What Did You Buy Today?

ACHiPo said:
Why a static converter? After making the plunge with the North American Phase Converter RPC I'm pretty happy and won't hesitate to add more 3 phase toys to the shop. I have a VFD on my mill and like the easy speed change capability, but went with an RPC so as not to have to do a brain transplant on my lathe.
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I have a RPC, and still run my vertical band saw off of a static converter... mainly so if I need it out in the shop fitting auto body patch panels, I can wheel it out of the basement on my pallet jack and plug it into my 220 single phase outlet.

It keeps me from running back and forth from the shop to the basement a hundred times while doing body work.

-Bear
 
The shop that I served my apprenticeship at had nothing but Wholhaupter boring and facing heads. The are in my opinion, the best that money can buy. I bought one new in 1978 and like an idiot sold it about a year later. Since then I have made do with my Criterion boring head, not bad for the money. This one came up on eBay, it was the lowest priced one that I have seen in years of looking. The only reason that I bought it was that I had $50 in eBay gift cards that my kids gave me last Christmas. That and,as I have said in other posts, I wanted it.
Richard

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Stopped by the junkyard couple days ago and stumble upon this. Look like it had taken a hit on the capacitor box and terminal junction box. Came back with my multimeter and check windings and terminals to ground and everything seems okay. Took a chance and offered the guy $40. Its a phase-a-matic 20HP converter. Too big for my needs but willing to replace and test whats necessary and re-sell to upgrade my 5HP.

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Also picked this up cheap on fcebook. Its a Thelin Gnome pellet stove. I was hoping for the best and just a burnt out motor, but control board had a couple of fried components a mosfet, resistor and diode. Crossing my fingers I can do my novice testing and component replacement and get it to run again. I have one now and its just a tad too small for my garage. If I can sell both I'd be able to upgrade. The prices they want for components are ridiculous. If all else fails there is a guy who repairs boards for about $250.



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Today i stopped by the flea/ tool market, first thing i found and bought was this big anchor chain, a bit short but is still usable for towing 5$. Then i bought this Bosch cordless drill 3$. After that i bought me a wheel wrench 6$. And the find of the day is a clutch kit, for a Renault 4, I'm planning to use it in my fiat 600 project, they are the same spline. Yeah and it was 4$ for the clutch kit.
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I got these HSS lathe tools at the flea mkt today. They would be sitting beside the Brown & Sharp wood indicator box, but, seems I only picked up the cutters, and left the B&S box on the table.... lol. Figured it out when I was about 50 miles away... The box was in great shape, contents not so much. I got it for $4. though! lol... Handbook under the tools is original, 1966. think that is what diverted my attention from picking up the box...
 

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Scooped up a Mighty Midget radius dresser and diamond dresser.
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Sweet. I scored one off of E-Bay last year for a decent price.
 
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