2017 - The Original "What Did You Buy Today?" Mega Thread

[royesses]

This came UPS today. Shars Aventor 12" digital caliper. They are designed in the USA by Shars and made in China.


It has a large LCD display that I can read without reading glasses. It uses a cr2032 battery that I have lots of and claims a lifetime of 1 year. It remembers the zero position which Shars calls DPS (Definitive Position Sensor) and returns to the last reading when shut off and turned back on. Does instant inch to metric to fraction display change. Aluminum thumb wheel on a plastic trunion. It is smooth and the jaws come together with no gaps, held up to a light you can not see any light between the jaws. No play on the movable jaw. If my Mitutoyo 6 inch calipers are a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 for feel and smooth operation this caliper rates a 9.5. No tight spots through the complete range of 0-12". I checked it with mic standards from 1" to 6" and it read right on the money for each. I used gauge blocks stacked but not wrung for 10" and 12" checks and once again it read right on the money. I ordered it on the Shars Ebay store. It was $67.95 U.S. plus shipping. They shipped it very fast. All in all I am very pleased with this purchase. It is not a Mitutoyo but is excellent for the price. Any surface irregularities in the photo's are from oil on my fingers. It has a nicely done brushed finish. The back has a fraction to decimal table.

Roy

 

[EmilioG]

I sold my left handed Mitutyo 6" dial height gage, which was perfectly accurate and in mint condition, but I found a right handed 10" shock proof HG
and jumped on it. This 10" gage still had the scriber tip covered and looks brand new. Dead on accurate along it's full range and the price was less than what I paid for the 6".
No marks or rust. The dial crystal perfect and not yellowed or scratched.

 

[woodchucker]

$14.95 at Tractor Supply..
Also bought a benchtop stand with 15 bins for medium sized stuff, also $14.95
Wish I hadn't forgotten my wallet, There was some nice airhose there for either 9.95 or 14.95 can't remember.

Followup: The clamp is great.
The benchtop stand of bins is low quality. The bins are very light plastic. I'm considering returning them. For some they will be ok, but for heavy stuff , no.

 

[woodchucker]

I sold my left handed Mitutyo 6" dial height gage, which was perfectly accurate and in mint conditio

I would have taken that left handed unit, even though I have a Starret Vernier. I am a lefty and didn't know they came in a left handed version. Would be PERFECT.

 

[barnett]

I scored what I think is a cast iron surface plate, not real sure and a 6" craftsman planer

The plate is 15 x 18. Also scored a Kwik-Way valve grinder,no pics yet.


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[dlane]

Tom, all we see is the dreaded red red x, search posting pics using tapatalk
Thanks

 

[wawoodman]

Darn you, Roy, I just ordered one!

 

[woodchucker]

I scored what I think is a cast iron surface plate, not real sure and a 6" craftsman planer

yep, looks like a cast iron surface plate. I used mine for welding mostly.

 

[Rustrp]

I scored what I think is a cast iron surface plate, not real sure and a 6" craftsman planer

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Time to get scraping.

 

[royesses]

Darn you, Roy, I just ordered one!

What did you order?