Well I took a trip out to Northern Manitoba to visit a friend I haven t seen in almost ten years. I mention I am putting a machine shop together and sold my two motorcycles. He then says to me" Some twenty years ago my father gave me a tool box and I haven t touched it, you can have anything you find useful". His father is a retired tool and die machinist that learned his craft in Germany and moved to Canada not long after he had his ticket.
Well low and behold I couldn t believe my fortune. Twenty five pounds of goods. Everything is top shelf. Either American, German , or From England. They are all sharp. Some regrinds on the end mills. Flutes and all and whats in a package is still to size. There has to be easy a few thousand dollars here and some of his ground tools as well. Crafty, take a look at the grind on that smallish boring bar. Shank relieved, rake and just a great job on some round hss.
It could not come at a better time. Ready to buy a mill. I have pretty well made up my mind but have a trip to Toronto in July and want to spend a couple days looking at some used mills. I live in a small town and nothing around my home.
Whats on the table is a little less than half the box it came in.
Well low and behold I couldn t believe my fortune. Twenty five pounds of goods. Everything is top shelf. Either American, German , or From England. They are all sharp. Some regrinds on the end mills. Flutes and all and whats in a package is still to size. There has to be easy a few thousand dollars here and some of his ground tools as well. Crafty, take a look at the grind on that smallish boring bar. Shank relieved, rake and just a great job on some round hss.
It could not come at a better time. Ready to buy a mill. I have pretty well made up my mind but have a trip to Toronto in July and want to spend a couple days looking at some used mills. I live in a small town and nothing around my home.
Whats on the table is a little less than half the box it came in.
