What did you do in your shed / man cave today?

[GeoffA]

Photo 1: Collared eye bolt

https://www.nobles.com.au/en-au/product-catalogue/collared-eyebolts

Photo 2: Channel nut

https://unistrutstore.com/1-58-metal-framing/unistrut-nuts.html

Both available in different sizes, configurations and price points.

[#jonesy]

Photo 1: Collared eye bolt

Was.havijg a brain fail and for the life of me couldn't remember what it was called. They weren't that dear at Bunnings.

Daytime photo.  Also the bolt on the left was a bit long so I drilled a hole in the bottom of the channel for it to go in to. (Not through the bottom of the actual cross bar)  Also acts as a locking point if the bolts become loose

[Hairs]

Council pickup/collection time.
I don't normally have anything to put out, but I've been a bit of a collector of crap over the last couple of years, That will come in handy
So, the shed and under the house got a bit of a clean out.
Geezes, Didn't think I had that much crap.

[Fizzie]

One of my Ryobi batteries died

Hasn't been holding charge for a few weeks, but now completely shot.

Just on 4 years old though, & done a lot of work over those years so can't complain.

What do you all do with dead tool batteries like that

e-Waste / drop into a battery shop / rubbish

[Kangaron]

https://www.hye.com.au/power-tools/

Have had a few batteries repacked here.

[Fizzie]

Thanks, Ron, but I notice they say:

Do replace batteries that won't recharge or self-discharge in only a few days

When a cell is recharged, chemical material inside the cell is redeposited onto plates inside the battery unevenly, which is unavoidable. Over many cycles, this material soon forms hills and valleys on the plates. When there are hills directly opposite each other on the positive and negative plates within the cell, this raises the current density at those points, which leads to more material being deposited at those hills during charging. Those hills grow sharply to form needles, called dendrites, which eventually bridge between the positive and negative plates, shorting the cell out. A cell that appears to self-discharge in a couple of days has dendrite problems, and will soon completely short out, and not accept any further charging.

These cells can be "zapped" to vapourise the dendrite causing the problem, but this is only temporary. Another dendrite will not be far behind. Also, the vapourised dendrite leaves behind permanent damage that allows energy to leak between the positive and negative plates, which leads to problems with charging, and a faster self-discharge.

So, when a battery hits this phase of it's life, there's nothing really you can do to save it, it's time to replace it.

This is exactly what my battery started doing - showed 4 bars on charge, take it off the charger & it would immediately drop to 1 bar, but would still run, but now the drill or whatever it's plugged into won't even turn on

[kizza1]

Strip the cells out and you might find one or two good 18650 batteries you can use in a torch

[Fizzie]

Spent some time going through a couple of old tool boxes full of stuff, one from the FiL when he was a mechanic, & the other from a neighbour from when his son raced go karts.

Tossing lots of Imperial spanners, sockets & so on into a box to go to Mal the Metal Man , but came across a few bits that I have no idea what they even are, or what they're used for

#1 Little brass () bits.

#2 Don't even know what you'd call them

#3 & 4 & I shudder to think what this may be used for!

Any thoughts

[austastar]

Little brass bits are plugs that go in cupboards to hold up shelves
Punch holes in leather with the hollow tube thingies.
Pull nails, cut wire etc with the pliers thingies .
Cheers

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[doc evil]

Spent some time going through a couple of old tool boxes full of stuff, one from the FiL when he was a mechanic, & the other from a neighbour from when his son raced go karts.

Tossing lots of Imperial spanners, sockets & so on into a box to go to Mal the Metal Man , but came across a few bits that I have no idea what they even are, or what they're used for

#1 Little brass () bits.

#2 Don't even know what you'd call them

#3 & 4 & I shudder to think what this may be used for!

Any thoughts

1. NFI
2. Leather punch or wood work punch.
3. & 4. Flooring pliers to remove flooring nails.

[Bird]

those brass things look like the tihings you use on adjustable shelves - put them in holes nad sit the shelf on it

[peter2904]

2. Those punches are great when making gaskets

[6knights]

Tossing lots of Imperial spanners, sockets & so on into a box to go to Mal the Metal Man :

What sort /size spanners and sockets are they Fizzie, they are still handy on some of the older farm machinery. Do you still have them?

[Troopy_03]

2. Those punches are great when making gaskets

Or cutting wads... 

[GGV8Cruza]

#2 are a Wad punch. We use them when needing to drill through carpet when putting in door stops so the drill does not catch a thread and make a big mess

Not its intended use but works great.

GG

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[Fizzie]

Thanks all!

Yeah, I worked out after I'd shut computer down last night, that #1 was the mounting pegs for the shelf unit they're sitting beside

Thanks re the other bits.

6knights: Mainly SAE, some Whitworth, noticed a couple of BSF. Wasn't paying much attention to be honest, because as soon as it didn't show mm, it went out Same with brands: Sidchrome, lots of various "Made in England", at least one SnapOn, lots of Taiwan & China. Sizes were anything fro very small (1/4") up to ~1".

Heart-breaking to even think about dumping them, as FiL's stuff mainly dates back to when he was a mechanic in the 1940s-50s, & I've also got some more from my own g'father, back to round the same time, & perhaps even earlier, as he was a truckie before WW2!

Mentioned them while talking to #1 son last night though & he said he'll have a look at them all, as aircraft are (virtually) all imperial measurements, so he may be able to use them

[paul.o]

Give the end cutters a soak in vinegar to remove the rust. They'll likely come up a treat.

[austastar]

Hi,
   Metal working sculptors/artists will use old spanners and give them a new life.
If there are enough, they can make an interesting gate panel and have a story to tell.
Cheers

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[Fizzie]

Give the end cutters a soak in vinegar to remove the rust. They'll likely come up a treat.

I'll do that with the lot of them & clean them up seeing that they may have a use.

We're away next week so I'll drop them in the big plastic tray, cover them up & leave them soaking.

   Metal working sculptors/artists will use old spanners and give them a new life.

Seen a few of those. It's a better fate than melting them down for scrap, but I'd really like them to still have a productive life, if possible!

[Harbourmaster]

When I was growing up No 3 where called Pinchers. We used them for removing nails when half sole & reheel  our boots. Wonder where they ended up ?

[D4D]

#2 are a Wad punch. We use them when needing to drill through carpet when putting in door stops so the drill does not catch a thread and make a big mess

Not its intended use but works great.

Genius! I need to drill a few holes through carpet and was wondering how to do it without ripping a thread out.

[rags]

Genius! I need to drill a few holes through carpet and was wondering how to do it without ripping a thread out.

And herein ends today's lesson.
Never get rid of anything in the shed, as if you do you will need it tomorrow. And if you do keep it, you are guaranteed not to be able to find it tomorrow when you need it.

[plusnq]

And herein ends today's lesson.
Never get rid of anything in the shed, as if you do you will need it tomorrow. And if you do keep it, you are guaranteed not to be able to find it tomorrow when you need it.

Isn't that the truth. I spent an hour and a half looking through my shed for the air jack. Only to find it behind the rear seats of the Defender where it belongs. Doh!

[del97td]

no3 are called pincers (no h)

[Harbourmaster]

no3 are called pincers (no h)

Pinchers not pincers do a search!