What Did You Buy Today?

[woodchucker]

Have been keeping an eye out for a heat treat oven and this one popped up on Craigslist just a few miles from my house.

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Best part was the price.

Free

 

[lordbeezer]

Found today but bought 6-7 years ago a 5 gallon bucket 2/3 full of wheel weights under tarp covering t-111 siding.

 

[woodchucker]

Found today but bought 6-7 years ago a 5 gallon bucket 2/3 full of wheel weights under tarp covering t-111 siding.

And what are you gonna use them for?
I have a lot of lead rods for installing railings into concrete and lead with another material (makes it hard) and I used to collect the lead, but have no use for it. And bird shot... I figured I'd use a bunch for balancing my sailplanes, but I don't fly anymore...
You gonna make your own bullets?

 

[682bear]

Found today but bought 6-7 years ago a 5 gallon bucket 2/3 full of wheel weights under tarp covering t-111 siding.

I've converted several thousand pounds of wheelweights into projectiles... mostly birdshot. Lead wheelweights are going away, though... most of them now are either iron or zinc.

-Bear

 

[lordbeezer]

Yes. Been casting bullets for 40ish years. Pistol and large bore older single shot rifle. I’m a fan of rolling blocks,martinis,low or hi walls. One alloy for this. One for that. Buy pewter items when I get a deal but most of the stuff is so damn old and pretty I hate to melt them into small ingots.

 

[NCjeeper]

Grabbed a 30HP Rotary Phase converter to power my new Jet lathe (and future HBM). It went on sale 30% off and free shipping, so I pulled the trigger.

 

[erikmannie]

I bought 2 gallons of dark thread cutting oil for $25/gal. plus tax. Free shipping. I use this oil-based CF in the flood coolant system in my lathe.



I also bought 2 gallons of Mobil Vactra #2 for $30/gal. plus tax and shipping. I cleaned all three of my machines today, so that used some way oil. The one-shot lube reservoir in the PM-1660TL apron was quite thirsty.

The bulk dealer on eBay was less than half the price of any other online seller.

 

[Alcap]

Is that Dark Thread Cutting oil water soluble or do you use it as is ?

 

[IamNotImportant]

Is that Dark Thread Cutting oil water soluble or do you use it as is ?

maybe, you'd prob would need to mix some dish soap into the water so it dissolves. The soap is the catalyst that enables the oil and the water to mix; otherwise the different densities make the oil float on top of the water.

1 quart of cutting oil
3 cups of dish soap
4 gallons of water

 

[Brento]

My Pantograph Engraver gas finally arrived!!! I have 12 parts to machine not counting a motor bracket, spindle , base plate, and a master plate. Now to find a 12x14x1 chunk of aluminum as well as a 12x6x3/8 chunk CC of aluminum