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

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f350ca said:
Radial drill press Jeff. The smallest one I've ever seen, couldn't resist bidding on it but never thought I'd get it for what I bid.
After almost a gallon of Super Clean, a lot of scrubbing, scrapping and pressure washing it came clean. Have to say it was dirtier than I even let machines get. The paintwork is in great shape. Came with a Jackobs ball bearing 1/8 to 3/4 chuck.
Used the car hoist to fit it off the trailer but still had to let the air out of the tires to pull the trailer forward.

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Nice, looks good, much better pics. I like that vise to hold things. Useful on any drill press. That's way more than I would need. But judging by your Aligator boat project you certainly have a need for big. Good luck with that.
 
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Well sneaking up on it is one approach.
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I got it at an Estate Sale. Had some tools and things in the garage. And then talk about random! There it was, on the floor with nothing else to be seen that was KO Lee. And nothing else in the garage that said grinder stuff. Very random! I don’t think I can sneak up on a +1000lb grinder. But what the heck, you never know.
 
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My first set of screw machine length drill bits (1/16-1/2 by 64ths), 3 QCTP tool holders, a couple of arbors and centers, a few taps and their associated stubby bits, a new tap handle, 10 more HSS blanks, and a few chunks of metal for an upcoming belt grinder build.
 
chips&more said:
I got it at an Estate Sale. Had some tools and things in the garage. And then talk about random! There it was, on the floor with nothing else to be seen that was KO Lee. And nothing else in the garage that said grinder stuff. Very random! I don’t think I can sneak up on a +1000lb grinder. But what the heck, you never know.
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Get it one piece at a time, but who knows, that may be what the prior owner had in mind.
 
There are several used building materials dealers here in the Phoenix area. Heard about one I'd not been to before from a friend. Went there for a quick look about a week ago, just to check out what they had. I'll be moving this year and might need to equip the new shop with cabinets, etc. While there, I noticed they had couple bins that contained small boxes of screws, etc. I bought a couple that first time, just before they closed for the day. Turns out they were only 25¢ a box!

So I went back a couple days ago and took the time to dig through several bins, picking out anything that looked like machine screws. Ended up with 66 boxes/bags. Grand total of $16.50!

Yesterday I sorted them by size. Inch sizes on the left (starting with #2), metric on the right (starting with M2.5), and a few boxes of dowel pins in the center. Most of the fasteners, other than the shoulder screws, are stainless steel. So with any luck at all, I won't have to visit the hardware store for anything but nuts :)
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I was mooching around a Goodwill store yesterday, mainly looking for "wall wart" power supplies. They're getting a bit scarce; heard from an employee that they just pitch most of 'em nowadays.

This little Stanley Handyman H1220A drill caught my eye ... especially because it looked to be in very good condition. Got it home, wiped the dust off, and saw that it had NO rust anywhere, nearly perfect paint (including the teeth of the drive gear!), and included in the handle was the full set of 8 original drill bits ... again without any rust, and all appeared to be factory sharp.

I'd originally intended to use it on the bench as a handy countersink driver. But given its pristine condition, I'm wondering if it's just too nice to use.
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