did it ever rain here Friday and yesterday .... ground saturated ... grass growing like ferk

way too damp to cut this morning, but desperately in need
so ran the genny up, plugged the Harrison in and polished up the pillar for the little bench drill I've had in bits .. then found a bit of 1-1/4" to make up a split collar for the table clamp, which was missing
base cleaned up well, fore it got a fresh coat of black ..
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together with the pillar base collar, locking collar and table.....
got those bits back together and dropped the head on
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pity the table's had a bit of abuse

then sorted the split clamp
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worked a treat and the table now clamps true, square and level
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then it was grass time ..
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wish the ground'd dry out ... the lower bit desperately needs the Dane's attention, but the weeks forecast is 'kin grim ... was today, - or not at all, this week, for the rest of it .... then it was grub time

still nice after tea - as in shirt sleeves, so came back out and split the drill's motor, from its carrier, gave all that a clean up and a coat of tish ...

job for tomorrow to get it all back together, after me hamster juice, in the morning, then see about reassembling the whole thing.

indoor job tomorrow, according to the forecast

Problem is, fully assembled, it's too bloody heavy to hump about and the head, with the motor on, is similarly heavy, but just about handle-able, as is the lower half.

I'm very wary of 'overdoing' the humping, of late, after the episode with Vin's S60 base, a few weeks ago!
I originally thought this was a B&H machine, but having had it to bits I see it's a Fobco Star, with a B&H plate attached, as they presumably supplied this new

Nice little drill ....