I learned these transfer punches are just to make a mark, then you come back with a proper center punch.
Those of us who learn the hard way, thought these sets were crap.
Always learning.......!!
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What Did You Buy Today?
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Those of us who learn the hard way, thought these sets were crap.
Always learning.......!!
Not machining related but most of you talk about your tractors. I bought a nice, used, orange B2620. It came with Kubota’s FEL and Land Pride’s box scraper and post hole digger, a Gearmore arena rotary spike with drag, and a heavy steel homemade weeding sled that rides on skids with 2 blades. The first blade buries into the soil 1” and the following blade at 2”, for a total of a 2” depth. And I fit all of into my buddies 12’ dump trailer!
I’ve rented tractors on a few occasions but bought this one to prep for building my retirement house on the 2-1/2 acre lot. I got to play with it for a few hours on my lot yesterday and am dig’n it. Next weekend, I plan to do a full service to it, Kubota’s recommended 800 hour service. It has 830 hours on it.
I’ve rented tractors on a few occasions but bought this one to prep for building my retirement house on the 2-1/2 acre lot. I got to play with it for a few hours on my lot yesterday and am dig’n it. Next weekend, I plan to do a full service to it, Kubota’s recommended 800 hour service. It has 830 hours on it.
What I didn’t buy today….
Seller listed for $750 but broken, asked him if the spindle would turn and he said yes. Well, I went to look and when I popped the belt off bearings were very crunchy.
We got to within $25 of each other but I ultimately walked away, just too much work for the money. Fortunately I was able to visit with my friend in San Jose and also got six boxes of Pergo flooring free from his neighbor, so not a totally wasted trip.
John
Vulcan Drilling Milling Machine - tools - by owner - sale
I have a Vulcan Drilling Milling Machine up for sale. It doesn't run. I tried replacing the starting motor capacitor, but to no avail. Didn't check the spools/spindles, but maybe that's the issue....
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Seller listed for $750 but broken, asked him if the spindle would turn and he said yes. Well, I went to look and when I popped the belt off bearings were very crunchy.
We got to within $25 of each other but I ultimately walked away, just too much work for the money. Fortunately I was able to visit with my friend in San Jose and also got six boxes of Pergo flooring free from his neighbor, so not a totally wasted trip.
John
Just an update on a previous post where I mentioned I purchased a new milling machine vise, and found a few micrometers at a favorite used machine tool dealer. I finally got around to taking some pictures of the vise and micrometers. All are just as I bought them, no cleanup or calibration yet.
I did take find a spec sheet on the vise, but the Chinese to English translation was so poor the measurements didn't mean anything. Below is a post I made on another board quoting the spec sheet, then making some measurements I could understand.
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I did find an inspection sheet in the box the vise came in. It might as well be written in Greek. The Chinese to English translation is sketchy to say the least. While the measurements look impressive it's a bit hard to tell exactly what they are measuring. In all there are 6 places being measured. The measurements are metric so I had to do a quick conversion.
Here is the text of each (inspection sheet) measurement. Hopefully it will make some sense to someone.
1. Vise body guide rail First Tone facing bottom plane parallelism. .02mm (.00078")
2. Fixed mouth of the Tongs surface and active mouth of the Tongs facing guide rail on plane vertically .05a
3. Guide rail first Tone facing bottom plane plane parallelism . 02mm (.00078")
4. Examination block first tone facing vise bottom surface parallelism .03mm (.0018")
5. Examination block first Tone facing foundation bottom plane parallelism. . 04mm (.00157")
6. On examination block plane gradient. .04mm (.00157")
Not understanding what the inspection sheet meant I did a few of my own measurements.
