What Did You Buy Today?

[BGHansen]

My saw takes 10' blades, so 10 from a standard 100' coil. I paid $50 including shipping for a full coil of 1/4"-6 tooth so $5 a blade. A single blade for my saw goes for $20 - $40 on eBay. My HF horizontal takes 3/4" wide blades that run around $15-$20 each, so I'll be looking for a coil for it also.

Bruce

p.s. I've seen loose DoAll blade welders for sale at around $250-$300 which pays for a lot of blades. They last a long time, not in the same category of carbide inserts on the lathe. One of my "must-haves" when searching for a combo saw was that it had a blade welder.

 

[Nogoingback]

The Stanley hammer has a lifetime warrantee.
The old formulation of plastic, over time, would become brittle and crack with little provocation.
Take it to a Stanley distributor and they should replace it.
My local tool dealer didn't have the size in stock so I had to wait a while, but the new one did arrive.

Thanks for the tip! I just called Stanley customer service and they've sent me a shipping label to
return it for warranty replacement.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

got this little beauty from Amazon for $20


it's bloody small! Also found out after I clicked BUY that the inserts (WCMT/WCGT 1.21) are not easy to find and a pack will easily cost me more than the bar Still, the fact that the retail on this is ~$350 cheered me up a bit...

 

[Dave Smith]

just needed a new old tool so I bought an old die filer from a friend for his asking price of $30. just came with one file so I will have to find some more. it doesn't have a brand name on it that I could find but maybe others who have filers can tell me the brand. it is a nice looking filer for my shop.
Dave

 

[Papa Charlie]

just needed a new old tool so I bought an old die filer from a friend for his asking price of $30. just came with one file so I will have to find some more. it doesn't have a brand name on it that I could find but maybe others who have filers can tell me the brand. it is a nice looking filer for my shop.
Dave

Very nice, I wish I could find one in that price range. Everyone around me wants a fortune for them.

I think this got you today's "You Suck" award.

 

[Dave Smith]

yes, I was happy that he asked another old friend if he wanted to buy it while I was with him. he said no and I said I would gladly give him the $30. he is 92 years old and my other friend just turned 90, so neither one of them needed it. I had to carry it down from an upstairs shop and it was real heavy for a 77 yr old to get to my truck. funny how we always get the job done.
Dave

 

[Gaffer]

just needed a new old tool so I bought an old die filer from a friend for his asking price of $30. just came with one file so I will have to find some more. it doesn't have a brand name on it that I could find but maybe others who have filers can tell me the brand. it is a nice looking filer for my shop.
Dave

I found this on The Practical Machinist site. Yours looks like a DoALL brand.

All American die filer

These seem to be fairly common. They also seem to be the made the latest judging by things like the sheet steel legs and the number of machines on PM in excellent condition. I went to DoAll's site to see if they still made them, but no mention. Mine was a little dirty but cleaned up nicely. I'm...

www.practicalmachinist.com

 

[682bear]

That is an All-American die filer... they were also sold under the Do-All name.

I have one of the Do-All filers that I refurbished a while back...

-Bear

 

[FliesLikeABrick]

Picked up a Walker-Turner 15" drill press at an auction for a closed-down coal power plant in my region. This caught my eye because it has the proper "production" table with slots (unfortunately not full t-slots). Got it pretty cheap ($125) , the other unit in the auction went for over $300 despite having a weird modified table on it. I think this is a 1216-41 because it does not look like it has a MT spindle, it does have the production table, and I think it has the standard-speed step pulleys. This is based on the 1953 1200-series spec sheet at http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/808/6112.pdf

This unit clearly has years of service on it, and was covered in dust since it was out in the plant - perhaps this is why the other one went cheaper. 3-phase motor, so I will need to put a small VFD on it. Should clean up nicely.

The only picture available in the auction lot:



Loaded in the trailer with some other items from the auction (had to make 2 trips for two of the large pressure tanks):


Unloaded at home, hit with the airgun to get the dry/loose dust and grime off but proper disassembly/cleaning/lube is needed:


Placard:


Motor placard 1/2 hp 3ph:


I don't need another drill press, but this goes too nicely with my Rockwell 21-100 mill and my BUX magdrill that has a Rockwell drill unit on it...

 

[mattthemuppet2]

ooh, that's nice! I have one just like that but slightly older and no belt guard. I've used it a lot over the last 8 or 9 years. Having a 3ph motor and VFD will be really cool - I put a DC motor on mine and the variable speed and reversing is super useful. I can drill, chamfer and tap all just by turning the dial, no belt changes needed.