Tool Gloats! What did you buy? We wanna see it!

[MikeoftheNorth]

picked up a magnetic sine plate for $15.00, and a master height set for $20.00



Mike

 

[AR1911]

OK, one more. I went to an estate sale last year to look at a heat-treat oven. It was already gone, but I looked around and found a minilathe. It was the nicest I had ever seen. It looked like a new Micromark ($600) with many upgrades, including anodize handwheels, leadscrew handwheel, ball-bearings leadscrew supports, QCTP. It came with every accessory available for them except the milling attachment. Steady and follow-rests were the ball-bearing type. Collet setup, etc. I later totaled up $1600 in replacement cost, not including the spare parts - screws, bushings etc. "How much for the lathe?". $400.


Oh yeah, he threw in a brand new Shooting Star BT2 DRO setup, scales and all ($600)

I also bought a like-new Jet 4x6 bandsaw for $35, and a hand tapper for $15. I wish I had bought all the steel, brass, and AL meta stock he had - $20 for all. But I already had the wife's Lincoln SUV loaed down, and did not want to press my luck


Turns out the guy was selling everything he had and relocating to Tahiti.

 

[AR1911]

Here's that $100 South Bend all cleaned up and mounted on the bench that came with it.. I don't think I am going to paint it.




I just need to pull the spindle and the countershaft pulley to install a new micro-vee belt.
Not looking forward to removing the spindle.

 

[pjf134]

AR1911,
Go to HF and buy a link belt and install it in 2 min., no need to glue or remove spindle. Oil it up and make some chips and see how it does. My SB looks like yours except for 20 lbs. of rust and a lot more dollars for mine. Mine is apart now for cleaning and paint.
Paul

 

[AR1911]

You know, i bought a linkbelt to use on my Logan, and sold the lathe without changing it.
So those run OK on a flat pulley?
Which side do you place toward the sheave ?

 

[pjf134]

AR1911,
The link belt flat side toward the flat pulley, watch direction, go with the flow of the belt if that makes any sense.
Paul

 

[AR1911]

Well I'll just try that. thanks for the suggestion

 

[atwatterkent]

Picked up a die filer for $50 last weekend. It was a little tiight but a half dozen drops of oil made it purr like a kitten. Only problem is finding replacement files for it.

 

[AR1911]

that die-filer is cool. Can you se hand files with it, or do they take a special mount?

 

[Tony Wells]

I wish I could find a die filer around here.....I'm not sure too many locals know what one is! I may just build one from scratch.