awoo
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Nov 25, 2014 17:44:50 GMT
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thats a raleigh twenty/shopper - unfortunately all that paint will be hiding is some cool 70s paint colour.
they're easy to work on though and pretty tidy - as well as trendy right now
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Nov 25, 2014 19:41:40 GMT
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Found in a skip over in Hackney area today. Will be almost perfect for when I sit alongside the truck sanding..... wheeled one would be better. Put it on the table out on the deck, turned around and Harley was straight on it.  |
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dallow
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Nov 29, 2014 19:18:38 GMT
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 Free cycle. Three sipped Raleigh Shopper bike. Hammerstein painted, so no idea what that hides. Needs front tube/tyre/ puncture repair. Then hopefully back on track. I'm liking your screwdriver collection |
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No pics, but I went around to a fabricators around the corner for work seeking an off-cut to make the hitch mount for my trailer. The guy ended up finding a piece of galv steel about 2m long, 30cm wide and gave me the whole thing. Even chopped it up into 600mm increments using their guillotine!
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lightyearman
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Tried to take an afterburner Con-Di nozzle petal home from work as it's a beautiful piece of superformed titanium and it was scrap. Got told off and had to give it back to Rolls Royce  |
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'89 Honda CRX siR Glassroof Flint black fully restored track beasty
'90 Nissan S13 Pignose - pass the mig wire
'86 Mini - matt orange, 13" Wellers, Project 2018
'97 LDV Convoy home built camper/tramper van
'04 Saab 9-5 Aero HOT. Anyone want it?
'91 Honda VFR400 NC30 17,000 km from new
'87 Honda XR80 4 stroke baby crosser
'03 Mini Cooper S - honestly, they are fun...
'15 VW T5.1 LWB daily brick
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awoo
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to be fair there is a bit of value in scrap metal, especially titanium
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Tried to take an afterburner Con-Di nozzle petal home from work as it's a beautiful piece of superformed titanium and it was scrap. Got told off and had to give it back to Rolls Royce Anything like that I always offer to pay whatever its worth as scrap to them, then they know you aren't just collecting to weigh in |
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lightyearman
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GYJDM - Grimsby based Japanese car club - Find us on Facebook
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Tried to take an afterburner Con-Di nozzle petal home from work as it's a beautiful piece of superformed titanium and it was scrap. Got told off and had to give it back to Rolls Royce Anything like that I always offer to pay whatever its worth as scrap to them, then they know you aren't just collecting to weigh in Aye it would never have been weighed in i wanted it as a garage ornament. I assumed it went in general scrap because it had no serial number on it. Slight sense of humour failure on the side of Rolls but no harm and indeed no foul. |
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'89 Honda CRX siR Glassroof Flint black fully restored track beasty
'90 Nissan S13 Pignose - pass the mig wire
'86 Mini - matt orange, 13" Wellers, Project 2018
'97 LDV Convoy home built camper/tramper van
'04 Saab 9-5 Aero HOT. Anyone want it?
'91 Honda VFR400 NC30 17,000 km from new
'87 Honda XR80 4 stroke baby crosser
'03 Mini Cooper S - honestly, they are fun...
'15 VW T5.1 LWB daily brick
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93fxdl
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There's very tight control on aircraft parts, so faulty or scrap parts don't end up in the air, all parts have to be traceable, so parts with no numbers are a nightmare, all parts I make have to be marked with
Part number
Order number
Date
tail number
And my qa number
And all that is on a part with lots of numbers already.
Have seen parts where the paperwork is heavier than the item.
Normally when a part is scrapped it has to be seriously mangled to ensure it cannot be reused
Ttfn Glenn
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As mentioned above, offer to pay for stuff, or tell them what you plan to do with it.
I find showing progress pics or going back to show what they helped you build opens doors (well, gates) as well.
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Dec 16, 2014 14:01:05 GMT
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Being busy with creating the spray booth inside the garage, I have thought of a gazebo on front of it to do most of the dirty dusty filler work.
Yesterday FREECYCLE partially delivered with the ad copied and pasted below........
Scaffolding pipes and fittings to:
BUILD A TEMPORARY CARPORT IN FRONT OF GARAGE.
" I have some scaffolding bits which used to be put together to form a yacht cradle - they supported a 30ft yacht ashore during its winter maintenance. Those days are long gone and the scaffolding needs to go.
It comprises about 20 poles, roughly speaking:
6 off 4m long
6 off 2m long
6 off 1-1.5m long
few other odds and ends
Plus a boxful of clamps to hold it all together, and drawings / photos if anyone wants to use it as a boat cradle for something 20-30 ft long!
