Here is a list of all the postings Hazel WHITFIELD has made in our forums. Click on a thread name to jump to the thread.
Thread: Gone to the great workshop in the sky |
28/10/2020 18:08:47 |
Posted by Brian H on 28/10/2020 17:41:19:
Hello Hazel and please accept my commiserations. Personally, I would advise getting the assistance of a local model engineer because there may be items that belong to a machine but are not necessarily kept with them, also, unless you are yourself an engineer, you may not recognise items that are worth more that their appearance would suggest. The other way of doing this is to photograph as many items that you can fit on a table or workbench and post them on here for identification. I wish you all the best in disposing of the items to your satisfaction. Brian I have absolutely no engineering knowledge. I do know that he would talk animatedly about his purchases. How I wish I had paid more attention 😔 The Problem that I have is that I live in London and work full time and he lived in norfolk. After reading all the responses, my son and I have decided to box up everything that looks remotely connected and put in storage as there are some time containts on vacating his premises. Then we will probably do as you suggest. Take pictures and post on here. I'm blown away by how helpful everyone has been. You're a lovely bunch 🙂
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28/10/2020 17:21:24 |
Posted by Neil Wyatt on 27/10/2020 20:33:38:
Hello Hazel, I sorry for the loss of your brother. You are not the first person in this situation, we have an article by Roger Backhouse many have found helpful: www.model-engineer.co.uk/news/article/disposing-of-a-workshop/22007 Neil
Thank your so much, this is really really useful
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28/10/2020 17:19:39 |
Thank you for all your responses and advice. It's really been helpful and I really appreciate you all taking the time to answer. I would describe my brother's things as meticulously organised chaos. Is not a huge workshop, just a spare room really. There's a small lathe and obvious tools, but it's things like boxes of ball bearings, lots of brass plate, little drawers full of goodness knows what.. Obviously little components, but to someone like me , they could be anything. I'm not looking to money grab and sell to the highest bidders, I just can't bring myself to chuck things that obviously had meaning to my brother and if they can go to someone who can make good use of them, then that is more comforting to me . I've decided that 'm going to put things into storage so I think photographing everything beforehand is a good idea, then when I'm in a better place emotionally, I can tackle them head on. As someone has mentioned, it's a good idea to have an easily readable inventory of your things. My brother was 55 and not ill that we know of. He passed suddenly from a heart attack and on the table in front of him were files, bits of metal, magnets and a magnifying glass so he was clearly in the middle of a project. Learn from our tragedy, keep a log of all your bits 🙂 Thank you once again everyone
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27/10/2020 07:45:02 |
Howard , Thank you so much. There is so much the and most of it I just don't know what it is. As soon as I've collated everything I'll contact them . Many thanks Hazel |
25/10/2020 12:12:42 |
Thank you Roy and Pete . I'm in London but my brother was located in Kings Lynn which is where the things are. So many little boxes with little components in. I'll have a look around for a local society 🙂 |
25/10/2020 08:09:01 |
My brother recently passed away and he was an avid model maker. As the only surviving relative, it falls to me to clear his flat. Confronted with boxes of tiny screws, a lathe tools and all kinds of other associated stuff, where would be the best place to sell all of this? I could try ebay , but I don't have a clue what half of the things would be described as. Any suggestions as to where I can find a visual reference to know what I'm dealing with? More than anything, I would like the items to go somewhere where they will be appreciated , rather than sold at the wrong price just for someone to profit by selling on again. Any suggestions .... I'm the little sister who would usually turn to her big brother for advice but on this occasion has to figure it out on her own . |
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