What Did You Buy Today?

[NegativeK]

Vertex?

The new-to-me 8" is Rutland; the 6" that came with my mill four years ago is a Homge.

They're both Taiwanese, and they look like a Vertex. Maybe a different badge on the same body?

 

[682bear]

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

Nice! Do you have any idea what year that might have been made?

-Bear

 

[Jussi H.]

Nice! Do you have any idea what year that might have been made?

-Bear

I went through a few Coker catalogs online and the only mention of this 26-inch "Mini-Wheelman" I could find was in the 1994 catalog. There was no mention of it being available in red though, only in blue. I'll keep digging

 

[verbotenwhisky]

The new-to-me 8" is Rutland; the 6" that came with my mill four years ago is a Homge.

They're both Taiwanese, and they look like a Vertex. Maybe a different badge on the same body?

I have a vertex 10" I like, those look very similar.

 

[Shiseiji]

I tried to buy a cnc router online, but they could take that much outa my debit card in one chunk, so I'll have to call on Monday, incidentally when the sale is over.

 

[Shiseiji]

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).

I usually go with "Please pay it forward when you can." Usually don't mention that I probably will never pay off the kindness, some of it tough LOL, that I've received.

 

[KillMeSoftly]

According to the marketing emails I've been getting this week, it's not too late to put a chop saw on your Christmas list for this year! Act now and save!

Where'd you get your chop saw, good sir?

 

[NCjeeper]

E-Bay score. A bunch of quality HSS. Got it for $26.40.

 

[woodchucker]

E-Bay score. A bunch of quality HSS. Got it for $26.40.
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Lot's of nice profiles already.

 

[pontiac428]

Where'd you get your chop saw, good sir?

I was cracking wise. I do have an Evolution metal saw, and a high-mileage B&D abrasive saw with screaming loud bearings, though. The Evo is well made, if you're looking for one. Good clamping system and lots of blade options to suit your work.

E-Bay score. A bunch of quality HSS. Got it for $26.40.

Tasty! I see my friends Cleveland and Latrobe and Rex... And Vince, apparently!