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

[T Bredehoft]

One gross of ($0.03 ea) Finger Cots. I do a fair amount of super gluing, wiping it with my fingers. these I can peel off instead of letting it wear off. Once the propeller hinges are wrapped with 15 (times 4) threads the threads are dusted with baking soda then smeared with slow acting super glue to bind them to the prop and each other.

 

[GoceKU]

Today i visited couple of tool markets and bought couple of things, first i bought this chain block, the chain was off it and rusty so i bought just the block i'll buy a new quality chain later when i need it, next thing i found was this old oil can, it is in decent condition and is big enough in size that i don't need to refill it every week, then i came across this collet wrench, little rough but still usable, i have the smallest sizes, this one should come in useful soon, and lastly i found this big die handle, only suffice rust, the lock screws move, i'll clean it up an may need to make couple more starting guides for it to have a complete set for big threading dies, not a bad score of a sunday.

 

[Zathros]

Today i visited couple of tool markets and bought couple of things, first i bought this chain block, the chain was off it and rusty so i bought just the block i'll buy a new quality chain later when i need it, next thing i found was this old oil can, it is in decent condition and is big enough in size that i don't need to refill it every week, then i came across this collet wrench, little rough but still usable, i have the smallest sizes, this one should come in useful soon, and lastly i found this big die handle, only suffice rust, the lock screws move, i'll clean it up an may need to make couple more starting guides for it to have a complete set for big threading dies, not a bad score of a sunday.
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HA got exactly the same oilcan, belonged to My father once and now given it to My son it is about 30 odd Some years old now and never failed.


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[GoceKU]

I bought it from an old german guy, who barely spoke some serbian, no macedonian, no english, had to use my hands to make sure he understood me, i plan to clean it and use it for general oiling on my lathe.

 

[Zathros]

I bought it from an old german guy, who barely spoke some serbian, no macedonian, no english, had to use my hands to make sure he understood me, i plan to clean it and use it for general oiling on my lathe.
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That's exacly the same one. Got à brass nose that swivels around the bottom. You van oil at horizontaal position as it keep giving fluids.



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[WoodBee]

Today i visited couple of tool markets and bought couple of things... next thing i found was this old oil can, it is in decent condition and is big enough in size that i don't need to refill it every week....

It must be a Reilang for sure ( or a VERY close copy). I have a bunch of them, surely the best oil can I have ever used. There are 3 sizes of them as far as I know, and they are still made! Also two different types. One with just a tube protruding from the top and one where the tube starts with a wide part, just as in the drawing. The last one also works when held upside down. It is worth dismantling just to see how it works...
Good score!
Peter

 

[GoceKU]

I was going to leave the oil can for later in the week to clean up but after your comments decided to do it now, first i drain all the old oil it was thick dirty and smells like steam oil then i clean the inside the best i could, then fill it with new oil and tested it, it would not work, first thing i noticed the handle is bent and is not making full stroke, bent it back, but still wont work, tried blowing it out with air, it will not blow in or out, then i disassembled it and found that someone had installed the spring on the wrong side of the ball it should go as in the picture, reassembled it and it was working great, having a big lathe, means everything else needs to be big too, so the pipe is smaller than the ball in the grease nipples so i added sealing hose and now works fine, really feels like a quality tool.

 

[Charles Spencer]

A new hot water heater.

It is kind of tool related. My old one suffered a malfunction and blew a lot of steam all over the cellar. My workshop connects to my cellar. I didn't notice for more than a day. So I spent the last two days scouring surface rust off my machines and oiling them. Also a bunch of tooling that I have out in racks, like my R8 collets, oversized drills, etc. And my stock of steel.

 

[GoceKU]

I've been looking for a affordable milling machine and today visited one machinery seller, did not find any good machines but bought this very nice 4 in one square drive wrench, it has 3/8, 1/2, 3/4, 1" drives and one more feeler gauges both are made by a make ALARM which i've never seen before but look like good quality, i'm really satisfied with the square drive wrench those are hard to come by.

 

[GoceKU]

This morning i went to get my welding co2 bottle exchange for a full one, got offered couple of tools to buy, there wasn't much in good condition but found this inside transfer caliper and two short brazed carbide cutters, not sure why are they so short but i'm sure i'll find use for them.