What Did You Buy Today?

A bit of a score today: found a Suburban Tool sine vise on FBM. I was surprised nobody had scooped it up yet because it was priced very well and in exceptional condition. Seller was a retired machinist who was clearing out his kit. I ended up getting a more than I expected...

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The seller has a 12x12 surface plate he wanted to give me but I have limited space and didn't want to be greedy. If anyone up here in New England needs it: shoot me a message and I'll get you in touch with him.
 
You never want to trust eBay to sell genuine products. Of the 5 “Victor brand” tips that I have received, 2 have been forgeries.

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I looked at the items that he is selling. He has gobs of cutting tips claimed as genuine Victor brand. This is a full-blown counterfeit operation!

Update: I took the time to report both sellers to eBay for selling counterfeit items.
 
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I refilled one of my 80 ft.³ oxygen cylinders, & then purchased another 80 ft.³ customer owned cylinder full of oxygen. Cost was $390.82 for all the above. I use it for gas welding, brazing & torch cutting.

I was able to get this errand in before I worked a long shift.

I went to Matheson Gas. I am very happy with Matheson Gas. Great products and service, but no bargains that I have ever seen.

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I used a “$15 off purchase of $85 or more” coupon code + [spent just over $100 to get free shipping] to buy:

4 of these

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Best Welds Large Magnetic Holder - M-063

Anchor Large Magnetic Holders are designed to work as an extra hand. Capable of holding sheet and tube at angles of 45 degrees, 90 degrees, and 135 degrees all wrapped up in a compact design to allow for use in tight places.
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and 4 of these

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Best Welds Extra Large Magnetic Holder - M-065

Anchor Extra Large Magnetic Holders are designed to work as an extra hand. Capable of holding sheet and tube at angles of 45 degrees, 90 degrees, and 135 degrees all wrapped up in a compact design to allow for use in tight places.
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Baker’s Gas has great service. Only after I made the purchase did I realize that the medium size is marked down much, much more than is the extra large size:

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Best Welds Medium Magnetic Holder - M-061

Anchor Medium Magnetic Holders are designed to work as an extra hand. Capable of holding sheet and tube at angles of 45 degrees, 90 degrees, and 135 degrees all wrapped up in a compact design to allow for use in tight places.
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Too late now!

And now I see that it says “Do not use with DC current when welding.” I would say that I have made a terrible mistake, but I have used these with both DC polarities. I just tolerated the arc blow for the tack welds, & then removed the magnets after the joint is tacked.
 
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wachuko said:
A Starrett Tap Wrench to get rid of those?

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Wachuko,
That "Hurts", I love good quality tools and have a growing selection with a few junkie pieces here and there. When the tap handle broke, I took a peek on eBay for a good used one and saw something similar, problem was that i needed a replacement now, so I replaced with what was available locally. I will be keeping my eyes open for a better one.

Every time I pick that thing up I'm going to be thinking about the Starrett.
 
Strange . I got a message you quoted my post . It shows up as the message above . :dunno:
 
erikmannie said:
And now I see that it says “Do not use with DC current when welding.” I would say that I have made a terrible mistake, but I have used these with both DC polarities. I just tolerated the arc blow for the tack welds, & then removed the magnets after the joint is tacked.
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Hmm, lemme think... what polarity would you use for a magnetic base metal?
 
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