I was going to suggest that, too.What's with the " used to " ?
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What Did You Buy Today?
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I invested in a bunch of 1/4-80 TPI stuff for the adjustable collet chuck conversion. It almost doesn't look like a thread. But that 80TPI is nice for dialing it in!
Nice! Never seen one in person, but would definitely buy one if I came across one!
Forgot to mention, I also have a "MD" drill or "high speed" M head. A guy on PM employer scrapped it. His interest was in keeping it out of the dumpster.
Well another sad and forgotten 'vintage' tool found it's way to my rescue farm. This is a Westberg MFG full accessory kit for Rockwell Hardness Testers. Found on FBM way out on the Oregon coast. The owner finally got home from being gone for a month and got it shipped over to me.
That's about FULL vintage right there! Turns out the company is still in business so I sent them these photos.
Never seen one of these. I'll have to look through the Rockwell materials and see if it's a listed accessory.
Double mechanical advantage yields 100kg of weight on the tester. This weight is for softer materials and the kit also has the ball penetrators for that. The Rockwell hardness tester came with the 150kg weight for testing hard steels.
That's about FULL vintage right there! Turns out the company is still in business so I sent them these photos.
Never seen one of these. I'll have to look through the Rockwell materials and see if it's a listed accessory.
Double mechanical advantage yields 100kg of weight on the tester. This weight is for softer materials and the kit also has the ball penetrators for that. The Rockwell hardness tester came with the 150kg weight for testing hard steels.
still does as far as I see him write.
The story unfolds...I exchanged emails with Westberg MFG down in Sonoma, CA. Turns out they didn't manufacture this kit, it was the kit they purchased for their hardness tester from Wilson/Rockwell. The Westberg label was their 'property of' label.
The guy who replied remembers this very kit sitting next to their hardness tester, his mind was blown. lol They sold it and the tester 10 years ago when they downsized and moved buildings along with a bunch of older stuff.
A DC motor for the old battery weed whacker . Went up to Jack's yesterday and ordered it . Picked it up today , brought it home and it was broken where it locks the upper bearing in place . Had to switch out the old housing I had but all is working now . Don't know why they only charged me $45 and not the $58 quoted other than they knew it was broken . But what the hey , $13 is $13 to throw away on another project .
Now that's the kind of update to a what did you buy today post I love.
The provenance of tools is often so much more interesting than the provenance of some antique dresser, or watch, or bit of china.
Someone used this tooling, used their skills knowledge and experience; it helped them earn a living and put food on their table.
Good post, spendy fella!
Not nearly as interesting as the two last posts from @coolidge
A KA200 130 mm Sino scale. I bought it today. It'll arrive in about a week. I got it direct from Sino's website.
I knew I was going to buy a 1 micron scale for my cross slide at some point to replace the KA500, 5 micron scale I bought.
I was looking this avo at how best to get the KA500 installed on the 9x20 cross slide, but despite it being a 'slim' model, it's awkward. I mean I can do it, but it's not ideal.
So I I thought "Fekk it" and ordered the KA200. I can stick the KA500 on eBay.
A KA200 130 mm Sino scale. I bought it today. It'll arrive in about a week. I got it direct from Sino's website.
I knew I was going to buy a 1 micron scale for my cross slide at some point to replace the KA500, 5 micron scale I bought.
I was looking this avo at how best to get the KA500 installed on the 9x20 cross slide, but despite it being a 'slim' model, it's awkward. I mean I can do it, but it's not ideal.
So I I thought "Fekk it" and ordered the KA200. I can stick the KA500 on eBay.