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

[jack-daniels]

Yesterday.

After @arther dailey 's thread about torches (or flash-lights as all the cool YouTubers now say), I went and had a look at the Olight sale.......

Two for me & one for the missus plus a couple of "free" gifts.

Made in China, but definitely a premium product, they have "that" feel!

Normal prices are ridiculous, but with the sale and vouchers this lot came to 144 quid.

Do I "need" them, not really. But when did that stop any of us?

OLIGHT® Official Store: Tactical Light & EDC Torches & Headlamps- Olight UK

Illuminate your world with Olight's vast selection of torches. From compact portable EDC torches to powerful tactical outdoor torches, Olight offers unrivaled quality and innovation. Explore our website now!

www.olightstore.uk

 

[MattF]

Do I "need" them, not really. But when did that stop any of us?

Take note everyone. That's how you justify any purchase. ^^

 

[Hood]

I never have to justify a purchase, it always falls into one of two categories.
1. I wanted so I got
2. I didn't really want but I had to because something broke.
Simples as the meerkat says.

 

[MattF]

I never have to justify a purchase

You're preaching to the choir with me, on that point.

I was putting that out there for the ditherers.

 

[pcwizme]

Reckon you could do me something along these lines?

Problem is i'll only be wanting small quantities and all the big firms want you to order 100 odd

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If Hood cant help I have a laser with an IR head that can do those in not a lot of time and just down the road (a12 is a long road though) to you

 

[Craig-SM]

Yesterday.

After @arther dailey 's thread about torches (or flash-lights as all the cool YouTubers now say), I went and had a look at the Olight sale.......

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Two for me & one for the missus plus a couple of "free" gifts.

Made in China, but definitely a premium product, they have "that" feel!

Normal prices are ridiculous, but with the sale and vouchers this lot came to 144 quid.

Do I "need" them, not really. But when did that stop any of us?

OLIGHT® Official Store: Tactical Light & EDC Torches & Headlamps- Olight UK

Illuminate your world with Olight's vast selection of torches. From compact portable EDC torches to powerful tactical outdoor torches, Olight offers unrivaled quality and innovation. Explore our website now!

www.olightstore.uk

I've managed to acquire a few Olight torches too. Black and a Green Seeker 3 pro, Black Seeker 3, Black Baton 3, Gunmetal Warrior S, Green IR2 and Green and Orange Gober.
They are really well built and designed. Not sure if worth the money new but so many end up as drawer queens, never used and then sold to feed their desire to own the next release and I’m willing to pay the used price for a second hand but unused torch. Same seems to happen with Leatherman's too.

 

[nickk]

One of my least favourite paint colours,somehow,matts ok when it’s 50 years old and the gates rusty and weathered,my favourites most shades of grey and certain greens,satin blacks not too bad. This product is water based,wonder how long it will last?
The drills are from a regular supplier where I also get core drills from.

 

[MattF]

One of my least favourite paint colours,somehow,matts ok when it’s 50 years old and the gates rusty and weathered,my favourites most shades of grey and certain greens,satin blacks not too bad.

I'm of the same mindset. Don't mind satin's at all, but matt just doesn't do it for Matt.

 

[Wozzaaah]

A rather nice selection of almost all A/F spanners.
A few handy bendy no-name ones but lots of well-known names, King Dick, Kamasa, Acesa, Williams Superslim, Gordon, Britool…
Neighbour was going to throw them in a skip!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A rather nice selection of almost all A/F spanners.
A few handy bendy no-name ones but lots of well-known names, King Dick, Kamasa, Acesa, Williams Superslim, Gordon, Britool…
Neighbour was going to throw them in a skip!View attachment 408171

Did you get the tool box those trays come from?

 

[Mick Annick]

One of my least favourite paint colours,somehow,matts ok when it’s 50 years old and the gates rusty and weathered,my favourites most shades of grey and certain greens,satin blacks not too bad. This product is water based,wonder how long it will last?
The drills are from a regular supplier where I also get core drills from.View attachment 408144View attachment 408145

Thanks Nick, that’s fifty quid gone on drill bits…

 

[6ply]

It is just a diode laser so only any good for cutting wood/paper etc so not sure if that is what you are after when you mention trumpf.
I bought it because I wanted to etch anodised aluminium instead of having to do it via the milling machine, also wanted it for etching text onto stainless panels and tests this evening show it works well.
It cost me £550 on the Prime deal, list is £699 but I usually see it hovering between £600 and £650.

Pic of the stainless etching on a scrap from the plasma, outlines and fills.

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Any advice you can offer regarding etching anodised aluminium? We have a laser at work (25W, I would guess) and have only ever used it with plastics and timber. I've always assumed it wouldn't touch metal. I have free access at work and wouldn't mind giving it a try.

 

[Wozzaaah]

Did you get the tool box those trays come from?

Unfortunately not.

 

[Seadog]

I've just been given this by a neighbour

 

[Hood]

Any advice you can offer regarding etching anodised aluminium? We have a laser at work (25W, I would guess) and have only ever used it with plastics and timber. I've always assumed it wouldn't touch metal. I have free access at work and wouldn't mind giving it a try.

Well not really as those were my first attempts, they did come out good however.
I can tell you the settings I used but mine is just a 10w diode laser. I used a feed of 100mm/s and full power.

 

[Woody.v8]

A staple gun out of my late father's things, not much but I needed one but it must be faulty as it caused a lump in my throat when using it

 

[brewdexta]

I'm of the same mindset. Don't mind satin's at all, but matt just doesn't do it for Matt.

I knew a painter and decorator who used to fall out of bed every night with his missus because he preferred a mat finish

 

[8ob]

Got this rj45 kit with those push through plugs, whoever thought of those needs a medal, rewiring the whole phone/internet system in this place atm and this is proving soooooooooooooo useful

Treated it to a fatmax case.

Checking out the pasties in Aldi's and noticed this ferrex multitool, this looks like the mk2 version so I bought it.

 

[bricol]

A Horlick tin of old coins from my mum's . .

1950's pennies - seem old to me . . hang on, this one's 1920 . . . 1901 . . . 1895 . . . 1825 . . . flippin 'eck - 1797 !

Sent a photo to a mate group chat on Signal, as they are all in the US, just mentioning that the George bloke on it was probably still a bit upset at the time that they'd bug gered off on their own.

Had to look one slightly battered one up - text on both sides was clear and well defined, centres were polished a bit, the figure mostly gone - 1560 shilling!

That caused one of my US mates to point out it was older than their country (as declared anyway) .

 

[Onoff]

Another bottle digging the garden.

A pretty little thing, of course my daughter has eyes on it due to the ornament gene.

Found out a bit more about my plot and that rather than this bit I'm digging being a historic midden, that there was a bomb crater there. General "stuff" got dumped in there first, later covered by spoil from when the house was built / extended.