Thread: Melb Tool Drool Sat 23rd July

Heading is misleading....

23rd is Sun, not Sat.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Heading is misleading....

23rd is Sun, not Sat.

That was to give you time to get down here and experience our balmy weather

I plan on being there, but I'll be incognito.

The ugg boots and foil under the beanie might be a giveaway though...

G'day Sean,

I'll be there but I might be in disguise as the Forum caps haven't come to surface yet. Been looking forward to it for a while now. I'll be there from when the starting gates open until about 10:30.

Gday Chris, should see you there then . I'll be there at 9ish with the young fella (2 daughters now going to friend's house), forum cap wedged on

Should be easy to spot each other, we'll be the only ones without the shaggy beards

Skew, keep an eye out for us & come & say g'day

What've you blokes got on the list?


Cheers..................Sean

G'day Sean,

In particular I'm on the look out for a Record 43, a moving fillister for myself and anything else that grabs me and some lathe chisels for my FIL.

Should be able to spot you, I'll be on the lookout for a bloke with a forum cap and I'll be the bloke swinging a viking axe clearing others out of the way so we can get to the tables.

Skew'll blend in with all the other shaggy beards, normally I'd blend in too but I have my once weekly shave on Saturday nights.

Went looking for a blck plane. Ended up with a Stanley 60. Very happy with it. Works well with little fettling. Bought some tools for my 4 year old toolbox. He was very happy.

I didn't think it was as packed as last time. About 40 in line when arrived at about 8.45.

G'day,

Thought the same as MarpleMan, in that the crowd was down a bit. I got what I was after - a moving fillister plane, a Daveco (?) copy of a Reord 43 and a gouge chisel for FIL.

I overheard that the next Tool Drool is in November.

Did you get to it Skew? Sorry I couldn't get you there - had to go on to other places from the Tool Drool.

Gday all

Dunno about the crowd, my memory's not so hot when tool lust takes over!

I managed 3 wooden spokeshaves in varying states of disrepair, a matheson woody plane iron & cap, a small metal marking guage, and a well used wooden mallet for $2 ! (Been "gunna" make one for years, usually just grab a chunk of something solid when needed, done & dusted now - for $2 that's one "gunna" off the list ! )

Said g'day to Waldo (nursing his treasures too ), lanky lad that he is.

'Nother drool done, 'nother nice morning had by self & young scooter.


Cheers....................Sean

Originally Posted by scooter

Said g'day to Waldo (nursing his treasures too ), lanky lad that he is. Cheers....................Sean

G'day Sean,

And they was mine too! I saw you lusting over them.

Watch out with that young bloke of yours - if he was counting all those planes, imagine what he could be doing next time, better hide that wallet - unless of course he's buying them for me.

Originally Posted by scooter

lanky lad that he is. Cheers....................Sean

I just stood in the chook poo longer than most, that's all - unless you're just short.

Unfortunately, my schedule was rearranged by other parties. Apparently, "being neighbourly" and fixing a bloody fence is more important than anything that I could possibly arrange. :mad:

It sounds like Scooter managed to score my spokeshaves, dammit!

Sometimes I hate my life.

Originally Posted by Waldo

Watch out with that young bloke of yours - if he was counting all those planes, imagine what he could be doing next time, better hide that wallet - unless of course he's buying them for me.

Reckoned he got over to over 1000 Kept him occupied & interested anyway, half the battle

Originally Posted by Waldo

...unless you're just short.

Could have a point there...

Sorry you couldn't make it, Skew, from what Chris said it sounds like your careful avoidance of cleanshavenness would fit right in...

Left more wooden spokies than I bought, plenty for you next time, mate.


Cheers.................Sean

Waldo,
Did you get a good deal on that moving fillister? Don't have a pic do you?
Edit:
I am down in Melb, and missed the Tool Sale - no car down here and could not be bothered getting a taxi to the train station - damn Melbourne with its no busses on Sunday policy!

G'day Clinton1,

I'll get a pic of the planes whern I next go down to the shed for you. Yep, prices on what I got weren't too bad. I'll post details of it all with the pics later this arvo.