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

[Memmeddu]

Bought these two inspection lamps for £7.88 really bright and seem to be good build quality. how long they'll last is anyone's guess but very happy with them so far
even came with carry case!

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It did take three weeks to arrive mind

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Ultra-Bright COB Light Swivel hook & magnet base for convenient, hand-free use. 360 degree rotate provide multi-angle illumination, free your hands and improve work efficiency. Strong Magnetic Base & 360°Rotary.

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Same carry case of my An-Peq 15.
I don't know why they use the picture they used.
An M4 style gun, with detachable carrying handle installed and a badly Photoshopped trijicon Acog on it, too small and a piccantinny adapter missing.
Despite that there's written in reverse Italian "brillante torcia LED" very miss articulated as it should have been "torcia LED brillante" still nonsense as it means "bright LED torch"
Smart people may understand that a LED torch Is meant to produce light so it's bright

Anyways I've been wandering about getting those torches myself too but figured out that an head lamp (a couple of them) is everything I need

 

[Danez]

Same carry case of my An-Peq 15.
I don't know why they use the picture they used.
An M4 style gun, with detachable carrying handle installed and a badly Photoshopped trijicon Acog on it, too small and a piccantinny adapter missing.
Despite that there's written in reverse Italian "brillante torcia LED" very miss articulated as it should have been "torcia LED brillante" still nonsense as it means "bright LED torch"
Smart people may understand that a LED torch Is meant to produce light so it's bright

Anyways I've been wandering about getting those torches myself too but figured out that an head lamp (a couple of them) is everything I need

i may get a headlamp too, will come in handy for welding i'd imagine!

 

[chunkytfg]

Picked up my Mac Industries Jigsaw puzzle!

Just the small matter of putting it together now and building a base for it

 

[6ply]

Arrived this week and fitted yesterday. 220V 1P input, 380V 3P output. 2.2kW. Identical to the one I've been using on my pillar drill.

 

[6ply]

200mm wire brush for bench grinder. Mug for scale. eBay advert includes a picture showing a similar looking wire wheel fitted to an angle grinder. Idiots.

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

Yorksh-orts! from Hexby.

Even better, rugby shorts with zippy pockets! The future is now!

British made and decent quality materials.

The pockets are a big improvement on the Canterbury or Kooga ones I usually wear, but the rise is a little lower, meaning I have to wear them on my hips.

I will probably keep these for "best" but I could see myself buying more as I wear out my others.

 

[Puglet1]

Arrived this week and fitted yesterday. 220V 1P input, 380V 3P output. 2.2kW. Identical to the one I've been using on my pillar drill.

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Forgive my ignorance, would you mind telling me what it is and what it does?

 

[chunkytfg]

Forgive my ignorance, would you mind telling me what it is and what it does?

Its a VFD.

Essentially allows the use of 3 phase equipment with only a single phase supply by converting the 1P(hase) input into a 3P(phase) output.

I use one on my spindle on my CNC as it makes controlling the speed easier

 

[indykid]

Forgive my ignorance, would you mind telling me what it is and what it does?

It's a Variable Frequency Drive that takes 240V single phase and outputs 380V three phase (normal cheap ones just chop the 240V up and spit it out on 3 phases but this has a transformer stage to increase the voltage) meaning it can run 2 speed 3 phase motors or single speed motors in star configuration.

The cable ties are all left long and extra sharp to cut the hands and wrists of the 'next guy' and as an artistic juxtaposition to the nice cable markers

The small silver power supply at the side isn't connected but may be used to provide power for switch gear or switch illumination once connected

 

[Puglet1]

Its a VFD.

Essentially allows the use of 3 phase equipment with only a single phase supply by converting the 1P(hase) input into a 3P(phase) output.

I use one on my spindle on my CNC as it makes controlling the speed easier

Thank you. That’s very useful to know.

 

[dobbslc]

A nice 1/2" Draper Expert extendable flex heat ratchet.
It feels very hefty indeed.
Perfect for removing tight brake caliper bolts!

 

[chunkytfg]

Thank you. That’s very useful to know.

No Probs. If youre okay with wiring them up yourself then they are a really useful way of buying relatively cheap machinery. 3P stuff is not the easiest to sell so can be bought for relatively cheap depending on what it is compared to the 1P variant. The VFD's can be got quite cheap off places like Aliexpress.

 

[6ply]

It's a Variable Frequency Drive that takes 240V single phase and outputs 380V three phase (normal cheap ones just chop it up and spit it out on 3 phases but this has a transformer stage to increase the voltage) meaning it can run 2 speed 3 phase motors.

The cable ties are all left long and extra sharp to cut the hands and wrists of the 'next guy' and as an artistic juxtaposition to the nice cable markers

The small silver power supply at the side isn't connected but may be used to provide power for switch gear or switch illumination once connected

The 24V PSU will be used to power the work lamp when I get around to it.

 

[chunkytfg]

Whats it running?

 

[6ply]

No Probs. If youre okay with wiring them up yourself then they are a really useful way of buying relatively cheap machinery. 3P stuff is not the easiest to sell so can be bought for relatively cheap depending on what it is compared to the 1P variant. The VFD's can be got quite cheap off places like Aliexpress.

I paid £59 for the 380V output 2.2kW model. There are a few cheaper options elsewhere but I wanted to stick with the same model as I have used before for ease of programming.

 

[OJCar]

I paid £59 for the 380V output 2.2kW model. There are a few cheaper options elsewhere but I wanted to stick with the same model as I have used before for ease of programming.

Could you give a linky please?

 

[chunkytfg]

I paid £59 for the 380V output 2.2kW model. There are a few cheaper options elsewhere but I wanted to stick with the same model as I have used before for ease of programming.

What are you powering with it?

 

[6ply]

Whats it running?

Smart and Brown lathe. Model L with various bits including conventional and continuous production headstock, capstan unit, etc. I'll make a new post if there's interest.

 

[chunkytfg]

Smart and Brown lathe. Model L with various bits including conventional and continuous production headstock, capstan unit, etc. I'll make a new post if there's interest.

Cant imagine there wouldnt be. everyone loves a project

 

[6ply]

Could you give a linky please?

Price keeps on going up and down. Make sure you select the correct model.

I just found this on AliExpress:
￡82.06 | For Europe 220v 380v 1.5kw/2.2/4kw 1 phase input and 3 phase output frequency converter/ ac motor drive/ VSD/ VFD/ 50HZ Inverter

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