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

[killswitch505]

I've been wanting a copy for a while my dad picked me up one.

 

[vocatexas]

I don't have any pics, but....last weekend the wife and I took a little road trip. On a whim we stopped at a flea market we saw. I picked up a Craftsman six inch bench grinder (looks like one of the block grinders) dated 7/60 in very near perfect condition for $30. It still has the original tool rests and eye shields in place. Unfortunately it's missing the outer wheel covers, but it spins up and runs almost silently and the bearings feel as good as new. I think I did okay on that one.

 

[woodchucker]

About à quarter of the Total Sum is shown in this pic.

Welcome to the tool addicts hub... Funny, I didn't start out by being a tool addict, but I have turned into one.

 

[Zathros]

Today à backorder came in, party time Again.
À er32 collet 20mm, use this mostly for the new generation bicycle axles to modify.
And Well worth the wait to replace the 150 watts light with à 15 watt green power saving led light. Saved me 90% of the power Used by the former one.
Even gives better light now as à extra.




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[Zathros]

Welcome to the tool addicts hub... Funny, I didn't start out by being a tool addict, but I have turned into one.

Always has been, and Will be à tool junky.
Counted over 50 hammers.
And I guess I missed à few.



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[richl]

I've been getting by without one for the last 5 years, I got caught up in the hype here on the forums a bit, so I ordered machinerys handbook and guide 26th edition. The handbook looks brand new, the guidebook was a library copy, doesn't look like it has been used since it was added to the library



Rich

 

[ddickey]

Bought a granite 2x4x24 AA straight edge for $100. Made by Tru-stone up here in MN. Got it at a pawn shop. Seems to be in perfect shape.

 

[GoceKU]

Today i visited couple more machinery dealers, no luck finding a decent mill to buy but found couple of end mills to buy, also managed to buy new old euro aluminium socket, i'm missing one on my lathe you can see the holes in the electrical cabinet on the lathe, only bad thing the socket is blue, i need to prep it and paint it.

 

[MozamPete]

Not exactly machining related, but I decided I needed to upgrade my old cordless drill. After a bit of research I decided to go for the new Makita brushless LXT one ....... and then got carried away.


Cordless hammer drill and impact driver.


Cordless angle grinder and reciprocating saw.

Plus a charger, some batteries and a USB supply adaptor for the batteries so that’s my tool budget blown for the next couple of months.

 

[WoodBee]

Today i visited couple more machinery dealers, no luck finding a decent mill to buy but found couple of end mills to buy, also managed to buy new old euro aluminium socket, i'm missing one on my lathe you can see the holes in the electrical cabinet on the lathe, only bad thing the socket is blue, i need to prep it and paint it.
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Be glad it is only the socket. My whole lathe is blue....
Your socket would blend in perfectly. The upside is it was painted over without removing any gunk. Makes it quite easy to get most of the paint off again
Good find though!
Peter