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And What Did You Buy Today?(Not Watches or related)
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·Our 22 year old Hot Springs Spa/Hot tub finally met its end, a leak of about 40 gal per day made it a hassle to keep it going. I probably could have had it repaired for a couple of thousand bucks, but decided to go with a new model, a little smaller with three seats but great massage jets. The old one cost a buck a day over its life (excl chemicals), but it was a lot of fun in the evening, especially in the winter. Flicked my two year old Speedmaster Sedna/Steel to pay for it, with a few thousand bucks left over. All good.
One of those is in my long term wish list, have had many spa pools over the years in different houses I owned but this current house has no room for a spar unless I extend the house or put on a second story neither of which I can feel the economic justification for so at some stage I will have to flick this house and buy something better though I gotta say there are few houses that meet my approval so I might just have to build a new house as much as I dread the thought.
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Scarecrow Boat
·A large front mount intercooler, coilovers, rear lower adjustable control arms, wheel spacers, and rear carbon strut brace 😅
Comparison of old vs new
Comparison of old vs new
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·Bought these 2 today, one for me and one for someone else.
Reproduction specialist tool for vintage Austin cars of the 20's and 30's. Wheel hub extractor, steering box disassembler, tie rod end adjuster and probably other functions also.
Made from 4140 steel and probably superior in everyway to the original but my reason for buying was that I have 2 said cars and not one of these, which were supplied as standard to the extensive car tool kit when the car was first purchased, lost over the 100 year passage of time.
So now my new car 1929 with zero miles on the odometer has this last space filled in it's onboard tool kit!
The other one may yet have an epic future ahead of it as may likely be included on a record breaking transcontinental expedition in 2030, or not depending on costs and regional instabilities of the areas it will traverse.
Reproduction specialist tool for vintage Austin cars of the 20's and 30's. Wheel hub extractor, steering box disassembler, tie rod end adjuster and probably other functions also.
Made from 4140 steel and probably superior in everyway to the original but my reason for buying was that I have 2 said cars and not one of these, which were supplied as standard to the extensive car tool kit when the car was first purchased, lost over the 100 year passage of time.
So now my new car 1929 with zero miles on the odometer has this last space filled in it's onboard tool kit!
The other one may yet have an epic future ahead of it as may likely be included on a record breaking transcontinental expedition in 2030, or not depending on costs and regional instabilities of the areas it will traverse.
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··Ash @ ΩFThis was actually a few months ago, I’d been needing to make some more shelving and had looked at circular saws a bit before scoring the M18 Track Saw for about 75% off used in mint condition.
Then @Trev reminded me I had it last week so I actually went and started work on the shelves, I’d been telling my Mrs that the wood was being left to “acclimatise” moisture wise for months.
I absolutely love this thing, I’m a relatively accident prone and incompetent man so table saws and circular saws scare me, this thing absolutely rips through anything, locks in to its rail, and has a level of safety I greatly prefer. With my handy Chinese market TSO parallel guides I can even replace 95% of table saw use cases.
Technology really is wonderful, between this and the oscillating tool, which is also brilliant, I’m able to do so much stuff I never thought I could.
Then @Trev reminded me I had it last week so I actually went and started work on the shelves, I’d been telling my Mrs that the wood was being left to “acclimatise” moisture wise for months.
I absolutely love this thing, I’m a relatively accident prone and incompetent man so table saws and circular saws scare me, this thing absolutely rips through anything, locks in to its rail, and has a level of safety I greatly prefer. With my handy Chinese market TSO parallel guides I can even replace 95% of table saw use cases.
Technology really is wonderful, between this and the oscillating tool, which is also brilliant, I’m able to do so much stuff I never thought I could.
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Trev
··The Architect
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·Purchased this off of FB yesterday for a modest sum with the intent of it being used in my 1928 and 1929 cars as a period vintage correct pump.
A Renrut ( Turner spelt backwards ) William Turner and Bros Ltd 2 stage tire pump circa 1927 to 1934.
A Renrut ( Turner spelt backwards ) William Turner and Bros Ltd 2 stage tire pump circa 1927 to 1934.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaPurchased this off of FB yesterday for a modest sum with the intent of it being used in my 1928 and 1929 cars as a period vintage correct pump.
A Renrut ( Turner spelt backwards ) William Turner and Bros Ltd 2 stage tire pump circa 1927 to 1934.
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·So how does that work? Is there a piston/valve in the smaller barrel?
I haven't taken it fully apart yet but it does intrigue me to as there cannot be a physical connection from the primary pump shaft so maybe they rely on a secondary receiver piston to compress the charge in the 2nd high pressure cylinder.
Will fully disassemble later on in the week. I quickly pulled the main shaft rod and piston out to inspect the leather seal ( which looked good) all standard single cylinder stuff so I want to know how they actuate the 2nd cylinder as well.
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·So how does that work? Is there a piston/valve in the smaller barrel?
