Workshop tooling and equipment boast posts.

That is a proper drill.

Yeah HLV-H, was refurbed a few years back and is smooth as silk, it has imperial dials so I've just got a DRO for it, should make life a bit easier. Nice wide bed, tailstock weighs a ton though, right faff when doing a job and need to keep shifting it.

This drill is a brick shithouse too.

Got mine out of a garage about 4 years ago now. It was in a sorry state. Still haven't sorted out the power feed, but for what we have been using it for its been fine. Clearly a lot rougher than yours, but a much better lathe than I deserve so swings and roundabouts.

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that is rediculously close to my high schools pillar drill

Looks decent man, better condition than some I see being used.

That Simple Sam poster is excellent too.

What's your workshop used for?

I work at a uni, in Chemistry, make stuff for the PhD / research boffins. Work by myself so it's a nice little setup really.

Yes lovely. I do feel sorry for the people who have to work around me.

Love to see these workshop photos. I miss the tools we had at my old workplace:

Excel lathe and Bridgeport mill - plus various saws, presses and other tools just out of shot. My new place has just one wonky pillar drill. :-(

I've got a nice Axminster bench drill and a couple of other bits and pieces, but we're renting at the moment and I've got nowhere to set them up. Moving to a new house soon with a double garage that's going to become my bike fettling space. Eventually I'd like to get a lathe and mill, and hope to build a frame or two in there too.

My new lathe, recently donated by my mother-in-law's chap; 50p for scale and current market value.

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That looks nifty!

I didn't know you could get dinky ones: looks handy for the "bedroom mechanic".

I didn't know you could get dinky ones

Now @coldharbour knows what to get his kids for Christmas.

It specifically states in the manual that it's not a toy, however it does ruin this assertion by referring to it as a toy in the next section.

Is that one of those ones that can be flipped and inverted for milling drilling & turning?

Sticking with the toy theme, I just assembled this Clarke pillar drill in my workshop
Bnib on the eBay for a princely £38
Seems solid enough for the sort of crap I get up to...

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Lovely little thing.

I have that very drill (although different branding). Has done me well.

Tasty!

Are you and Dallas building Matt's personal bikes?

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Yep I think sip wolf clarke etc are often the same stuff under the paint & stickers

Pleased to hear it's Talbot approved though!!

It is indeed, the possibilities appear to be almost unlimited.

Right, I've taken advantage of an eBay 20% off voucher to buy me a new TIG welder and foot pedal. An R-tech TIG160PD-D, to be precise. I'm now going to be an awesomely excellent TIG welder, right?

Yeah. Just use it loads. It’s not rocket science, just practice. Try Adams Gas for rent free argon.

Very happy with mine, which is the same as yours. Go forth and blow holes and swear!

Also, have at least a whole pack of 2% Lanthinated tungstens sharpened both ends sitting on the table. Once you get into a flow you don’t want to have to stop and grind electrodes every 2 mins.