What Did You Buy Today?

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I've been working on the house a bit recently and needed a tool to make plunge cuts that I couldn't do with my other saws, so I
bought a Makita multitool. Also ordered a diamond coated blade for brick from Imperial Blades, who sell a wide range of blades
for this type of tool.

 

[Papa Charlie]

Where to start, I have been comfort buying for a while now. Here are my two favorites so far.

Starrett 4 piece combination square in brand new condition with case $100 on eBay.

Grizzly G1007 with power feed, DRO, and VFD. Plus two vices. $1000

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Glad to hear that you got the Grizzly. Nice looking unit.
Also, nice Starrett set for a great price.

 

[JRaut]

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I've been working on the house a bit recently and needed a tool to make plunge cuts that I couldn't do with my other saws, so I
bought a Makita multitool. Also ordered a diamond coated blade for brick from Imperial Blades, who sell a wide range of blades
for this type of tool.

I bought the same exact one a couple months ago for the same purpose. I've been cutting out old rotten window sills. It's been great. Though it heats up pretty good when you're giving it what-for.

 

[Nogoingback]

I bought the same exact one a couple months ago for the same purpose. I've been cutting out old rotten window sills. It's been great. Though it heats up pretty good when you're giving it what-for.

I haven't noticed that yet, but I've got the speed turned down from max, so that might explain it. So far, it's been great.

 

[gr8legs]

Recent acquisitions:

Long ago at a garage sale I spent a few bucks on the Reed tubing cutter (top) - range about 1/8" to 2 1/2". Thought I was 'good to go' until last week when I tried using it to cut some 1" plastic conduit. Found out why it was so cheap, the ratchet slipped at that size tubing. Grrr. eBay search found a $30-ish General Tool Co replacement. General used to be all USA-made, this one from China. Oh well, still General but disappointing. Seems OK for now, time will tell.


Went on a Shars mini buying spree. Set of carbide boring bits, a couple of tool holders for them, a Albrecht-style chuck with Morse taper and a couple of taper adapters and Morse tool holders for same. Now can do power drilling on the lathe or whatever.



And, very recently a set of 'machinists jacks' after I had a project to mill a bit off a longish steel bar and the mill pressure was putting quite a strain on the vise holding the stock. I cribbed it up with some bits of plastic and steel shims but adjustable jack stands would have been better. Except available jacks including General, Fowler, Trashcanistan etc. were just a tad too tall to fit into the needed space between the mill vise and the mill bed. Got these and will be extending the threads and shortening the shafts a bit to make them work. Oh well.



Wallet is a bit lighter now. I've got to stop losing weight like that !

Stu

 

[Dhal22]

Recent acquisitions:

Long ago at a garage sale I spent a few bucks on the Reed tubing cutter (top) - range about 1/8" to 2 1/2". Thought I was 'good to go' until last week when I tried using it to cut some 1" plastic conduit. Found out why it was so cheap, the ratchet slipped at that size tubing. Grrr. eBay search found a $30-ish General Tool Co replacement. General used to be all USA-made, this one from China. Oh well, still General but disappointing. Seems OK for now, time will tell.
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Went on a Shars mini buying spree. Set of carbide boring bits, a couple of tool holders for them, a Albrecht-style chuck with Morse taper and a couple of taper adapters and Morse tool holders for same. Now can do power drilling on the lathe or whatever.

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And, very recently a set of 'machinists jacks' after I had a project to mill a bit off a longish steel bar and the mill pressure was putting quite a strain on the vise holding the stock. I cribbed it up with some bits of plastic and steel shims but adjustable jack stands would have been better. Except available jacks including General, Fowler, Trashcanistan etc. were just a tad too tall to fit into the needed space between the mill vise and the mill bed. Got these and will be extending the threads and shortening the shafts a bit to make them work. Oh well.

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Wallet is a bit lighter now. I've got to stop losing weight like that !

Stu

Any pipe tubing cutting will be frustrating if you don't use a Ridgid tubing cutter. Sorry, plumber for the last 35 years, Ridgid only for me.

 

[NCjeeper]

Bought this Sterling drill grinder off of E-Bay back in April. The seller was in NY and the state was on lock down because of the virus. I had a friend that lived up there and he volunteered to pick it up and store it. I recently made the road trip to his place and brought it home. It will sharpen 1/8" to 2.5" drills. The company is still in business so parts are still available. No more dull drills for me.

 

[hman]

@gr8legs - I'm sure the new General pipe cutter will be useful for you. But for PVC pipe, I'd like to suggest a Japanese style pull saw. Here's the one I use most frequently, $15 at Lowes:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/IRWIN-Marples-7-25-in-Dovetail-Cut-Pull-Saw/1000235177

I'd previously used a hacksaw to cut the PVC, but it makes a heck of a mess, and leaves a very rough cut surface on the pipe. More or less accidentally tried the pull saw one day, and I was surprised at how clean the cut was and how little swarf it produced.

 

[Gaffer]

I saw an add on CL for a fairly local auction. I hadn't tried my luck at one before and so I took the plunge. I happy with my buys:
I bought a Wilton 4" bullet vise for $200. It's a little rough but nothing that won't clean up fine. There is a descent shark bite underneath the moveable jaw I couldn't see in the photos. It doesn't intrude into the jaw and it shouldn't present a problem. I'm looking forward to the restore.



Next I bought Phase II indexer (225-205) for $60. It's complete, clean and functions - sans 5C collets or a chuck, but hey, it was $60!



Another score was Heinrich 4TS vise. The lot also included this Rutland - Made in Japan, accessory that I have no idea what it is. I only cared about the vise. All it needs are jaws, and they will be fun to make. I think $30 for this lot was slamm'n! I'm curious what the Rutland device is. It is for horizontal or vertical mounting. The lever closes around a collet? There is a threaded nut, for lack of the proper term, behind the collet closer/clamp. It has tapped holes all around it, and it spins. I did a quick search on the internet, but only found a rotary table, and this ain't it. What say you?



My mystery piece:





I also bought about 30 lbs of reamers, some good, most not so much, but it's good steel for future projects ($10).



And lastly, misc. micrometers, and a nice depth micro not in the picture. ($55).

 

[extropic]

@Gaffer
Good haul there. You described the Rutland item well. Mount it on a mill table. Install a 5C collet, which is pulled/released by rotating the lever. Turn the nut, with a pin, to adjust the collet's grip on your workpiece. It's the same thing as the Phase II indexer, except without the rotating/indexing spindle feature. Example