What Did You Buy Today?

No pictures today, but I did stop by my favorite used equipment dealer yesterday. I was actually ;looking for a Burr King deburring like this.

Model 760 1.5 x 60 or 2 x 60 Three Wheel Belt Grinder - Product Details

www.burrking.com www.burrking.com

I missed the one he had so I went through the yard looking for some material for my "under construction" long arm deburring grinder. I happened across a large stack of new 6061 aluminum sheet, round stock, flat stock, and tubing. Mixed in the tubing were some strange profile extrusions. I asked what they were from and was told he bought out a company that was making agricultural sprayers. The company is not going out of business, but rather consolidating operations in one location.

I ended up with 70 lbs. of 1"x 1 1/4", 1"x 1 1/2"", and 1 1/2" x 2" flat stock. 9' of 2"x 3" x 1/4" wall rectangular tube, a 3' x 4' sheet of 1/4" plate, and a 4' section of mounting rail for industrial electrical cabinets. The whole works came to a total of $145.00 including the half dozen or so cuts he had to make to get it in the truck. Next time I'll take a closer look at the extrusions. They were interesting, and I'm sure I will be able to think of something to use them for.

Here's a link to the sprayer companies website. The long arms of the boom in the picture are made from the extrusions. It's a combination of round tube attached to angle iron. The tube is oval shaped on the inside with 4 "female keyways" at 90*. This is not a weldment, but rather an extrusion.
https://spraybooms.com/wet-boom-sprayer-pipe/

When I get back to the shop I'll use the mounting track to replace the shorter piece that mounts the back splash to the larger lathe and begin using some of the flat stock and tubing for the deburring grinder
 
@Steve-F just had to show his beautifully made Hemingway-styled knurling tool... what a work of art. There is no way I was going to be able to make that just by looking at photos like he did... Here is Steve's

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So I ordered the kit...

Knurling Tools - hemingwaykits.com

Unique projects for the small workshop owner. Please browse our Toolroom and Engine Bay for our latest project kits.
www.hemingwaykits.com

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I like how Steve used brass in some of the components, and the changes in style on a few of the parts...

I have some brass stock that I can use to do the same... so I will probably make the tool with what comes in the kit and then start replacing parts with some made out of brass...

EDIT: Found a set of videos of someone that bought the kit and is documenting the build:


First video... you can see the rest of the videos in his channel...
 
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wachuko said:
@Steve-F just had to show his beautifully made Hemingway-styled knurling tool... what a work of art. There is no way I was going to be able to make that just by looking at photos like he did... Here is Steve's

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@Steve-F that's just plain tool porn... NICE.. how does it work? I have a simpler type, just a tension screw, like an EAGLE type (I think) nice job.
 
wachuko said:
@Steve-F just had to show his beautifully made Hemingway-styled knurling tool... what a work of art. There is no way I was going to be able to make that just by looking at photos like he did... Here is Steve's

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So I ordered the kit...

Knurling Tools - hemingwaykits.com

Unique projects for the small workshop owner. Please browse our Toolroom and Engine Bay for our latest project kits.
www.hemingwaykits.com

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I like how Steve used brass in some of the components, and the changes in style on a few of the parts...

I have some brass stock that I can use to do the same... so I will probably make the tool with what comes in the kit and then start replacing parts with some made out of brass...
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It is a pretty one! I made my knurler from Mikey's plans. Straddle knurler Made a plinth for it to rest on. Came out really well, but not the level of tool porn that Steve's is. The one above has very nice curves.
 
Thank you very much woodchucker and Wobblyhand!! I had a lot of fun making it:) It works similar to what you describe but it also has a cam lobe connected to the shaft the lever arm and you can move towards you on the fly and increase the pressure, struck me as an interesting feature and had to have one! :eagerness:
 
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Thank you very much woodchucker!! I had a lot of fun making it:) It works similar to what you describe but it also has a cam lobe connected to the shaft the lever arm and you can move forward on the fly and increase the pressure, struck me as an interesting feature and had to have one! :eagerness:
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I mean, how do the knurls look, and do you like the cam?
Very sweet looking.


I need to order some new knurls, last night I noticed some dead spots in my knurls... I like a fine knurl and these give me that.
I am thinking of ordering the rounded type knurls to get that better quality knurl. All mine are flat
 
woodchucker said:
I mean, how do the knurls look, and do you like the cam?
Very sweet looking.


I need to order some new knurls, last night I noticed some dead spots in my knurls... I like a fine knurl and these give me that.
I am thinking of ordering the rounded type knurls to get that better quality knurl. All mine are flat
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The knurls come out great so far on brass and aluminum and I tend to like the aggressive knurls more so, but the pinching feature is Gold on a small lathe like mine, nothing gets beat up! I think the cam feature is cool, I love gears and levers, the more the merrier!! Thanks again for the compliments! :aok:
 
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