What Did You Buy Today?

I checked out the local shop supply places - looking for some inserts for my tooling. Discovered that they wanted $9-14 per insert for the Chinese stuff...so I went on amazon and found the same stuff - for $20 per set of 10.

Spent a hundred bucks on inserts.
 
NavyShooter said:
I checked out the local shop supply places - looking for some inserts for my tooling. Discovered that they wanted $9-14 per insert for the Chinese stuff...so I went on amazon and found the same stuff - for $20 per set of 10.

Spent a hundred bucks on inserts.
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Yikes. Yeah, don't spend like that on import inserts. You can get name brand for that price from MSC and similar. For the import stuff I've even been satisfied with banggood.com. Not nearly as nice as the big brands, but good enough for 95% of what I do when I'm not running HSS. Surplus from ebay tends to be good as well, though it can be tough to know you really are getting genuine inserts.
 
My new to me Starrett Last Word arrived today.
The tool holders I bought the day before are MIA.
Starrett came from Houston TX, tool holders from Winchester VA.
 
A couple of gifts arrived today.
10” faceplate custom made for me.
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A quill mount indicator holder. My Interapid DTI fits perfectly.
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Found this also,
From my measuring it appears to be a B&S #9.
If it is I will trade for a MT3 Dead center.
 

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Do I dare ask what you intend to do with a 10" face plate?
 
mickri said:
Do I dare ask what you intend to do with a 10" face plate?
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It was a bit of a surprise gift but to be completely honest I don’t have a specific project in mind.
 
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