What Did You Buy Today?

Just added the DRO to my PM728-VT order. Too many positive attributes to not have it installed by them and have the 5 year warranty as well.
Thought I wanted to try it without, several members indicated the DRO was a great tool to have on the PM728-VT and well worth the extra investment.
Now the wait.

What a great site and folks.
Thanks for the guidance on my first mill.
 
Few additions to the shop. I have a buddy who is now a supplier rep at our plant; he retired after 40 years as a machinist 15 years ago. He was cleaning out his tool box and brought me a few goodies. He gifted me a Mitutoyo protractor, a Starrett divider and inside caliper, and a set of gauge blocks. Taking he and his wife out to dinner once we all get vaccinated.


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Rest are wins off eBay. I was tracking a nice set of Ace taps/dies from 4-36 - 1/2 in NC/NF and out of the blue got a seller offer for $65 delivered. They came with what I believe is an original hold-open bracket for the plastic lid. The "U" shaped piece of sheet metal sets on the hinge and holds the polypropylene top open.

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Next are some double-cut cobalt HSS burrs for the 1913 Erector set motor and other projects. Think they were around $12 each.
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Some 1" x 2" x 24" A36 bar stock for the 1913 Erector set motors. This was $60 delivered from Midwest Metals
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Couple of ball bearing ER32 collet nuts from Rocky Mountain CNC, $20 each delivered
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Didn't need it but stumbled on a Buy It Now for $30 for a mostly complete Huot drill index and drills. It was missing around 20 drills.
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Picked up another 1/2" - 1 5/8"(?) 1/8" thick parallel set. I have a set in my shared Bridgeport/Jet mill tool box. Added a second just in case. $25 delivered off eBay.
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I had my first eBay auction success in ages.
Scored a 5C spindexer for $50.
Should be here next week.
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Have the same spin indexer David. Unfortunately they're sort of a kit. A least mine was way out of true, the spindle wasn't parallel to the base and the sides aren't machined to hold it in a vice. I set it up in the mill, plumed the bore to the spindle, then faces the end. Off that I skimmed the base to get the bore true, then cut the sides of the base to be able to mount it in the vice for quick set up. Still not perfect but beter than it was.
Greg
 
f350ca said:
Have the same spin indexer David. Unfortunately they're sort of a kit. A least mine was way out of true, the spindle wasn't parallel to the base and the sides aren't machined to hold it in a vice. I set it up in the mill, plumed the bore to the spindle, then faces the end. Off that I skimmed the base to get the bore true, then cut the sides of the base to be able to mount it in the vice for quick set up. Still not perfect but beter than it was.
Greg
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Thanks Greg, I’m pretty much expecting to rehab it to get it up to spec.
It was a bit of an impulse buy as I already have a horizontal/vertical rotary table. I’m sure I’m heading down the 5C collet chuck path...
 
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