What Did You Buy Today?

JohnG said:
I didn't really need this drill press. I've worked with a little Delta bench top drill for a long time, but I have thought a bigger drill might be handy. I came across this Boice Crane drill in an online auction of a school shop. Boice Crane made lighter machines, and they were popular with schools. This Swedish made press, possibly a Solbegra, doesn't fit that pattern. It has a gear driven spindle, no belts, like a large factory machine for low spindle speed and high torque without slippage. It has a 2 speed motor, 4 speed gearbox, and a #3 Morse taper that matches the tailstock on my lathe.
I've cleaned it up but I don't think I'll paint it. I just need to get the right electrical plug on it to try it out.

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I recently bought, what appears to be, the exact same model geared head drill made by JET. I mean, it looks identical. If you or anyone has any literature on this unit, I would be much obliged to get a copy.

Matt
 
Axismatt said:
I recently bought, what appears to be, the exact same model geared head drill made by JET. I mean, it looks identical. If you or anyone has any literature on this unit, I would be much obliged to get a copy.
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Matt, the Jet website is pretty good for supplying manuals for their machines:
https://www.jettools.com/us/en/service-and-support/manuals/

You didn't mention your model number, so I cannot verify they have it, but it's worth a look.
Good Luck!

-brino
 
brino said:
Matt, the Jet website is pretty good for supplying manuals for their machines:
https://www.jettools.com/us/en/service-and-support/manuals/

You didn't mention your model number, so I cannot verify they have it, but it's worth a look.
Good Luck!

-brino
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Hey Brino,

Thanks. Yes, I was able to track down an owners manual, but it didn't have a wiring schematic, which I was hoping to take a look at. I will keep snooping 'til I find it.
 
I got a new-to-me 5" diameter Suburban Tool magnetic chuck (RMC-5).

Well used, but darn near a steal at $84.

This should round out my lathe chucks for a while. I've got 3-, 4-, and 6-jaw chucks, plus a face plate, and now this magnetic chuck.

Only thing left might be a 5C or ER collet chuck I suppose, but I've got an adapter to accept collets directly in my spindle nose, so I'm not sure a collet chuck would be all that useful anyway.



I also recently got some Brownells Oxpho-Blue and some manganese phosphate Parkerizing concentrate. I've made several shop tools recently and want to finish them off proper-like. I've never used either of them before, so I plan on doing some experimenting. Will probably make a thread dedicated to it at some point.


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I don’t know if this qualifies as a tool but nonetheless. This rounds out my Karl Moltrecht collection.
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Huh, I hadn’t heard of that title before. What’s your take on it so far, or have you had a chance to get into it yet?

-frank
 
It’s quite good. Copyright 2015 so a fairly recent publication.
Some sections are a bit basic, there are excerpts from Home Shop Machinist, lots of tables of feeds and that sort of thing. All in all pretty good. It’s definitely more digestible than his other volumes.
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JRaut said:
I also recently got some Brownells Oxpho-Blue and some manganese phosphate Parkerizing concentrate. I've made several shop tools recently and want to finish them off proper-like. I've never used either of them before, so I plan on doing some experimenting. Will probably make a thread dedicated to it at some point.
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I have a nickel anode coming for doing some nickel plating. I have Oxpho-Blue and it seems about the same as standard issue bluing solution. Maybe you will have better luck.
Check this plating video out. He has others too.
 
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