A little off topic, but had the email below forwarded to me by my wife...
As part of a future accommodation project, we are clearing part of the Estates Engineering Workshop and the following pieces of heavy workshop equipment are no longer required, many of which have not been used for years:
• 1 No. pillar drill (3 phase)
• 1 No. power hack saw (3 phase)
• 1 No. horizontal/vertical milling machine (3 phase)
• 1 No. boxer/shaper (3 phase)
• 1 No. boxer lathe (3 phase)
If you are interested in one or more of the above, please inspect (arrangements through Graham Huggett x76854) and submit a bid in a sealed envelope to Trevor Marsh in procurement by 15th August. You will be expected to arrange removal and transportation.
If no bids are received, the equipment will be disposed of.
Oh how I wish I had the space to accommodate that lot! Mind you, even if I had the space, I'd probably spend the next 30 years trying to figure out how to use it all properly!
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(I don't think I've ever seen a horizontal/vertical milling machine before, but it sounds uber cool!) I might see whether I have space for one of these machines (ideally the lathe, but that probably takes the most space) - but the next question is how to get 3-phase power. You used to be able to have this routed into your domestic dwelling - is that still the case? BTW if anyone is interested in obtaining one of the above, I am happy to forward contact details. And no, I don't have any financial interest to declare
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