What Did You Buy Today?

[Mauzinette]

That from Zoro?

From MyToolShed in Enfield!

 

[SouthernChap]

From MyToolShed in Enfield!

Oh, might have a look.

 

[GrifterGuru]

Never mind...

Just found the website. Absolutely FATAL to my finances! going to forget I saw that, or that it is so close to me!

 

[WobblyHand]

I didn't buy it today , rather dug it up from the basement . A little DotCo air grinder . I paid $100 for it way back when in the late 70s when starting out and thought it was damn expensive back then . I did get to use it prototyping the first artificial heart pumps for John Hopkins . Mounted in the CNC lathe I ran a multiple variable pitch lead grooves into Delrin . Pretty cool little job that made the company some big bucks . But , back to the point . $100 back in the late 70s , now ..........................

Dotco 10R9000-08 Precision Grinder, 10-90 Series | Dotco Tool

Dotco 10R9000-08 Precision Grinder, 10-90 Series. Collet Size: Free Speed (rpm): 100,000 Abrasive Capacity: 3/16'' Diamond Pin Type Housing: Aluminum Overall Length: 5.4''/137mm Air Inlet Size: 1/8''

dotcotool.com

As a Hoppie graduate, class of 1978, it's Johns Hopkins. More accurately, it's The Johns Hopkins University. Strangely enough, I live in the former residence of John Hopkins, built in 1853. He was a local grocer.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

Papar wait!

 

[ChazzC]

As a Hoppie graduate, class of 1978, it's Johns Hopkins. More accurately, it's The Johns Hopkins University. Strangely enough, I live in the former residence of John Hopkins, built in 1853. He was a local grocer.

In the late 60’s we lived in an apartment st 901 W. University Pkwy (near the Roland Park Tower), and I walked to Poly. My parents (and grandparents, apparently) were followers of Hopkins Lacrosse.

However, I spent the early part of the 70’s in Charlottesville, watching the Champions (and the occasional Polo Match).

 

[mmcmdl]

and I walked to Poly.

Did you go to Poly ? If so , did you have a shop teacher named Piersol by any chance ?
LOL , I got 5 parking tickets down at JHU from the daughters basketball games . An empty parking lot 7 o'clock at night . I tore them up as usual .

 

[GrifterGuru]

watching the Champions (and the occasional Polo Match

@ChazzC

Where I am from, amongst the common kids, "Polo Match" meant something entirely different than people riding horses and using a big stick to hit a small ball in front of the "yah-yah" crowd!

 

[coolidge]

Papar wait!

What, you have a spare compound for your lathe.

 

[ChazzC]

Did you go to Poly ? If so , did you have a shop teacher named Piersol by any chance ?

How much did you drink over the Holidays? You knew I went to Poly – I spoke at Engineers' Week before stopping by your Emporium back in February. And you asked me about Mr. Piersol, too, back in January '23: never knew any Piersol.