What Did You Buy Today?

[GrayTech]

I scored a starrett 6" machinist level and a master precision 8" level at a local market for $50 each, both in boxes and look new.

 

[hman]

Bargains!

 

[Janderso]

No you didn’t.
Pics please

 

[GrayTech]

Sorry, long days at work and a full-time hobby makes me a bit lazy in other ways, but I also love seeing all the pics so here ya go....

 

[Janderso]

Bought this Triumph 4 post lift ( https://liftswholesale.com/4-post/triumph-nss-8xlt-8000-lb-4-post-lift/ ) to augment my two post. My new helper "Jen" and I assembled it in about 4hrs less time spent changing out a few cheesy pieces of hardware. Really liking the fact that it is totally mobile, and that I can work on vehicles with the suspension setting at normal ride height for fabricating exhaust systems, and suspension components. Easily accommodates my extra cab F-250, and comes with a sliding jack tray for lifting wheels clear of ramps. Will be making a second jack tray so I can lift front and rear simultaneously. After pricing there optional air/hyd scissor
jacks, I will be making two of my own for about 1/4 the cost. Over all, real happy with the quality, and function. Mike


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We have a four post 25,000lb lift at work.
It came with one jack tray. Priced a second one, $5,000.
We made one. Less than $350
Yep, they come in handy.
Nice shop you dog.

 

[BenW]

Found some 'junk' at the junkyard today, there was probably another 150kgs of 100mm and 120mm alu round bar, and a bunch of smaller stainless round, but I'm not sure what I would do with that much...

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[stioc]

Took a 1200 mile road trip with our son Steven to pick up a nice Tormach 1100 Series 3 with lots of goodies. ....
More to follow . . . .

Bruce

Lots of associated goodies.
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Wow! I'd imagine you paid the 'you suck!' price for it. All those goodies add up, I mean just the Haimer by itself is like $400+.

Why did the owner get rid of it all?

 

[BGHansen]

Paid $16K for the Tormach 1100. Only things I'm looking to pick up are a homing kit for the 4th axis and a switching outlet kit for the coolant outlet.

The Tormach has a 110V outlet that is switched on/off by an M07/M09 command. The kits give a second outlet for either high or low current devices (2 options). Figure I'd pick up the high current one since it'll do low current too.

Still need to rig up a full enclosure. Will temporarily go with a conduit frame and shower curtains.

Bruce

 

[stioc]

Wow that's definitely a great price considering all the goodies and the 4th axis too. I guess the previous owner moved on to a more industrial machine?

 

[BGHansen]

Wow that's definitely a great price considering all the goodies and the 4th axis too. I guess the previous owner moved on to a more industrial machine?

Previous owner works in a shop with a couple of Haas VMCs and a CNC lathe. The shop owner is renting him machine time on the weekends which is more efficient that running them on the Tormach. He has a job that took 30 minutes on the Tormach, takes 4 minutes on the Haas. Still have a lot to learn. . .

Bruce