What Did You Buy Today?

[darkzero]

Don't remember if there is an existing thread like this. Many of you guys like to share your scores so let's try a new ongoing thread...

If your here chances are you love tools & always love to get new ones. This thread is not necessarily for gloating (well maybe) but you can if you want but expect to get a "you suck" compliment!

So what did you buy for the shop today (or recently)? No tool too small or too big, machines, equipment, inexpensive, expensive, good deal or not, whatever. All that matters is if you'd like to share your latest acquisition that put a smile on your face, post 'em up! And you know the drill, we love to see photos!

 

[BGHansen]

Bruce I also have some ccmt inserts and have found the ccgt inserts fit the same pocket. They are sharp with a positive rake. Work very good on aluminum. Can use for steel but keep depth of cuts under .005.
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I’ve found that tcgt inserts also fit for a tcmt insert. Same thing very sharp and work very good.
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Hope that helps some.

Ordered some off eBay from seller "zimi-hk", 20 inserts for $16 including shipping. I've had really good luck with this eBay seller, probably have the inserts by 1/20/2019.

Thanks again for the tip,

Bruce

 

[Cadillac]

Ordered some off eBay from seller "zimi-hk", 20 inserts for $16 including shipping. I've had really good luck with this eBay seller, probably have the inserts by 1/20/2019.

Thanks again for the tip,

Bruce

Funny that’s where I get most of mine same seller. Small world

 

[Cadillac]

Man usps is on my Sh— list they’re not doing to good this month. Boxed looks like it was throw out the truck.

Took advantage of the sale from all industrial tool. Stocked up on some bxa and axa tool holders for the lathes. Got a mt2 holder for a drill chuck to mount on the carriage. And for some reason I can’t find my 5/8 5c collet so I picked one of them up also. IMO these are the nicest finished holders out of all the imports. They don’t say China on them too.

 

[DaveInHouston]

Don't remember if there is an existing thread like this. Many of you guys like to share your scores so let's try a new ongoing thread...

If your here chances are you love tools & always love to get new ones. This thread is not necessarily for gloating (well maybe) but you can if you want but expect to get a "you suck" compliment!

So what did you buy for the shop today (or recently)? No tool too small or too big, machines, equipment, inexpensive, expensive, good deal or not, whatever. All that matters is if you'd like to share your latest acquisition that put a smile on your face, post 'em up! And you know the drill, we love to see photos!

I dragged this home the other day. The old gentleman (older than me!) had owned it for thirty years and used it occasionally as a wood lathe to make toys. It seems to be in good shape other than needing a cleanup and tuneup. Got a few tools and a huge amount of gears. Some of the extra gears are steel and I assume don’t belong to the lathe. Serial number on lathe is 11998 S, but I have no idea when it was made.
Thanks,
Dave

 

[mattthemuppet2]

Ordered some off eBay from seller "zimi-hk", 20 inserts for $16 including shipping. I've had really good luck with this eBay seller, probably have the inserts by 1/20/2019.

Thanks again for the tip,

Bruce

nice, I've bought from them before too. I've found the "Korloy" ones to be a little more robust than the unbranded ones I got from Banggood.

lovely looking lathe Dave, 10" Atlas? Feel free to come say hi if you're ever in the area

 

[DaveInHouston]

I dragged this home the other day. The old gentleman (older than me!) had owned it for thirty years and used it occasionally as a wood lathe to make toys. It seems to be in good shape other than needing a cleanup and tuneup. Got a few tools and a huge amount of gears. Some of the extra gears are steel and I assume don’t belong to the lathe. Serial number on lathe is 11998 S, but I have no idea when it was made.
Thanks,
Dave

Here are the gears that came with the lathe.....40 in all. The ones on the left (25 if I can count) are Zamak? But in good shape. The ones on the right (15 or so) are cast or steel (a magnet sticks to them) but I don’t know what they go to. They all are marked “Boston GB - 90” or whatever the tooth count is. Very nice gears and appear unused.

 

[hman]

Do the gears from the two sets inter-mate? If so, you've got some bodacious threading capability!

 

[DaveInHouston]

Do the gears from the two sets inter-mate? If so, you've got some bodacious threading capability!

I haven’t checked each and every gear, but the ones I checked did seem to mesh properly.

 

[Bamban]

Ordered some off eBay from seller "zimi-hk", 20 inserts for $16 including shipping. I've had really good luck with this eBay seller, probably have the inserts by 1/20/2019.

Thanks again for the tip,

Bruce

zimi-hk is my preferred supplier as well. To stock up, I bought a pack of inserts every month last year from them, mainly DCGTs and CCGTs. I use these on SS 416R. I have taken 0.050 DOC with the CCGT 32.51 on the newly belted SBL13 with no issues. Definitely no issues in the gear head 1236. The 32.52 for finishing.