What Did You Buy Today?

[Eyerelief]

Found this Federal on fleabay and was able to buy it for $28. Seems to be very well cared for and returns to zero every time. I let the neighbors kids play with my .00005”yard stick so to check it I touched it against the countertop then push it in .00005”. Seems to be darn close.

Now I’ve got to get busy,
I must kill moose and squirrel.

 

[woodchucker]

Found this Federal on fleabay and was able to buy it for $28. Seems to be very well cared for and returns to zero every time. I let the neighbors kids play with my .00005”yard stick so to check it I touched it against the countertop then push it in .00005”. Seems to be darn close.
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Now I’ve got to get busy,
I must kill moose and squirrel.

I've never seen one of those.. that's gotta be the holy grail of federal indicators... YOU SUCK

edit: it's beautiful.. what a beautiful crystal, and face...

 

[Eyerelief]

I've never seen one of those.. that's gotta be the holy grail of federal indicators... YOU SUCK

edit: it's beautiful.. what a beautiful crystal, and face...

Thanks! I didn’t expect it to be this nice. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and again.

 

[Meglomachinist]

Finally got them home....

 

[pontiac428]

Found this Federal on fleabay and was able to buy it for $28. Seems to be very well cared for and returns to zero every time. I let the neighbors kids play with my .00005”yard stick so to check it I touched it against the countertop then push it in .00005”. Seems to be darn close.

Now I’ve got to get busy,
I must kill moose and squirrel.

A twentieths indicator? How long does it take to dial parts in your 4-jaw with that?

 

[Eyerelief]

A twentieths indicator? How long does it take to dial parts in your 4-jaw with that?

It’s all parameters based here at Charlie Buckets place.
Won’t try and use it on my lathe until my padded cell is ready.

 

[pontiac428]

It’s all parameters based here at Charlie Buckets place.
Won’t try and use it on my lathe until my padded cell is ready.

Stay off the coffee when you do.

 

[Gaffer]

I was working on my lathe in the garage when I heard a truck arrive, some grunting, and then it drive away. I found this on my front porch. I ordered them from Vevor a couple of days ago.


They appear well made. The 4-pack of skates were on sale and the jack was priced too good to pass up - and free shipping! The toe jack would have been handy several times over that past several years and I'll need it soon when when I get lathe reassembled. Then I have to shuffle a few mills around.

 

[woodchucker]

This was delivered today. I got it on ebay... won an auction. I have never had any endmill higher than 4 flutes that I can remember. I figure this should be a good finishing endmill, although with the huge radius it probably can be run at high speed and do some hogging with light cuts, since it is 9 flutes.

 

[Eyerelief]

You don’t need them till you need them. Hassay savage complete with 2 extra Dumont broaches.

The 3/16 C broach could use a little help. Anyone have any experience getting broaches sharpened?