There are a load of wooden blocks used to level it and 6 support pads to rest against the hull of the boat.
Anyone welcome to take away whether as boat cradle, scaffolding components or scrap. "
Last night Martin and I went down to Gillingham in his Mondeo ST Estate with roof bars fitted and my Focus to collect all the pipework and fittings.
Took it all home and unloaded, followed by a cuppa tea made by Nicola and Martin delivering Christmas prezzies. One of which he insisted I open there.
Nice big box, not too heavy......hmmmmm??
What could it be??
Industrial ear plugs....... For our trip to the USA next year? His protection or mine?
Cheeky Monkey.
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Dec 16, 2014 21:35:38 GMT
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recarouk
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Dec 17, 2014 21:11:48 GMT
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ive got to ask......what is the bread for? or is that more ear plug material?  |
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Dec 17, 2014 21:49:30 GMT
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ive got to ask......what is the bread for? or is that more ear plug material? Martin had to get bread and other bits for Amanda on the way out. |
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Dec 29, 2014 18:53:22 GMT
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Great thread. Its just kept me entertained for hours and I feel so guilty I've not been in the garage for weeks I'm going in for a couple of days from tomorrow..
If those cf wheels are 5x120 you may get some result offering them as manta 400 wheels
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Last Edit: Dec 29, 2014 18:57:02 GMT by mantakev
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On my way home this morning, I saw a pile of 4 large shelf brackets and a couple of small ones laying on top of a washing machine that had obviously been put out for the scrap man, so I pulled over and went and knocked on the door in my garage overalls and asked the lady if I could have them, she seemed pleased that I had actually came and asked for them and said yes of course.
So that was an easy £20.00 in my pocket as far as I am concerned.
Shelf brackets are always worth having.
They will go straight into my study to replace the home made ones that support a whole wall full of DVD' ( yes, we still have them)
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Jan 13, 2015 17:06:07 GMT
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Always looking at re-purposing stuff I see. Saw this skip today. On closer inspection it yielded a bunch of large heavy duty extruded plastic "trays" which I immediately saw as perfect receptacles for the parts that I strip off the truck, or even in the garage loft as tidy storage. They have some extruded pieces inside with Velcro straps that seem to be set with double sided tape, not yet investigated fully. Anyway, I feel another big waste if not scooped up......  Size perspective.  Saw this somewhere before, and just rediscovered it again today, I do hope that someone helps her realise more than the declared value, should I bite the bullet.  |
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Last Edit: Jan 13, 2015 17:23:15 GMT by grizz
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Jan 14, 2015 13:57:50 GMT
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Good find Rian - They will come in very handy no doubt! Also, I completed my very 1st home project today - inspired 100% by you taking things you don't need and turning them into something you do. I basically turned an old bedside drawer chest into a raised 'Daybed' for our cats Callie & Fudge. (We are massive cat lovers) Next project is to turn some old MDF I have into a cat climbing/fun frame for them.  |
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
88 P100 2.9efi Custom - Sold
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Jan 14, 2015 17:43:24 GMT
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Good find Rian - They will come in very handy no doubt! Also, I completed my very 1st home project today - inspired 100% by you taking things you don't need and turning them into something you do. I basically turned an old bedside drawer chest into a raised 'Daybed' for our cats Callie & Fudge. (We are massive cat lovers) Next project is to turn some old MDF I have into a cat climbing/fun frame for them. Aaaaahhhh well, then you are in the right company, we have three rescue cats, Harley being the one most people know. Nicola's daughter, Hannah turned an old 70's suitcase into a daybed/night bed for her two rescue kittens too. There are so many ways to turn stuff creatively into something useful. But many people don't care to try see it, and the resultant change in your pocket. |
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lightyearman
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As mentioned above, offer to pay for stuff, or tell them what you plan to do with it. I find showing progress pics or going back to show what they helped you build opens doors (well, gates) as well. A good point well presented.  |
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'89 Honda CRX siR Glassroof Flint black fully restored track beasty
'90 Nissan S13 Pignose - pass the mig wire
'86 Mini - matt orange, 13" Wellers, Project 2018
'97 LDV Convoy home built camper/tramper van
'04 Saab 9-5 Aero HOT. Anyone want it?
'91 Honda VFR400 NC30 17,000 km from new
'87 Honda XR80 4 stroke baby crosser
'03 Mini Cooper S - honestly, they are fun...
'15 VW T5.1 LWB daily brick
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