The flea market was good to me today!

[Batmanacw]

First I bought approximately 10 lbs of 1/2-13 x 1.25" grade 8 bolts for $8.



Then I found this set of Starrett hole gauges for $1. I left one rusty for the picture. They all cleaned up like new. They work fine. I might like them better than my Mitutoyos.



Then I found a rusty hunk of parallel clamp that cost me another $1. I was not surprised to find the Starrett stamp under the rust and dirt. It might as well be new.



I didn't take pictures but I bought 4 Kennametal green silicon carbide stones for honing carbide for $1 each.

Crazy good day at a pretty dead flea market.

 

[gard]

nice score, what did you use to clean the rust off

 

[Batmanacw]

nice score, what did you use to clean the rust off

Wire wheel on hardened steel works great.

 

[markba633csi]

"Got a big ole Cadillac with wire wheels,
got rhinestones on the spokes,
got credit down at the grocery store
and my barber tells me jokes
I'm the number 1 attraction
every supermarket parkin' lot
I'm the king of Kansas City
No thanks Omaha, thanks a lot"

Roger Miller
Kansas City Star

 

[Braeden P]

Since no one said it yet

 

[Suzuki4evr]

Well Braeden said it best.....

 

[Batmanacw]

Well Braeden said it best.....

A few weeks ago I bought about 150 lbs of decent bolts for $20. Lots of grade 2 but some grade 5 and 8.

 

[Batmanacw]

Lots of good stuff at the flea market today. My favorite machine tool vendor showed up. He sold me the lathe tools, the grinding point, the no 4 center drills, and the 1/4" solid carbide indexible boring bar with 8 inserts. I paid $60 for the boring bar with inserts. $80 total.

I bought the Williams wrench and Cincinnati clamp for $10 total. The Craftsman tap handle was $4. The steel and aluminum cost me $3. The little blue honing stone was $2.





This was one of the most expensive flea markets all year! Everything cleaned up extremely well.

The Craftsman tap handle holds straighter than the Starrett I ordered and had to send back. Cleaned up like brand new.

 

[Batmanacw]

I bought a 2-3 Mitutoyo micrometer for $90 at the flea market today. Same guy who sold me the 0-1 and 1-2. Perfect working order. Ratchet thimble like the 1-2.