What Did You Buy Today?

DiscoDan said:
Went to the woodworking show today and ended up with a 1955 Starrett catalog, a B&S square and Craftsman calipers. The catalog is a great reference.
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I could keep you going for WEEKS Dan !! :D
 
LOL , no shop . Just the remains of one . I'm bringing the SB home tomorrow and will be moving some things tomorrow all day . No rain for once ! :)
 
Can anybody recommend a good source for a transfer punch set? I have a cheap import set but I was a quality set. Thanks
Robert
 
Got the SB heavy 10 home yesterday . Not sure just yet if it gets kept or parted out . The bed is worn , I would have to re-power it along with purchasing smaller tooling . I know why they named it heavy 10 now , it's heavy and also awkward ! :)

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All doors removed , motor out , tailstock off , chuck off , guards removed , electrical wires removed . Got something accomplished today ! :grin:
 
I went to a surplus store last week and didn’t find anything great, but came across two assemblies with some Teflon peices on them. They were only $3 each so I figured I would buy them to have some Teflon stock in case I ever needed it. I took the assemblies apart, thinking the shafts were aluminum but they seemed too heavy and looked tarnished. I put some Chlorox on them and they readily tarnished. Reading a bit more on testing for silver I came across a test using ice. Silver has a very high thermal conductivity (the highest of all metals I think). When I put ice on the shaft (that was at room temperature) it was like it was a hot poker and sunk right into the ice.

Pretty sure I got some high silver content alloy. Cool.

I wish I knew what the application was for these assemblies.

Rick

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I'd offer a wild-a$$ guess that these were used as high current feedthroughs for a vacuum system, or possibly some kind of chemical bath. That's based on what looks like o-ring grooves in the shank and face. How big are these things?
 
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