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

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

£8.50. #
Cash Converters, Plymouth.

Gits wanted £0:50 for the Bit and holder.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Did I say it was a good day?

Well I went to Plymouth, to Minehead to Salisbury.

That was not good.

Brown street a great place, a good emporium next to a cash converters.
Not the shops I was going to visit, I had a call out, just up the road.

I saw this in the window, I said NO, I do not want...................
I went on my way.

I did my call out, why are customers dumb?


It was still there, £120, 1 month shop warranty. as well.

Again I said no, went to my van.

I had to drive past the shop, if you know the street, parking on the street is difficult.
A space opened up, right by the shop.


I did not say NO.

BRAND NEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@Kram Why, you are more than welcome to come and have a look at them, I still have choccy hob nobs from @RWD3M

 

[dobbslc]

Now being chilled in a bucket of water and 2 old 2kgCO2 extinguisher discharging to chill them.

Now that is a good idea!

 

[Kram]

Noooo. Cold is for american and german watered pee lager.

Mildly chilled is only acceptable if its a hot summers day.

Near freezing ale in winter

 

[Jan-DIY]

Nothing special.
Just about 7kg of castolin 1020xfc rods.

Best deal for this year.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Noooo. Cold is for american and german watered pee lager.

Mildly chilled is only acceptable if its a hot summers day.

Near freezing ale in winter

Will not be freezing, two will chill them down to a nice cool temp.
makes them go down well, with out being a glop head.

 

[Barking Mat]

£20 was given for this lot. All from the recycling bins of a "Collectable Emporium.

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Lead, a vice, a ruler, oil cans and a sperm spanner.


Oh yes as well.


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I am clamping down on stuff I get.


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This was also liberated.


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A sperm spanner ?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A sperm spanner ?

Bent and wiggery, a lady from over seas called them that.

 

[Brad93]

Nothing special.
Just about 7kg of castolin 1020xfc rods.

Best deal for this year.

£1000 a kilo

 

[Memmeddu]

@JOEPRO I think you'll like it

Stihl km85 not working, seller states good compression, spark but not running.
Got it for right about 100 euro + shipping.
Worst case scenario it would need diaphragms.
Got a proposal for a km100 but it's a 4mix, more things that might go wrong less aftermarket parts available despite more recent design, overall more expensive to repair even if could have been just needing valve adjustment not worth the risk for the price.
So ended up for the 2 strokes for Wich I can get a top end kit if it's shot or if will die later.
Motor only but it's a good starting point to free myself from cheap Chinese garden equipment.
It'll be in good company with the MS361, MS192T, the Active 62-62 and the little Jonsered 2036 (2040 ported)

 

[Turbo]

@JOEPRO I think you'll like it
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Stihl km85 not working, seller states good compression, spark but not running.
Got it for right about 100 euro + shipping.
Worst case scenario it would need diaphragms.
Got a proposal for a km100 but it's a 4mix, more things that might go wrong less aftermarket parts available despite more recent design, overall more expensive to repair even if could have been just needing valve adjustment not worth the risk for the price.
So ended up for the 2 strokes for Wich I can get a top end kit if it's shot or if will die later.
Motor only but it's a good starting point to free myself from cheap Chinese garden equipment.
It'll be in good company with the MS361, MS192T, the Active 62-62 and the little Jonsered 2036 (2040 ported)

Stop tempting @JOEPRO , he has a car lift to install!

 

[Abloy]

Not today but over the weekend a Record 112 vice thanks to @Abloy who kindly put in the car too saving me more knee ache. A solid vice but seems small for a 6 inch compared to the Record 25 it has replaced. Pics for comparison.

I had hoped the bolt holes would line up but that would be asking too much so had to get out the cone drills to find they were all blunt (must remember not to loan them to my brother again) so had to order a 16mm hole cutter only for the pilot drill to snap on the second hole (Chinese quality from Amazon). Not willing to be defeated resorted to open it up with consecutive drills up to 12mm and then had to resort to the die grinder to get to 16mm. I'm not buying any more vices.

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Looks strange seeing it on someone elses bench ,glad you like it Craig ,might be slightly smaller but it is a hell of alot tougher .....

 

[Onoff]

ale

In my local the real ale is served ambient.

 

[Farside]

In my local the real ale is served ambient.

Better than a bit of drum and bass, maybe.

 

[JOEPRO]

@JOEPRO I think you'll like it
View attachment 476699
Stihl km85 not working, seller states good compression, spark but not running.
Got it for right about 100 euro + shipping.
Worst case scenario it would need diaphragms.
Got a proposal for a km100 but it's a 4mix, more things that might go wrong less aftermarket parts available despite more recent design, overall more expensive to repair even if could have been just needing valve adjustment not worth the risk for the price.
So ended up for the 2 strokes for Wich I can get a top end kit if it's shot or if will die later.
Motor only but it's a good starting point to free myself from cheap Chinese garden equipment.
It'll be in good company with the MS361, MS192T, the Active 62-62 and the little Jonsered 2036 (2040 ported)

Be careful of the Stihl rabbit hole

It will pull you in and you may never return!

Some great stuff though. I love my more recent purchase BR800 blower. Amazing bit of kit. I can dry a car with it in about 30 seconds. Yes I get strange looks from my neighbours

 

[E T]

I have to stop looking at auctions. Too addictive.

I won a pallet with steel shafts (64×) +/- 40mm x 560mm at scrap price.
Apparently front hinge pins for the lift arms of a small wheelloader. I was hoping those would be some alloy steel, but it's S355.
Stiil, plenty of steel to turn into stuff(and swarf) now for very little money.

4 height gauges which came as 1 lot. One is a Mitutoyo 514-102 and that's the one I was aiming for.
The other 3 are a German brand. MIB T120 which according to a google search are relatively cheap.
The Mitutoyo is in perfect shape and probably belonged to the workshop head honcho.
The 3 cheap ones are used and abused.

Two other lots that nobody else bid on so I got them for silly little money.
A box with welding gloves and some leather aprons and 3 squares and 2 flange squares.

 

[Blobber]

Christmas present for the Mercedes

 

[zzr1200]

Christmas present for the Mercedes
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Only 2???

 

[indykid]

Only 2???

It isn't its birthday!