What Did You Buy Today?

[Papa Charlie]

I think normally all drawers latch when the top is lowered and then everything is locked by the key. There is probably a rod that moves up & down at the back inside of the case that latches everything. Take some drawers out to have a look see.
If you need a key and there is a # on the face of the lock, a locksmith can make you new keys from that #.
Nice tool box!

Thanks Larry, all drawers do lock with the lid down. But you can also turn the lock and lock the top center drawer with the lid up to secure private items. That was the case for this one. It had been locked and no key. Found a brand new cheap HF air nozzle in the drawer, nothing of value.

Found a great source online called Easykey.com. So easy it seems illegal, JK.

 

[erikmannie]

I bought two gallons of Mobil Vactra #2 on eBay. The seller sent 1 gallon of Mobil Vactra #2, and 1 gallon of Velocite Oil #10 (this is a spindle oil).

I sent the Seller a message. Hopefully they will email me a return label. It will take a week for the wrong oil to travel back from CA to OH, and a week for the right oil to get from OH to CA.

It is too bad that the Seller did not have good *attention to detail*! We should all be glad that these people do not work as nurses or surgeons.

UPDATE: The Seller still hasn’t responded to multiple messages. I had to open up a PayPal claim.

 

[erikmannie]

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

It is not water soluble. I use it as a CF on a milling machine & lathe. In addition to this, I mix it in with the Mobilmet 766 in a flood coolant system on another lathe.

I have never used a water soluble CF on a machine tool. I am avoiding the stink.

 

[erikmannie]

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

I have used the dark thread cutting oil a lot as is, and it has never occurred to me to dilute it.

I don’t want water anywhere near my ways or mill table.

 

[Jim F]

I have used the dark thread cutting oil a lot as is, and it has never occurred to me to dilute it.

I don’t want water anywhere near my ways or mill table.

Every CNC machine in use uses water soluable lubricoolant........

Do not let that oil sit on anything over the winter, gets hard to remove........

 

[ttabbal]

ETM ER32 MT3 chuck and some TPAC collets. The ETM came with the box, wrench, and a bearing nut.

Wanted some smaller workholding for the lathe and maybe occasionally in the tailstock. There are even extra spots for more collets. Need to make a bushing for the headstock to hold the drawbar, but that's easy enough.

 

[Brento]

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ETM ER32 MT3 chuck and some TPAC collets. The ETM came with the box, wrench, and a bearing nut.

Wanted some smaller workholding for the lathe and maybe occasionally in the tailstock. There are even extra spots for more collets. Need to make a bushing for the headstock to hold the drawbar, but that's easy enough.

Ive got an ER40 chuck for my lathe. Same thing. I decided to make a drawbar i think for the chuck to keep it help in. Nothing crazy tight. Just enough pressure to tell that chuck to stay spinning and dont stop or pull out.

 

[woodchucker]

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ETM ER32 MT3 chuck and some TPAC collets. The ETM came with the box, wrench, and a bearing nut.

Wanted some smaller workholding for the lathe and maybe occasionally in the tailstock. There are even extra spots for more collets. Need to make a bushing for the headstock to hold the drawbar, but that's easy enough.

ETM is high quality. nice score.

 

[Bi11Hudson]

One of those deals where waiting and watching pays off. $30 bux, plus some shipping. It doesnt rate a "You Suck", I have some work still to do to make it fit. But for under $50 bux total, I got plenty of patience. Good heavy iron, not some import flimsey toy. I suspect a little old fashioned, it doesn't open up, and the screws need to be refitted for length. But to fit the Atlas, all it needs is a flat bottom plate. I have a steady for the small machine that has been refitted with small roller bearings. Now I got one for the big machine. It is 5 inches from the top of the clearance, 6 inches to the bottom ov the "V" ways. A perfect fit for a Craftsman/Atlas 12 inch machine.

 

[woodchucker]

One of those deals where waiting and watching pays off. $30 bux, plus some shipping. It doesnt rate a "You Suck", I have some work still to do to make it fit. But for under $50 bux total, I got plenty of patience. Good heavy iron, not some import flimsey toy. I suspect a little old fashioned, it doesn't open up, and the screws need to be refitted for length. But to fit the Atlas, all it needs is a flat bottom plate. I have a steady for the small machine that has been refitted with small roller bearings. Now I got one for the big machine. It is 5 inches from the top of the clearance, 6 inches to the bottom ov the "V" ways. A perfect fit for a Craftsman/Atlas 12 inch machine.
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