What Did You Buy Today?

This arrived today. I've piled up a lot of bits that need sharpening over the years. Need something more or less foolproof for these tired eyes.
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I bought a spare wheel for it as well. Once I sharpen the first couple, hope it will get easier. Read through the directions and can see how things could be interpreted incorrectly. Have to give it a try in the next couple of days.
 
Larry42 said:
Yuck! Looks like cheap Chinese! I'd be talking big discount. That part should have been scrapped rather than sending it out. Where is QC?
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Good question. They offered me 20% off my next order, which I wasn't cool with. They shipped out a new one, and I got to send the orginal back on my dime. So it cost me something like $75 to get the post I should have gotten anyway.
 
K30 said:
So it cost me something like $75 to get the post I should have gotten anyway.
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Not what I consider good customer service!
From this I will assume they consider the product to meet their standards. Sloppy manufacturing!
 
WobblyHand said:
This arrived today. I've piled up a lot of bits that need sharpening over the years. Need something more or less foolproof for these tired eyes.

I bought a spare wheel for it as well. Once I sharpen the first couple, hope it will get easier. Read through the directions and can see how things could be interpreted incorrectly. Have to give it a try in the next couple of days.
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I have one of these and really like it for drills #76 - .500. The instructions left me in a bit of a fog, but after sharpening a few it all comes together. I benefit from doing them in batches. I don't seem to be satisfied with just sharpening a single, but if I get in a rhythm they start turning out very serviceable.
 
682bear said:
This morning I drove over to HGR in Birmingham and spent a couple of hours browsing through their showroom.

I came home with a couple of hardware cabinets...

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And a 2hp Marathon motor that appears to be new...

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I plan to use the motor on a Hendey lathe.

While I was there, I found this...

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No, I didn't buy it... so far, I'm resisting temptation...

-Bear
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my understanding that the tubes used in it are getting really hard to find.. i don't know.. i was told that you spend as much as or more just trying to maintain one..
 
IamNotImportant said:
my understanding that the tubes used in it are getting really hard to find.. i don't know.. i was told that you spend as much as or more just trying to maintain one..
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The electronics on those Monarchs with the 1950’s/60’s tubes scares the heck out of me.
I bet many owners update with a modern electrical system.
I don’t have the smarts but I know a few that do.
 
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