What Did You Buy Today?

[Gaffer]

I got some IBeams when I bought my Mill. What are they used for?


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I’m glad others responded because I hadn’t seen them before. I assumed they were for setup. I’ll watch the videos. Thanks

 

[great white]

Tile saw:



Home depot purchase. My tile saw died mid job installing a marble backsplash in the kitchen. Seems like a good unit but I've only made a few cuts so far. Seems like a good compromise between going all out on a commercial grade saw and an overly cheap retail version. Just gotta remember to work within it's limitations and make sure you pay attention to the setup adjustments.

 

[Ben17484]

The only I-beam shaped parallels I'm aware of are 'shop made'. You can see they are a relatively simple project for beginners. The I-beam shape and multiple holes allows for use of multiple metalworking machines and processes including heat treating and grinding. The holes allow for more utility when clamping the parallel is desired. The configuration also reduces the weight of the finished parallels which becomes important by the time one has a box full of tools.

When I read your original question, parallels didn't come to mind. If you had included some dimensions or a picture (including some common object for scale reference) your question would have been more clear.

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Than extropic. My question was a response to a post further up (which I quoted) which had a picture called ‘Ibeams’. I’d not heard them being called I beams before I read that post. Mine are almost exactly the same as the ones in that post.


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[Ben17484]

Than extropic. My question was a response to a post further up (which I quoted) which had a picture called ‘Ibeams’. I’d not heard them being called I beams before I read that post. Mine are almost exactly the same as the ones in that post.


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A picture of mine for reference. The video stated that these were parallels made as part of an engineering course in UK. I’m from the UK and these came from a retired engineer, so that story checks out.


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[pontiac428]

I bought a bucket of oil for the new lathe. Sight glasses in the head, gear, and carriage all look clear and clean, but there is a color when the light hits the oil that seems to suggest the presence of detergents. I don't know what kind of oil it is, and it's worth $150 to not worry about it and start my lube schedule from scratch.

 

[twhite]

Swapmeet find today. $2 each. The indicator works great. It is only .002 resolution but will work great for plenty of jobs. The small bore gages are of unknown manufacturer. Really does not mater as it is a static tool.

Cutting oil is my blood.

 

[WobblyHand]

Swapmeet find today. $2 each. The indicator works great. It is only .002 resolution but will work great for plenty of jobs. The small bore gages are of unknown manufacturer. Really does not mater as it is a static tool.

Cutting oil is my blood.

That DTI is marked 0.002mm per division if I am reading the picture correctly! That's 78.7 micro inches per division! 0.0787 thousandths of an inch. That's a lot better than 0.002"!

 

[twhite]

That DTI is marked 0.002mm per division if I am reading the picture correctly! That's 78.7 micro inches per division! 0.0787 thousandths of an inch. That's a lot better than 0.002"!

Right you are. I am so used to inch. I forget about Metric.


Cutting oil is my blood.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

wowsers, $2 for a 0.002mm Bestest is incredible! The only downside is that they're so sensitive that they're pretty hard to use. I have one of a different make (can't remember right now) and rarely if ever use it. It would be a good candidate for surface plate work.

 

[wachuko]

Got tired of the old way of soldering… got something better that the small holder that I had…. And got a pencil soldering gun/pencil to give that a try… just to clarify, I am perfectly happy with my soldering station... what I was tired of was the way to hold boards for soldering, this one gives me more flexibility... the pencil soldering gun was just me wanting to try new tools...



This is the soldering station that I have now... works just fine...



This also came in…



This smell like typical grease from many tools from China… I just took a bath, no way in heck I am going to start cleaning this up right now…


And this also arrived…