penberth3
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Did you get a price for the M20 x 300 ?
BTW, I think I'd use these rather than R-clips
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Did you get a price for the M20 x 300 ?
BTW, I think I'd use these rather than R-clips
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You're right. I've noticed the more tools I have the less my mind is tuned in to doing things without the exactly ideal tool for the job. Since I've had this beauty I wouldn't dream of skidding a drill bit frustratingly around on a bit of round bar by hand. Maybe one day long ago I had to and I'd probably have managed but its an alien thought now!
Poignard
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Bolt £16.37
Wing nut £6.48
Washers £ 0.99
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Total materials £23.84 (incl. VAT)
Labour cost £0.00
That's an interesting clip you have shown. What are they called and where do you get them? I might have a use for two of them on my Monitor windvane.
Bouba
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I’ve thought long and hard about getting a cnc machine. It’s just that when I explain it to the wife, she always asked what I need it for and I can’t answer her. Why don’t women understand ?
MystyBlue2
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Yeah if one is pottering on quite often DIYing then yes ofcourse pillars and bandsaws etc etc would be of good investment but where does one draw the line?
When one has a fully kitted out their "Garage or shed" to be a full blown unit and could open up their own fabrication shop, With upwards of £5000+ on machinery?
I think folk need to be realistic and determine how much DIYing they intend to do and is it worth really buying/Investing in quality fixed pillar drills/Machinery for the sake of a few holes now and again.
Honestly my tool kit (At home) consists of...
Angle grinder with various types of disks,
Electric hand drill and quality bits
Basic fabricators hand tools, Vice grips, Square, Centre pops, G clamps Etc.
I job on quite a bit in my spare time and have not felt the need for more "professional" Equipment in the past 14 years of being in the welding/Fabrication trade.
I make do and serves me well. I still get the same result as my mate does with all his expensive "Machinery" in his garage.
Suppose somebody could very well invest an unthinkable amount of money in tools and machinery BUT they might have all the gear AND no idea. It definitely pays to start small and increase over time
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penberth3
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Lynch Pin, Linch Pin, Tractor Pin. Used for many things - securing towing pins, lorry drop-sides. fixing implements to tractors. I'm surprised you don't have a couple on your pocket right now. The big ring makes them very easy to pop in and out, and you can tie them to a bit of cord to avoid the obvious problem!
The SS bolt is cheaper than I expected. I think the OP has already bought his stock.
Poignard
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Wives can make themselves very disagreeable by asking questions that are not always easy to answer:I’ve thought long and hard about getting a cnc machine. It’s just that when I explain it to the wife, she always asked what I need it for and I can’t answer her. Why don’t women understand ?
"Do we need it?" "How much did that cost?" "Have we got room for it?" "How do other people manage without it?"
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Bouba
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You’re right. But now a close personal friend, Athomson, has one, how can she refuse me?Wives can make themselves disagreeable by asking questions that are not always easy to answer:
"Do we need it?" "How much did that cost?" "Have we got room for it?" "How do other people manage without it?"
rogerthebodger
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I would do it easy but I'm too far South
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rogerthebodger
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Replace the hex grub screw with a screw hand wheel and its easy to remove an put on.
Hose clips have been suggested for holding the rotor of a PSS seal in place or to stop a prop shaft from falling out through the stern seal.
As far as I understand the pin is holding the lift keel up or down so no real load pushing the pin sideways.
Another way would be to use a drop nose pin. I made several 20mm dia to hold my 2 anchors in my stem head fitting
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I think i see the problem! Did she tell you that was a necessary part of the tool supply chain?ridgy
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On offer....
Titan TTB541DBT 530mm Electric Drill Press 230V
I have one, quite a weapon if you have space. I don't use it that often but sometimes nothing else will do and you have the perfect excuse to buy it.
Titan TTB541DBT 530mm Electric Drill Press 230V
I have one, quite a weapon if you have space. I don't use it that often but sometimes nothing else will do and you have the perfect excuse to buy it.
Bouba
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If you show me something you made, I will explain to the wife how we couldn’t live without one (by the way, do you also have a 3D printer?)
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If you're in the trade I guess you can do bigger things at work? I'm definitely over equipped in the garage department. Its crept up on me gradually over the years until last time we moved house domestic removal people refused to move us, said I needed specialist industrial movers. The thing is every tool was a bargain mrs. The drill was one of 5 I acquired. I cleaned them up, took all the best bits to make one mint one for myself and sold the rest on for enough that i got mine effectively for free. Other stuff once you get into a job and you need a specific tool you buy one and then it clings to you like a limpet. I look through my tools sometimes thinking to rationalise but everything is useful. Its like loosing weight, it is massively easier to not buy tools than it is to sell them later. Is there a tools anonymous thing out there to help me?
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I made this a while back. I hope she likes it. Frankly you're not going to make one of those without a proper pillar drill. Prove me wrong doubters!!
Bouba
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That’s brilliant ! Look, just in case the wife asks, what is it?
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It transcends mere description. Suffice to say its more of a form than a function thing. Women should understand that, I don't think there'll be any more resistance.
Bouba
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It’s just so much more better than my swarf
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You can tell a lot about a gentleman by the cut of his jib and the symmetry of his swarf
MystyBlue2
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Hahaha love it!
