What Did You Buy Today?

[Brento]

This morning i bought a rack with material for 100$. Lots of delrin and steel.View attachment 363722
And then i also picked up from the same place some transfer punches maybe 20 thread gages and a 1/2" ACME tap left handed and a long 6-32 tap.

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After it was all mildly separated and put back on the rack. Tons of plastics

 

[DAM 79]

These 2 I got a couple of months ago. I had the previous generation models. When these new ones came out I told myself, ah not worth upgrading. Time went on & then there was a sale, you know how that goes! The increase in power was actually more than I expected even though on paper it didn't sound like much, especially for the little one! And the new tri-LED lighting is sooooo much better.

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This one I got last month. Again similar, had the previous Fuel model. When I saw the release for the new high speed model I told myself I don't need it. The next time I used my Fuel ratchet I was quickly reminded how I never liked how awfully slow it was. The new high speed model is of course much faster but down on torque. The torque doesn't matter much to me as I often use the ratchet manually to break free & tighten anyways. And the new high speed model has a much smaller head. This is exactly what I had hoped to have in the 1st place! Very happy with this new one!

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The old impacts I gave to a good friend of mine that didn't have any. The old ratchet I gave to one of my little brothers. After I upgraded to all these, that same brother taunted me by asking if I was going to buy more batteries. Damnit, why'd he have to go and say that! I really didn't need anymore batteries but stoopid me, I had to go look, found great deals, and then you know what happened!

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I’m a big fan of Milwaukee cordless tools I got a bunch of them as well and got this for my Girlfriend the other week because she hated the old one with the gas and oil mix

 

[DAM 79]

Got this last week

 

[extropic]

@DAM 79

Just in case you're not aware, you need to replace the thin foam layer that the mic is resting on.
I see that the thin foam is deteriorated and, in that condition, it will promote corrosion and damage the metal surfaces in contact.
That is a common problem with vintage Mitutoyo. The form fitting thicker layer seems to hold up well, but the thin layers deteriorate.
I hope the newer Mitutoyo packaging has the chemistry improved, but I don't know.
Originally, there was a thin layer in the top of the box also.
I bought a replacement foam at a craft store. It's a closed cell material, about 3/16 thick. It comes in many colors and easily available on Amazon in 2mm. Just build up layers to get the thickness you need.

 

[DAM 79]

@DAM 79

Just in case you're not aware, you need to replace the thin foam layer that the mic is resting on.
I see that the thin foam is deteriorated and, in that condition, it will promote corrosion and damage the metal surfaces in contact.
That is a common problem with vintage Mitutoyo. The form fitting thicker layer seems to hold up well, but the thin layers deteriorate.
I hope the newer Mitutoyo packaging has the chemistry improved, but I don't know.
Originally, there was a thin layer in the top of the box also.
I bought a replacement foam at a craft store. It's a closed cell material, about 3/16 thick. It comes in many colors and easily available on Amazon in 2mm. Just build up layers to get the thickness you need.

Thanks for the advice I will definitely do that !!!

 

[.LMS.]

I got this beautiful piece today for $30. It was used by the sellers father. I am honored to have it in my cabinet.

Etalon Height Gauge

 

[westerner]

@Badabinski

I have run out of places to put my tools and have been looking at the smaller version of these General tool boxes. I would be very interested in your or anyone's opinion of them once they are loaded and have been used for a while. I was thinking of their 26"x22 " Series 2 model. The idea is to eventually have a several of them so they are task/machine orientated. Otherwise I would go for the larger one like you got.

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I bought that exact box (in banana yellow, I don't know why) about 3 years ago. I filled it with machining tools that were previously searching for a permanent home. It aint full of 3/4 drive sockets, ya understand, but it has to have 100 miles on it around the shop.

I feel it is a better made, longer lasting box than the 3 box stack of Craftsman ball bearing slide boxes of mine, purchased decades ago.

 

[jcp]

I picked this gem up this morning...

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It's a little Craftsman power hacksaw... it does run pretty smooth, but may have some other issues...

I would assume that the arm should stay up when lifted... this one does not, but as it is lowering, there is a 'ratcheting' sound...

Also, do these cut on the forward stroke or the back stroke? The blade is set up to cut on the back stroke... I'd like to be sure this is correct.

I'll have to dig into it and figure out how it works...

-Bear

Sounds like the lift/drop ratchet system is out of kilter. There are still some parts available. These cut on the pull stroke. The blade frame should lift the blade up slightly on the push stroke and drop it back down on the pull stroke. Check the ratchet block and tabs on top of the two levers that engage the ratchet block.


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[682bear]

Sounds like the lift/drop ratchet system is out of kilter. There are still some parts available. These cut on the pull stroke. The blade frame should lift the blade up slightly on the push stroke and drop it back down on the pull stroke. Check the ratchet block and tabs on top of the two levers that engage the ratchet block.


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I have determined that the two hardened tabs that engage the ratchet block are about worn out. One of them is *just* long enough to engage the ratchet... but only barely...

Are these two tabs still available? Where would I be able to find parts for this saw?

I was figuring on having to attempt to make those two tabs... maybe out of a piece of the old, dull blade that is on the saw.

Thanks- Bear

 

[jcp]

That’s what I made mine from. The last time I looked at the Sears Parts site there were a few things still available....including the lift tabs and ratchet.


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