What Did You Buy Today?

[Zyox Jägergeist]

Scrounged up some decent deals off ebay the past week.
60usd for the 81pc Links gauge block set and 15 for the 77c Lufkin radius gauges.... After all the currency conversion, import and shipping it come out to 200 Canadian peso's

Ebay pics~

 

[ChazzC]

saw this and was wondering about using it

Fowler 52-090-008 Digi-Pitch Set of Holders *NEW - OVERSTOCK*

Item Description Digi-Pitch Sets offer an affordable alternative to conventional pitch micrometers Easy set up and calibration Provides quick, accurate thread measurements Can be used as a Go-NO/GO gage No need for cumbersome measuring wires or measuring triangles Can be used with electronic or...

shop.idealprec.com

Too coarse for the 2-56 that @Bi11Hudson wants to check. The specs don't give any dimensions of the tips, but I don't think you be able to get much below 20 TPI, if that. Clamp-on fixtures for calipers are handy (I have a set of cone-end adapters for measuring C-C distance between holes permanently attached to a low cost set of digital calipers).

 

[Zyox Jägergeist]

A set of thread wires should get bill down to measuring 48tpi with a normal mic.
Below that I am unsure, something specialty I am assuming.

 

[BGHansen]

Too coarse for the 2-56 that @Bi11Hudson wants to check. The specs don't give any dimensions of the tips, but I don't think you be able to get much below 20 TPI, if that. Clamp-on fixtures for calipers are handy (I have a set of cone-end adapters for measuring C-C distance between holes permanently attached to a low cost set of digital calipers).

My Fowler and Shars 1" screw pitch mics have a set of anvils for 64-48 tpi range. So much nicer than wires, triangles, etc. They run around $75 for the non-digital style. I only use the tumbler-style digital ones at this point and keep a thread pitch chart in the case for quick reference.

Bruce

 

[ChazzC]

From FB Marketplace:



Like new in box, $25. Seller will be sending photos of more!!

 

[ChazzC]

My Fowler and Shars 1" screw pitch mics have a set of anvils that for 64-48 tpi range. So much nicer than wires, triangles, etc. They run around $75 for the non-digital style. I only use the tumbler-style digital ones at this point and keep a thread pitch chart in the case for quick reference.

Bruce


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Much nicer than fumbling with wires. I also like mechanical digital micrometers: easy to read and no batteries.

 

[ttabbal]

For small threads, I've been using a Shars thread mic. It works great, and most of my threads are <1". For the few times I need a larger thread, I use something like these..

Thread Chek Thread Wire Attachment System - 16707

Offering a huge selection of industrial tool sales online. Find over 100,000 metalworking products, precision measuring tools, power tools & accessories.

www.penntoolco.com

They hold the 2 wires on the mic, so you aren't trying to juggle 4 items. It makes using wires not require 4 hands, which is nice. Not as easy to use as a thread mic, but good enough for the few times I year I end up using the wires.

 

[rwdenney]

Needed a set of pin gauges.







These will partner with my Starrett and Mayhew pin punches.



And I wanted a dial indicator with a 2” travel.



Finally, I’m a sucker for Perfect Handle screwdrivers.



Rick “not just buying lathe parts” Denney

 

[erikmannie]

I had bought 4 cheap import T-slot nuts on eBay. I received them today & I was horrified at the poor quality. The eBay Seller must be selling the Quality Control rejects.

This time I bought four quantity USA made T-slot nuts. This set me back $19.64 for 4 of them, including tax & shipping.

 

[Zyox Jägergeist]

I had bought 4 cheap import T-slot nuts on eBay. I received them today & I was horrified at the poor quality. The eBay Seller must be selling the Quality Control rejects.

This time I bought four quantity USA made T-slot nuts. This set me back $19.64 for 4 of them, including tax & shipping.

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I always make my t-nuts.
I use some special material as it's the only thing I've found that puts up with the daily HARD use without deformation or cracking.

Chinese ones strip, te-co ones crack.
At those prices I should be selling mine on ebay! :O