2023 Pass Around Box Mega Thread

[woodchucker]

looks intact and original packaging.

edit: wear a lifting belt, or get a crane

 

[Shotgun]

Wife saw it on the porch first, and refused to pick it up.

 

[vtcnc]

Well, would you look at that! Just look at it!
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Can’t be that heavy I don’t see any drag marks leading up to it.


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[Flyinfool]

At the time I took the box to the PO I asked for some more of the "WARNING HEAVY" stickers. I was told that the PO no longer uses them as being not necessary.. Go figure.

 

[pontiac428]

Stickers are just noise that blends into the background. Nothing says you mean business like a clear message in stencil. Maybe one should be included in the box for a proper, clear, unconfusable message!

 

[Cadillac]

The box looks in good shape good to see it didn’t get lost.

 

[Shotgun]

I took as much as I thought I could reasonably use, in order to lighten the load. (Yeah. To lighten the load. Ya'll see what a great guy I am?)
That's a dial indicator for the carriage stop that my lathe is screaming for. Seems to work fine. Just needs a little clean up.
The contact point for an indicator in the tiny envelope. Haven't the slightest clue what I will use it for, but. . .
A nice Craftsman micrometer.
I now have a total of two ball endmills, and some ball bearings (haven't made a rotary broach, 'cause I didn't have a bearing.
I'm about to pipe the shop for air, and I'm all out of fittings, so these will definitely get used.
A couple 1/2" HSS blanks so I can get away from always using carbide on the lathe, and a 1/2" carbide.
I don't have a faceplate for the lathe. This one is 2-1/4"x8, and my lathe is 2-1/8"x8. I've got a short length of 4130 tube that I'll be able to turn an adapter from, though. Should be some fun precision turning, with both inside and outside threading. Probably use both HSS and carbide to cut it.

I did add back a few chunks of large-ish metal, but I tried to add in a few alternative pieces that would still be valuable. I hope they travel well. My scales say the box now sits at 42.5lbs.

Whose next on the list? DM me an address so I can see if I can get away from work before the PO closes tomorrow.

 

[ivel03]

@Cadillac - looks like you're up please DM @Shotgun your address.

Nice haul! I will keep an eye out for the thread where you make the adapter for the faceplate.

 

[Truckmannorth]

Glad you can use the indicator, it had been floating around my tool box for years!

 

[Shotgun]

I got it posted yesterday. Warned the young lady that it was heavy. Even did the non-PC thing and asked if I should wait in line for the big guy on the next station. But, she was tough.
Should be there Monday.

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