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I got them new 1 at a time waiting patiently for sales.
I used Caswell's "Black Oxide" solution with penetrating sealer. The sealer makes a big difference!
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2017 - The Original "What Did You Buy Today?" Mega Thread
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I got them new 1 at a time waiting patiently for sales.
I used Caswell's "Black Oxide" solution with penetrating sealer. The sealer makes a big difference!
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Thanks Will, I'll keep that info for when I need some.
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It appears I felt that I needed this indicator only slightly more than I needed another hole in the head, because it came in the mail today. According to the sticker it was made in 2002, but it's still in really super shape. The box is pretty mint, too.
I know lots of folks don't care too much for Federals, but for some reason I have a bit of a soft spot for them. Anyway, too late now! Thanks for looking.
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I know lots of folks don't care too much for Federals, but for some reason I have a bit of a soft spot for them. Anyway, too late now! Thanks for looking.
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I had three Federals I used through my working life. I also had Last Words and a really high end Mitotoyu, but the Federals were the work horses.
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I've learned a lot hanging out here. I've also had a feeling that hanging out here was going to cost me some money - and today it did! 
Placed my order today for a PM-932M-PDF mill and a PM-1236 lathe.
They tell me that timeline on the mill is 6-8 weeks and I'm going to have the lathe shipped at the same time because it saves a chunk on shipping. It also gives me time to finish getting tooled up and rearrange the shop.
Placed my order today for a PM-932M-PDF mill and a PM-1236 lathe.
They tell me that timeline on the mill is 6-8 weeks and I'm going to have the lathe shipped at the same time because it saves a chunk on shipping. It also gives me time to finish getting tooled up and rearrange the shop.
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Does a trade count as a buy? I found a craigslist sale on three phase 2HP motors. One a GE with 1140 rpms , just what I need for the federal planer. The cost a trade for a Honda generator I saved from the scrap pile , I put used cam and lifters in the head , the old one was worn out . As soon as it started the deal was made. The motor is the real heavy cast iron model new in the box. Wow for some reason the last couple weeks things have been going great . Now if the doctors can fix my spine pain ill be working on the shop and the new used machines there waiting.
Well, I used to wonder at some of the, ahem, amazing finds I sometimes hear about (10EE Monarch for $20, that sort of thing). Some of them are a little hard to believe. Today I became a believer.
I was looking for something completely unrelated on CL and just happened to find a posting for a Baldor grinder. I have never owned one, but have seen pictures.... Anyway, the picture of the machine was taken with nothing else in the frame to compare it with, to get a sense of scale. There was a pretty blurry close-up of the nameplate. The model number meant nothing to me. I noticed that it was 3-phase, which I don't have. The nameplate was kind of beat up, but I could see it would run on 208-230. The HP was a 3 and then the rest was pretty scratched up. Hmm... 3-something..... Has to be 3/4 HP, right? What else would start with a 3? The light went on in my head - I have a VFD at home that's good to 1 HP, and it will run with 120V input! Perfect! And he only wanted a hundred bucks! I'm all over this one. Called and set up a time to come and see it.
When I got there it was a machine shop! The owner was a great guy, very pleasant. He explained that they did mostly job-shop work for the aerospace industry. They had plans to start doing big fab jobs and had bought the Baldor for that. When the economy crashed in '09 those plans went out the window. It sat around for years and they never even turned it on other than to make sure it worked when they first got it. He had decided it was time to clean house.
When we went out to the yard in back it was immediately obvious to me that I had misread the photos. There wasn't anything after the 3, just scratches. It was a 3HP grinder, model 1216W, not 3/4HP.
I looked at the grinder, then looked at my little company car, a Chevy Captiva. How in the heck am I going to get this home? No problem, the guy grabbed some tools and disassembled it, and between the 3 of us managed to get it stuffed in.
One problem - I'm gonna need a bigger VFD....
I was looking for something completely unrelated on CL and just happened to find a posting for a Baldor grinder. I have never owned one, but have seen pictures.... Anyway, the picture of the machine was taken with nothing else in the frame to compare it with, to get a sense of scale. There was a pretty blurry close-up of the nameplate. The model number meant nothing to me. I noticed that it was 3-phase, which I don't have. The nameplate was kind of beat up, but I could see it would run on 208-230. The HP was a 3 and then the rest was pretty scratched up. Hmm... 3-something..... Has to be 3/4 HP, right? What else would start with a 3? The light went on in my head - I have a VFD at home that's good to 1 HP, and it will run with 120V input! Perfect! And he only wanted a hundred bucks! I'm all over this one. Called and set up a time to come and see it.
When I got there it was a machine shop! The owner was a great guy, very pleasant. He explained that they did mostly job-shop work for the aerospace industry. They had plans to start doing big fab jobs and had bought the Baldor for that. When the economy crashed in '09 those plans went out the window. It sat around for years and they never even turned it on other than to make sure it worked when they first got it. He had decided it was time to clean house.
When we went out to the yard in back it was immediately obvious to me that I had misread the photos. There wasn't anything after the 3, just scratches. It was a 3HP grinder, model 1216W, not 3/4HP.
I looked at the grinder, then looked at my little company car, a Chevy Captiva. How in the heck am I going to get this home? No problem, the guy grabbed some tools and disassembled it, and between the 3 of us managed to get it stuffed in.
One problem - I'm gonna need a bigger VFD....
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