2018 Archive

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There are deals out there if you can wait.

 

[GoceKU]

Today i visited the tool market, i vent very early to miss the warm weather. First thing i bought was this cast iron valve wheel, i like the look and condition, second thing i found was this bench grinder stone dressing tool, i already have couple tools like this but for price i got it as a spare. And last thing i bought was this walter adjustable wrench, my first adjustable wrench. All in all not bad for sunday.

 

[Cadillac]

Did you say “first adjustable wrench”. Guess you didn’t get a tool kit when you were a kid. Ive got a adjustable like a Swiss Army knife. Handle tool to have in emergency.

 

[GoceKU]

Yes sir, my first adjustable wrench, to be honest, i've never like them, they seem to slip and round off bolts a lot. I bought it mostly because it fits the odd size square bolt.

 

[Cooter Brown]

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. First thing i bought was this cast iron valve wheel, i like the look and condition
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This is a sillcocks key, its for turning the water valves that you see on the outside of commercial buildings.

 

[Cadillac]

Yes sir, my first adjustable wrench, to be honest, i've never like them, they seem to slip and round off bolts a lot. I bought it mostly because it fits the odd size square bolt.

Yeah they arnt the go too tool but are great for a one all when you don’t have what you need. If you want precise get one of these! It goes to a tenth

 

[Brento]

Yeah they arnt the go too tool but are great for a one all when you don’t have what you need. If you want precise get one of these! It goes to a tenth
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Ive got to get me one of those!

 

[MAKEITOUTOFWOOD]

Bought some 12L14 from a shady guy wearing a trench coat. I was just walking by and he said. Do you need any 12L14?

 

[Cadillac]

Bought some 12L14 from a shady guy wearing a trench coat. I was just walking by and he said. Do you need any 12L14?

Watch out for the fakes they’re hard to tell the difference.

 

[GoceKU]

I've got this week off work, so i visited couple machinery dealers in next city over, i'm looking for a small to medium sized mill for my shop. Looked at couple of machines, couple of mills and two shapers, both from private sellers and dealers but all were junk or overpriced, in between i also looked at tools they had for sale and found this tachometer from 40rpm to 50000rpm made in germany, i've come across couple of them but all the others had broken crystal or cheap feel, this one is definitely the best i've seen but is missing its accessories which doesn't bother me, as all other i've seen rubbers are gone or dry rotted so i'll make or buy new ends as i need them. Other thing i bought is this big HSS lathe cutter, it has a good ground on it and plenty of material to spare, nice addition to the shop but too much time for noting on the machinery front.