What Did You Buy Today?

[mmcmdl]

I was watching that one too...

So at least we know the shank is removable .

 

[wachuko]

I am soooo happy that I have to share... Got a lot of the stuff that I ordered... and one item in particular just surprised the heck out of me.



The Starrett 123 Vernier Caliper (14”) with its box, is in like new condition!!! Total amount paid for it, with shipping, was 86.00. I am just so happy... I finally have a quality caliper... and long enough for some of my future projects.

Still hopeful that I can find a 24" caliper for a good price... anyway... more photos...





The order for the die set came with these as well... couple of reamers and a few taps



Hard to share, in photos, the massiveness of this tool... compared, of course, with the stuff that I have...



This is new... was running out of Dykem steel blue layout fluid...and wanted a quality edge finder (Starrett 827B)...




And this beauty, oh man.... pristine!!

 

[mmcmdl]

You really can't go wrong with the beam vernier calipers . Never need batteries , no dials and gears to mess up . They are as accurate as the users eyes . You got a good looking set there . Funny , I mentioned this before , but up at Cabin Fever this year , the older beam types were twice the price of these digital / dial calipers .

 

[Eyerelief]

You really can't go wrong with the beam vernier calipers . Never need batteries , no dials and gears to mess up . They are as accurate as the users eyes . You got a good looking set there . Funny , I mentioned this before , but up at Cabin Fever this year , the older beam types were twice the price of these digital / dial calipers .

I couldn’t agree more

 

[wachuko]

I couldn’t agree more
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That is what I want next... search is on! For something inexpensive... I do not want to pay some of the asking prices...

 

[682bear]

Well... I'm vise poor now...

I met someone that had a few vises for sale... this afternoon I went for a look-see and came home with a few...

A 4 inch Wilton... an early 'Chicago' vise, with no date and a welded jaw insert...



Another 4 inch Wilton 'Schiller Park' dated 1961...



Yet another 4 inch Wilton 'Schiller Park' dated 1971...



And a Charles Parker #95 4½ inch...



The Parker is bigger and heavier than the Wiltons... and in pretty nice condition.

The seller had a Starrett vise that makes this Parker look like a toy... it wasn't for sale, though...

-Bear

 

[woodchucker]

I have a parker that I love as a vise. Those Wiltons can all use new jaws. A little filing and they should look great.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

...an Enco boring/ facing head with a 1 inch straight arbor and an R8 arbor. It was listed 'for parts' because the seller didn't have any way to test it for function.

I took a chance on it... and it seems to be in good condition. Everything works very smoothly, and it advances 0.005" per revolution. I don't know if the advance is adjustable or not... I doubt it.


-Bear

Very nice, I have one just like that. I'm not entirely sure how it works - I think it faces in from the outside, but it's pretty neat. There should be one or two (probably 2 by the size) allen sockets in the knurled ring. Rotate them so the line is away from the shank and you increase the feed by 0.0025 (I think).

 

[682bear]

Very nice, I have one just like that. I'm not entirely sure how it works - I think it faces in from the outside, but it's pretty neat. There should be one or two (probably 2 by the size) allen sockets in the knurled ring. Rotate them so the line is away from the shank and you increase the feed by 0.0025 (I think).

Thanks- I'll tinker with it when I get a chance and see if I can figure it out...

-Bear

 

[wachuko]

Well... I'm vise poor now...

I met someone that had a few vises for sale... this afternoon I went for a look-see and came home with a few...

A 4 inch Wilton... an early 'Chicago' vise, with no date and a welded jaw insert...

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Another 4 inch Wilton 'Schiller Park' dated 1961...

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Yet another 4 inch Wilton 'Schiller Park' dated 1971...

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And a Charles Parker #95 4½ inch...

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The Parker is bigger and heavier than the Wiltons... and in pretty nice condition.

The seller had a Starrett vise that makes this Parker look like a toy... it wasn't for sale, though...

-Bear

You are vise rich!! Not poor…. Maybe wallet poor, but who cares!!! What a great bunch!!!