2004-07-13 Shredder

Well, got another shredder today, must be about the fourth this year. It is not a cross cut version and is missing its basket and lower flap but has a credit card slot. It is an Aurora AS1002MSB. When I first tested it I got nothing but I dismantled it and removed some stuck plastic and paper crud and it works fine now in forward and reverse. Pic below of it tastfully poised on my next (but not yet fully assembled) cork trivet:

2004-07-13 Scanner Thingy

Some kind of PS2 scanning pen inventory dongle device, maybe from a store. There was a whole pile of Pitney Bowes kit nearby but it had been half stripped. Pic below:

2004-07-13 Mercedes Educational AV

Weirder still is the Mercedes microfilm and audio educational device plus many cassettes for it. To be explored later on, watch this space.

2004-07-13 Mac Upgrades

Also there was what I think was a Mac Clone from some years ago. HDs were all present and SCSI-2, I left them being impatient. I took what I think is the CPU board in case it is sellable, pic below.

2004-07-13 Compaq

A Compaq Pentium 3 mostly stripped. I took the 10/100 ethernet card and the HD. HD is 6.4G Western Digital 26400 and functions fine, has a total of 20366 files on it. Looks like a functioning WinNT install with FAT32 file system. Former owner was a Morpheus user, but I cannot see much in the way of downloaded crud. Pretty tame HD really this, some files pertaining to appliances and household stuff.

2004-07-12 Fuel

Hmmm, have located a 55 gallon drum with old cooking oil in it. Obviously I have to leave the drum and take the oil, hence I need to go back with several buckets. May also have to accost the owners of the drum, but only after I have this batch from it. It seems to have about 25 gallons in it and quite clear looking.

2004-07-11 Pipe Vise

One somewhat rusty clamp-on pipe vise. I did not have one prior to this so it is worth cleaning up I think. Photo makes it look worse than it is......

2004-07-11 Compressor

One portable wheelbarrow style compressor made by Emglo. Are they owned by Dewalt now? Previous owner informed me it worked as I lifted it from his minivan into my trailor. One wonders if that made him feel sheepish. It has been left out in the rain a bit but a quick coat of POR-15 might have to occur.

It works intermittently, current suspect is the presure switch thingy, which should be easy to clean or fix or replace. Here it is in unflattering surroundings woken from peaceful sleep in the trailer:

2004-07-06 Stainless Food Service

Five assorted small stainless steel food service containers, complete with refried bean remants and maggots. They look to be just dirty but otherwise in very good shape. You can never have enough commercial quality kitchen gear, or so I hear. If you do ever have enough then there is always ebay..........

Here is a pic of them in varying states of cleanliness. Angle grinder with stainless wire brush is my friend.

2004-07-05 Veg Oil

Five gallons of cooking oil. It had already seperated into about half-half creamy goop and oil. I decanted the oil off the top and filtered it, looks very clean and ready to go. I am sure I could use the goop as well but will just take that back as am not in the mood, too humid. Added to the 5 gallons from the city the other day this lot should take care of my fuel for the week.