2017 - The Original "What Did You Buy Today?" Mega Thread

[Zathros]

BTW YOU SUCK!!!!

Did you mean "you chuck" LOL



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[Mark_f]

It was like Christmas today. I picked up a 12" Starret level in like new condition for $50 . And my $24 boring head came today also. I will machine the shank for the boring head.

 

[BROCKWOOD]

I received an NMTB 50 7/8" horizontal bar. The metal is not too hard to add a keyway & I'll have to make spacers as well. Now, I can use import gear cutters with my dividing head.

 

[Charles Spencer]

After hinting around and not getting it for Christmas or my birthday I bought a boombox that plays MP3s. It also has a radio and plays CDs and tapes. Haven't tried it out yet but I at least know that it will fit where the old one went.

 

[Ken from ontario]

I could use one like that, still have a few cassette tapes,ahh the eighties.

 

[Charles Spencer]

I could use one like that, still have a few cassette tapes,ahh the eighties.

That's why I picked this one. I have been listening to my old tapes in the shop on a somewhat older boombox. Curiously, the USB port is in the cassette door.

I tried it out. It works and I know that I'll have to change the USB sticks way less often than tapes. I got it from Amazon, ordered on Tuesday and received it Wednesday.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T3GR9XI/

 

[GoceKU]

I know most of the lathes and mills are quiet, so you can listen to music, any advice for me, my lathe has straight cut gears and 11KW motor, sounds like a plane when running over 100 dB ?

 

[WoodBee]

I know most of the lathes and mills are quiet, so you can listen to music, any advice for me, my lathe has straight cut gears and 11KW motor, sounds like a plane when running over 100 dB ?

A combination ear defenders and headphones! Given your machine you need ear protection anyway. I have seen them (ear defenders) with connections for a MP3 player. I have also seen little boxes that connect wireless to a audio set and can be connected to headphones if you don't want to use a portable player.
Peter

 

[Groundhog]

I know most of the lathes and mills are quiet, so you can listen to music, any advice for me, my lathe has straight cut gears and 11KW motor, sounds like a plane when running over 100 dB ?

At the drag races I use ear buds for the track-side radio and cover those with shooting muffs (ear defenders).

 

[GoceKU]

Yeah my hearing is not the best, as a young guy i've run too many loud exhausts and straight pipes so i really should do something if i want to hear at all when i become old.