Yet more frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need...

[alorotom]

Shakermaker said:

Found locally on Facebook marketplace, two old paraffin railway lanterns that a guy was selling from his late fathers collection.

Both have wicks in them which is good, guess I’ll got and get some paraffin and see what they do.

My wife hates them.

I’ve got a couple of them in my dads garage ... liberated from a railway locally in my early teens ... totally forgot I had them!

[pidsy]

In for the continuation of the best thread on PH.

[Bullett]

alorotom said:

Looks like a machine for pleasuring chaps with a micro-penis

Kinky!

[anonymous-user]

[Jim the Sunderer]

Shakermaker said:

Found locally on Facebook marketplace, two old paraffin railway lanterns that a guy was selling from his late fathers collection.

Both have wicks in them which is good, guess I’ll got and get some paraffin and see what they do.

My wife hates them.

I heard they used radioactive mesh in them.

Which reminds me I want to buy a frivolous Geiger counter...

[jimmyjimjim]

flashbang said:

I was tempted by an HW100 for years. Had an HW98 I gave to my Dad when I emigrated.

Reminds me, need a bipod for the 10/22.

[anonymous-user]

jimmyjimjim said:

flashbang said:

I was tempted by an HW100 for years. Had an HW98 I gave to my Dad when I emigrated.

Reminds me, need a bipod for the 10/22.

That's the target one isn't it, adjustable cheek piece and shoulder pad? I had the HW97, venom tuned it as well. Lovely smooth action, had that 17 years until I cashed in. Still got half the money back for it from when it was new.

[jimmyjimjim]

flashbang said:

That's the target one isn't it, adjustable cheek piece and shoulder pad? I had the HW97, venom tuned it as well. Lovely smooth action, had that 17 years until I cashed in. Still got half the money back for it from when it was new.

Yes - with a very nice trigger (wasted on me). I got it 2nd hand for an absolute steal compared to what they're going for now, a couple of hundred iirc.

[ChevronB19]

Jim the Sunderer said:

Shakermaker said:

Found locally on Facebook marketplace, two old paraffin railway lanterns that a guy was selling from his late fathers collection.

Both have wicks in them which is good, guess I’ll got and get some paraffin and see what they do.

My wife hates them.

I heard they used radioactive mesh in them.

Which reminds me I want to buy a frivolous Geiger counter...

It’s more fun to build your own!

[Lazadude]

For people that dont know, you can watch a thread instead of having to reply to make it show up in your stuff.

Just hit the watch button...

[alock]

Finally got fed up of my Erbauer 18v brushless drill hitting the overload protection. Decided to go all in and get the top of the range 18v Makita DHP481.

It's a beast...



And you can't just buy one tool at a time, so accidentally added one of these to the basket...

[Lazadude]

I've been looking at new battery tools for the home garage. Any reason for going for makita? Been also looking at at the ryobi one+ stuff.

[Promised Land]

Lazadude said:

I've been looking at new battery tools for the home garage. Any reason for going for makita? Been also looking at at the ryobi one+ stuff.

Makita or Blue Bosch, professional kit that will take serious use.

Ryobi, diy kit, no one on a site uses it, but it's all down to how much you will be using it and the jobs it's being used for.

[Lazadude]

DIY Car fiddling, and general household stuff.

[Promised Land]

Lazadude said:

DIY Car fiddling, and general household stuff.

Fill your boots then.

Just had a butchers at their prices, they seem cheap for what I'd buy, ie nail guns or chop saws, nail guns are £250 ish whereas Paslodes which I have (5 off) are around the £450-£500 price range.

Chop saws seemed very cheap, heavy use every day probably isn't what their line is made for, maybe they're focused on the casual diy around the house I don't know but as I said before I have never seen any of their kit on site or a charger in the charging areas, it's always Makita with a few Bosch now, but Makita are the popular one.

[nigelpugh7]

Shakermaker said:

Found locally on Facebook marketplace, two old paraffin railway lanterns that a guy was selling from his late fathers collection.

Both have wicks in them which is good, guess I’ll got and get some paraffin and see what they do.

My wife hates them.

Now those are just ace!

When we were youngsters we used to play down the local fields, building dens and treehouses, that kind of stuff, and those lanterns were always about, I don’t recall where they came from, but they were ace for helping setting fire to all kinds of things.

I seem to recall they had a separate little assembly inside that houses the wick and paraffin right?

I think we even crafted a bbq type of thing and cooked stuff on a metal griddle Over the top of several of those burner units too!

Happy memories.

[Paul_M3]

I was on a Skype call with a work friend yesterday and he said he'd bought an inflatable paddleboard. I didn't even know that they existed to be honest. I'd never really thought about paddleboards at all.

By lunchtime I'd ordered this so I could go with him:



I think we all know the chance of me using it more than 2 or 3 times is pretty slim...

[dirty boy]

Paul_M3 said:

I was on a Skype call with a work friend yesterday and he said he'd bought an inflatable paddleboard. I didn't even know that they existed to be honest. I'd never really thought about paddleboards at all.

By lunchtime I'd ordered this so I could go with him:



I think we all know the chance of me using it more than 2 or 3 times is pretty slim...

I've got 4 now....we use ours most nice weekends and some evenings..

strap a picnic to the front and off you go for the day

[CambsBill]

Paul_M3 said:

I was on a Skype call with a work friend yesterday and he said he'd bought an inflatable paddleboard. I didn't even know that they existed to be honest. I'd never really thought about paddleboards at all.

By lunchtime I'd ordered this so I could go with him:



I think we all know the chance of me using it more than 2 or 3 times is pretty slim...

Punctures could be a bit of a problem

[alock]

Lazadude said:

I've been looking at new battery tools for the home garage. Any reason for going for makita? Been also looking at at the ryobi one+ stuff.

I've got a large range of cheap power tools over the last 25 years from black+decker, bosch (green), titan, erbauer, etc... and a couple of makita and dewalt items.

I just like using the makita and dewalt items more. I don't know what it is. My makita grinder was about the same price as my bosch reciprocating saw, and yet it is nicer to use. I don't know why. Maybe it's something as simple as the quality of the power switch, or the materials used in the grip.

I procrastinated for a long time over Ryobi, but in the end decided I'd regret not doing it properly. I ultimately wanted to buy into a battery system that had DIY tools and garden tools.

Ryobi ultimately just felt like another JCB, Erbauer, Bosch Green etc... (although with a better range)
Dewalt battery tools often feels like re-branded Black+Decker.
Bosch Blue seems to make some weird design choices I don't like.
Milwaukee doesn't have the range in the UK.
That left Makita.

Everyone's opinions is different though