What Did You Buy Today?

[finsruskw]

Yes , they are trying to clean the city up , by building low income apartments up in my area which everyone fights . My sis lived in Druid Hill and Roland Park for years . Robbed and had bullets fired at her numerous times . Welcome to Baltimore . The city that reads ............bleeds ................breeds ..................and I can't remember the rest . I stay OUT of the city !

Dave,
Those were some of the best parts of the days days when on the road.....Baltimore and most of the big cities on the coast ....in my rear view mirror!!!

 

[verbotenwhisky]

What happens to a newbie buying material? So, all exited, I went to the local Alro Metals outlet…

Me: I need this :
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Alro: Sure. How much?

Me: Well, how long are they?

Alro: 12’ long. But we can sell you just what you need

Me: That is okay, pretty sure I will find use for the rest… just cut them in three so I can fit them in my truck

Alro: Okay. Your total is 864.00

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Me, after they use salts to get me to regain consciousness: Eh, eh… okay (at this point I am trying to play it cool….) And search for a credit card since no way I can pay this cash…

What a dumbass… for some of this stuff I only needed 2’ of the material… Oh, and some of it I buy it CF instead of Hot Roll (that is less expensive)….

I buy a little each payday from the local metal mart drops pile, its cheaper that way.

 

[woodchucker]

Garage sale at the end of my street. The only guy thing there was these. I picked up the baggie with the extensions in it and the guy said $5 for everything. I couldn't turn it down.

A most of it is china junk but there are a number of craftsman and proto and SK mixed in. I figure I can use a lot of it to put in a small tool box to keep in the back of the nova and the 55.

My wife told me about this sale, when will she learn not to do that

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even the junk can have value. You never know when you need to modify a wrench. I needed a thinned out one for my air grinder, so I ground it thinner.

 

[mmcmdl]

even the junk can have value. You never know when you need to modify a wrench. I needed a thinned out one for my air grinder, so I ground it thinner.

I agree . The new carbs on the Kohler engines have a very thin area that needs a thinned out wrench . Took me 3 hrs today to find all my Craftsman's wrenches that fell yesterday . Not one was spared .

 

[RaisedByWolves]

Fertilizer for the lawn.

 

[Weldingrod1]

Drill organization for FIRST Robotics kiddos!
Precision spray painted

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[dkemppai]

I can see the future.
Something is happening, something about an, induction heater project...

 

[Mauzinette]

I bought some PB Swiss drivers, almost a christmassy experience The colors and everything.

 

[wachuko]

A few things arrived...

ARCFLAT fixture/welding table and legs





I was going to use these... mounting them to a plate that would then get welded to the leg...



For a minute I even thought about welding it directly to the leg... but decided against it.



But turns out that the legs have an M12 x1.75 nut welded and I can just use these leveling casters instead... so ordering a set of those.





The other things that arrived are the three kits I bought from Hemingway

 

[extropic]

@wachuko
I'm curious why you bought two of the tailstock threading die holder kits? Christmas present for . . . ?

PS: I like your thinking regarding not welding casters to things.