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Flea market was good to me today
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Heading over in 20 minutes. The flea market should be pretty small today. They are predicting rain at 5 pm which is long after everyone has gone home, but just the threat of rain kills attendance.
Often a smaller flea market will be better for finding deals. I know the vendor I bought the reamers from will be there with quite a few endmills just a bit over what I want to pay. I'll let them sit a few months and then buy them once the prices soften.
One vendor has 320sc flex hones I'd like to buy but I'm not paying $10 each. I'll let those sit the rest of the season or even next year if necessary.
I let hundreds brand new drill bits sit for 3 years before I finally got them to sell them for a penny on the dollar. They started out at hardware store prices.
Often a smaller flea market will be better for finding deals. I know the vendor I bought the reamers from will be there with quite a few endmills just a bit over what I want to pay. I'll let them sit a few months and then buy them once the prices soften.
One vendor has 320sc flex hones I'd like to buy but I'm not paying $10 each. I'll let those sit the rest of the season or even next year if necessary.
I let hundreds brand new drill bits sit for 3 years before I finally got them to sell them for a penny on the dollar. They started out at hardware store prices.
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I just ordered a chinesium depth mic 0-100mm from Alli for $38.72 delivered. So.......I am jealous thank you very much.
But congrat with you find man,I realy am happy for you.
Today was pretty weak at the flea market. I bought another Akro-Mils 15 drawer organizer in rough shape. with a small amount of interesting hardware in it. Hot soapy water helped a bit.
I bought a bunch of single use super glue cheap. Thin 6" Fowler rule for $1. 10 file handles for $5. Two nice 2" rusty clamps for $4
Not great but still enjoyable. Everything is sorted and put away.
I bought a bunch of single use super glue cheap. Thin 6" Fowler rule for $1. 10 file handles for $5. Two nice 2" rusty clamps for $4
Not great but still enjoyable. Everything is sorted and put away.
Not much to buy today. I got an SPI lathe tool height setter for $10. It actually works pretty well. A few other odds and ends.
I don't know what it is that I find so satisfying about cleaning up these clamps. I think it's because they represent real American quality from a good time in our past. It was solid brown rust. It cost me way above average at $4. 3" Cincinnati.
I don't know what it is that I find so satisfying about cleaning up these clamps. I think it's because they represent real American quality from a good time in our past. It was solid brown rust. It cost me way above average at $4. 3" Cincinnati.
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