What Did You Buy Today?

[verbotenwhisky]

Picked up a nice digital indicator for 120USD today, IthinkIdid okay.

 

[yota]

Picked this up at a sale today for a couple bucks. Has a cool rest.

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that sliding tool rest is very cool.

 

[IHinIN]

Do you have the accessory locking plastic end caps or the ones pictured above?

The ones in the pic.
I use mine for my hex bits at work. Yellow for inch and red for metric to match the holders for my Bondhus allen wrenches.

 

[682bear]

hope it's new at that price. yikes.

Hardinge has them listed new for $2000.00+...

I think Hardinge is the only importer... they are the only company I can find that sells the Sjogren chucks new.

Atlas also makes 5C speed chucks... they can be bought new for around $1200.00.

We have both an Atlas and a Sjogren at work... functionally, I can't tell any difference between the two.

-Bear

 

[Mauzinette]

The ones in the pic.

Indeed. The standard end caps work very well for horizontal installations, but for vertical installations these are great

Olsa Tools Aluminum Socket Holder ABS Locking End Caps

These clips work with our Aluminum Socket Rails. Keep your sockets locked on the rail if you hang your socket rails vertically or move them frequently, you can be sure that they won't go anywhere. Simple and compact design allows you to keep your socket clips firmly secured.

olsatools.com

 

[yota]

Hardinge has them listed new for $2000.00+...

I think Hardinge is the only importer... they are the only company I can find that sells the Sjogren chucks new.

Atlas also makes 5C speed chucks... they can be bought new for around $1200.00.

We have both an Atlas and a Sjogren at work... functionally, I can't tell any difference between the two.

-Bear

they are nice chucks. a company named Rovi makes new ones I believe but they are probably more expensive than Hardinge.

 

[mmcmdl]

hope it's new at that price. yikes.

I saw one yesterday somewhere for $150 with a full set of Hardinge collets ! I no longer own a lathe , but for $150 . I'll go out and buy one for these to fit !

 

[mmcmdl]

I saw one yesterday somewhere for $150 with a full set of Hardinge collets !

Still available I think !

Metal Lathe Hardinge Sjogren No. 2 Speed Collet Chuck 2J - tools - by owner - sale - craigslist

For sale – 2J Metal Lathe Collet Chuck – Hardinge Sjogren No. 2 Speed Collet Chuck. Back looks like a D1-6. Comes with 25 collets. Some of them have some ‘apprentice marks’ but most are in fine...

roanoke.craigslist.org

 

[yota]

Still available I think !

Metal Lathe Hardinge Sjogren No. 2 Speed Collet Chuck 2J - tools - by owner - sale - craigslist

For sale – 2J Metal Lathe Collet Chuck – Hardinge Sjogren No. 2 Speed Collet Chuck. Back looks like a D1-6. Comes with 25 collets. Some of them have some ‘apprentice marks’ but most are in fine...

roanoke.craigslist.org

that one is for 2J collets, not 5C. I was looking for one of these when I upgraded to my 14x60 lathe but finding one in 5C with an L-1 spindle mount is rare. I have a practically new Bison 5C collet chuck I was using on my old SB 9A I was going to sell but finally ended up putting an L-1 backing plate on it so I'm good now. the L-1 thread is a larger diameter than the chuck though LOL.

 

[yota]

I have a buddy who is just getting into playing with machine tools. I found an amazing deal on Marketplace for 4 toolboxes plus a cardboard box full of tools and copied him on the listing. since he's new at this, I agreed to meet him at the seller's house about an hour away to go thru everything with him. it was an amazing score, and I told him he owes me lunch.

there was one old tool that I really thought was cool and kinda raved about it. it was a tiny old Starrett 4" combination square. not anywhere near the coolest thing in the collection and not super useful but I just thought it was neat as hell. told him if he ever wanted to get rid of it let me know.

about a week later I got a package in the mail with the square and a note that said, "I still owe you lunch".

so, not something I bought but something gifted.