What Did You Buy Today?

[Philzy]

I couldn't resist. $89 free shipping -Ebay. Hey it works and the tank is big! For the money.
Digital Ultra Sonic Cleaner

Congrats. Yours looks just like the one I have from Hornady. It really comes in handy.

 

[Janderso]

That was only 89.00!!?? What size is that one?

ID-11 1/2" long, 5 1/2" wide, 6" deep.
$89 plus tax.

 

[woodchucker]

I couldn't resist. $89 free shipping -Ebay. Hey it works and the tank is big! For the money.
Digital Ultra Sonic Cleaner

that's a huge tank for $89.. just don't throw bearings in there. Unless you don't care about them...

 

[Larry$]

I couldn't resist.

I've had a very similar on for about 6 months. I made a finer screen for the basket.
I always pre-heat the water since the built in heater is vey slow.
Maybe I was expecting too much but it hasn't worked as well as hoped.
Tried putting small parts in a jar with more potent cleaner, that I sank in the US cleaner. Still not what I'd hoped for.

What's the trick?

 

[DennisBastardMan]

as they say, pics or it didn't happen.

fortunately it did happen haha

Unfortunately the cross slide nut and 3 jaw chuck are unusable in their old worn state. the cross slide nut has almost .2" of play in it, not to mention threaded in 1/2" 8TPI LH ACME, the tools to make these are almost non existent in my searches. hopefully using a 10 TPI single point thread mill on my CNC will work, i just have to make a couple passes to get the thread width just right. other than that it just needs a new QCGB tumber lever (the left one in the picture), it is so worn it only can engage in one spindle direction. this part will be a little harder to machine

as for the chuck i have a plate and chuck on the way .

 

[Brento]

I have been struggling with the flute grinding attachment on my U2 Checkel for over a year. After re bushing it and putting seal on it etc, under a load it’s a bust. Too much friction. It was mentioned several times by the experienced that the only thing that works is an air bearing. That’s what the real tool grinders have. So put an air bearing attachment in my long range radar. Few have showed up and usually in the $800+ range.

It had fallen to the impossible to find range until Fri in my usual search of CL from LA TO SF, down in Ventura an air bearing grinder attachment appears, for $200! Emailed to guy and didn’t want to get my hopes up and the owner, Jim called me back! He was a toolmaker for all his career and is liquidating his stuff. All in small lots. He said I was only the second guy to call and was shocked nobody had jumped on it for this price. I’ll be honest I thought it might be a come on. We worked it out and even though it was Ventura navigating Santa Barbara south is terrifying for me. Jim was even nicer in person and felt bad I’d had to come all that way(3hrs one way). So he threw in extra stuff no cost after I tried out the air bearing. Couple extra mill bits, a grinder hub. Aluminum channel and hex shaft! An air bearing is even more crazy wonderful than I imagined.

As I tried to leave he kept pulling stuff out and even though I’d specifically only brought $200 he kept throwing stuff at me no sane TAS sufferer could refuse.

First was Im not sure if it’s a cross slide or compound of a Hardinge. Rusty but tight, $10. Then as I was trying to close my car door he brings out this little jewel. It’s some kind of precision grinding fixture. All three axis are spring loaded with the x and the y with the little Lufkin mic’s for stops. He tried the “what will ya give me for it” and I told him homey don’t play that. He came back $10, doh! Said I could send him the $ in the mail. He had a really nice assortment of DI’s of all kinds and mic’s, which I’m good. But he still got me like I knew he would

Im going to be about as lucky as you this weekend the lady who did a garage sale i bought my machines from said please come and look around again and take w/e you want otherwise it will all be garbage.

 

[C-Bag]

Im going to be about as lucky as you this weekend the lady who did a garage sale i bought my machines from said please come and look around again and take w/e you want otherwise it will all be garbage.

I hope you find some good stuff, good luck!

 

[Janderso]

I have been struggling with the flute grinding attachment on my U2 Checkel for over a year. After re bushing it and putting seal on it etc, under a load it’s a bust. Too much friction. It was mentioned several times by the experienced that the only thing that works is an air bearing. That’s what the real tool grinders have. So put an air bearing attachment in my long range radar. Few have showed up and usually in the $800+ range.

It had fallen to the impossible to find range until Fri in my usual search of CL from LA TO SF, down in Ventura an air bearing grinder attachment appears, for $200! Emailed to guy and didn’t want to get my hopes up and the owner, Jim called me back! He was a toolmaker for all his career and is liquidating his stuff. All in small lots. He said I was only the second guy to call and was shocked nobody had jumped on it for this price. I’ll be honest I thought it might be a come on. We worked it out and even though it was Ventura navigating Santa Barbara south is terrifying for me. Jim was even nicer in person and felt bad I’d had to come all that way(3hrs one way). So he threw in extra stuff no cost after I tried out the air bearing. Couple extra mill bits, a grinder hub. Aluminum channel and hex shaft! An air bearing is even more crazy wonderful than I imagined.

As I tried to leave he kept pulling stuff out and even though I’d specifically only brought $200 he kept throwing stuff at me no sane TAS sufferer could refuse.

First was Im not sure if it’s a cross slide or compound of a Hardinge. Rusty but tight, $10. Then as I was trying to close my car door he brings out this little jewel. It’s some kind of precision grinding fixture. All three axis are spring loaded with the x and the y with the little Lufkin mic’s for stops. He tried the “what will ya give me for it” and I told him homey don’t play that. He came back $10, doh! Said I could send him the $ in the mail. He had a really nice assortment of DI’s of all kinds and mic’s, which I’m good. But he still got me like I knew he would

Oh, you totally SUCK.
Nice job man.
I hear about deals like this, how's it feel?

 

[Janderso]

Im going to be about as lucky as you this weekend the lady who did a garage sale i bought my machines from said please come and look around again and take w/e you want otherwise it will all be garbage.

I'll be right over.

 

[Brento]

I'll be right over.

Sorry buddy my secret stash lol