More frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need..

[TVR-Stu]

Ayahuasca said:

Early 1900’s Surveyor’s Transit, perfect working condition, used by the Americans to survey the route of the Panama Canal.

What a fantastic bit of kit and a great historical piece. I love beautifully crafted bits of old metal and the patination is just right on that, not shiny and not so dark that you can't tell it's made of metal.
I would love it but would never get it past my other half unfortunately.

[V8mate]

TVR-Stu said:

I would love it but would never get it past my other half unfortunately.

'What? That old thing? I've always had that. Was knocking around in the shed for years. My grandad gave it to my dad and he gave it to me.'

[dieselgrunt]

Very steampunk.

[Ayahuasca]

dieselgrunt said:

Very steampunk.

Sadly it is too heavy to be made into a hat, but you are right! It is machined beautifully, all the dials and knobs (about 15 of them) have a delightful smooth movement. Now, what to do with it? Anyone digging a canal that needs surveying?






Only cost me $100 too.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Ayahuasca said:

Sadly it is too heavy to be made into a hat, but you are right! It is machined beautifully, all the dials and knobs (about 15 of them) have a delightful smooth movement. Now, what to do with it? Anyone digging a canal that needs surveying?

Do you need to do anything with it? I'd be happy to have it in a display cabinet or on a shelf, simply as a piece of art. What some people might call a "conversation piece" or in antiques circles might be described as being a "decorative object".

I think its rather wonderful.

[Du1point8]

Ayahuasca said:

dieselgrunt said:

Very steampunk.

Sadly it is too heavy to be made into a hat, but you are right! It is machined beautifully, all the dials and knobs (about 15 of them) have a delightful smooth movement. Now, what to do with it? Anyone digging a canal that needs surveying?






Only cost me $100 too.

Do you have a linky... or was it from the bay of e?

[alorotom]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Ayahuasca said:

Sadly it is too heavy to be made into a hat, but you are right! It is machined beautifully, all the dials and knobs (about 15 of them) have a delightful smooth movement. Now, what to do with it? Anyone digging a canal that needs surveying?

Do you need to do anything with it? I'd be happy to have it in a display cabinet or on a shelf, simply as a piece of art. What some people might call a "conversation piece" or in antiques circles might be described as being a "decorative object".

I think its rather wonderful.

I think I would be inclined to mount it to a nice solid side table or coffee table and have it as a feature piece

[TVR-Stu]

V8mate said:

TVR-Stu said:

I would love it but would never get it past my other half unfortunately.

'What? That old thing? I've always had that. Was knocking around in the shed for years. My grandad gave it to my dad and he gave it to me.'

You're right of course but I can't keep using that story...........well not more than once a month anyway.

[Ayahuasca]

Du1point8 said:

Ayahuasca said:

dieselgrunt said:

Very steampunk.

Sadly it is too heavy to be made into a hat, but you are right! It is machined beautifully, all the dials and knobs (about 15 of them) have a delightful smooth movement. Now, what to do with it? Anyone digging a canal that needs surveying?






Only cost me $100 too.

Do you have a linky... or was it from the bay of e?

Was from an antique / junk shop in downtown Panama City.

[nigelpugh7]

This was a proper impulse buy, and really frivolous too! Why you ask, well we already have one navigation compass in our Defender for off roading, as well as a perfectly good Garmin GPS.

But look it has red backlighting!! That was me sold!





Excuse the poor quality iPhone photos!

[Jader1973]

I went to Aldi today, and got one of these for some reason or another...



Pic from Amazon so must be on there too.

[AlexC1981]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Close to buying one of these... but it really is a lot for a bag... and I have all sorts of others...

https://uk.tumi.com/alpha-2-three-way-brief/103796...

The price of those bags is utter madness. I bought this recently and I can't fault the quality of it. The black one is more of a charcoal dark grey and looks smart. Only issue is I think a 17" laptop would be a tight fit as it is smaller than it appears, but my 15.6" nestles in nicely.

The backpack type is more comfortable than the shoulder bag I used before, especially when carrying the weight of a laptop, charger, pad, papers, folder, brolly etc.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Laptop-Backpack-17inch-...

[Trustmeimadoctor]

But is it a bag or a shower curtain?

[giblet]

Those Tumi bags seem obscenely priced.

I’m looking for something more professional than my Berghaus rucksake to transport my laptop (13” ultrabook) along with a notepad and a few bits of paper. Can’t bring myself to buy a satchel but at the same time the rucksack makes me look like I’m in college.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Im having to carry two old laptops at the moment both e6530's thats about 5.5kg of laptops then chargers ontop most bags cant take it

[AlasdairMc]

giblet said:

Those Tumi bags seem obscenely priced.

I’m looking for something more professional than my Berghaus rucksake to transport my laptop (13” ultrabook) along with a notepad and a few bits of paper. Can’t bring myself to buy a satchel but at the same time the rucksack makes me look like I’m in college.

Pick whatever Osprey bag fits your needs.

[Lazermilk]

Jader1973 said:

I went to Aldi today, and got one of these for some reason or another...



Pic from Amazon so must be on there too.

Thanks that’s a Xmas present sorted

[Pwig]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Electric-Blues-Box-Slide-...

[Sheepshanks]

giblet said:

Those Tumi bags seem obscenely priced.

I’m looking for something more professional than my Berghaus rucksake to transport my laptop (13” ultrabook) along with a notepad and a few bits of paper. Can’t bring myself to buy a satchel but at the same time the rucksack makes me look like I’m in college.

I've got a bag that was a freebie from a supplier conference and it's a small racksack so my 14" laptop just fits but the unique thing about it is that as well as the twin shoulder straps it has a single strap so it can carried to the side. It's brilliant for tavelling as it basically tucks almost discretely under an arm, without sticking out at the back and front like a normal laptop bag or satchel would.

I've looked on and off for years but have never seen anything the same.

[geeks]

giblet said:

Those Tumi bags seem obscenely priced.

I’m looking for something more professional than my Berghaus rucksake to transport my laptop (13” ultrabook) along with a notepad and a few bits of paper. Can’t bring myself to buy a satchel but at the same time the rucksack makes me look like I’m in college.

Wenger bags, you can’t go wrong. I have had two over the years (bother rucksacks), my first is some 9/10 years old and still going strong (passed it onto wife’s son) and my current one is nigh on 3 years on and still looks new and it takes some abuse and has been all over the country and half the world with me