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

[JOEPRO]

A Sykes Pickavant Master cooling system tester for £100 good used locally (£350 new and its working perfectly and fits my cars from 80's to modern)

 

[Seadog]

A new phone case to replace the tired old £10 job that I've had from when the phone was new.

It's got more card slots and was cheaper

 

[Memmeddu]

I'm taking my torch with me cause I'm not sure about what I'll have to cut, and mine should be able to do up to 10" thick

And so I did and I'm glad to have done that
Cause otherwise I wouldn't have accomplished nothing really
Completely emptied an oxygen bottle gouging out stuff from a drilling rig.
Zeroed another one chopping off poles and opening holes in them.
Welded other poles etc

Actually me gouging out stuff

 

[Danez]

A Sykes Pickavant Master cooling system tester for £100 good used locally (£350 new and its working perfectly and fits my cars from 80's to modern)

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speaking of sykes-pickavant...(no idea they existed nor that they still made tools here in lancs!)

snapped a brake line on the 505 so bought some kunifer brake line and an SP brake flaring kit from the 80s for £70 off ebay which i don't think was too bad!
didn't want to be messing around with those cheap wind in ones

made my first ever brake line and am happy with the results, will be a bit of handy kit to have!

 

[Craig-SM]

Bonus points for remembering to put the unions on before flaring the pipe

 

[Turbo]

Bonus points for remembering to put the unions on before flaring the pipe

Or put them on backwards or at the wrong end. Not that I've done that. Nooo....

 

[MetalMonkey]

speaking of sykes-pickavant...(no idea they existed nor that they still made tools here in lancs!)

Sykes are still going, but not quite the range they once had, their flaring tools, however, are made by bond engineering in Hinckley.
They are also about the best you can get.

 

[bricol]

Bonus points for remembering to put the unions on before flaring the pipe

And sliding them to the ends before bending.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

I see you list your location as Norfolk Lund'n? Can I ask who you use as your supplier?

I'm in North london, i usually use FH Brundle.

I have actually used Standley Steel in Wymondham when i was passing through and they were really good. I bought a whole bunch of offcuts from them and they were really nice to deal with, had a good selection and very cheap too.

 

[chunkytfg]

I'm in North london, i usually use FH Brundle.

I have actually used Standley Steel in Wymondham when i was passing through and they were really good. I bought a whole bunch of offcuts from them and they were really nice to deal with, had a good selection and very cheap too.

Haha yeah I can see why you'd also mention Wymondham! MY laptop auto corrected 'norf' into Norfolk!

I might have to check out FH Brundle. Certainly seems easier to get to than Metal supermarket in Park Royal or ordering online!

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Haha yeah I can see why you'd also mention Wymondham! MY laptop auto corrected 'norf' into Norfolk!

I might have to check out FH Brundle. Certainly seems easier to get to than Metal supermarket in Park Royal or ordering online!

I've used Metal Supermarket in Park Royal, they're a nice bunch with good stock but they're horrendously expensive. Very convenient for me, they're about 20 minutes away, but easily 3x the price of anywhere else. I use them for small quantities, offcuts or when i need stuff quickly.

FH Brundle are good. A bit further for me, but pretty cheap with good stock. They do deliver but i collect from their Rainham depot. The stuff i picked up yesterday came from them.

Non-ferrous in small quantities i buy online from 1st Choice Metals, they're really good. I buy my brass, ally and delrin from them.