Druidic Dabblings and General Twaddle !!

[LKSF]

take it's an old school rectifier powered set, not inverter?

or even substantially bigger ... my 250A inverter MIG needs a 16A outlet on full chat

that's just an optical illusion

that's the badger

It's a Portamig 215, the earlier version of the 216, spec here:

PORTAMIG MIG Welders - Weldequip

The cost to put a new breaker, cable and plug isn't much and shouldn't be difficult either. It's just finding the time.

 

[V8Druid]

It's a Portamig 215, the earlier version of the 216, spec here:

PORTAMIG MIG Welders - Weldequip

The cost to put a new breaker, cable and plug isn't much and shouldn't be difficult either. It's just finding the time.

20A draw ... better go for a 32A plug/skt

 

[Rob65]

can sit and wait with the one I'd need to book for six toes

Can I be in charge of the video?

What do they pay on You’ve Been Framed, is it £500 a go?

I sense a nice little earner on the horizon

 

[V8Druid]

Lovely day today ... got out there after I'd had me hamster juice - and some lunch ...

life's so much easier with these to use ... need one to fill the gap and space 'em out a little more .. and one for the out-feed ..
as I said to Doob some time ago ... raising some sections in the vice, especially flats, makes for a much easier life for the blade as it's cutting a smaller portion than if it was flat in the vice

got a load of stuff lopped up and chucked a couple more of these in the Harrison

then set about shaping all the bits on the belt grinder after I'd holed the cheeks ... going fine 'til ...

never had one of these let go on the taped joint, like this before ... usually give notice ...
this un didn't and came off at 30m/s (67 mph) and whacked / slapped the front of my leg as the tail came out the front ...
to say it hurt is an understatement ...
by the time I'd turned the motor off, put down the lump of 50 x 12 I had in my hand and grabbed a hold of my leg, it had a massive lump coming up and I thought I'd sustained some serious damage ...
jeans were still in one piece, even after getting flailed by the grit side and I dropped 'em with some trepidation as, I have a fair collection of varicose veins, right where it hit ... I thought they'd burst, the size of the lump !!
Having confirmed that, other than a bit of a gash, some serious bruising was imminent, couldn't really see any burst veins and me leg wasn't filling with blood, pulled me jeans back up, got a new belt out, loaded it and carried on ..

only had a couple of bits left to do and was coming up to grub time, so wanted to get finished..
collection of bits ready for assembly tomorrow - assuming I can walk ... and me bearings arrive

had me tea and sidled off to inspect the leg .. Pam didn't comment/take much notice of the limp ... I always limp by the end of a day .. got a collapsed arch in me left foot, so it's nothing new and she'd not sussed it was the other leg I was carrying ...
swelling'd gone down a bit two hours later

still hurt like **** , but didn't seem to be anything too alarming going on ...
looking better-ish tonight, but reckon it's gonna be technicolour by the morning and is 'solid' ... one very bruised muscle tissue
Now all I gotta do is hide it from Pam for a few days, 'til it doesn't look quite so 'pronounced' ... and I don't get any ear ache for it
Squeak jumping on it an hour ago DID not help !!!!

 

[Furniss]

Lucky it didn't smack you in the nads I suppose or you would be still rolling about on the floor

 

[Cyberprog]

Ouch!

 

[V8Druid]

Lucky it didn't smack you in the nads I suppose or you would be still rolling about on the floor

too bloody right ... would've needed a wheel barrow to carry 'em round in .... good job I was stood to the side a bit, rather than dead in front of it .. swelling's gone down this morning a bit, but muscle is still solid ... not quite as techniclour as I'd expected it to be .. yet .... bloody sore though

one of those things that you just could not allow for .. freak occurrence ... as said, in all the years I've used these things - probably 25 years - have never had a belt fail at the joint, like that .... was the spare that came with the Kepp, so who knows how old it was?
what went back on is from my usual source and I know is only 12 months old

 

[LKSF]

Lucky it didn't smack you in the nads I suppose or you would be still rolling about on the floor

At his age it is bloody lucky too, they're likely to be hanging down there by now anyhow

 

[Cyberprog]

At his age it is bloody lucky too, they're likely to be hanging down there by now anyhow

I thought they were in Pam's handbag for safe keeping!

