Dear All,
I'm hoping I'm in the right place, as I've joined TFF just for this one post.
My father was a retired smallholder from East Sussex, who lived in Bury, Lancashire (North Manchester) for the last 35 years. He passed away last year and I've been clearing his home. There have been several surprises. What we could we've sold or taken to Gisburn Auction, or given away locally.
One of the last things we uncovered is a Pickhill Bantam arc welder.
So far as I know Dad acquired it in the early 1980s when the owner died. It certainly hasn't been used since 1988 when he moved to Bury.
We've been able to open the body of it, and the two electrical engineers who did so have discussed its condition and decided it was "clean and in good nick". They were pleased with the oil that came off it - a slightly odd smell, but otherwise clean and apparently not contaminated. We pumped out the oil to reduce weight, and it's in 3x 5litre oil canisters. The original electrical cabling was not safe for modern use, and has been cut off, so that needs replacing, although we've retained it for now. The end of one welding cable has no terminus, but we found a box of 749.5 welding rods, which I assume go with it. The other end has a giant crocodile clip on it.
The 749.5 welding rods (yes, I counted them) seem to be in fair condition, and are in at least 3 different thicknesses. My brother advised me that they may need a little drying out in an oven since they've been in store since 1988. I'm not qualified to do that, whoever takes it may have the pleasure.
We'll accept a reasonable offer.
Everything that was part of it is still available and mostly usable. We are selling it for either a renovation project or spares. I'll try to upload photos below, but they are available on request to " tuftysfamily at gmail.com " if I am not successful.
I'm not familiar with the protocols of this forum, but enquiry or response can always be made to " tuftysfamily at gmail.com ".
My parents ran approximately 1.5 acres of smallholding in Battle, East Sussex, for nearly 20 years between about 1972 to 1988. We started with rabbit meat farming, then moved into goats, with our peak being some 80 milking goats: the Whitcher Herd of Browsers and Grazers, and the bulk of our milk sold to Safeways Supermarket, plus some local trade in milk, cheese and yoghourts. Dad was an engineer by trade before farming, and after retiring took up radio hamming, working with his Drummond B lathe, and other interests.
Thank you all, and my Lord Jesus bless you and yours.
MrsGC
I'm hoping I'm in the right place, as I've joined TFF just for this one post.
My father was a retired smallholder from East Sussex, who lived in Bury, Lancashire (North Manchester) for the last 35 years. He passed away last year and I've been clearing his home. There have been several surprises. What we could we've sold or taken to Gisburn Auction, or given away locally.
One of the last things we uncovered is a Pickhill Bantam arc welder.
So far as I know Dad acquired it in the early 1980s when the owner died. It certainly hasn't been used since 1988 when he moved to Bury.
We've been able to open the body of it, and the two electrical engineers who did so have discussed its condition and decided it was "clean and in good nick". They were pleased with the oil that came off it - a slightly odd smell, but otherwise clean and apparently not contaminated. We pumped out the oil to reduce weight, and it's in 3x 5litre oil canisters. The original electrical cabling was not safe for modern use, and has been cut off, so that needs replacing, although we've retained it for now. The end of one welding cable has no terminus, but we found a box of 749.5 welding rods, which I assume go with it. The other end has a giant crocodile clip on it.
The 749.5 welding rods (yes, I counted them) seem to be in fair condition, and are in at least 3 different thicknesses. My brother advised me that they may need a little drying out in an oven since they've been in store since 1988. I'm not qualified to do that, whoever takes it may have the pleasure.
We'll accept a reasonable offer.
Everything that was part of it is still available and mostly usable. We are selling it for either a renovation project or spares. I'll try to upload photos below, but they are available on request to " tuftysfamily at gmail.com " if I am not successful.
I'm not familiar with the protocols of this forum, but enquiry or response can always be made to " tuftysfamily at gmail.com ".
My parents ran approximately 1.5 acres of smallholding in Battle, East Sussex, for nearly 20 years between about 1972 to 1988. We started with rabbit meat farming, then moved into goats, with our peak being some 80 milking goats: the Whitcher Herd of Browsers and Grazers, and the bulk of our milk sold to Safeways Supermarket, plus some local trade in milk, cheese and yoghourts. Dad was an engineer by trade before farming, and after retiring took up radio hamming, working with his Drummond B lathe, and other interests.
Thank you all, and my Lord Jesus bless you and yours.
MrsGC
