What Did You Buy Today?

[IamNotImportant]

This lil fella followed me home today

 

[Watchwatch]

I want to start a few projects... figured this would come in handy... thought about making one, but I rather spend the time on the other projects....I might modify it and add holes for pins...


6" x 8" x 1/2" MIC 6 Aluminum Fixture

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That’s a great deal. I spent more hours than I want to count on a similar. And broke a tap.


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[woodchucker]

Try ordering from McMaster-Carr.

I usually go to cooper electric for that. I believe them to be a national chain?

 

[Badabinski]

I bought an older (1980s) Kennedy 520 toolbox off of Etsy. I want to be able to bring a fair amount of tooling to my local maker space, and my Husky toolbox just didn't have the capacity (plus, it's too heavy! 58 pounds at the moment). I see why people love Kennedy boxes so much...

 

[Badabinski]

if you put a slightly smaller round into one, will it eject it after fully tightening it down?

I just tested it on a ⅜"-16 bolt (OD is .01 undersized) in a ⅜" collet and it self ejected beautifully.

 

[woodchucker]

I just tested it on a ⅜"-16 bolt (OD is .01 undersized) in a ⅜" collet and it self ejected beautifully.

.001 is not much...

 

[Badabinski]

.001 is not much...

Ten thou under, not one thou. My cheapy import collets in my import chucks would fail to self eject with a difference that small. I'd have to loosen the nut with the wrench, spin it a few times by hand, and then put the wrench back on to pop it. No such problem with these.

Edit: I would have tried with something smaller, but I don't have anything to hand. Only had 20 minutes of shop time today, so I didn't have time to turn something down.

 

[woodchucker]

Ten thou under, not one thou. My cheapy import collets in my import chucks would fail to self eject with a difference that small. I'd have to loosen the nut with the wrench, spin it a few times by hand, and then put the wrench back on to pop it. No such problem with these.

oh, sorry, I mis-read that. cool.
My imports I need to whack with a soft faced hammer. Only a few, they don't have the lip to proper size...
10 thou is pretty good. Not all of mine fail..

 

[brino]

This lil fella followed me home today

What are you using for bait?
What ever it is I gotta get me some!

Brian

 

[Jim F]

I have an Indicol indicator holder with a B&S black face .0005 DTI attached and a Starrett 0-1"disc mic on the way.