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Brain Coral said:
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Oh god I hate you. That 'Pelton' one on the left I will never forget to this living day. As a child I remember staring up at that damned thing while getting my teeth either drilled or pulled.

HATE those memories. If you were here, I'd be liable to punch you in the mouth, just to watch you have to get YOUR teeth worked on! lol
 
Yesterday bought an old Norton hydraulic 6x18 surface grinder. Seems to be in good shape for it's age. Dated 1942 and has the Army property brass tag. How cool is that?

Also got 2400 lbs of mostly cold rolled steel with a bunch of 4140 solid round! It was a good Monday. The retiring machinist I bought it from was a great character to visit with all day. Made good deals and a friend.

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Alright. A surface grinder to fine tune my Ducati valve shims, too much steel for one person and you're only 40 miles away! :beer:
 
Brain Coral said:
I went and picked up 5 used dental lights from an online auction today. Three out of the five work, so far. One is missing the voltage transformer, and I just have to wire in the other one to check if it works. I am planning on using them in the shop. One for the lathe, one for the mill, and maybe one for fine desk work.

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The one Pelton and Crane light is nearly new. These cost me $50.00 CAD for the lot.

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Right on. Definitely nice lights for the machines.
 
Dumped a big can of change into the coinstar machine and got a certificate for $151 to spend at Amazon the other day. Managed to find someone that was selling a Starrett C251B Trammel set for $65...about $140 off list price. I scarfed it up and it came in a couple of days ago. Should have a chance to use it soon. Still have about $75 left for more tools.
 
I just "Bought it Now" on the 'Bay a 40 Taper spindle for a Bridgeport. It's 6 spline, 1" major diameter, which is substantially similar to my Rockford MV100 spindle... I really hope it'll fit, and that I can find spindle bearings to match it and my quill because that machine deserves a positive-drive-lug taper tool.
 
Well got a package today. Couldn't pass it up and I've heard it's a lot easier to have multiple wheels mounted. Idk haven't got the surface grinder 100% got to get the wiring buttoned up. Sopko hubs four of them 89 bucks delivered. eBay image.jpeg
 
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