Car boot finds

Sparky415 · **Reply #510 on:** September 19, 2011, 09:08:36 PM

Me too really

I once worked for a firm that had us all dressed in maroon/purple overalls....
We looked like a bunch of Ribena berry’s

Neil · **Reply #511 on:** September 20, 2011, 02:28:44 PM

I'm in a good mood today. The derelict laptop carcass I picked up at the weekend has been brought back to life. I didn't expect much for my two quid. It looked like it had been used as a doorstop .... for a cow shed!

I bought it on the off chance that I might get a working memory stick out of it for another old machine. However after stripping it down and washing most of it (yes, in a sink) and very thorough cleaning and drying its now fully functional if a little scratched up.

Important note to anyone ditching old computer kit/camera/phones. Delete your data!

I ran dban over this thing's hard drive before doing a fresh OS install, no way it was touching my network the state it was in!

Did I mention I was happy

By the way if anyone has any laptop sticks of DDR (not DDR2) kicking around please feel free to throw them my way

ryan1835 · **Reply #512 on:** September 20, 2011, 06:47:27 PM

Quote from: Neil on September 20, 2011, 02:28:44 PM

I'm in a good mood today. The derelict laptop carcass I picked up at the weekend has been brought back to life. I didn't expect much for my two quid. It looked like it had been used as a doorstop .... for a cow shed!

I bought it on the off chance that I might get a working memory stick out of it for another old machine. However after stripping it down and washing most of it (yes, in a sink) and very thorough cleaning and drying its now fully functional if a little scratched up.

Important note to anyone ditching old computer kit/camera/phones. Delete your data! I ran dban over this thing's hard drive before doing a fresh OS install, no way it was touching my network the state it was in!

Did I mention I was happy

By the way if anyone has any laptop sticks of DDR (not DDR2) kicking around please feel free to throw them my way

err i think i still have those sticks i spoke to you ages ago about, not sure what they are though must have a dig

Neil · **Reply #513 on:** September 20, 2011, 07:04:20 PM

I think they were DDR2 but thanks for the thought

ryan1835 · **Reply #514 on:** September 20, 2011, 07:24:41 PM

it says 1GB 2RX16 PC2-6400S-666-12
HYMP112S64CR6-S6 AB-C

so not a clue

Neil · **Reply #515 on:** September 20, 2011, 07:28:12 PM

That's DDR2, too modern for me

I do appreciate you checking for me though

ryan1835 · **Reply #516 on:** September 20, 2011, 07:42:01 PM

its so specific i doubt ill ever find a use for it!

Sparky415 · **Reply #517 on:** September 23, 2011, 04:25:50 PM

I picked up this kitchen knife a few days ago

Made by Rockingham Forge

The edge had taken a battering but I have managed to take most of the dinks out with my Lansky system

I will be using this one in the kitchen to see how well the edge holds up as it feels very nice in my hand

Neil · **Reply #518 on:** September 23, 2011, 08:13:51 PM

Hang about

You bought a kitchen knife and are going to use it in the kitchen

What have you done with Tony

Sparky415 · **Reply #519 on:** September 23, 2011, 08:19:01 PM

Its OK I haven't been replaced by a pod person

I also got a couple of little kitchen knives that might become friction folders......

one day

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #520 on:** September 23, 2011, 08:19:22 PM

Don't panic Neil, he's going to rehandle it with an old chair leg and make a sheath out a Reliant Robin first.
Looking forward to the results mate

Neil · **Reply #521 on:** September 23, 2011, 08:20:37 PM

Quote from: 50ft-trad on September 23, 2011, 08:19:22 PM

Don't panic Neil, he's going to rehandle it with an old chair leg and make a sheath out a Reliant Robin first.
Looking forward to the results mate

That's OK then

Sparky415 · **Reply #522 on:** September 23, 2011, 08:24:08 PM

I do have some some nice old chair legs in the garage (v old beach)

and I have fiberglass resin but no three wheeler $:-\$

Anyway the knife handle feels too good to mess around with

Sparky415 · **Reply #523 on:** October 02, 2011, 11:07:42 AM

Not a SAK in sight

But I did pick up...
A butchers chopping block
A couple of mess tins
A couple of rusty old files
A pair of sheep shears and a nice little Ax,
I think this is a younger version of the one that went to live with Al

