What Did You Buy Today?

I bought a Lufkin 0-3" depth micrometer for $25. I've needed one of these occasionally for years. I usually just use the depth function on my dial calipers. I saw the price on this one and finally bit the bullet. I received it yesterday and it's in great shape.
 

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NOS 1972 Patience and Nicholson tap and die set.
Nice. Never seen a fire engine red tap and die set before! I have a fairly large T-handle tap wrench made by P&N — I think they’re decent quality tools.

-frank
 
Nice. Never seen a fire engine red tap and die set before! I have a fairly large T-handle tap wrench made by P&N — I think they’re decent quality tools.

-frank
Thanks, Frank,
I have a fairly useless tap handle now and no dies so I thought it was a good opportunity to get a decent tap handle, and dies at a reasonable price. KBC HSS sets are basically the same price for more taps and dies so something has to give.
 
I bought a Lufkin 0-3" depth micrometer for $25. I've needed one of these occasionally for years. I usually just use the depth function on my dial calipers. I saw the price on this one and finally bit the bullet. I received it yesterday and it's in great shape.


25 bucks? Score!!!
 
I went to the large grocery store near my house today — flour, sugar, soup, etc all empty from the shelves and lineups at the cashiers not unlike Christmas Eve. So..... I bought a new vise instead! Scrxx you, Coronavirus!

Okay I know, I shouldn’t joke. It’s not funny. But I did buy the vise.

I’ve had a smaller version of this for some years already but find myself reaching for it more for machine setup as opposed to precision work which I was I got it for in the first place. So I figured I’d get a second and slightly larger one.

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Same manufacturer as my first one (it’s an Asian import) which I have been really satisfied with. And according to the accompanying facts and specification booklet “....It’s a kind of much actual valuable machinery accessory with simple structure, convenient operation, great clamping force, high accuracy, large adjustable scope”. Like, how could I not buy it?

Hope this doesn’t start a run on vise tools — there’s already some guy around here that seems to buying things up left, right, and centre....

Thanks for looking! Oh, and I got a free Allen wrench in the box that doesn’t fit anything on this model, BONUS!

-frank
 
I haven't bought a new tool of any consequence for quite a while, and I just got paid for a couple of jobs, and the check is in the mail for a couple more, so time for a new tool. The next project involves some steel fab and I've been wanting one of these for a while.....so.....

Haven't used it yet, just arrived about an hour ago. We'll see how well it works. I chose this one because the batteries are the same as the rest of my tools.

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I have the Dewalt equivalent. Love it.
 
I went to the large grocery store near my house today — flour, sugar, soup, etc all empty from the shelves and lineups at the cashiers not unlike Christmas Eve. So..... I bought a new vise instead! Scrxx you, Coronavirus!

Okay I know, I shouldn’t joke. It’s not funny. But I did buy the vise.

I’ve had a smaller version of this for some years already but find myself reaching for it more for machine setup as opposed to precision work which I was I got it for in the first place. So I figured I’d get a second and slightly larger one.

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Same manufacturer as my first one (it’s an Asian import) which I have been really satisfied with. And according to the accompanying facts and specification booklet “....It’s a kind of much actual valuable machinery accessory with simple structure, convenient operation, great clamping force, high accuracy, large adjustable scope”. Like, how could I not buy it?

Hope this doesn’t start a run on vise tools — there’s already some guy around here that seems to buying things up left, right, and centre....

Thanks for looking! Oh, and I got a free Allen wrench in the box that doesn’t fit anything on this model, BONUS!

-frank

Wait a second...are you... :D


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Collet blocks!
(Thanks @Z2V I wasn’t expecting to also get a nut much less a bearing nut!)
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Got me a new shop stool. This one is made by JS Products who makes the same stool & shelving for Dewalt. That's why the base resembles storage racks. I use a $20 HF mechanic's roller but wanted something a bit taller for my work bench. I didn't want the Dewalt yellow one.

Masterforce is a Menards brand but we don't have Menards here on the west coast. The Menards one was supposed to be dark green. On the website they were listed as black. Product page said no shipping to CA but I tried ordering it anyway & it shipped.

Box that it came in showed the dark green but the one I got was grey. I'm happy with that! Any of those colors would have been fine with me as long as it wasn't yellow & didn't say Dewalt on it. Even with shipping it came out cheaper than the Dewalt one. Thing is beefy with nice size casters, I doubt my fat arse can break this one! I'm liking it so far.

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Oh Man! I'm in the market for a shop stool, is that available here in the states? That is bad ass!
 
Collet blocks!
(Thanks [mention]Z2V [/mention]I wasn’t expecting to also get a nut!)


I got a set of ER40 blocks from them. I have been very happy with them. I miced them and they were parallel and even within a couple of tenths. Estimated as I don't have a mic with the tenths scale that size, but close enough for me. Certainly under a thou.
 
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