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

[zzr1200]

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Holtzfforma clone 372xp. The cyl is not worn out but where I didnt tighten exhaust properly, my own fault, it got loose on one bolt then threads stripped. Without a gasket, kept happening but had to finish the job. I will helicoil it and keep as spare.

How do they compare with the original quality, power and reliability?
I'm considering looking at a 395xp copy.

PS: Meteors' good gear, almost oem standard

 

[addjunkie]

Looks like the vets going to be booking his holiday after all
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Yes vet bills are just truly Bananas aren't they. Every time my German shepherd breaks wind it's £250.

Utter disgrace is what it is. Animal care should be affordable for all and not extortionate pricing for tablets.

To be honest the consultation and bloods dont look too bad. But what is all the other stuff….many drugs can be bought on line for animals with a prescription from the vet.

 

[badabec]

Looks like the vets going to be booking his holiday after all
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The Samylin looks a complete rip off for a food supplement.
Truly independent vets are few and far between these days.

 

[Richiew]

"Collet set" advertised on Facebook. After some close examination of the seller's two photos below I noticed they were marked 6K. The are like hen's teeth here and fit my Southbend 10K lathe and drawbar. Result.

Nice original leather South Bend box. This wasn't in the sale photos.

Picked up some MT3 collets for my Marlow mill too and the seller threw in an MT3 Jacobs chuck and some small milling clamp bits. Very pleased.

 

[dobbslc]

I love that box.

 

[Richiew]

The one half is sitting inside the other. I think they have been sat together a lot of years and I don't want to go trying to separate them now. They seem to be well stuck together.

 

[Jaeger_S2k]

The one half is sitting inside the other. I think they have been sat together a lot of years and I don't want to go trying to separate them now. They seem to be well stuck together.

Gently blow some air down the sides, and I mean just waft the blowgun towards the top and bottom edge.
You'd be surprised, it might just rise like a lift and expose the original condition.

 

[Muzzer]

Looks like the vets going to be booking his holiday after all
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Well that is one hell of a markup for the Samylin. Normally a pack of 30 would come in around £70

Samylin Tablets (pack of 30)

Samylin is made to a trusted formula to support the liver in a range of functions, for example to support the liver when it is processing medication.

hyperdrug.co.uk

 

[cheb]

A Clarke micro lathe. Bought about two months ago on Ebay as faulty. I suspect the (non) user didn't have the chuck guard down.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A few tings.

Another Meccano order.

a beer or 4

some Lego.

some sadz.

 

[Kram]

How do they compare with the original quality, power and reliability?
I'm considering looking at a 395xp copy.

PS: Meteors' good gear, almost oem standard

No real complaints. Fires up first time. It would appear the farmertec cyl coatings are not the best so buy with the intention of replacing the cyl at some.point with a decent one.

I am looking to buy the 880 or 3120 clone next. The G3120 has just been released so price quite a bit lower. Not decided which yet.

 

[Blobber]

Yes vet bills are just truly Bananas aren't they. Every time my German shepherd breaks wind it's £250.

Utter disgrace is what it is. Animal care should be affordable for all and not extortionate pricing for tablets.

To be fair they are good independent vets and have saved us a lot of money over the years

To be honest the consultation and bloods dont look too bad. But what is all the other stuff….many drugs can be bought on line for animals with a prescription from the vet.

It's 2 problems an on going liver failure which is the expensive tablets and an exploding anal gland cist

The Samylin looks a complete rip off for a food supplement.
Truly independent vets are few and far between these days.

That's 6 boxes so still over the top but over 6 months with a change of diet she's gone from possible liver failure with test results so high the machine couldn't read them and now virtually back to normal

Well that is one hell of a markup for the Samylin. Normally a pack of 30 would come in around £70

Samylin Tablets (pack of 30)

Samylin is made to a trusted formula to support the liver in a range of functions, for example to support the liver when it is processing medication.

hyperdrug.co.uk

Yep still looks a bit over the top but that's 6 boxes, will still be having a word!

 

[Memmeddu]

No real complaints. Fires up first time. It would appear the farmertec cyl coatings are not the best so buy with the intention of replacing the cyl at some.point with a decent one.

I am looking to buy the 880 or 3120 clone next. The G3120 has just been released so price quite a bit lower. Not decided which yet.

Stihl have better designs, easier to work with than Husqvarna.
We are always talking about clones but huskies and company have always given me a lot of headache to work with

 

[julianthegypsy]

funny yoiu mention that when the load all driver loaded it to the trailer he asked if i was gunna banger race it might as well have sworn at me!

But yeah I've heard the 505s are bullet proof, hence why so many were exported to africa and are still running now. Going to try and keep it all original too.

And the 504 before that and the 404 before that. The 504 was the archetypal African long distance taxi, loaded to the gunwhales.

 

[cheb]

And the 504 before that and the 404 before that. The 504 was the archetypal African long distance taxi, loaded to the gunwhales.

The 4x4 version was a great looking car.

 

[roblane65]

Well sunday actually ,was up early as usual so wondered down to mooch and first off

three old chimney pots and one new one £12 ! the new one is probably worth three times that and it'll keep the missis happy for her plants . On top of the pots is

ten 2m lengths of 25 x 25 x 2.5 ally not for anything particular because it was £10 and lastly

A pair of 6" gilbow straight snips don't think they've ever been used still tight as a £1 , a rabone combination square needs a bit of wire wool and still got the scribe it's hard to get decent ones these days their all flim flam , another £1 and a brand new set of tile nips german made another £1 nice

 

[OJCar]

A brand new windscreen in the Octavia.
(insert photo of a clear piece of glass here)

15 years old car, had it from new, it will be nice not to have stone chips and scratches to look through again !

 

[bricol]

A brand new windscreen in the Octavia.
(insert photo of a clear piece of glass here)

15 years old car, had it from new, it will be nice not to have stone chips and scratches to look through again !

It’s amazingly noticeable when you get a shiny new, non-pockmarked screen isn’t it?

Especially noticeable with my Caterham – the screen is nearly vertical, so pretty much everything coming towards it, hits it full on, rather than being even slightly deflected by the air stream over it as with a conventional (modern) car. The last one looked like it had a quick pass of a sand blaster over it!

 

[dobbslc]

When I got a new screen in the Surf it only took about two months before it got a stone fired out the back of some tipper truck. Yep right in the middle of my side

 

[MetalMonkey]

When I got a new screen in the Surf it only took about two months before it got a stone fired out the back of some tipper truck. Yep right in the middle of my side

Whenever I have had a new winsdcreeen fitted, like clockwork and within a couple of weeks they have resurfaced at least one entire road with loose chippings.
Then you won't see them again for a few years until you finally get that chip repaired....

I've come to the conclusion it is personal now.