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What Did You Buy Today?
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I have a cheap set of left hand bits... They have been successful more than not. I think I have had one failure and many more successes.
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For me the question is… What else should I buy??
Going to pick up a small lathe today and the seller has this as well. What else should I take with me?
I do not recognize most of the tools on this photo… the magnetic bases, yes, I’ll take those.. but do not know what are the other tools
Worth getting these?
Zooming on this one I see a few more tools. There is a surface gauge/scribe
That Grizzly grinder with the white stones, hummm
And a lot of stock available... I will need to see what I can grab from that pile...
and this is the lathe I bought
Going to pick up a small lathe today and the seller has this as well. What else should I take with me?
I do not recognize most of the tools on this photo… the magnetic bases, yes, I’ll take those.. but do not know what are the other tools
Worth getting these?
Zooming on this one I see a few more tools. There is a surface gauge/scribe
That Grizzly grinder with the white stones, hummm
And a lot of stock available... I will need to see what I can grab from that pile...
and this is the lathe I bought
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the hss cutters yes.
the bondus t wrenches if you need them... get them for a good price. both for 20 would be max.
if you don't have a grinder, yes
the offset indicator point for inside readings... yes
swing lamps... YESSSSS always nice to have more light.
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Not bought but GIFTED which is even better!!
Were found in a dumpster!
Kind of rusty to start with but a few days in some oxy-solve and a wire brush and the cleaned up nicely. 11.5" long.
Now I have another winter project, figuring out a way to adapt/hold them for use in my shop press-brake and something to make that I can use them for
Were found in a dumpster!
Kind of rusty to start with but a few days in some oxy-solve and a wire brush and the cleaned up nicely. 11.5" long.
Now I have another winter project, figuring out a way to adapt/hold them for use in my shop press-brake and something to make that I can use them for
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Yes on the HSS tool bits, & the inside diameter attachment (ball ends on a pivot arm,) The Grizzl grinder only if really cheap, the white wheels are probably worth more than the grinder. The stock, if priced right, always worth having on hand. Shipping gets expensive for steel! Trammel points can be really handy. The antique indicator, if the pointer is still there, would be cool to have but not really useful in this age of modern indicators. The dividers if you don't have. Much depends on price and negotiation.
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I have Vol. 2 and waiting for a good deal on Vol. 1. Yours look to be in very good shape.
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Got a few things. I did grab the dividers, I did not have any of those. I forgot to get the grinder. As you said, the white wheels are worth it... even if I have a grinder already setup with those. I will go back tomorrow or Thursday for it...
The antique indicator? Which one? This one? If so, yeah, got it! It looks soooo cool... could not resist. And it works!
You can see the rest of what I got in this thread:
Buy a small lathe while I wait for the PM lathe to arrive??
Aaron, what's the story on the older Enco lathes? Were they made in Germany? Emco was made by the Swiss, Enco was Taiwan.
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