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

[FOMOGO]

Boy, haven't seen one of those in a long time. Nice find. Might just have to add it to the wall art. Cheers, Mike

 

[Nogoingback]

Found this Etalon 0-25 mm micrometer on eBay for 30 bucks. Looks nicer than it did in the pics, and is very smooth. I'll need to get a standard
to check it.

 

[EmilioG]

Nice mic. Etalon, the Cadillac of micrometers. Did you remove the friction sleeve? The black plastic knurled sleeve.
Also, you don't really need a standard for a 0-1" mic. As long as the spindle isn't shaky and the carbide face are clean., you'll be OK.
Just use the wrench to adjust the thimble to 0 once it's lightly closed and locked.
Etalon makes THE best mechanical mics, IMHO. I own 4 of them. I thought of buying a metric Etalon. I would really like a MicroRapid 0-1".
New locks are available for these old Etalons from LIIS, in case yours is loose.

 

[ddickey]

I bought two cheap carbide end mills I plan on destroying in couple days.

 

[Nogoingback]

Nice mic. Etalon, the Cadillac of micrometers. Did you remove the friction sleeve? The black plastic knurled sleeve.
Also, you don't really need a standard for a 0-1" mic. As long as the spindle isn't shaky and the carbide face are clean., you'll be OK.
Just use the wrench to adjust the thimble to 0 once it's lightly closed and locked.
Etalon makes THE best mechanical mics, IMHO. I own 4 of them. I thought of buying a metric Etalon. I would really like a MicroRapid 0-1".
New locks are available for these old Etalons from LIIS, in case yours is loose.

Thanks. This one didn't come with a friction sleeve, but I've seen pics of older ones without one, so I don't know if it had one or not. Spindle seems fine and is extremely
smooth and the faces look good. It was close to 0 to begin with, but I adjusted it up and now it's right on the money. I think I did OK on this one.

If you're looking for a metric Etalon, there are several on eBay right now, including a NOS one with interchangeable anvils, as well as a 0-25 mm MicroRapid. Not trying to
tempt you or anything...

 

[davidpbest]

Always wanted one of these.

 

[EmilioG]

Thanks. This one didn't come with a friction sleeve, but I've seen pics of older ones without one, so I don't know if it had one or not. Spindle seems fine and is extremely
smooth and the faces look good. It was close to 0 to begin with, but I adjusted it up and now it's right on the money. I think I did OK on this one.

If you're looking for a metric Etalon, there are several on eBay right now, including a NOS one with interchangeable anvils, as well as a 0-25 mm MicroRapid. Not trying to
tempt you or anything...

Your Etalon did come with a plastic friction sleeve. They're known to crack and break after a while. I'll look around to see if I have an extra. I have a bunch of Etalon mic spare parts. The Etalons I've seen on Ebay right now are OK. I'm waiting for a really nice 3-4" and 4-5". The MicroRapid, I prefer inch reading on all of my mics. The anvil set is incomplete. I purchased all of my Etalons on Ebay, all excellent prices and all are in pristine, like new condition. If I find an extra sleeve that will fit your mic, I'll send it you.

 

[Nogoingback]

Thanks for the offer Emilio. If you have one, please PM me.

 

[stormtaker]

This is my new tool, Grizzly knee mill

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[roadie33]

Congrats.
That's a nice Mill.
Better put a screen around it to keep the chips out of the laundry.
Might be painful putting on underwear with chips in them.