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15 minutes ago, Chris Suslowicz said:

I've got some drums (free-standing reels actually) of co-ax and Lightweight Quad that were backloaded into a skip from a great height, then left out in the rain for months. They're bent and rusted to the point I'm not sure where to begin - some of the folding handles are immovable. (I only bought them for the contents, though some might be repairable.) 

If I can get this drum running will be happy lol, it's on a frame for what I understand is an AFV

49 minutes ago, Chris Suslowicz said:

Ah, they're a cunning "sandwich" construction and the outer layer is basically armouring of the joint. The actual joints are waterproof and very strong if properly made. (Far better than the old "Self-Soldering Sleeve type which were time consuming, messy, required manually insulating after the cleanup, and couldn't be posted because... firework composition. Bound-In joints were even less fun and very hard on the fingers as I discovered in the Cadet Force, decades ago.)

I've not seen the Hellerman jointing sleeves for sale anywhere, but then I haven't been looking - I think I have a couple of boxes of them tucked away somewhere, but no D10 to use them on!

Best regards,

Chris. 

Many thanks, i did wonder 

This is a few month project the drum I have wont rotate at the moment despite penetrating fluid

Think either heat or dismantle part is next

8 hours ago, Chris Suslowicz said:

The jointing sleeves and a Hellerman tool are so much easier than doing bound-in or soldered joints - assuming you can get the crimp sleeves, of course. :-)>

Best regards,

Chris.

(Recently discovered the Belt, Linesman was discontinued around 2011. End of an era.)

:-(>

Many thanks, yes i suspect its getting the crimp sleeves, when I was changing one wire to the drum for the set up came across a pair, as both metal and side by side i did wonder about shorting

Thanks i was thinking of solder and shrink wrap to connect, as I have them already, this drum when loaded is more for show than use

Thanks, got a couple of drums now, just sorting out

Does anyone have an equivalent replacement for this. Or a source

Thanks in advance 

4 hours ago, DINGODOUG said:

Hi Alec, our broadband is a nightmare when we have storms  so I will have to be quick. It is a No5 cookset I have and an oven so sorry if I have raised false hopes. I also have a LR ambulance dated 73/74. We are having a Scottish military vehicle rally at Alford transport museum on 22 Sep this year. Any chance you could come down? It is also an autojumble/militaria so you might do some buying or selling. Douglasmatheson@btinternet.com.

I am in Fife need to sort dates out 

2 hours ago, DINGODOUG said:

I have a cookset and oven which I am disposing of . I am in Aberdeenshire. I have photos if interested. The cooker looks unused after an overhaul and came from depot stock. 

Do you have the stands and pots?

On 1/5/2024 at 8:44 PM, Chris Suslowicz said:

That's the "Split Drum" that clips onto a vehicle and can be used for rewinding the cable into the more portable "Dispenser Pack" which are currently being listed as 'new', so it might be worth getting both items. There used to be mountains of D10 available, but it seems to have been collected up by now - I don't think the scrap value is very high because it's 4 tinned copper and 3 tinned hard steel cores, so difficult to recycle.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276262038438 for dispenser packs.

Best regards,

Chris. (G8KGS)

Any pictures of how this works please.

Much appreciated 

On 1/5/2024 at 7:52 PM, sirhc said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196164547882?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=Ef3Rp-6cQs6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=A3ZwjB7vSVy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Just picking this up next week, can you advise on the attachment for winding and unwinding 

Yes that's where I got the phone 

Many thanks, as its for part of the FFR Land Rover your suggestion makes sense.

It the usual, not looking for it loads of kit when you want it rare.

Yes I have found this forum helpfull.

Hopefully someone will see this, it's for display at shows to raise money for help for heroes 

Not being an electrician will have a word with CES to see what they have

Thanks

Does any one have any information on the type of wire for this, looking for that and hopefully the wire drum

14 hours ago, Citroman said:

I am not shure but as far as i can remember it was completely rust covered. The strange thing is the nearest British troops were some 10 kms away. Our region was liberated by the Americans. In a field oposite my grand parents house there were some US howitzers stationed for few weeks that shot into germany. The force from the blasts did damage the front door.

Thats interesting

Now you have said that it makes sense. 

Well it's a tool box now for my army Land rover so ammunition brown it it

Thanks all 

Gents many thanks for all these much wiser

I think i can assume the blue was a latter life paint

Just bought this tin

I was going to paint it the traditional brown but looking at it the tin is blue mainly with some red, blue makes me think RAF.

Any clues what would have been the original colour and where can I get it.

There is some writing on the side which looks like it could say FUSE, but not sure, looking at the lid markings any idea of what would be in it, the handles look as though it could be heavy.

The catch is incomplete and would any one have a picture of what it should look like

Thanks in advance

Richard

13 hours ago, Mark Ellis said:

I've applied for that, following your earlier suggestion. Already joined an ACC group.
Had a look on MERLIN. This is just an example, but has some dates to give a rough guide to service periods.
So is 69 BN 70 a No. 4 Mark 1 trailer?
 

Sorry you are asking questions i dont know the answer to that 

Hopefully someone can help

Not sure if this helps

https://www.facebook.com/groups/29thfk/permalink/3747736318846239/

11 minutes ago, Mark Ellis said:

No, this big rectangular thing is the Number 4, isn't it?

It may be but i am more familiar with the trailer version

1 hour ago, Mark Ellis said:

I think the photo of Number 4 mislead me a bit. Hadn't realised that the chimney is all part of one main chimney

 

 

Are you refering to the Drum with steam, thats a Soyer

Look on Facebook for the 29 Field kitchen as well they have a lot of genuine kit that still works

16 hours ago, Mark Ellis said:

I don't have a front cover, but I guess it is - but from a different suspect manual supplier.
There is also a 1945 version.

Mark

The pictures are better in this one and seem to be the "master" copy for the latter version