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This 1953 Machinery's handbook and use guide showed up on my door step a few days ago. They are in great shape for 65 year old books.

There is a site the tracks the changes over the years and the 1950s editions seem to be a sweet spot between old techniques and new. It features information on blacksmithing and forging that is not in many later editions.

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Few more eBay pick ups. First is a Phase II 5-C collet horizontal / vertical collet holder. I see this being used on the mill for secondary ops on some Erector set parts I reproduce. Also, an impulse buy on a 4" dial calipers. No-name brand, but it was only $10 shipped and works fine. Also picked up a pair of 1/4" x 7" x 18" pieces of O-2 annealed tool steel. This will be used in some punch and die work.

Bruce

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So on our way to the market this morning my wife wanted to stop by a garage sale in the next block. Being a nice accommodating kind of guy I went along. Good idea. I got these three sets of Starrett radius gages for $10. And a selection of screw length drill bits with 1/4" shafts, 19 for $5. All USA made. Only one or two have ever been used. And a pair of 15" tin snips for $3. The moral is always try and make your wife happy and you will be rewarded. (It's just that sometimes it takes a while.)
A couple of weeks ago I picked up the Mitutoyo small bore gages and a couple of Starrett hole gages for $20.

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You've obviously had excellent luck ... both with a wonderful wife and with a couple of great garage sales!

- John (former Corvallis resident)
 
Today i visited the local flea market, i spent some time walking all the rows there wasn't that much good quality tools at all, the first thing i found is this clamp type tool, obviously shop made by the looks is for separating chains i payed less than the material costs, then i found was this grinding stone hub, looks to be factory made and in good shape, this is something i could use for a tool post grinder, at the same vendor i also bought this cutting stone hub, is has two different size belt pulleys, also has couple different stone centre bore sizes, this would been useful for my chop saw build but i already built this part on my own, but for the price of the bearings i could not pass on it.
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I ordered these a week ago, but they only just arrived. Hazet compressed air / refillable aerosols.

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You can fill them with any fluid via the top cap or by unscrewing the bottle at the middle to split it in two (for easy cleaning I believe), and then pressurise it (to a max of 8 bar) via the schrader valve in the base
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You then have a neat delivery system for cutting oil, etc etc. I filled one with the CT90 cutting oil I had which is quite viscous, and it got a healthy stream. ;)
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I plan on putting some water soluble oil in the other. Or possibly get a big bottle of WD40 and use it instead of the disposable cans.

I also nabbed this on eBay. The guy clearly didn’t know what he had, as he put it on for a ridiculously low price, with best offer. I bid him so low that I expected a hearty fudge you to be the reply, but he said yes!:eek::D

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Never used, in the box along with a spare stylus and all the paperwork. Woop. Shiny shiny new toy.
 
Where did you order the Hazet compressed air / refillable aerosols ?
 
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