2018 Archive

[682bear]

I acquired these from a co-worker... both are Criterion...



And I found this on the clearance rack at my local Lowes...



Its a 1/2 inch hammer drill... $82 plus tax. The only reason that I could find for it to be on the clearance rack is that someone had scribbled all over the box with black marker.

-Bear

 

[Aukai]

Cool, what are they?

 

[682bear]

Cool, what are they?

Boring heads with R8 shanks... used for boring holes on a milling machine.

-Bear

 

[Aukai]

Thank you

 

[Janderso]

Man, I thought I was a tool nut. You win Bruce. I can’t keep up.

 

[roadie33]

I was ordering some replacement gears for the mill and saw Grizzly has a sale on 6" Digital Calipers. Bald Eagle brand. Never heard of them, but I'll give them a try.
2 for $24.99
So I added a pair online Monday, delivered today. Look to be pretty decent. Time will tell.

 

[GreatOldOne]

New editions to my bookshelf, to join my copy of Zeus and my Mechanical and Metal Trades Handbook:





I love the wartime references.

And something a bit more modern as a quick ref, to keep my MMT handbook clean when my hands are mucky:

 

[Charles Spencer]

I was ordering some replacement gears for the mill and saw Grizzly has a sale on 6" Digital Calipers. Bald Eagle brand. Never heard of them, but I'll give them a try.
2 for $24.99
So I added a pair online Monday, delivered today. Look to be pretty decent. Time will tell.

I got some calipers from Harbor Freight on sale. Once I put a little work into them they cleaned up nicely and functioned better.

https://www.hobby-machinist.com/thr...in-your-shop-today.14637/page-148#post-330786

 

[BGHansen]

Man, I thought I was a tool nut. You win Bruce. I can’t keep up.

Yes, I have it bad . . . But I bet there are other guys who buy a lot more, just don't want to advertise it to their better half.

Bruce

 

[GreatOldOne]

But I bet there are other guys who buy a lot more, just don't want to advertise it to their better half.

Wise. Always best to get the packaging disposed of and the new aquisition out into the workshop before SHMBO arrives home. And if that doesn’t happen, always, ALWAYS say it was half the price it actually was. Therein lies a happy marriage.