Neil · **Reply #524 on:** October 02, 2011, 01:47:43 PM

I see your rusty files and raise you a feeler gage, depth gauge a bunch of little hammers and ... and ... a genuine SAK. Admittedly just a Classic... with advertising. But a SAK none the less

In general this morning was very good. Though I am a little pink; funny weather for October

Zed · **Reply #525 on:** October 02, 2011, 03:32:34 PM

well only the usual buck 110 copies there today but i picked up 12 ian flemming james bond books old issues for 20p each

i sold mine a few years ago so im glad to get some back ,

dks · **Reply #526 on:** October 02, 2011, 05:08:00 PM

I miss the UK car boot sales.....
All we get here is some charity shops and some "antique" shops thinking any old metal is Gold...

Sparky415 · **Reply #527 on:** October 02, 2011, 07:44:08 PM

@ Neil and Paul

@ Dks there's a lot of them over here as well even at the carboot

Neil · **Reply #528 on:** October 02, 2011, 07:59:38 PM

Quote from: dks on October 02, 2011, 05:08:00 PM

I miss the UK car boot sales.....
All we get here is some charity shops and some "antique" shops thinking any old metal is Gold...

Little old hammers today. One guy was selling some right rough looking ones for seven pounds a piece

In his dreams

Will try and take pics later

Of my cheaper ones that is

Neil · **Reply #529 on:** October 04, 2011, 12:58:32 AM

Rummaging in the rusty tool boxes pays off

dks · **Reply #530 on:** October 04, 2011, 07:56:42 AM

Love these old hammers!

Sparky415 · **Reply #531 on:** October 04, 2011, 09:47:42 AM

Cool little hammers and the two pairs of pliers look useful

Neil · **Reply #532 on:** October 04, 2011, 10:15:14 AM

I was pretty chuffed to find the adjustable pair, very useful and cost twelve to thirteen quid normally (or around that in dollars if you're in the US

).

The little Stirex ones are kind of hard core tweezers rather than pliers but very useful if you don't have SAK pliers to hand

Just finished cleaning up some long handled Knipex cutters I got the other month. They are excellent and are now my first choice for brass rod chopping

Gareth · **Reply #533 on:** October 04, 2011, 10:41:31 PM

I loved my Knipex cutters, until an 'electrician' 'borrowed' them an blew a hole in them cutting a live cable.

Sparky415 · **Reply #534 on:** October 04, 2011, 10:54:30 PM

ryan1835 · **Reply #535 on:** October 04, 2011, 11:22:35 PM

well you wouldn't want to bugger up your own tools....

Neil · **Reply #536 on:** October 04, 2011, 11:33:18 PM

Hey

Gareth · **Reply #537 on:** October 04, 2011, 11:41:00 PM

Quote from: sparky415 on October 04, 2011, 10:54:30 PM

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Quote from: ryan1835 on October 04, 2011, 11:22:35 PM

well you wouldn't want to bugger up your own tools....

to both of you.

Sparky415 · **Reply #538 on:** October 04, 2011, 11:44:30 PM

Lecky 1 I wonder if that cable is live? $:-\$
Lecky 2 Wheres the tester?
Lecky 1 In the van
Lecky 2 I'm not walking all that way just to test it
Lecky 1

Cut it!
Lecky 2 No you cut it!
Lecky 1 Not with my cutters!
Lecky 2 Or mine!!
Lecky 1 Wheres Gareth's cutters?

Lecky's 1 & 2 in no way resemble MT.o members in any shape or form (most especially not Ryan or Tony!)

Gareth · **Reply #539 on:** October 05, 2011, 01:56:53 AM

What happens was that I had a couple of guys, who worked from a site in London, come up to visit me to assist in installing a new bit of kit. One thing they forgot to bring was any cutters and so had to borrow mine.

Blowing up my cutters wasn't the only mistake they made, they also totally under-specified the sized of compressor and air receiver needed and the poor wee thing seized solid within a couple of days. Needless to say I didn't feel the need to invite them back any time.

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