This past weekend I was at the Rough and Tumble Engineers Museum in kinzer Pennsylvania and found some tools in the flea market. The nut drivers are Pratt-Read and look high quality. The lathe tool is a Pratt & Whitney #2 threading tool. The level is a 4.25" Starrett. I like buying interesting looking wrenches and the two big ones were pretty interesting. The main body slides up and down by cocking it a little bit and then sliding it up and down and then re-engaging it on the teeth to lock it in place the small one is not unique but it only cost me a dollar or two. I'm not sure what the small box is. It almost looks like a very tiny precision surface.
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They do not take much space... I am going to place it next to the... oh wait... oh carp... where the heck am I going to put it!!?? I got no space either...Belt grinders are very cool They are versatile, have plenty of grinding power and are sure to be a great addition to any makers shop.
Fun project aside, I don't have the room.
Although that hasn't stopped me yet
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Ceiling drop-down with pulleys! Push-Button activated, starts up the music and disco lights- it's grind time!
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The thought has crossed my mind so many times... and I am not joking...
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I'm back to the rotisserie workbench idea. Gone full circle now.
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They recently installed 4 of these things in at work . I'm in one night and all the fire alarms went off and water was pouring down from the ceiling . A box must have jumped up out of the track and broke the fire pipe off . Took the fire dept 30 minutes to get there and then another 1-1 1/2 hours to investigate . Meanwhile the water continued to pour as we as employees cannot turn the main off . Flooded the entire side of the plant . Just another night .
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I know a few people who swear by those handles, but I personally don’t like them either.
I got the Expert by Facom budget wrenches instead. These have a rather ordinary handle.
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I have space for one... Need to retire a 2x42 that doesn't quite work to expectations. It's a crude thing that I modified. I don't have enough room on the left side tool rest, and the casting can't be relieved for the rest without compromising the structure. It was the first larger casting I machined on my mill. Think I'd do it differently, a lot differently, if I were to do it again. Made a small error and it just plain annoys me. The tool rest is not up to snuff. Not rigid enough and it can creep. Live and learn.
Need to make a 2x72. Seems like a good project.