Dumb things you own, and never use

[dewbane]

I'm almost sure I'll never use them again and they are taking up valuable space but I still hang on to these tools so maybe in the future I could trade them or most likely give them to someone who needs or appreciates them.

You never know. I haven't turned anything on a wood lathe since that day long years ago when I decided I needed a toothpick holder.

I got into wet shaving, and went through a succession of unsatisfactory shave brushes before ending up with these nice hunks of rosewood, and a nice knot. I'm going to blow the dust, cobwebs, and who knows what else off the old Jet and spin it up. Turning wood will be interesting. Wood lathes are a lot less complicated. This is also prep for when I have to hand turn some parts for the clock I'm building. I've never free turned metal, but you can. My wood lathe tools are HSS, and I could probably just use them on the metal lathe with a suitable tool rest to make the fancy brass spindle thingies. It's time for some research.

I'm not sorry I kept the wood lathe. I still have the table saw, planer, and jointer too. I don't use them much, because I don't do much woodworking anymore, but all keeping them costs me is a little maintenance every year or so to keep them rust free.

 

[Bone Head]

I have an old Harley that uses points and condenser and occasionally work on a local Sportster. Timing light, dwell-tachometer and a volt-ohm meter are a necessity with old iron. A fair amount of my tools are for old stuff.

 

[Bi11Hudson]

Oh and that huge hydraulic hacksaw in the garage that I spent months renovating and then used 6 times.

Restoring archaic machinery is a very large part of the metal working hobby.

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[Just for fun]

I have an old Harley that uses points and condenser and occasionally work on a local Sportster. Timing light, dwell-tachometer and a volt-ohm meter are a necessity with old iron. A fair amount of my tools are for old stuff.
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Very nice-looking old Harley, is that what they call a Pan Head?

 

[Bone Head]

Yep, pan head motor. Pieced together rolling basket case. Riding it since about '77 or so. True love/hate affair.

 

[dewbane]

Tired of parting problems, I decided to sink some money into The™ Real™ Stuff™, and I bought a Genuine™ Aloris™ AXA7™, and a Genuine™ Aloris™ carbide insert tool holder and Guine™ Aloris™ carbide parting inserts. It cost something like $210,000, because it's made of AMERICA!!!!!!!!



I've tried running it fast, and I've tried running it slow. I've tried running it wet and I've tried running it dry. All parting tools are somewhere toward the inside of Dante's circles of Hell, but this one in particular is just such an obnoxious little butthole that I can't believe I wasted money on it.

Maybe you need a lathe this is 50,000 times heavier, 50,000 times more rigid, and 50,000 times more, uh, purple?

Whatever. I can clearly derive no use whatsoever from this obnoxious Pee Oh Ess, and if anybody wants the parting blade and the few inserts I haven't yet broken, I will trade it all for

 

[WobblyHand]

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Tired of parting problems, I decided to sink some money into The™ Real™ Stuff™, and I bought a Genuine™ Aloris™ AXA7™, and a Genuine™ Aloris™ carbide insert tool holder and Guine™ Aloris™ carbide parting inserts. It cost something like $210,000, because it's made of AMERICA!!!!!!!!

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I've tried running it fast, and I've tried running it slow. I've tried running it wet and I've tried running it dry. All parting tools are somewhere toward the inside of Dante's circles of Hell, but this one in particular is just such an obnoxious little butthole that I can't believe I wasted money on it.

Maybe you need a lathe this is 50,000 times heavier, 50,000 times more rigid, and 50,000 times more, uh, purple?

Whatever. I can clearly derive no use whatsoever from this obnoxious Pee Oh Ess, and if anybody wants the parting blade and the few inserts I haven't yet broken, I will trade it all for

You are leaving us hanging! You will trade it for what? I'm interested, depending on the what.

 

[Just for fun]

I'll trade ya for it also....... Oh, never mind it is an AXA.

Did you make sure you were on center and square with the chuck?

 

[Just for fun]

What happened here? Looks like you smacked the chuck.

 

[Chips O'Toole]

Here's something dumb I own. I made my own CNC lathe. A mistake.

Today I put it on a new tool chest so it actually moves and won't be in the way all the time. I had it on a filthy old Workmate. I think I'm going to get a real ball screw for it and see if I can make it useful.