What Did You Buy Today?

[woodchucker]

I'm laughing at the 2.95 for a Kant Twist , even a small one

 

[dkemppai]

I'm laughing at the 2.95 for a Kant Twist , even a small one

Of course with inflation that's like $29 today. So maybe not too far off...

 

[ChazzC]

Online: $29.50 in 1966 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $285.96 today.
Probably a very nice tool, even in it's day.

Yes: I was having some buyer’s remorse even though I had only made one bid ($62), even though there were some others over $100. Now I am happy a got a bargain!

 

[Larry$]

in the bottom of the box I found this:

Using the US inflation calculator online: 1966 - 2024, $29.50 > $285.96! Cumulative rate of inflation = 869.3%

 

[SouthernChap]

Another Sine Bar?

Somewhere in the last few weeks I saw a post showing a Kingmann White Mini-Sine bar(I've spent the last couple of days – not full time – searching for the post over the four Forums I belong to and can't find it). Anyway, I had to have one (I know, like many or all of us here I have an addiction), and thanks to eBay I now do:

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The tool cleaned up nicely and I figured out that the captive SHCS in the body locks the pivoting bar in place. The bottom of the body is V's and has a magnetic sandwiched in it so that you can use it on round stock.


And a bonus: in addition to the inspection certificate dated 1965, under the foam padding in the bottom of the box I found this:

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Now you have to track down the previous owner, or their surviving relatives, and find out where that Kant-Twist went...and buy it.

Got to have both or its not a set.

 

[GrifterGuru]

Now you have to track down the previous owner, or their surviving relatives, and find out where that Kant-Twist went...and buy it.

Got to have both or its not a set.

@SouthernChap
Now you are just being Evil

Typical English humour at its finest once again! Ooops, was that a tad too sarcastic? hehe

 

[ChazzC]

Now you have to track down the previous owner, or their surviving relatives, and find out where that Kant-Twist went...and buy it.

Got to have both or its not a set.

Ordinarily I’d agree with you, but I already have three 2” Kant Twists and four no-names: even I have my limits.

 

[Weldingrod1]

Got the small size Eifel pliers and the other style

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[SouthernChap]

Got the small size Eifel pliers and the other style

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Now those are some sexy hand tools.

 

[yota]