Metalworking

secondhandtools at Lyme Regis Antique & Craft Centre

secondhandtools at Lyme Regis Antique & Collectos Centre

secondhandtools now has a retail outlet at the Lyme Regis Antique & Craft Centre on the Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3JH. Tel:  01297 445053.  During the summer months the Centre is open 11 am to 5 pm 7 days a week.

Gerry and I are really pleased about this move.  Lyme is such a fantastic place to visit. It has got everything, as far as we are concerned. Really nice beach with cafes, pubs, icecream parlours (and toilets) very handy.  Lots to watch going on on the water: fishing boats, gigs, canoes, etc.  We need to go over twice a week to refurbish stock and here we can combine business with pleasure.  Add the new stock and then sit out having a coffee, or a pint or beer or glass of wine!

Lyme Regis Antique & Craft centre is based on the Marine Parade overlooking the beach and you can stroll along to the Centre either from  The Cobb or come along the Marine Parade from the Town Centre (and it is a unique town centre, especially for a seaside town).   Above are the recently extended and renovated Gardens with mini golf, table tennis and lots of sitting areas  to admire the fantastic view out to sea.

If you can cope with the return uphill walk, then there is a large car park to the west of the town where, at the time of writing this, parking costs just £1.70 a day.  Very good value.

For more information try the Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre

secondhandtools at Lyme Regis

secondhandtools now has an outlet selling secondhand tools at Lyme Regis

We now have a small area in the Lyme Regis Antique & Craft Centre on Marine Parade, Lyme Regis.
Opening hours are 11:00 to 17:00 7 days a week.

If you are in the area please pop and check out our second hand tools.  The Antique Centre is on
the Marine Parade at Lyme next to the By the Bay Restaurant, a brief stroll along the front from the
bottom of Broad Street, Lyme Regis or an even briefer stroll from the west end at the Cobb.

Toolmakers & Engineers Precision Instruments and Tooling

Toolmakers & Engineers Precision Instruments and Tooling

We have just updated our metalworking section with Toolmakers and Engineers Precision Tools including

Set of 6 Outside Metric Micrometers 0 To 150 mm. Complete with Setting Rods and Adjustment Tools

Telescopic Gauges

Mitutoyo 8″ (200 mm) Absolute. 500-172U.
Digimatic Caliper 0.01 Mm Resolution. SR44 Battery

Compac Dial Test Indicator.
No. 245 Metric Compac Dial Test Indicator

Verdict Imperial 0.0005″ Dial Test Indicator in Makers Box

Planer & Shaper Gauge by the Lufkin & Pole Co.

Universal Surface Gauge by Moore & Wright

Sine Bars and Probes

BSF Taps, Dies & Die Nuts

Vee Blocks, Angle Plates, Parallels and Toolmakers Angle Blocks

etc., etc.,

Antique Woodworking tools by David Russell

Antique Woodworking Tools by David Russell

We have recently reordered this book.  The feedback we have received from people who have purchased it  has been 100% happy!!   At the moment we are selling it for £70. It weighs 3.75 kgs so we post it out by carrier (in the UK usually UPS) and we have had to increase the UK  Zone One delivery charge to  £8.50.  Other areas such as The Hebrides, Northern Ireland, The Highlands etc we will have to quote for.  Delivery is usually within 3 days of ordering.  We will quote for any destination outside the UK.

For more details about the book please look at our website

secondhandtools site update Sunday 21 August

We will be updating the secondhand tools site on Sunday 21 August and after that I am hoping that updates will be on a more regular basis.

I had a new knee in June after which it takes a while to be fully operational, although nothing to stop me working on the pc as long as to begin with I didn’t sit for too long.  We also have some ‘family stuff’ to prepare for as the grandson who had severe meningitis and septicaemia starts surgery to repair the damage done to his legs in September. So, we have eased back over the last few weeks.

I would really stress that everyone, and especially parents and grandparents, needs to be aware of the symptoms of Meningitis and to know what to do if they have any worries – contact your GP, contact your nearest A & E and even have the Meningitis Research Foundation helpline on your mobile (08088003344).   It is a terrible illness which develops so quickly, the best defence is early action.  Know your child (or the person – adults are just as vunerable) and if you are not happy insist on a second opinion (or contact the helpline for support).   For our grandson, the COSMIC (Children of St. Marys Intensive Care) unit of St. Marys, Paddington was probably the reason he survived.  They do a wonderful job for little ones with all kinds of illnesses.

These charities both need support in order to push research and bring to an end such terrible illnesses.

Carol Dawson

Model SL Emco-Unimat Lathe (now sold)

We have just put a

Model SL Emco Uni-mat Lathe on the site

The description reads
MODEL SL EMCO-UNIMAT LATHE MADE IN AUSTRIA. COMPLETE WITH VERTICAL COLUMN
& MILLING TABLE.  3 JAW & DRILL CHUCKS, FACEPLATE, ETC. GOOD WORKING CONDITION.
INCLUDES 47 PAGE DETAILED OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.

It is in good condition and is priced at £195 including delivery in the U.K.

Maco Template Profile Gauge

Maco Template Profile Gauge

When we update the site next week, one item will be a Maco Template Profile Gauge.
This is the rare larger version (300 x 200 mm) for recording moulding & other profiles
In good user condition.  As used by Lucy Shoe Merritt in Greece (1906 – 2003).

“In 1929, Shoe went as a Fellow to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, where she examined firsthand the architectural remains of ancient Greece. Taught from textbooks that profiles of Greek mouldings did not differ, but also taught by Carpenter to “see what you look at,” she noticed that temple mouldings indeed differed vastly. As a result of her observations, she continued her study in Greece from 1930 to 1934, equipped with a MACO Template profile gauge, a specialized tool used to record moulding profiles. The results of her research confirmed that there were important chronological distinctions in the execution and placement of architectural mouldings, as shown in the full-scale drawings and explanatory text published in Profiles of Greek Mouldings in 1936, an adapted version of her Ph.D. dissertation.” (from the Bryn Mawr College Library).

Jaguar, Aston Martin, Alvis and Lancia Car Parts

One of our customers has some vintage car parts he wanted to sell, so as Vintage Car Parts isn’t something we know much about we have just put the four items on Ebay: as follows

Jaguar E-Type Grill.

We believe this to be an original part but can’t be totally sure.
Embossed No.7’91964 & Trademark over Birmingham
Height: 550 mm. Max width: 260 mm.
Weight: 2.9 kgs.

Aston Martin DB4 Original Part

We believe this Carburettor & Inlet Manifold Assembly is from an Aston Martin DB4
The Manifold is numbered 20 0820.
The SU Carburettor 1161.L. & AUC 8103
Total width: 630 mm. Depth: 280 mm.
Weight: 8.8 kgs

Alvis (?) Carburettor & Inlat Manifold Assembly

We believe this Carburettor & Inlet Manifold Assembly is from an Alvis
The SU Carburettor 1161.L. & AUC 8102
We welcome questions & can provide more pictures.
Total width: 515 mm. Depth: 220 mm.
Weight: 6 kgs.

Lancia Steering Wheel Original Part

We believe this Steering Wheel is for an Alvis.
It is 400 mm diameter and approx. 120 mm deep
Weight 2.2 kgs.

If anyone is interested these are in the vehicle parts / classic cars section of Ebay and will run for 10 days.