What Did You Buy Today?

[Gnpenning]

What ya gettin!!!

reamers
drill chucks
screw machine drill bits ( number, letter index and for fractional)
keyseat cutters
carbide drills.

I had to call uncle before selling a kidney.

Matt was great to work with and very patient with all my beginner questions.

Good thing he is a long drive or I might have ended up with a dog as well.

 

[Brento]

He hooked me up the first time with round over cutters. We did a little trading back then. If there was anything else i needed to buy it would be cutters. But boy there is a lot of different kinds and with not knowing what size you need sure makes it hard.

 

[erikmannie]

I bought a Lyndex 1” R8 collet (I broke the one that I had in a power feed tool crash).

Also, a used USA made MT4 (inside) to 1-1/2” OD adapter sleeve for (hopefully) using taper shank drills in a 1-1/2” *end mill holder* (sounds like it won’t work). I have a lot of MT4 taper shank drills, & I wanted to see how rigid this setup is before I buy a bunch of stubby 1-1/2” straight shank drills.

 

[kiwi_007]

ppl around here act like their tools are from Fort Knox

I do like buying quality tools in excellent condition for what I consider bargain prices.
But have paid top dollar for something I’ve wanted that doesn’t come up very often

 

[IamNotImportant]

I do like buying quality tools in excellent condition for what I consider bargain prices.
But have paid top dollar for something I’ve wanted that doesn’t come up very often

yeah.. well to know the area i live in, you'd understand..

 

[projectnut]

I purchased a new blade today for the Baileigh cold saw. This one is a 350mm (14") with 100 teeth specifically for aluminum. The blade that came with it was a 315mm 120 tooth specifically for steel. I'll test the new one out in the next week or so. If I like the way it works, I'll buy another 350mm one with 120 teeth ground to cut steel. With 3 blades I should be set for a while unless I do something stupid.

Here's my newest blade:

350mm-2.5mm-32mm M2 HSS Saw Blade | Cold Saw Blade Store

350mm-2.5mm-32mm M2 HSS Saw Blade - Cold Saw Blade Store offers the best pricing and service in the cold saw blade industry.

coldsawbladestore.com

 

[erikmannie]

I bought a TMX R8 shank 1-1/4” end mill holder. I shopped around and found a 10% off coupon at globalindustrial.com, so the EMH was only $91.76 plus tax plus shipping.

8-510-0040 - R8 End Mill Holder, 1-1/4in - Toolmex Industrial Solutions

8-510-0040 R8 End Mill Holder, 1-1/4in, Toolmex Industrial Solutions

www.toolmex.com

I would have bought a Bison if it were cheaper. I like either TMX or Bison.

 

[woodchucker]

I purchased a new blade today for the Baileigh cold saw. This one is a 350mm (14") with 100 teeth specifically for aluminum. The blade that came with it was a 315mm 120 tooth specifically for steel. I'll test the new one out in the next week or so. If I like the way it works, I'll buy another 350mm one with 120 teeth ground to cut steel. With 3 blades I should be set for a while unless I do something stupid.

Here's my newest blade:

350mm-2.5mm-32mm M2 HSS Saw Blade | Cold Saw Blade Store

350mm-2.5mm-32mm M2 HSS Saw Blade - Cold Saw Blade Store offers the best pricing and service in the cold saw blade industry.

coldsawbladestore.com

I thought cold saw blades were carbide for long wear? No?

 

[matthewsx]

Central Machinery RF 30 clone

 

[projectnut]

I thought cold saw blades were carbide for long wear? No?

They do make carbide blades for tough materials, and often use them on automatic saws or ones that are in high production situations. They do last longer but are more prone to damage if used by less experienced operators on manual saws. They are also considerably more expensive to purchase and to resharpen. When I talked to the expert at the Cold Saw Blade Store, he said it would be a waste of money given the type of material (mainly 2" to 4" 6061 aluminum solid round stock) and amount of cutting the saw will be doing.

My current plan is to use this saw to cut up to 4" diameter solid aluminum round stock rather than continually having to change blades on the horizontal bandsaw. If it works well, I will also be doing a fair amount of aluminum flat stock on this machine and using the bandsaw for ferrous metals.