What Did You Buy Today?

[finsruskw]

Snagged these off C/L over the weekend.
Suburban angler plates a 4x4x4 and a 3x3x3\
Plus a micro sine bar that I know not how to use as well as this Z-1000 WEE block kit.
Has 4 of the tiny parts missing
Again, I have no clue how to use this either.
The angle blocks are nice though!

 

[twhite]

Snagged these off C/L over the weekend.
Suburban angler plates a 4x4x4 and a 3x3x3\
Plus a micro sine bar that I know not how to use as well as this Z-1000 WEE block kit.
Has 4 of the tiny parts missing
Again, I have no clue how to use this either.
The angle blocks are nice though!

Some great stuff. The sine bar is dead simple to use. Using your IPhone. Just enter the angle you want to setup and press the sine button. Once that shows up multiply the result by 5. 5 being the distance between the pins. The end result is the amount you lift one edge of the bar. That will give you the exact angle.


Cutting oil is my blood.

 

[finsruskw]

Great! Now all I gotta do is get an I phone!!

 

[mmcmdl]

Great! Now all I gotta do is get an I phone!!

Calculator works fine Fin .

 

[twhite]

Great! Now all I gotta do is get an I phone!!

It will work the same on any scientific calculator. Be aware some calculators you have to hit sine before entering the angle.

The simplest test is to do 30 deg. As the sine of 30 is .500

A very handy thing to have is a trig table booklet like this.

Cutting oil is my blood.

 

[ChazzC]

Two posts in one – 1) I received a 2" x 1-1/4" Kant-Twist clamp from MSC (via eBay, saved $8 over buying direct including a $12 "web-price" discount: I'm picking up another one from Grainger tomorrow - on clearance for an additional $8 savings, but they only had the one); 2) MSC has worse packaging/shipping people than Amazon:



Not that it's going to break, but the way UPS tossing things around I'm happy that the handles are still straight (you can see the gouges in the carton where the clamp bounced against the sides).

 

[Bi11Hudson]

Just an aside, the dividing head happened to be in the same town as me. On this discovery, the vendor agreed to hand deliver it, dividing heads are heavy and hand delivery was quicker, easier, and cheaper. The best part is I got refunded the nearly 50 bux shipping so can acquire other tooling with that money.

As it turns out, I have a couple of fraction plates that I salvaged long years back that are the prime numbers 51-97. (I think, they cover 50-100 round numbers) They were much too large to fit to my small devices, but it looks like they can be used on this one. Now I just need a machine large enough to fit it on. Which involves a shop strong enough to take a heavy machine. Which involves. . . Seems things are falling into place, it just takes time and patience. Maybe I'll still be alive when that Bridgeport shows up.

~ It hasn't shipped yet, and likely will go UPS for the weight. UPS is questionable right now. . . So, any ideas of what the gears are??
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[wachuko]

Just wanted one… only 65.00 new from eBay… Shars Precision Toolmakers Vise 3 x 4" CNC Vise .0002

 

[WobblyHand]

Just wanted one… only 65.00 new from eBay… Shars Precision Toolmakers Vise 3 x 4" CNC Vise .0002

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Have something similar, save for the holes for the hold downs. Mine has slots all the way around, like on the front. It's a very useful small vise. Jaw lift is very low. Recommend you replace the screw with a quality stud and nut. Leave the stud a little long so you can adjust the angle for more reliable clamping.

 

[pontiac428]

Have something similar, save for the holes for the hold downs. Mine has slots all the way around, like on the front. It's a very useful small vise. Jaw lift is very low. Recommend you replace the screw with a quality stud and nut. Leave the stud a little long so you can adjust the angle for more reliable clamping.
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Ooh, I bet those work nice in pairs...