Member postings for Martin King 2

Ian, Any marks or logo stamps anywhere on it? They can be VERY faint but show up in a raking light.

Martin

Hi All,

Just going through last weeks auction items and found this oddity:

Comes with a couple of bundles of these copper coated rods which appear to be carbon with a small central hole all the way through.

All I can think of is some sort of carbon arc setup, looks highly dangerous if that is the case.

Help welcomed.

Cheers, Martin

Commissions vary widely, I do not know the vendors commission on this lot.

some of the “posh” auctions around here are 30%+ buyers plus 17% + vendors plus lotting fees, insurance , photos etc all on top.

pretty close to 50% of hammer which is outrageous.

dealers and traders have to put their money where their mouth is and take losses on the chin or find another way of earning a living.

Auction house have zero exposure themselves and do not even have to back up their “professional” estimates.

Quite a good game to be in really….

Cheers, Martin

Hi all,

is this a record at auction?

nice used S7 with gearbox, milling attachment, dividing head and HUGE amount of tooling in excellent order just made £6000 hammer price + £2000 commission at a local auction!

Estimate was £1500- £2000

lots of other engineering related items also did very well, I could not get close to any of them but got some nice other items.

Cheers, Martin

Steve,

Nice Saw!

Does it have the tpi number stamped just under the handle?

Good job on the refurb also, well done.

Martin

I have been very happy now for two years with my Ender 3 Pro, using it almost daily to make commercial items.

there will almost certainly be an updated model.

cheers, Martin

Chris, " scraped on a car park hit and run "

I wonder if the insurance company misread this as "Scrapped" in error? That would explain their action?

Martin

Hi All,

Decided to unclutter the previous thread about the assorted steam engine bits.

Now trying to sort out the next set of engine parts to try and achieve completeness and accuracy when describing them. Any help again will be much appreciated.

I think these are for the ME Beam Engine as said from previous thread.

These all seem to go together but not sure about the parallel motion parts?

Also there are these few "orphan" castings and steel part:

If this is proving to be a pain for members I apologize and will happily discontinue asking about these! Just trying to be accurate when I describe them so any buyer is not disappointed is all.

Cheers, Martin

Hi All,

Now trying to sort out the next set of engine parts to try and achieve completeness and accuracy when describing them. Any help again will be much appreciated.

These all seem to go together but not sure about the parallel motion parts?

Also there are these few "orphan" castings and steel part:

Cheers, Martin

JA, I worked at Stone Manganese Marine for part of my sandwich course at Uni, they used casting pits in the floor for large propellers etc. They were in Charlton SE London.

just before I got there they had a large fire in a huge bin of magnesium swarf, which proved nigh on impossible to put out. I dimly remember them talking about thorium problems then?

Cheers, Martin

Thanks for the info guys, much appreciated.

Martin

Hi All,

Bought this on Sunday at Cheddar Car Boot, comes in a nice leather case which I have re saddle stitched.

Label n it said it was a "Roof Angle Measurer"

Certainly some sort of inclinometer but not sure whether is is missing a handle or mount of some sort.

There is is a half mirror inside that allows the spirit level bubble to be seen, almost like a sextant.

Any thoughts please?

Cheers, Martin

Hi JOhn

Final photo ready for listing, many thanks

Martin

Hi All,

we get literally dozens of various needle files in with our tool lots and by far and away the best sellers and most asked for are:

Oberg, Vallorbe, Tome, and older Uk makes Stubs, Bedford etc

these sell very wel and command good prices.

Cheers, Martin

John,

Makes perfect sense, I will edit and improve the photo, thanks so much for your help.

As these will be offered for sale I wanted to be as accurate in my description as possible which is not easy when knowledge is a bit scarce!

I am sure someone will enjoy making the model from these and it is good that they will not be scrapped.

Cheers, Martin

John, Again, many thanks!

Nearly three with the final photo, just need names for the bits with an X and any mistakes I have made to be corrected please.

Cheers, Martin

Edited By Martin King 2 on 27/05/2022 08:05:51

Hi Noel,

Glad you got back OK with Centec mill, now the fun starts!

Thanks for stopping by and helping me with the wiring on the linisher, all running OK now but a couple of niggles to sort out.

Cheers, Martin

Nigel, the chap is a local house clearance guy who often brings me items, a useful contact.

cheers,Martin

Ian, The guy was quite shocked when I offered him more than he asked!

Hi,

Just found some more parts in another small box?