sean logie | 01/04/2018 18:27:31 |
![]() 608 forum posts 7 photos | Was at my local recycling centre today ,did my usual look in the scrap metal skip and spotted a 6" bench grinder that to me looked unused ,the wheels were brand new . I know the chaps that work there and asked if I could have it for the grinding wheels . Plugged it in when I got home and it worked a treat and vibration free ....
Sean |
Neil Wyatt | 01/04/2018 18:48:59 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | Sounds a good find, but I would check the wheels for cracks picked up on their adventures (take off and tap with a screwdriver, they should 'ring' if OK, if they sound dull, bin them). I hear a lot of unpleasant tales about wheels 'exploding'. Neil
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sean logie | 01/04/2018 19:19:44 |
![]() 608 forum posts 7 photos | Wheels have been checked ...all's good |
Martin Dowing | 01/04/2018 19:58:52 |
![]() 356 forum posts 8 photos | Be carefol with such items. I forgot where it was but sometime ago hospital device with its cobalt-60 also found its way to a public scrap. Martin |
sean logie | 01/04/2018 20:10:52 |
![]() 608 forum posts 7 photos | Cobalt-60 ? Sean |
Martin Dowing | 01/04/2018 20:21:26 |
![]() 356 forum posts 8 photos | Yes, radioisotope was thrown away, not in the UK btw. Martin Edited By Martin Dowing on 01/04/2018 20:22:15 |
not done it yet | 01/04/2018 20:29:53 |
7517 forum posts 20 photos | Most, or perhaps all, commercial scrappies in the UK have monitoring facilities and reject any incoming consignment that triggers the alarm. |
Samsaranda | 01/04/2018 21:12:59 |
![]() 1688 forum posts 16 photos | Cobalt 60 is a pretty powerful isotope, I know because we used them for gamma radiography, you wouldn’t want to be too near one for very long if it was out of its shielded container, can do loads of damage to human tissue. One hopes that no one was hurt by the mislaid isotope and that someone got their a—-e well and truly kicked. Dave W |
sean logie | 02/04/2018 05:38:40 |
![]() 608 forum posts 7 photos | Don't think there's much chance of that happening where I live to be honest . Sean |
not done it yet | 02/04/2018 06:05:05 |
7517 forum posts 20 photos | Could be contaminated with novichock. |
Jss | 02/04/2018 11:46:47 |
25 forum posts 32 photos |
Posted by not done it yet on 02/04/2018 06:05:05: Could be contaminated with novichock. Like my woodworking lathe. Sorry, I've just checked again it's actually a Nova Chuck, I don't think it was made in Russia. John. |
Howard Lewis | 02/04/2018 18:31:17 |
7227 forum posts 21 photos | One man's scrap is another's raw material. Look what Fred Dibnah did with material from his local scrapyard! There's not too much scrap metal in the world; only when it's too small to hold, or already dark blue and curly. Howard |
sean logie | 07/04/2018 05:05:24 |
![]() 608 forum posts 7 photos | Posted by Howard Lewis on 02/04/2018 18:31:17:
One man's scrap is another's raw material. Look what Fred Dibnah did with material from his local scrapyard! There's not too much scrap metal in the world; only when it's too small to hold, or already dark blue and curly. Howard Since I've started building up my little workshop I keep an eye open for all sorts .As you say one mans scrap is another mans material .
Sean
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Speedy Builder5 | 07/04/2018 06:48:42 |
2878 forum posts 248 photos | Be careful for what you wish for. When we emigrated to France, there was no way I could take all my "Stock". I gave it away to a local traction engine / engineering club. They took 3 trailer loads of wood and metal that I has amassed over 20 years or so. Most of it came from work before the scrap lorry turned up (With permission from the works engineer of course). I got a whole load of cream painted steel bar (still have odd bits) which came from the frame work of the companies telephone switch room along with a sack of cad plated BSW bolts - not much use here in France ! |
not done it yet | 07/04/2018 08:07:32 |
7517 forum posts 20 photos | SB5, Was it just before November 5? Could they have made a good price from weighing in the metal not needed! Yeah, likely coveted and still helping people out, but just sayin’....
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Howard Lewis | 07/04/2018 11:16:15 |
7227 forum posts 21 photos | BSW nuts and bolts will hold things together wherever you are in the world. (Fully paid up hoarder) It pains me to throw away material that "Might come in handy one day" Howard |
sean logie | 07/04/2018 20:01:14 |
![]() 608 forum posts 7 photos | As my late father used to say god bless him "handy suppose you never use it " 😉 Sean |
richardandtracy | 07/04/2018 21:23:17 |
![]() 943 forum posts 10 photos | Yesterday I picked up an 8" milling vice from the skip. It was dismantled to make it light enough to get in the skip, and I couldn't find the clamp screw. Unfortunately I have a horrible feeling it's just too big for use on my Warco WMT 300. In fact it's barely light enough for me to lift onto the cross slide. I was thinking of buying a vice last week, but wanted one 2.5x smaller at 8cm not 8in... Regards Richard |
Ian S C | 08/04/2018 13:30:44 |
![]() 7468 forum posts 230 photos | Put the vice on a bench and use it to hold the milling machine Ian S C |
Dunc | 08/04/2018 14:05:15 |
139 forum posts | The Cobalt 60 story here: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjBqZzW3araAhXi8YMKHQ1KC60QFgg7MAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fstolen-radioactive-cobalt-60-shipment-found-in-mexico-had-been-opened-8989656.html&usg=AOvVaw0FEKUGX3asxb0PVBJrEvuv There is also an intriguing story from the 90's "The Radioactive Boy Scout" who had dreams of building his own nuclear reactor. Didn't have any sense of the danger. A US "something to do with nuclear safety" agency had to remove a lot of contaminated material. More here: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiO6J7s3qraAhXn64MKHVX5ArcQFggpMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDavid_Hahn&usg=AOvVaw1prgL_mpf3wz-WiCntljUx |
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