1. Parallelism of moving jaw to fixed jaw. .0002"
2. Squareness of fixed jaw to base. .0003" closer at the bottom
3. Squareness of moveable jaw to base. .0003" closer at the bottom
4. Height of fixed jaw. .001" high on right side
5. Height of moveable jaw. .001" high on right side
6. Pull down of moveable jaw when tightened against 1.250 diameter round stock. .0002"
7. Parallelism of base to table. .0005"
All measurements were made with the vise on the swivel as it came from the factory. The table and base were cleaned of debris as normally done when tramming a vise. No parts were disassembled for cleaning. The only cleaning done was to wipe the oil off the surfaces to be measured. I'm sure some of the tolerances can be tightened a bit with careful disassembly cleaning and meticulous reassembly. However I don't see any need to go through that process anytime in the near future. I rarely work in tenths, and doubt this machine was ever asked to. A far as I'm concerned the vise is as close as it needs to be for any work I'll ever use it for."
In the process I took some pictures of the new acquisitions along with a few drill chucks and a homemade hand tapper. I usually take pictures of shop tools and tooling every couple years or so for insurance purposes. We have a replacement cost rider so it's important to keep the pictured inventory up to date.
I did take find a spec sheet on the vise, but the Chinese to English translation was so poor the measurements didn't mean anything. Below is a post I made on another board quoting the spec sheet, then making some measurements I could understand.
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I did find an inspection sheet in the box the vise came in. It might as well be written in Greek. The Chinese to English translation is sketchy to say the least. While the measurements look impressive it's a bit hard to tell exactly what they are measuring. In all there are 6 places being measured. The measurements are metric so I had to do a quick conversion.
Here is the text of each (inspection sheet) measurement. Hopefully it will make some sense to someone.
1. Vise body guide rail First Tone facing bottom plane parallelism. .02mm (.00078")
2. Fixed mouth of the Tongs surface and active mouth of the Tongs facing guide rail on plane vertically .05a
3. Guide rail first Tone facing bottom plane plane parallelism . 02mm (.00078")
4. Examination block first tone facing vise bottom surface parallelism .03mm (.0018")
5. Examination block first Tone facing foundation bottom plane parallelism. . 04mm (.00157")
6. On examination block plane gradient. .04mm (.00157")
Not understanding what the inspection sheet meant I did a few of my own measurements.
1. Parallelism of moving jaw to fixed jaw. .0002"
2. Squareness of fixed jaw to base. .0003" closer at the bottom
3. Squareness of moveable jaw to base. .0003" closer at the bottom
4. Height of fixed jaw. .001" high on right side
5. Height of moveable jaw. .001" high on right side
6. Pull down of moveable jaw when tightened against 1.250 diameter round stock. .0002"
7. Parallelism of base to table. .0005"
All measurements were made with the vise on the swivel as it came from the factory. The table and base were cleaned of debris as normally done when tramming a vise. No parts were disassembled for cleaning. The only cleaning done was to wipe the oil off the surfaces to be measured. I'm sure some of the tolerances can be tightened a bit with careful disassembly cleaning and meticulous reassembly. However I don't see any need to go through that process anytime in the near future. I rarely work in tenths, and doubt this machine was ever asked to. A far as I'm concerned the vise is as close as it needs to be for any work I'll ever use it for."
In the process I took some pictures of the new acquisitions along with a few drill chucks and a homemade hand tapper. I usually take pictures of shop tools and tooling every couple years or so for insurance purposes. We have a replacement cost rider so it's important to keep the pictured inventory up to date.
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Insert ACRA (same factory)on the name plate 9 x 50, in stock, just need to add all the accessories, box, and ship.
So Dave has a Bridgeport for sale again.....Shipping companies were not real responsive, and I got tired of dealing with them.
So Dave has a Bridgeport for sale again.....Shipping companies were not real responsive, and I got tired of dealing with them.
A forged steel vise from Fireball tools. It's done a few odd jobs, and I'm happy with it so far. That steel sure looks skinny compared to a cast iron vise, but it does give more room for workholding. The stock jaws are pretty aggressive, so I 3D printed a set of soft jaws. At some point, I'll mill a set of smooth face steel jaws as well.
