What Did You Buy Today?

[derf]

They have been on Christmas break, so no one is answering emails till Monday. I only discovered the sale a few days ago, but still wanted to take advantage.

 

[RandallsRaceShop]

It wasn't today, but I bought a pair of Type 50 wheels for my new to me carbide grinder, a few new HSS blanks (because why not) & finally got myself a 5C collet rack.

 

[RandallsRaceShop]

Well, I didn't buy it/them. I helped a neighbor out & she wanted to pay me, I told her don't worry about it (that's just how I roll). She insisted more than once so I sent her a link to a set of long center drills. That was last week & I actually forgot about it until she showed up with my new set of long center drills today. Score!

 

[Jussi H.]

Not a tool, but a piece of Dixie cycling heritage



It’s an old Coker Wheelman, a 26” penny-farthing made by Coker Tire Company in Chattanooga, Tennessee.



The bike needs some love, as it has spent the last couple of decades sitting in a barn somewhere in the outskirts of Espoo. I’ll keep you updated in the POTD thread as I make progress

 

[SouthernChap]

Not a tool, but a piece of Dixie cycling heritage

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It’s an old Coker Wheelman, a 26” penny-farthing made by Coker Tire Company in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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The bike needs some love, as it has spent the last couple of decades sitting in a barn somewhere in the outskirts of Espoo. I’ll keep you updated in the POTD thread as I make progress

Dear god alive! Just looking at that terrifies me!

 

[Jussi H.]

Dear god alive! Just looking at that terrifies me!

I had to give it a short spin on the parking lot, definitely not the easiest bike to ride

 

[verbotenwhisky]

Did some horse trading with a friend for a rotary table. The one I already had is 6", which gets small fast. The new-to-me one is 8", which is perfect. Any larger and I won't want to move it.

But I thought it looked a little familiar in his garage..

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Vertex?

 

[keeena]

This found its way into my garage a few weeks ago: an Enco (Golden Bridge) 1760. I swear I wasn't looking for it and don't need anything quite this big...but here we are.

I'll be making a dedicated post because it was an interesting story and the lathe itself is quite an odd duck. Until that post: enjoy the teaser.







[EDIT] - I just posted the story here

 

[woodchucker]

This found its way into my garage a few weeks ago: an Enco (Golden Bridge) 1760. I swear I wasn't looking for it and don't need anything quite this big...but here we are.

I'll be making a dedicated post because it was an interesting story and the lathe itself is quite an odd duck. Until that post: enjoy the teaser.

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[ChazzC]

Dear god alive! Just looking at that terrifies me!

This from a man in the land of the Penny Farthing!