What Did You Buy Today?

[DavidR8]

Definitely a favorite!

Leafing through it makes me feel like I’m climbing Everest. Starting at the bottom of the ocean.


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[francist]

I have that book too, it’s a great reference. Maybe I’ll spring for Vol 1 one of these days, I really got Vol 2 for the section on shapers but there’s a ton of other useful information in there as well.

-f

 

[pontiac428]

The two volumes go together to form one book. Not having volume 1 is sacrilege!

 

[francist]

I learned from my mother, she always read the end of the novel first....

 

[Janderso]

I lost a Hypertherm 30 in the fire.
The Lotus replacement was just not up to par. I sold the Lotus and ordered a Hypertherm Promax XP 45.
Considering it costs $1,500 more than the Lotus and can cut 7/8" or 1/2" clean, I know I will be happy.

hypertherm 45 - Google Shopping

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[Ulma Doctor]

sweet machine Jeff!

 

[Janderso]

sweet machine Jeff!

Thanks Mike.
A coworker asked to borrow my plasma cutter. He wanted to cut some 1/2” plate brackets off an old 9” Ford drop out.
I put the Hypertherm water/air filter on it when I bought it and it still ate the crap consumables In quick order.
It’s fine for very light cuts but it just did not compare with my Hypertherm 30. I figured for only a few hundred more, I could get the 45.
There’s an old saying, you get what you pay for.

 

[Aukai]

Playing with mine, much better than the 30....

 

[darkzero]

Tap & drill guides. Surprisingly I've never owned any. Well machined, nice engraving & etching, hardened (so they say, I haven't checked), tumbled, made in USA. I only bought the metric ones, don't have a need for imperial much but I may pick them up later on.

I've never heard of Big Gator Tools. Looked them up & looks like these were on Shark Tank. I thought Shark Tank was for new innovative products? And they're patented? What am I missing, these are nothing new? Whatever, they're nice & I'm happy with them.

 

[Janderso]

They sure look well made.