Thread: Better than a Hofbrauhaus Bier Stein

Bob, reminds me of the ubiquitous German invention we all use and most of us don't realise where it came from jerrycan

Hi BT,

Very nice, I like it.. it has that combination of style and functionality that's so appealing.

Make me want to go and clean up and polish my oil can...!

Regards
Ray

They must leak Ray. I can't imagine Klaus polishing his spezial during his coffee break. Then again, maybe I can. He had a look about him.

Like most of the older forum members, I grew up with Jerry cans. The old man used them for hauling petrol on long trips. Then they were used for mower fuel and finally I took them over when I had my motorbikes. Like a lot of stuff, they've gone and now plastic replaces them. Interesting link Mike.

BT

Bob, you are my scout in the world of cool German things to add to the list. Thanks, and a tip of the hat.

With any luck I may by next year be able to overcome that pesky Euro shipping thing, then we'll be rolling in Waldmanns and AMF things.

Greg

Ah Gregory. The elusive Waldmann. Another tale of woe that has an uplifting ending.

I found a 24 volt, new in the box, articulated lamp on US Ebay for 150 BIN or best offer.

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The seller had sold one previously so I checked out the feedback. He sold it for $90. I offered him a Mawson because I'm generous and he accepted. I paid him just over 150 including priority shipping. THEN I receive an email from the bloke telling me he couldn't find the lamp. He refunded my money.

Now, I have seen a couple of Waldmanns with the "made in China" sticker discreetly displayed. The German lamps are usually 4 or 5 times the price I paid. I imagine my bargain lamp was of Chinese origin.

I did like the neat fluoro Waldmann adorning the FP1 in the museum. Singer had one for a while, reasonably priced but with unreasonable shipping. Then there was the beige lamp you found and I won in France. That sale evaporated when the seller admitted to seriously underquoting the airmail cost.

So, a week ago I was checking out Tien "Deckelite" Nguyen Bihn's photos of all things desirable on Photobucket and found among his miscellaneous items a Sunnex lamp.
Swedish and restrained. Compact enough to readily move from machine to machine. A Ebay search revealed one, brand new on offer for just under $60 with another 60 for shipping. I bought it. They sell for around $300. H and F sell knock offs for a bit over what I paid for the real thing. The flexibility looks like a winner.

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BT

Good on you...those are nice. I have two Walmann 5 LED lamps that I need to find/fabricate articulated arms for. I got them new in box for 60 each, free (!) shipping. Back burner stuff for me becauae they are oddly very heavy for such a modest sounding fixture. I tried one with a 24 v transformer. I imagine a good surgeon would have no trouble doing a procedure under that light. Happy.

I write from the bowels of the Deckel Bunker, first time down here in weeks. I have been sanding while listing to Gershwin and taking breaks to peruse the interwebs for the very few things I still need: arbors, MT3 drills, oilcans.

I am trying my very best not to lust after that cherry TOS lathe on ebay at the moment. I am a fan of Czech people and things, so that lathe is a sore temptation. I hope someone here buys it.


Did you see my comment a few weeks ago when you were ex parte about my Deckel boring head? (Head maybe too strong a word..boring gizmo perhaps?)

GQ

Originally Posted by Greg Q

Did you see my comment a few weeks ago when you were ex parte about my Deckel boring head? (Head maybe too strong a word..boring gizmo perhaps?)

GQ

I did read your comment. It prompted me to re-arbor my little Craley boring head. The 13's vertical head accommodates P20 collets ( Like a W20 but with an M12 internal draw bar thread). The head is rotated 180 degrees and the collet is installed in the opposite end of the spindle to the keyed nose. It sits flush. A smaller straight shank head would be useful. I'd gain a few more millimetres of clearance. Finding one will be the tricky bit. Where did you chance upon your's?

I had a look at the TOS. Bit too big for my piddly shed.

BT

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

I did read your comment. It prompted me to re-arbor my little Craley boring head. The 13's vertical head accommodates P20 collets ( Like a W20 but with an M12 internal draw bar thread). The head is rotated 180 degrees and the collet is installed in the opposite end of the spindle to the keyed nose. It sits flush. A smaller straight shank head would be useful. I'd gain a few more millimetres of clearance. Finding one will be the tricky bit. Where did you chance upon your's?

I had a look at the TOS. Bit too big for my piddly shed.

BT

Bob, I found mine on GermBay from one of my favourite sellers. I'll PM you.

Greg

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