used the bloomin thing all the time.
I bought a cheap one because I really couldn't see me needing one very much...turned out I used the bloomin thing all the time.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Making me small primus camping stove wind breaks?
MattF
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I acquired this Bosch LR-7 receiver to pair with my GLL 3-80 laser level / cross line laser. Bosch Pro deals are really good, I got it for free by registering on Bosch's website and entering the info for my GLL 3-80 (I was lucky, it had to be bought in april this year).
Their Prodeals are impressively good, aren't they.
Pete.
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Yes is probably is but if you think it's out, before making any adjustments check the underside for dings and burrs which will usually show as shiny spots on the underside right at the edge (which is where it will get damaged if it's going to happen). Set it flat on your surface plate and make sure it doesn't rock. If you have a granite plate, rub it gently and then lift it up and check for any marks it left to indicate a burr. If you find a burr you'll need to carefully stone it with a hard stone.
To check it, set the plate on something solid, level it as best you can, set the level on the plate and find a spot where it reads level. Now block two sides of it with some weights and then spin it round and gently put it against the blocks you set. The blocks are so it goes back in exactly the same place, and not measure discrepancies in the plate or cause the plate to tilt under it's weight. Spin it several times and check if it consistantly reads the same or not. Don't move about on the floor when doing this or it might register the bend in the floor as you move your weight.
BTW that's a 10 second level, i.e. each division is 10 arc seconds or 1/360th of a degree. That's a decent resolution not stupidly fine so the bubble takes ages to settle but sensitive enough for doing lathe levelling etc,
GraemeVW
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I've not tried adjusting it, but I have been checking it. Not with any degree of great accuracy though, just on the table while having a tea break.
It's certainly not far off, but I need to test it under better conditions.
However, I'm never going to need this to make sure something is level, at least not to 5 hundreths on a MM over a meter!
Wont be using it to hang pictures
I'll probably only use it once, to check twist in my lathe when I set it up, and for that it doesn't really matter if it is reading accurately level anyway does it. As long as it's within the scales and as long as I don't turn it round!
Good tip on checking for burrs, I'll do that. It's in great condition though.
And yes, it really does show the slightest instability in whatever it's placed on!
It's probably going to spend it's life as the workshop equivalent of an office desk toy.
That would depend on what you intend to do with it.
If you just want something to setup dimensions for things like partitioning, then anything.
If you want something highly accurate for doing things like setting up foundations, then it's going to cost you far more.
Off course, if you try doing the later with the former, you'll likely be the subject of tales from surveyors when they have to create independent reports for why things don't line up. (My neighbour is a highly regarded surveyor, and he has many tales about builders using £100 Screwfix specials to setup critical things like foundations. His favourite was the builder who used a cheap laser to setup a swimming pool surround, and ended up with a 4" height difference between the two ends
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Final (I think) bit of framing for the new office space. Dark room in the foreground and bog in the rear corner. Made some last minute changes to work with the exposed beams. The bathroom was made slightly larger so that the beam can be wrapped in plasterboard but the darkroom was made slightly smaller so that the plasterboard sits behind the beam rather than straddling it.
Also not perfectly square but then the building isn't (about an inch and a half wider by the window compared to the end behind me). Having said that the outside dimensions of the building are within a 1/4" over 40 foot so it's just the internals which are slightly out - could be the internal stud work.
Still better than the big PVC patio door that was installed recently - half an inch off vertical on one side at 6ft...
Not like they didn't have a square frame to work with being 30kg/m 8" universal column - not 100% square / level but within 1/4" at 3m so a damn sight straighter than the window. In fact it's not that it's the top left corner of the window has to lean out 1/2" to get the correct gap for the doors to function properly. Stupid PVC.
Also not perfectly square but then the building isn't (about an inch and a half wider by the window compared to the end behind me). Having said that the outside dimensions of the building are within a 1/4" over 40 foot so it's just the internals which are slightly out - could be the internal stud work
.Still better than the big PVC patio door that was installed recently - half an inch off vertical on one side at 6ft...
Not like they didn't have a square frame to work with being 30kg/m 8" universal column - not 100% square / level but within 1/4" at 3m so a damn sight straighter than the window. In fact it's not that it's the top left corner of the window has to lean out 1/2" to get the correct gap for the doors to function properly. Stupid PVC.
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Finally got a fixed steady for my lathe as it was missing , this one will fit but needs base modifing seems a shame as it a nice bit of kit but 25kg ! I couldnt pass it by as it was £75 on FB
That would depend on what you intend to do with it.
If you just want something to setup dimensions for things like partitioning, then anything.
If you want something highly accurate for doing things like setting up foundations, then it's going to cost you far more.
Off course, if you try doing the later with the former, you'll likely be the subject of tales from surveyors when they have to create independent reports for why things don't line up. (My neighbour is a highly regarded surveyor, and he has many tales about builders using £100 Screwfix specials to setup critical things like foundations. His favourite was the builder who used a cheap laser to setup a swimming pool surround, and ended up with a 4" height difference between the two ends
I'll need the better one.... any recomendations?
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A selection of spanners, from local charity reuse/recycling place. I only discovered that they have a small room ,for tools and ironmongery. Had a rummage through , and came home with this selection.
14 x Britool ( 2 of them stamped war finish )
2 x Bluepoint usa
3 x King Dick
1 x Stahlwille
1 x Bonney usa
1 x Tipco
1 x Gordon
1 x Skilfo germany (never heard of them before)
1 x Proto no.3 Phillips screwdriver
14 x Britool ( 2 of them stamped war finish )
2 x Bluepoint usa
3 x King Dick
1 x Stahlwille
1 x Bonney usa
1 x Tipco
1 x Gordon
1 x Skilfo germany (never heard of them before)
1 x Proto no.3 Phillips screwdriver
roblane65
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Today some
some CK mini vde screwdriver , some more senco 15g brads and a cleaning block for belts and discs
I also discovered my 15g bostitch pins weren't such a bargain
as not all 15g angled brads are the same angle ! I really should have have done my research !
bostitch 27 deg. and senco 34 deg stupid boy Pike !
some CK mini vde screwdriver , some more senco 15g brads and a cleaning block for belts and discs
I also discovered my 15g bostitch pins weren't such a bargain
as not all 15g angled brads are the same angle ! I really should have have done my research !
bostitch 27 deg. and senco 34 deg stupid boy Pike !
