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

[Jaeger_S2k]

Who needs a 31/42mm opening spanner thats so short it couldnt possibly be used to actually undo a nut/bot that size!

Someone with more skill than brawn.

 

[Memmeddu]

I could have told you such, very sad Harris and Victor gone down the pan.

Just having a look at mines.
Older one has bigger head, nice castings you can see were gases go through to read the tip
Lever is held in place by a stainless steel screw and it has a little detent to avoid it to fold forward when not needed.
Stainless plunger valve for the cutting oxygen.
The connection nut is smooth, bigger and easier to tighten and loosen.
The handle has longer threads on the stainless portion too
Newer one has a very simple triangular shapeD casting for the head
The lever pivots on a cotter pin, oxygen valve is made out of brass, no detent so the thing flies forward when you leave the lever etc etc
It feels almost like a toy and despite that the older one is still lighter and nicer to held.
And it says HARRIS MADE IN THE USA
new one says made by -The Harris Product Group-
I've seen better looking clones on AliExpress and I've said everything
I wasn't expecting that honestly because we have Italy line torches at work, they are Frover torches essentially made by Harris in Poland, far better than this thing.
I'm sad to say that because I'm a fan of their products but this thing did NOT satisfied my expectations

 

[Melvyn Best]

I thought it looked like the one that was on sale at Tatton Park last weekend, marked as such. £75 for that one. I looked because I wondered if it would do the suspension on the Morris 1300 sitting in the garage - it looks a bit low, but it might just be all the stuff that's in it. Didn't buy it, but it might appear again.

I have a Liquid Levers hydrolastic pump that could be for sale

 

[Brad93]

Just having a look at mines.
Older one has bigger head, nice castings you can see were gases go through to read the tip
Lever is held in place by a stainless steel screw and it has a little detent to avoid it to fold forward when not needed.
Stainless plunger valve for the cutting oxygen.
The connection nut is smooth, bigger and easier to tighten and loosen.
The handle has longer threads on the stainless portion too
Newer one has a very simple triangular shapep casting for the head
The lever pivots on a cotter pin, oxygen valve is made out of brass, no detent so the thing flies forward when you leave the lever etc etc
It feels almost like a toy and despite that the older one is still lighter and nicer to held.
And it says HARRIS MADE IN THE USA
new one says made by -The Harris Product Group-
I've seen better looking clones on AliExpress and I've said everything
I wasn't expecting that honestly because we have Italy line torches at work, they are Frover torches essentially made by Harris in Poland, far better than this thing.
I'm sad to say that because I'm a fan of their products but this thing did satisfied my expectations

Yep I have victor made in USA one of the last lot that got bought into the UK it's a beautiful thing. I keep it for best use when I need to do a decent bit of cutting.
Scrapping and heavy burning I've got a cheap esab

 

[Windy Miller]

I have a Liquid Levers hydrolastic pump that could be for sale

That’s exactly the right tool for the job!

 

[Tigman]

Not got my hands on these yet , but a very good friend whom i bought the Bridgeport from , has found these amongst his tools
Just what I need , thanks Terry

 

[Memmeddu]

Today I was handed possibly the most pointless adjustable spanners I've come across in my line of work however they will do just fine in my tool box at home! Who needs a 31/42mm opening spanner thats so short it couldnt possibly be used to actually undo a nut/bot that size!

I also took delivery of some new welding gloves along with a selection of general purpose ones to try out/use.View attachment 499866
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Those adjustables might be great for plastic fittings in harder to reach places

 

[chunkytfg]

Someone with more skill than brawn. View attachment 499897

Haha. fair enough.

In my industry Brawn seems to be more important when it comes to trying to keep the points from falling apart!

 

[Brad93]

Not got my hands on these yet , but a very good friend whom i bought the Bridgeport from , has found these amongst his tools
Just what I need , thanks Terry View attachment 499914

For the slotting head?

 

[Memmeddu]

For the slotting head?

I think so