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Cobbler
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I like bike boxes from the local bike shop, flattened out they are nice & big, as you say chuck oit when dirty
Kram
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Yeah I've used cardboard, but not every day you get a big box, and boxes dont lock together, nor comfy to move about on.
Card can always go on top to keep it clean but I've used small foam kneeling mats, its the same stuff, durable and stays clean enough.
Years back we changed sofa and I kept the three seat cushions for working on the bike. Comfy but far too small.
Card can always go on top to keep it clean but I've used small foam kneeling mats, its the same stuff, durable and stays clean enough.
Years back we changed sofa and I kept the three seat cushions for working on the bike. Comfy but far too small.
Got a 50 mm thick supportive hard foam big dogs bed about 1500mmx 1m covered in a bright hard wearing water resistant outer from the local B&M store for a £10 a year or so ago . For me it is magic as I struggle to get down on my knees , I've used it under the caravan a few times but of late outside on blinded rubble whilst kneeling on some old heavy foam settee cushions , setting up concreting form work .
Today I received a single 1.5 to 10mm chuck with key & four adaptors .....3/8 UNF x 24tpi . Well worth waiting for it to come from Ali Express as it is less than half price of those being sold by Screwfix . Tomorrow I may receive the remainder of the order via Evri and get two 1.5mm to 12 mm chucks in a 5/8 UNF x 20tpi size with chuck keys & more adaptors popped in the mail box.
I'm having trouble doing up the hand tightened chucks due to trigger fingers in both hands the smaller chuck was fitted today . My two early years hand chuck Makita battery drills are stripped waiting for the new chucks. Once they are here I'll turn up some 2 inch long x 10mm dia aluminium extension for the chuck keys and epoxy them in place like I have done to my drill press chuck key extensions .
Today I received a single 1.5 to 10mm chuck with key & four adaptors .....3/8 UNF x 24tpi . Well worth waiting for it to come from Ali Express as it is less than half price of those being sold by Screwfix . Tomorrow I may receive the remainder of the order via Evri and get two 1.5mm to 12 mm chucks in a 5/8 UNF x 20tpi size with chuck keys & more adaptors popped in the mail box.
I'm having trouble doing up the hand tightened chucks due to trigger fingers in both hands the smaller chuck was fitted today . My two early years hand chuck Makita battery drills are stripped waiting for the new chucks. Once they are here I'll turn up some 2 inch long x 10mm dia aluminium extension for the chuck keys and epoxy them in place like I have done to my drill press chuck key extensions .
MattF
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MattF
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Those foam mats are useful things. Aldi occasionally have them in. I usually buy a pack when they do, as that foam can be cut up & used for a multitude of other purposes too.
Onoff
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I'm obviously not one for rushing things.
Amateur by my standards!
The question is….. will there be any petrol available for you to use it?I'm obviously not one for rushing things.
It’s time for you to sell it and sit in the dark with the rest of us
MattF
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I love that splitting maul. Been spliiting some more logs over the last week or so, & it makes the task so much easier than a standard axe, & without the detriment of being a silly weight or length.
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It's £3 cheaper on Toolden than Amazon
Some lock ring pliers, after a bit of filing and fettling to make them into a case opening tool. I've been meaning to make something like this for years, so it's definitely a rounduit. Right click and do view image to see the larger version.
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We have these. Good value and often on offer. Try haven't ripped or disintegrated even though we've used them quite a lot over several years. Useful to line the boot when taking stuff to the tip too.
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I'm blaming @Kram for this, with his incessant waffling about chainsaws, posting links to mini saws etc.
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An 18V brushless, 12" chainsaw, which takes Makita batteries.
That chainsaw has been getting quite a bit of use, lately, & it's been faultless. Cracking little machine, it is.
just a little one
