What Did You Buy Today?

[matthewsx]

Got myself a little Postel die filer. Not much information online about them, other than folks complaining about a lack of information.

Made just a couple miles from my house in Minneapolis in, dunno, the 40s? 50s? Who knows...

The old Westinghouse 1/4hp motor has open bearings with Gits oilers. Maybe that's a clue.

Anyway, anyone know where to find some replacement files for something like this? The one it came with is dull as a crayon. It's about 3.5" overall in length with a 1/4" round shank.

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If you want gen u wine die files they are expensive as all get out. But, they're really just regular files with the tang on the opposite end so they cut on the down stroke. I made one for my Keller by grinding the end down.

John

 

[Larry$]

On a different auction I picked up a small Jet shaper. I have been wanting one for quite some time but the right opportunity never came up. There was a similar Grizzly shaper that sold on an auction earlier this year for more new. Crazy...
So the equivalent Grizzly is about $750 plus shipping. The Jet model is $1300-$1400 for the model I bought. I paid $305 at the auction. The auction pictures had just the shaper pictured. I really wanted a 1/2" router collet so that I could run all of my 1/2" shank router bits in it. Much to my surprise, there was a box included with the shaper that was not in the auction pictures. It had both 1/4" & 1/2" collets, along with a 3/4" arbor. Some extra cutters and all the original accessories, even the original manual. Yippeeee! I was super happy. Oh, also had a mobile base, but I will probably build a custom one for it. I don't like those universal bases.

It looks really clean. I had a woodworking business for a long time. Lots of shapers. Some setup for one operation. Best one was a Gomad tilt. I put feeds on all of them. I used to grind custom knives for the shapers. Great, versatile machines.

 

[GunsOfNavarone]

Kind of irrelevant but I’ve owned a few Chinese import 9x20 lathe and by far the nicest one I owned was a harbor freight machine. That machine was so nicely finished it made the grizzly machine look like scrap metal. It was also worlds nicer than the jet branded machine. They actually took time to vindo and paint the castings nicely.

Just my little story to say that some harbor freight stuff can be nice.

I guess it can happen and yes, my Griz castings are bad. But even the pulleys for the saw blade are so off, you can see the casting for the band saw flex as that run out loosens/tightens blade. We're talking sub $300. For how often I use it, it wasn't worth spending upwards of $1300 for a better one, just thought this band saw would have a chance of changing my tune about HFT. I did get it to cut very true....which is nice.

 

[Ken from ontario]

Bought a HFT 4x6 band saw. Immediately changed blade to a Starrett Intense Bi-metal and spent about 2 hours tuning it up....the lower blade guide striped out. I so rarely buy HFT and said I'd never buy anything that plugs in. Now all I have to do is disassemble it and take it back to swap it. ugh. Is there a black cloud floating above my house?

That HFT bandsaw has been serving hobbyists, metalworkers, machinists for years and I honestly don't hear much negative reviews or comments on it , although I don't own one myself but based on all the praises I have heard over the years I would give it another chance.
I would return it and give another new one a try.

 

[GunsOfNavarone]

That HFT bandsaw has been serving hobbyists, metalworkers, machinists for years and I honestly don't hear much negative reviews or comments on it , although I don't own one myself but based on all the praises I have heard over the years I would give it another chance.
I would return it and give another new one a try.

For sure, that's why I felt safe buying it. I just nut and bolted in for now, got it cutting quite and square...what else could you want from a saw?!

 

[DavidR8]

Picked up a used Mitutoyo 6” caliper.
Massive improvement over my import digital. And a great companion to my 8” Mitutoyo dial and digital calipers.

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[francist]

Nice. Those look minty from here...

-frank

 

[7milesup]

Picked up a used Mitutoyo 6” caliper.
Massive improvement over my import digital. And a great companion to my 8” Mitutoyo dial and digital calipers.



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If you don't mind me asking, where did you find a used one.
I am asking because I watch a number of machinery auctions in the MSP area. Yesterday there were two that ended. Stuff went for incredible amount. Some of it was barely less than new. I was talking to the wife last night and it seems that if I need/want something for my shop I might as well buy new.

 

[Ianagos]

If you don't mind me asking, where did you find a used one.
I am asking because I watch a number of machinery auctions in the MSP area. Yesterday there were two that ended. Stuff went for incredible amount. Some of it was barely less than new. I was talking to the wife last night and it seems that if I need/want something for my shop I might as well buy new.

Yep that’s how auctions are going. After buyers premium I see stuff sell for more than new all the time and it ridiculous. I was bidding on some machines and they went for over 50% of new. That’s for 12 year old cnc machines. I can go to a dealer and buy a better equiped machine of the same year for 20k less. So that’s the craziness that is auctions.

I keep telling my wife I should just auction off my shop. I’d end up getting twice what all my stuff is worth and I’d probably end up with enough money to buy all new equipment.

 

[FOMOGO]

Nice score. I've had that exact unit forever, and it is very accurate, and has had maybe one battery change in ten yrs. Mike

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