What Did You Buy Today?

[Janderso]

Fed up with the plastic gib locks catching on things and not being in the right position I replaced with these stainless knobs from McMaster-Carr

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You didn't make them?
Of course, I bet they were cheap

 

[coolidge]

You didn't make them?
Of course, I bet they were cheap

I couldn't buy the raw material for the $12 they cost.

 

[woodchucker]

I couldn't buy the raw material for the $12 they cost.

Sure you can.

 

[Janderso]

I couldn't buy the raw material for the $12 they cost.

Yeah, I get that!!
Always amazes me how you can buy a finished product that includes raw materials, production, middleman, shipping etc. and is still way cheaper than our raw material cost??

 

[coolidge]

Sure you can.

I just bought 12 inches of stainless round bar in that diameter, it was like $35

 

[ChazzC]

I just bought 12 inches of stainless round bar in that diameter, it was like $35

Yep, and you would have whittled 80% away.

Thinking about it more, you could have tried some long SS SHCS’s with Shear-Loc knobs: I’ve been impressed with how well these work.

 

[yota]

a few pages back, someone posted a Hardinge-Sjogren speed chuck for collets they had purchased. I commented that I had previously been looking at them also, but that finding one in 5C with an L-1 spindle mount was very rare. this prompted me to search ebay again and low and behold, only the 2nd one I've ever seen was listed.

I made a lowball offer as I had already gone to the trouble of doing an L-1 mount for my little 5" Bison 5C chuck. low and behold, they accepted it. and I received it this afternoon. amazed at the condition. the rubber or plastic grip is almost perfect, the 6" diameter mounting threads are perfect, the spinning mechanism for tightening and loosening the collets is butter smooth.

my entire set of 5C collets are Hardinge, so this is rather fitting. this thing is heavy as all get out, mainly due to the massive L-1 chuck mount.

 

[verbotenwhisky]

@verbotenwhisky

Heli-coil kit by any other name. Very nice to have on hand!

Though I have to question.. Why so many thread repairs? damaged threads on arrival?

I am working on a business that I can enjoy and make a little money at once I retire. My primary choice is to build and/or repair obsolete parts for people that are restoring old things such as tractors, boats airplanes, etc... with this type stuff you run into many broken and stripped bolts/bolt holes. for this kit I paid 1.5x what I have paid for a single size helicoil kit in the past.

 

[projectnut]

Nothing against the Heli coil thread repair inserts, I've used them on many occasions. However over the years I've found Keensert inserts seem to do a better job and last longer. The only downside is they take up a little more room. They won't always work where the hole can't be enlarged slightly. They come in both metric and imperial sizes.

We often used them on new equipment where holes were bored and tapped in large aluminum plates. They lasted far longer than just tapping the aluminum plates in cases where the plates had to be removed regularly for access to components needing maintenance.

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[Ultradog MN]

Never thought of a pallet jack as a tool I would have any use for...... until I acquired one and found it extremely useful. Thing is like a fire extinguisher, I do not need it often but when I do.... I think we get use to making due with what we have to a fault and just do not think about the things that make life soooo much easier.

Agree.
I never wanted to donate the real estate needed for a pallet jack but then bought a good used one because I got it really cheap.
So I built a box for my wood cribbing and one for a scrap metal bin that the jack fits under and store it under one of those and there is no space wasted. It also fits under my vise stand so I can move it out into the middle of the shop if needed.
My little old Millmaster mill goes away tomorrow. I will roll it out of the shop with the pallet jack and load it with the tractor