What Did You Buy Today?

[kiwi_007]

I have been searching for the larger Mitutoyo 106 series micrometers for some time, the 0-25, 0-1, 25-50 and 1-2 come up for sale quite often but the 50-75, 2-3 and 75-100, 3-4 seem to be quite scarce.




I also added some Moore & Wright micrometers, this is the first 0-6" set I've seen in a single box



While I would like the metric version of this M&W 461 micrometer this will do in the meantime.

 

[IHinIN]

I got this die head for the amazing price of $0.00. It was going to be thrown out at work since no one has used it for decades. It came with several sets of cutters: 10-32, 3/8”-16, 1/2”-20, and 5/8”-11. I’ll make an M2 taper adapter to fit the tailstock of my lathe.

 

[woodchucker]

I got this die head for the amazing price of $0.00. It was going to be thrown out at work since no one has used it for decades. It came with several sets of cutters: 10-32, 3/8”-16, 1/2”-20, and 5/8”-11. I’ll make an M2 taper adapter to fit the tailstock of my lathe.

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Oh you earned this

 

[IHinIN]

Oh you earned this

Thanks, I’ll take it. Lol

 

[projectnut]

I considered that but I'm not Keith Rucker and am anticipating only one machine with a three-phase motor. I've wanted a lathe and a mill for a long time but have never had the same hankering for some of the other big machines (like a surface grinder or a horizontal boring mill), so I bought this RPC to support just the single machine. (My South Bend lathe has a 2-HP single-phase motor, and my cabinet saw has also has a single-phase motor--none of my other machines exceed 1 HP and they are all single-phase). The additional noise it makes won't add much to the mill itself, particularly when its cutting. And putting it adjacent to the machine means that turning it on and off will be a routine part of using the machine.

But if my plans and needs change in the future, I suspect I'd get a good chunk of my money back from this RPC if I need to sell it on in the future.

My air compressor is "out back" and I nearly always forget to turn it off when I leave the shop.

Rick "needs an exit checklist, apparently" Denney

I know it's a little late, but for some reason I haven't been getting notifications when new postings are added to this thread. I'll bet over time you acquire more 3 phase machines. I started with one 3 phase machine back in 2000. I purchased a Phase O Matic static phase converter to power it. Over the last 25 years I've acquired 4 more. One has a VFD, but the others require the use of a converter.

To that end i purchased several American Rotary brand static converters when they still made them. American Rotary stopped making static converters about 8 years ago when they bought Noth America Converter. My most recent static converter is from their North America converter company.

I also purchased an American Rotary 15 hp rotary phase converter back in 2017 when I purchased my Sheldon lathe. All the components are still setting in the corner of the shop waiting for installation. At this point I'm not sure if or when it will ever happen. All the machines are currently running fine on the static converters, and I keep rearranging the shop to accommodate more machines. In the past each time a machine is moved it had to be rewired. More recently I've used 10 ft. to 15 ft. 10-gauge SJOW or similar cords to avoid having to reroute all the outlets.

I even had another 100-amp sub panel installed when we did a remodel back in 2019. I'm just not sure I want to spend another grand or more to duplicate what I already have.

 

[coolidge]

Ordered a Dorian cut type knurling tool last night, here's a pic I found online.



Some 3/4 inch shank lathe tools.



10 of these Accusize BXA tool holders. A forum member recommended them, said they were as nicely finished as Dorian/Aloris. They are pretty nice and 1/4th the cost of Dorian's.



Lathe stop



Mitutoyo boar gauges

 

[yota]

received this just now, was a Marketplace purchase, shipped by mail. looks like it almost didn't make it LOL. I have 2 Albrecht's, one for my mill in R8 and one for my drill press in MT2. also have a couple of older Jacobs. this is so much smoother than those, it puts them to shame. it's for my lathe tailstock and its MT4. 0-1/2" cap. I have a huge and beautiful older Jacobs keyed chuck that goes up to 3/4" in MT4 that I've been using but just can't resist a nice keyless chuck.

 

[Shiseiji]

. . .

To that end i purchased several American Rotary brand static converters when they still made them. American Rotary stopped making static converters about 8 years ago when they bought Noth America Converter. My most recent static converter is from their North America converter company.

I also purchased an American Rotary 15 hp rotary phase converter back in 2017 when I purchased my Sheldon lathe. All the components are still setting in the corner of the shop waiting for installation. At this point I'm not sure if or when it will ever happen. All the machines are currently running fine on the static converters, and I keep rearranging the shop to accommodate more machines. In the past each time a machine is moved it had to be rewired. More recently I've used 10 ft. to 15 ft. 10-gauge SJOW or similar cords to avoid having to reroute all the outlets.

I've been pretty happy with my Western New York Supply SPCs. I don't do huge castings etc., the Monarch, 3hp on the AC side, hasn't had any trouble running on one, nor my 1 hp motor on my Logan. Makes the Logan on 3ph as quiet as a 1ph. The Monarch fan is louder than the RPC. Only real concern with SPC to me is the start cycle limitations.

I also have a North American Rotary Phase Converter from eBay, same as others mentioned, lower price, shipping, and "free" rubber feet. I'm still not sure if I want to move it outside and pay for the copper to hard wire it all in. Till then I also am using 10/4C SOOW cables.

 

[Shiseiji]

received this just now, was a Marketplace purchase, shipped by mail. looks like it almost didn't make it LOL. I have 2 Albrecht's, one for my mill in R8 and one for my drill press in MT2. also have a couple of older Jacobs. this is so much smoother than those, it puts them to shame. it's for my lathe tailstock and its MT4. 0-1/2" cap. I have a huge and beautiful older Jacobs keyed chuck that goes up to 3/4" in MT4 that I've been using but just can't resist a nice keyless chuck.

Nice. Wasn't aware Cushman had made them.

 

[yota]

Nice. Wasn't aware Cushman had made them.

I read somewhere that Albrecht had licensed Cushman to make these in Japan, though can't prove this. I have also read that Cushman are made in china now and are not what they used to be.