Been taking a break from the forums for a while but i've not been idle. got one or two jobs to put up on here that might interest and i've bought some more gear at auctions including two lathes
this is one
Bid Live on Lot 81 in the CNC & Conventional Machine Tools, Fabrication Machinery, Workshop Equipment & Ancillary Equipment. Auction from Middleton Barton Valuation.
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and this is the other
Bid Live on Lot 116 in the CNC & Conventional Machine Tools, Fabrication Machinery, Workshop Equipment & Ancillary Equipment. Auction from Middleton Barton Valuation.
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second one was quite heavy, i went with the JXU to fetch it as it was only 20 miles from where i live, but it as too heavy for the JXU to lift. eventually managed to lift it with the tractor and the forklift that was on site lifting together.
What it doesn't tell you about the first one in the listing is that it was in an upstairs room, which was also fun for loading.
I've been having a sort out in the workshop to make room, for the new machine tools, still a way to go on that one but i'm getting there, i'd got a load of rusty tooling from another sale that was too good to throw away but not worth much in it's rusty state so on a whim i bought some derusting fluid on ebay.
the stuff i bought was called evaporust, i was a bit sceptical but very impressed with the results.
i nearly threw this in the skip because it was so rusty
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this is after 24 hours in the evaporust bath
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and painted and back together
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these taps and dies were red rusty
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