GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Speaking of dumpster diving, got this chainsaw off the skip, the ignition coil had come adrift, the bolts had stripped out and weren't holding. bored right through the casing and put longer blots with a nut on the end. Cut all my firewood for the last 2 years with it, bonus-even had a full tank of fuel. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Griff ...your rapidly turning into a legend mate ...you would have had a field day in my shed a few months ago , I chucked out all the old power tools that I was going to send in for repair but never got round to , routers , drills (3) two angle grinders , two chainsaws ...gave them all to a fella advertising for broken tools in the local paper ....think in future I'll at least have a look inside . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doyley 116 Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 This is a brilliant thread keep it coming atb doyley 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks guys glad you are enjoying it, will see what else i can come up with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 Well here is the latest machine to be resurrected. Just finished cutting the grass with it. Came off the skip last year, looked like the self drive had come loose and got tangled in the blade, ripped it and the back wheels off, then left sat outside for a while so the control cables corroded up inside the outer casings. Anyway a couple of evenings work and it is starting & running better than my £300 mower. Never ceases to amaze me what people chuck, even had a tank of fuel! That's one for each of my boys to push now! For speed i just cut the ends off the cables and fitted some straight plain used bike cables and clamped the ends off the old cables on them with the innards of some electrical fitting, works fine but may get a proper replacement cable set although to date there is no material cost, just time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted June 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Simple buffer made up from an old headstock off something, can't remember what, old 3/4 hp? motor, socket switch, sectional V-belt. Basic but very handy, lashed together in a hurry, always intended refining it a bit and making it more compact but never got round to it. Cloth buffer on one side, wire wheel on other, far more power than a bench grinder. Used most days. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
air gun ant 1,666 Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Can i come and play at your house? PLEASE!!!! Im one of these people that pulls all the crap of the tip and thinks "i'll do something with that" but all i end up with is a full garage!!! lol would love your imagination and inginuety. I have a lot of respect for people like yourself griff. Well done mate. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skinner 348 Posted June 11, 2015 Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 Thanks guys glad you are enjoying it, will see what else i can come up with. nice job griff you should be on telly , I find your things entertaing not like the shit that's on telly 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Can i come and play at your house? PLEASE!!!! Im one of these people that pulls all the crap of the tip and thinks "i'll do something with that" but all i end up with is a full garage!!! lol would love your imagination and inginuety. I have a lot of respect for people like yourself griff. Well done mate. Who says my shed isn't full of rubbish I generally have a collecting spate, then i can't move and have a serous tidy up and put it all back to the skip again! Thanks for the positive feedback guys Edited June 12, 2015 by GruffaloGriff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) Time of year for splitting up clumps of bulbs now the flowers have gone by and spread them around. I plant a lot along the roadside and in other areas of rough old grass, did it with a spade last year but seemed to take more effort than it should cutting through many years layers of tough grass. Had the bright idea to make up a tool specific for the job, consists of a chunk of landy leaf spring, cutting of trampoline leg and a broken wooden grass guide off my ancient bar mower. Lashed together in a hurry, so not made for it's looks but to be used, took half an hour at most. Used it all afternoon and it works a treat. Planted 100's of bulbs. Edited June 15, 2015 by GruffaloGriff 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted June 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Had this on a previous thread http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/335361-chelsea-hoe-with-welder-anglegrinder/ but thought i would add it here as it is kind of following a theme. Also landy spring/ welder work. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wullz 408 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 handy looking mattocky type tool that, I bought one a few years ago and its great for clearing rough stuff out... Looking at this thread, I NEED to buy a welder......just got to.... Great stuff Griff..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted June 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) handy looking mattocky type tool that, I bought one a few years ago and its great for clearing rough stuff out... Looking at this thread, I NEED to buy a welder......just got to.... Great stuff Griff..... Cheers Wullz, it certainly makes short work of roots and grubbing up stones etc, a bit of a beast rely, half an hour of hacking with it and you know about your shoulder muscles! After an angle grinder a welder is the most handy tool in my shop. Easy to teach yourself, main thing is the cleaner you grind the steel you are working on the better weld you will get and make sure you have a clean bit for the earth clamp on your work. After that just start on a pile of scrap and learn what setting is best for what thickness. Better a tad hot if you aren't sure, crank it down if it starts to burn holes. I started with a 170 amp Mig welder for the range 1-6mm possibly not the simplest as but you do need a bottle of shield gas and there can be issues with wire feed but it suits me. Now i see you get multipurpose Inverter welders that do stick welding, TIG welding and Plasma cutting, seem cheap for what they are if they were around when i started i would likely have gone that way. A bit of a plunge but you won't regret it, especially with the Interweb tutorials etc now should be easy to pick it up yourself-go and buy a welder, you won't regret it! Then you can post your creations up here! Edited June 22, 2015 by GruffaloGriff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iamdrglass 15 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 This is a great thread Griff....if you have a few minutes take a look at a youtube channel IZZY SWAN. That man has a very inventive mind when it comes to building tools and jigs for wood working. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Good looking grubbing, digging, hoe type tool mate. Like the look of that a lot :-) Handy bloke you :-) Atb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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