What Did You Buy Today?

[FOMOGO]

My son brought these US general top boxes up from Denver for me Friday, and finally got a chance to start loading up one of them, mostly with tools I shipped back from PR. Really liking the extra deep drawers. Still a ton of other tools to bring down from the other garage, but just a piker compared to Dave. May even get the table I've been using for tools cleared off enough to actually have a clear space for work here in the new shop. Mike

 

[woodchucker]

I remember not too long ago, maybe 6 or so years ago, the top and bottom were going for under 350.
Less than craftsman, now you can only touch the bottom for that price.

 

[IamNotImportant]

I remember not too long ago, maybe 6 or so years ago, the top and bottom were going for under 350.
Less than craftsman, now you can only touch the bottom for that price.

some bottoms are way more than that!

 

[Janderso]

Speaking of Bob, I haven't seen a post by him in a while..

We just found out he’s having some health issues.
Bob, if you are read this, please know you are in my thoughts!

 

[Janderso]

My son brought these US general top boxes up from Denver for me Friday, and finally got a chance to start loading up one of them, mostly with tools I shipped back from PR. Really liking the extra deep drawers. Still a ton of other tools to bring down from the other garage, but just a piker compared to Dave. May even get the table I've been using for tools cleared off enough to actually have a clear space for work here in the new shop. Mike

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I have one. I love the deep drawers and the smooth drawer movement.
Nice score

 

[682bear]

Speaking of Bob, I haven't seen a post by him in a while..

I was thinking the same thing last night...

We just found out he’s having some health issues.
Bob, if you are read this, please know you are in my thoughts!

I hope it's nothing too serious.

-Bear

 

[Doug Gray]

My Diamond tool holder finally arrived from Australia. I picked up the right-hand version, as well as a round tool bit. The tool comes with a grinding jig, Allen wrench and shop sticker. The tool bit has one flat face. The tool has very interesting geometry, it uses standard square tooling, yet the way the tool is presented to the work the corner is at 80 degrees allowing turning and facing with the same set up. looking forward to putting this tool through its paces. (ie to go off on a tangent )

Eccentric Engineering

www.eccentricengineering.com.au

 

[WobblyHand]

My replacement ER40 set tru chuck from Shars came today. The ER40 taper is in MUCH better shape. I need to pack up the reject chuck and return it to Shars. They provided a free return shipping label.

Much happier camper. Even have collets to use in it now. Yes, I tried the collet for fit!

 

[IamNotImportant]

well i received this in the mail.. it will be the new control box for the lathe.. now i can get the buttons and switches to mount in it..


so that when done it will look a lot this

 

[IamNotImportant]

just found a place that has 7K square feet of stuff like this.. if you had access to this, what would you acquire for possible shop use..