What Did You Buy Today?

[erikmannie]

…the stuff we invest in should run and last the rest of our days and then some…

Yep, if you buy quality stuff & take care of it.

 

[682bear]

We (my wife, youngest daughter, and I) are in Hendersonville, NC today and tomorrow. We went to the Fall Harvest Days festival at the Western NC Agriculture Center this afternoon. The festival includes a farm equipment and stationary engine show, tractor pull, and swap meet...

I spent most of the afternoon browsing through the various vendors' booths... I didn't buy much... but I did find an old Mitutoyo test indicator...

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It needs cleaning, but works well...

We will be back there tomorrow morning to browse some more and see the tractor pull before starting on the 5 hour drive back home...

-Bear

We just arrived home from Hendersonville... I did make a couple of 'impulse' buys this morning...

First, a Millers Falls No. 97 breast drill...





It is a 2 speed ratcheting or continuous drill... I haven't had a chance to figure out all the functions yet.

The other buy was a stainless steel exhaust manifold for a 4.0 liter inline 6 cylinder Jeep engine... I think... lol!



-Bear

 

[francist]

Now there’s a bit of piping!

 

[brino]

The other buy was a stainless steel exhaust manifold for a 4.0 liter inline 6 cylinder Jeep engine... I think... lol!

Now there’s a bit of piping!

It reminds me of a french horn.

Brian

 

[FOMOGO]

I guess the big question is, who's breast are you going to drill? Nice score. Mike

First, a Millers Falls No. 97 breast drill...

 

[francist]

guess the big question is, who's breast are you going to drill?

So in other words you'd like to be kept abreast of future developments...?

 

[matthewsx]

Picked up this little Peerless watchmakers lathe. It’s about all I can fit into my shop now



John

 

[Dhal22]

Picked up this little Peerless watchmakers lathe. It’s about all I can fit into my shop now

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John

I do like my little unimat lathe.

 

[wachuko]

Picked up this little Peerless watchmakers lathe. It’s about all I can fit into my shop now

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John

So you are taking the approach of filling the glass with big rocks, then sand, then some sort of liquid to fill everything else? Good approach. lol

All joking aside, do you collect them? Or used them for the intended purpose? Or just wanted to have one for its looks?

Videos I found on those...

 

[matthewsx]

I have a project in mind that may take some parts smaller than what I’d do on my 12x36.

But mainly it’s just a sickness….