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

[dobbslc]

I got my welding trolley set up today with a new bottle of 5% gas.
It's the first time I've had the mig basically ready to go since I bought it
I had a little practice on some 3mm and 1mm steel and it's welding great

 

[Jaeger_S2k]

Here's the 3.2 ton, I thought it was 3.5 but no.
Not the best make in the world, but it was only £15!
Stripped and ready for cleaning and repainting, it's been blue and now an awful red/orange, it might end up black?

and a bucket ready for Home made "Evaporust" formula...

 

[MattF]

it might end up black

Black always looks good, & fits in anywhere.

 

[Bki26]

Today I acquired the knowledge a yellow load cartridge for a nail gun can send a golf ball over 100m

Not sure how useful this knowledge is but if I ever need to play against Tiger woods I've got a solution for my lack of golf skills

 

[Olderisbetter]

Technically earlier in the week but only u unpacked today, a spot welder that looks OK but not tested yet, the ends are steel, is that normal?

 

[jmp49]

More random landrover 90 plastic trim bits that appeared at the right (low) price. That slotted grill trim that fits round the steering column was difficult to find as it seems theyre rather brittle now and break easily so all the people that want perfect pristine restored landrovers are also looking for them. I said "dont care about the condition, just take my money" and reserved them sight unseen, but when son collected them on his way back from uni for me, they were perfect.

 

[Melvyn Best]

Technically earlier in the week but only u unpacked today, a spot welder that looks OK but not tested yet, the ends are steel, is that normal?View attachment 494969

I’ve only ever seen copper tips but I wonder if yours has been modified to weld aluminium? It is possible to spot weld aluminium by placing sheet steel between the tips and the aluminium.

 

[Bobtail4x4]

a 3 pack of moly oil
or rather 3 empty bottles,
whats the betting they actually want them returned?

 

[Bki26]

a 3 pack of moly oil
or rather 3 empty bottles,
whats the betting they actually want them returned?
View attachment 495023

Surprised RM didn't try fining you/sender since it clearly doesn't meet the packaging requirements for environmentally hazardous materials..

 

[RichardM]

A 6" bench grinder,

Someone liked to use all the wheel!


Stripped down for a repaint and check out - less than 0.002mm spindle runout and the first grinder I've owned which has alterable balance weights for the wheels.

 

[Kram]

I fancy one of those.... but idont think they've been in-store here in Wales recently. Hopefully they will do.
(My folks place has a very big Ash that the council have said has to be felled. I'd not consider dropping it myself - I've approached someone to do that... but the house has a woodburner, so it strikes me that its better to get it felled, then cut it up and dry-store it for splitting at a later date - cheaper plus we'd get a lot of hardwood firewood!).

One of these seems like it'd be a pretty good thing for that job and just to have around for the odd job at that sort of money.

Is the ash a clean fell with big drop zone or need climbing? Send me some pics if you want.

Also split whilst its fresh, 10x the effort when its dried out.

 

[GRW]

Is the ash a clean fell with big drop zone or need climbing? Send me some pics if you want.

Also split whilst its fresh, 10x the effort when its dried out.

Yes, it's in the roadside hedge between the road & the field on the property's land - so it can be dropped into loads of open field space.

Good point about splitting it while it's green

 

[defender dan]

Further to me reporting I’d acquired a mini grinder,for the sake of an eccentrically machined nut,they sent me a complete replacement grinder! This one’s concentric,it’s ok,but I’m sure will need careful use and regular cool downs. At 280w it’s powerful for its size.View attachment 494717

I was sadly disapointed in mine I had great hopes for it, but it seems less powerful than my dremel with a 175w motor. I was doing a clutch replacement on a family members ford mondeo & the sub frame nut ended up endlessly spinning. So I cut open the corner to weld the tab back down & wanted to use this, instead of the expensive 38mm dremel discs wich you can go through surprisingly quick.Now need to find something similar either electric or battery.

 

[GRW]

Further to me reporting I’d acquired a mini grinder,for the sake of an eccentrically machined nut,they sent me a complete replacement grinder! This one’s concentric,it’s ok,but I’m sure will need careful use and regular cool downs. At 280w it’s powerful for its size.View attachment 494717

I've had one of those 2 or 3 years now.
It's not used lot, but it's handy.
The small die grinder bits feature has been very useful in tight spots (not much power& a small diameter bit means a lot less snag & kickback in a tight spot) & sometimes you just need a smaller disc & tool body.
I'd get another if it died.

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

Tiny circlip pliers, new welding gloves, new oxygen and acetylene hoses after I found a delamination in my Acetylene hose, and Nitrile gloves.

But not just any Nitrile gloves, Honeywell KCL Dermatril.

I appreciate it's very nerdy to have strong opinions on disposable gloves, but these are the ones Booths (Harrods if you're southern) would sell if they branched out into industrial supplies.

Double thickness, Super tear resistant, Long cuff design, Really long chemical breakthrough times... Only rub is they're usually £30 a box so I don't buy them, but Cromwell had my size only on clearance at £6 a box!

 

[Olderisbetter]

It's arrived, dewalt compatible massage gun

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

When I was suffering with a frozen shoulder one of these guns was the only thing that gave me any relief.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Got this the other day but only put it on the bench earlier for a better look, saved from a skip

 

[droopsnoot]

^ Once again I'm looking in the wrong skips.

 

[MattF]

When I was suffering with a frozen shoulder one of these guns was the only thing that gave me any relief.

Did it work on the shoulder though?