 

[CPS]

too bloody right ... would've needed a wheel barrow to carry 'em round in .... good job I was stood to the side a bit, rather than dead in front of it .. swelling's gone down this morning a bit, but muscle is still solid ... not quite as techniclour as I'd expected it to be .. yet .... bloody sore though

one of those things that you just could not allow for .. freak occurrence ... as said, in all the years I've used these things - probably 25 years - have never had a belt fail at the joint, like that .... was the spare that came with the Kepp, so who knows how old it was?
what went back on is from my usual source and I know is only 12 months old
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This photo should come with a warning like Facebook

 

[diggerjones]

this might cheer you up Graham

 

[V8Druid]

knocked the bits together this morning ... after 'servicing' one of Pam's garden tables ... tightened all the screws and gave it a repaint ..


gave what I could a first coat .... before knocking progress on the head and ....... heading off to school

after an hour in the play area, next to the school we returned and Clara did her usual check of the post box at the end of the drive .. and unpacked these by the time we got back to the house

she left about six, after we'd all had an early tea and I came and stuck them in place

just need to weld the pins in place in the morning and finish off the shiny tish ... 'fore moving on to summat that's been awaiting my attention for a while .... 'sposed to be another sunny day again tomorrow ..... and the rest of the week

Said goodbye to an old friend this morning .... 's my favorite, it's a perfect fit ...and've rescued it from the bin a few times in the last 12 months ... after 12 years I (Pam) reckons I need a new model .... has saved my head a few times over the years, but it's time for a replacement

 

[V8Druid]

View attachment 34794this might cheer you up Graham

NCK-RAPIER ANDES C41B Dylan .... very nice 41 tonner ... local???

 

[diggerjones]

NCK-RAPIER ANDES C41B Dylan .... very nice 41 tonner ... local???

Yes on the llangollan canal at whitchurch. Shropshire

 

[Gecko]

"Four feet" looks right, but in practice, it's very difficult to find a spot where they don't rock.
"Three feet" don't look as nice, but never rock.

 

[V8Druid]

"Four feet" looks right, but in practice, it's very difficult to find a spot where they don't rock.
"Three feet" don't look as nice, but never rock.

know where you're coming from ... on a solid floor i'd agree ... on planings, sod all is ......... other than a 24" x 30mm solid disc

 

[Monkeybusiness]

knocked the bits together this morning ... after 'servicing' one of Pam's garden tables ... tightened all the screws and gave it a repaint ..
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gave what I could a first coat .... before knocking progress on the head and ....... heading off to school
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after an hour in the play area, next to the school we returned and Clara did her usual check of the post box at the end of the drive .. and unpacked these by the time we got back to the house
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she left about six, after we'd all had an early tea and I came and stuck them in place
View attachment 34793
just need to weld the pins in place in the morning and finish off the shiny tish ... 'fore moving on to summat that's been awaiting my attention for a while .... 'sposed to be another sunny day again tomorrow ..... and the rest of the week

Said goodbye to an old friend this morning .... 's my favorite, it's a perfect fit ...and've rescued it from the bin a few times in the last 12 months ... after 12 years I (Pam) reckons I need a new model .... has saved my head a few times over the years, but it's time for a replacement
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Chuck it on eBay - some Shoreditch-warehouse-living-hipster-pillock will pay good money for that!

 

[V8Druid]

Chuck it on eBay - some Shoreditch-warehouse-living-hipster-pillock will pay good money for that!

chuck what on ebay ??

 

[Monkeybusiness]

chuck what on ebay ??

The hat

 

[V8Druid]

The hat