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 25/10/2007, 15:05
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powerdesal
 
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JR, where did you get your pipe clamps?, I've been searching for ever with no luck, other than USA.
Steve
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25/10/2007, 15:44
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J.R's gone native
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The USA!
Ordered on the internet, threads are NPTF or something but really close to BSP so I bought gas barrel pipe in the UK.
Actually I seem to recall that Axminster or someone started selling them but they were really expensive as expected.
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26/10/2007, 13:55
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Jonzjob
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26/10/2007, 15:17
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powerdesal
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Thanks John,
The 9 quid stuff looks like the DBs for my use. Visiting UK in November, will have to get a couple of sets.
Steve
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26/10/2007, 17:05
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J.R's gone native
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Mine were Pony lamps from Woodcraft or perhaps Woodtech, they cost a lot less than the axminster ones and a hell of a lot less than the Axminster Pony ones, from memory a few dollars each.
I also bought some "bigfoot" pads which whilst not looking as usefull as the Axminster ones, I like the way they stabilise and lif the clamp, again were much cheaper.
The Pony ones are made to quite fine tolerances and pull up square, you would only need slightly wider tolerances on the others, especially at the sliding end for them to be a chocolate teapot.
Buyer beware, but if you cannot arrange shipment from the US and given the difference in price it is worth a punt.
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26/10/2007, 18:01
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J.R's gone native
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I agree, amazing service for this day and age, the chopsaw in the photo I bought from them, it always smelt a bit which I wrongly put down to the blade brake, I used it only a few times before leaving on my travels.
By the time I found the smell was the windings, which was the firts time I used it in anger it was 18 months old but only had about 15 minutes of use. They were very sympathetic and sent me a new stator housing, when I told them that the design was different and not compatibel they sent me the complete head and motor assembly. They get my thumbs up.
I bought stuff twice from the states, both times they were large orders ie 10 sets of pony clamps, a stacked dado set which no-one is now allowed to sell in the UK, a table saw tenoning jig and various other bits.
The prices were really low by comparison even after the postage and customs duty, generally the things were very strongly made like the tenoning jig, and of course I had the ability to buy things that at that time I just couldnt find in the UK like the above.
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27/10/2007, 21:45
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Jonzjob
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These have been posted before, but this is my workshop. Started life as a double abri, car port.
Startright 301S bandsaw and a Record CL1 lathe. Not the best lathe, but it works wonders for what I want to do. Plus I can't aford 1000s of € for a really expensive one that I wouldn't get the benifit from anyway!!
Tat reminds me, I must get some more chain oil. The near empty bottle is on the bench. The work benches are best quality seconds kitchen work tops on a 4 X 2 frame. Good and steady, flat, cheep and easy to get the sh!t off... If you go into the sheds you can quite often get damaged worktops at a good price. Probably a bit to big for your hand baggage on a flight though Steve?
The insulation in the roof is not the cheap stuff from the sheds. It came from a firm in the Alps somewhere. A bit expensive, but it really does keep the temp down in the summer and helps keep it in during the winter. There is nowt above it but the tiles. Easy to fit and very effective!
John.
The only difference between the men & the boys
is the size & the shape & the price of their toys!!
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