I'm only 44. I'm trying to make it to retirement with a back that still works!! ha
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marlinspike
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If anybody is looking for a cheap distance measure as discussed on p2703, Lidl have them in at the moment.
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Very nice, quite punchy but I do like the look of those Wera ones
Wera screwdrivers and hand tools are great. I have the cutey little ratchet set that takes hex screwdriver bits too, and its saved my bacon undoing things in unfeasibly tight places inside engine bays and machines although I bought it to do electronics stuff!
I have been unloading, probably my last big gypo pickup collection this year the way things are going budget wise. There's also the posibility of it getting expensive as my mrs will probably divorce me if I get anything else for her to shift when I'm dead...
Another precision vice, but this one too big to pick up and lift off a pickup bed so forklift for added drama. Needs a fettle but it was 40 quid so be rude not to.
As to why I'm attracted to precision vices the size of mars its because I have a cincinatti arrow machining centre, and for years now have just been fixturing everything on a surface plate or the bed because they were a small mortgage to buy new...
Also life is about having vices and enjoying them right? This might create some division in some circles
The dividing head is a monster and doesnt feel like it has a lot of play in the worm, although I think I'll need a small pulley system to get it on the bed and off.
For the age old question of how to get a surface plate out/off a vehicle, cheat and use a forklift.
The seller had a much smaller cast iron plate that I had my eye on, but it had sold when I was driving there,
but it was ready for collection sat on this, and I told him I thought the granite plate was lovely & pity it wasnt for sale.
But he said he was sick of people haggling and not turning up, he's got the point when he just wanted everything gone hassle free so he can retire.
And there I was, empty suitable vehicle, turned up on time no drama, and a machine tool pervert.
Lastly a little forklift bin for swarf handling. I dont machine through enough stuff to make sufficient swarf to justify having anything larger than a big metal dustbin though.
But I'll probably use it in a million different wrong ways. It wheels round on its casters easily so even as a workshop trolly its handy.
Theres a unlock pin to pull and then pull the lever and it tips forward on the pivot to tip with the forklift mast tip helping the tip.
I dont have a dumper, so it saves buying one for round the yard
I have been unloading, probably my last big gypo pickup collection this year the way things are going budget wise. There's also the posibility of it getting expensive as my mrs will probably divorce me if I get anything else for her to shift when I'm dead...
Another precision vice, but this one too big to pick up and lift off a pickup bed so forklift for added drama. Needs a fettle but it was 40 quid so be rude not to.
As to why I'm attracted to precision vices the size of mars its because I have a cincinatti arrow machining centre, and for years now have just been fixturing everything on a surface plate or the bed because they were a small mortgage to buy new...
Also life is about having vices and enjoying them right? This might create some division in some circles
The dividing head is a monster and doesnt feel like it has a lot of play in the worm, although I think I'll need a small pulley system to get it on the bed and off.
For the age old question of how to get a surface plate out/off a vehicle, cheat and use a forklift.
The seller had a much smaller cast iron plate that I had my eye on, but it had sold when I was driving there,
but it was ready for collection sat on this, and I told him I thought the granite plate was lovely & pity it wasnt for sale.
But he said he was sick of people haggling and not turning up, he's got the point when he just wanted everything gone hassle free so he can retire.
And there I was, empty suitable vehicle, turned up on time no drama, and a machine tool pervert.
Lastly a little forklift bin for swarf handling. I dont machine through enough stuff to make sufficient swarf to justify having anything larger than a big metal dustbin though.
But I'll probably use it in a million different wrong ways. It wheels round on its casters easily so even as a workshop trolly its handy.
Theres a unlock pin to pull and then pull the lever and it tips forward on the pivot to tip with the forklift mast tip helping the tip.
I dont have a dumper, so it saves buying one for round the yard
Kram
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Lidl had work trousers and in the past, they have all fitted my waist but far too tight on upper leg. I noticed they had a beige pair which are same design I had before, so bought them in a size bigger than normal. They fit well, upper legs have plenty of space.
