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doubleboost:
Hi
Bob
David mentioned you had "found" some good gear :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
John
Ginger Nut:
Time I got all the Geordie relos out and about shopping at these CBS for me and scuttle you lot. Pity the postal charges will kill me, although cousins heading down under soon maybe he can scourer the Petersbourgh region.
S. Heslop:
Been looking for tools at boot sales for about 3 or 4 years now, and the two things i've always hoped i'd find were micrometers and dial indicators.
Finally found a couple of micrometers, in metric and all. Almost missed them since they were in plastic bags. Spotted them when heading back out for the bus, the guy had a box of these metal spiral things that I had to ask what they were and I saw them when waiting to ask. The big one has no markings at all and probably isn't that good. Also got the midi keyboard since I was thinking about buying one a few years back. Apparently a bunch of the keys don't work but they probably just need the contacts cleaned.
Still forgot to ask the guy what those spirals were.
Ginger Nut:
--- Quote from: S. Heslop on April 26, 2015, 05:12:47 AM ---Been looking for tools at boot sales for about 3 or 4 years now, and the two things i've always hoped i'd find were micrometers and dial indicators.
Finally found a couple of micrometers, in metric and all. Almost missed them since they were in plastic bags. Spotted them when heading back out for the bus, the guy had a box of these metal spiral things that I had to ask what they were and I saw them when waiting to ask. The big one has no markings at all and probably isn't that good. Also got the midi keyboard since I was thinking about buying one a few years back. Apparently a bunch of the keys don't work but they probably just need the contacts cleaned.
Still forgot to ask the guy what those spirals were.
--- End quote ---
Nice score.
Spiral things?? Maybe reamers? Twist drills? Auger Bits? Or remnants of the kids toy spinning tops :lol:
S. Heslop:
I did a bit of searching, assuming they were some sort of anchor, and finally found them. Looks like they're mostly used for quickly attaching things to masonry.
http://www.boltsnutsandtools.com/helical-facade-helipins-c-311_312_527/
Probably would've found them right away if I'd remembered the word 'helical' instead of searching for twists and spirals.
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