I also bought a pair of the dungarees, they went straight back as the legs were child sized, so while in there got a second pair of the beige ones.
I also bought a pair of the dungarees, they went straight back as the legs were child sized, so while in there got a second pair of the beige ones.
marlinspike
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I couldn't find anything much on Prime to splurge on but I did notice that Screwfix have the Dewalt toolbox boxes reduced. I have a few of these and they are good value for money at £18.50.
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roofman
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screwfix had these on offer begining of this year for about the same price...i bought 6. Not to be confused by another stanley box but cheaper made and not a patch on the fatmax.
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This vice is huge.Wera screwdrivers and hand tools are great. I have the cutey little ratchet set that takes hex screwdriver bits too, and its saved my bacon undoing things in unfeasibly tight places inside engine bays and machines although I bought it to do electronics stuff!
I have been unloading, probably my last big gypo pickup collection this year the way things are going budget wise. There's also the posibility of it getting expensive as my mrs will probably divorce me if I get anything else for her to shift when I'm dead...
Another precision vice, but this one too big to pick up and lift off a pickup bed so forklift for added drama. Needs a fettle but it was 40 quid so be rude not to.
As to why I'm attracted to precision vices the size of mars its because I have a cincinatti arrow machining centre, and for years now have just been fixturing everything on a surface plate or the bed because they were a small mortgage to buy new...
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Also life is about having vices and enjoying them right? This might create some division in some circles
The dividing head is a monster and doesnt feel like it has a lot of play in the worm, although I think I'll need a small pulley system to get it on the bed and off.
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For the age old question of how to get a surface plate out/off a vehicle, cheat and use a forklift.
The seller had a much smaller cast iron plate that I had my eye on, but it had sold when I was driving there,
but it was ready for collection sat on this, and I told him I thought the granite plate was lovely & pity it wasnt for sale.
But he said he was sick of people haggling and not turning up, he's got the point when he just wanted everything gone hassle free so he can retire.
And there I was, empty suitable vehicle, turned up on time no drama, and a machine tool pervert.
View attachment 515486
Lastly a little forklift bin for swarf handling. I dont machine through enough stuff to make sufficient swarf to justify having anything larger than a big metal dustbin though.
But I'll probably use it in a million different wrong ways. It wheels round on its casters easily so even as a workshop trolly its handy.
Theres a unlock pin to pull and then pull the lever and it tips forward on the pivot to tip with the forklift mast tip helping the tip.
I dont have a dumper, so it saves buying one for round the yard
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I can see it fastened on either a radial arm drill or a shaper.
Cause on a milling machine if it can be bolted on I'd rather go with clamps and bolts to save Z axis space
Memmeddu
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Today another badge of temu stuff arrived home.
Picks, tips cleaner, spark tester, thread files, the puller and crimper.
But most importantly the little oiler pen that I've already filled and put into the pistol case.
Something else to talk about at the airsoft field on this weekend.
A little cheap and cool useful thing that might start a conversation, cause I'm going to meet the squad for the first time .
Picks, tips cleaner, spark tester, thread files, the puller and crimper.
But most importantly the little oiler pen that I've already filled and put into the pistol case.
Something else to talk about at the airsoft field on this weekend.
A little cheap and cool useful thing that might start a conversation, cause I'm going to meet the squad for the first time .
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a vident 702pro diagnostics pad...cheap and cheerful, appear to be around 120 quid on ebay, however this one was given to me as 'it wont do anything'...so ive just downloaded the software, registered the device (which hadnt been done previously) and am curretnly updating all modules to see if thats why it wont work...it claims to do all the major things like injector coding, abs bleeding, immo stuff and all that good stuff so will see what it does when its updated and i plug it into the jag...itll probably have apanic attack when it sees how many codes are stored on it
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Prime day deals are rubbish as usual, but I did get a new pair of pliers for forty quid.
Nice and shiny next to my ten year old pair. They'll be getting dismantled, machined and brazed for a higher purpose shortly.
Nice and shiny next to my ten year old pair. They'll be getting dismantled, machined and brazed for a higher purpose shortly.
