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What Did You Buy Today?
- Thread starter darkzero
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Going to pull the trigger on one of these for Christmas.
Will mount on the JTM-2
Best price I could find and has free shipping to boot!
Marry Christmas to me!!
Will mount on the JTM-2
Best price I could find and has free shipping to boot!
Marry Christmas to me!!
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I have that exact same brand on my x-, y- and z- axes. Be advised that the rapid feed button can get stuck in the down (i.e. activated) position! This may be because I often use cutting fluid (dark thread cutting oil). After this happened to me a couple of times, I have a rule to *never use the rapid feed buttons*. When I want to feed rapid, I just turn the pot up all the way.
Other than that, they are spectacular. They are very durable, & the range of speeds is what you would want.
A few days ago received brand new sealed in package, 293-345-30, 1-2" mic. I was watching it on ebay after purchasing the 0-1" model new in the same series (344) at a good price, and noticed the seller marked it down from $190 to $100. That was a no brainer. It's identical to the 0-1 except for the size.
It was discounted apparently because, it's surplus and the case was lost, which is the only downer because the black ABS case that came with the other mic is very nice. I also just noticed with this fresh picture, there's a crack in the cover, which initially looked like a slight color variation. It's on the mark calibration wise by comparison to the other mic using the reference and test measurements. Perhaps the case was damaged instead. There was no mention as to its whereabouts. The feel and operation as well as the metal ratcheting thimble is very nice, compared to my equivalent Fowler non digital mic with the plastic ratcheting thimble. I am definitely a fan of Mitu now.
Today; Frontier #42261, 1300 lb capacity 48" adjustable workbench on sale $150 shipped from Walmart (beware of browser price hikes, it came up $200 in BRAVE on walmart's site, I purchased it in Chrome). I'm going to brace-box it in a bit for more leg rigidity, put adjustable casters on it, and add some 1/4" steel plating to the top and mount the incoming PM1228 to it.
It was discounted apparently because, it's surplus and the case was lost, which is the only downer because the black ABS case that came with the other mic is very nice. I also just noticed with this fresh picture, there's a crack in the cover, which initially looked like a slight color variation. It's on the mark calibration wise by comparison to the other mic using the reference and test measurements. Perhaps the case was damaged instead. There was no mention as to its whereabouts. The feel and operation as well as the metal ratcheting thimble is very nice, compared to my equivalent Fowler non digital mic with the plastic ratcheting thimble. I am definitely a fan of Mitu now.
Today; Frontier #42261, 1300 lb capacity 48" adjustable workbench on sale $150 shipped from Walmart (beware of browser price hikes, it came up $200 in BRAVE on walmart's site, I purchased it in Chrome). I'm going to brace-box it in a bit for more leg rigidity, put adjustable casters on it, and add some 1/4" steel plating to the top and mount the incoming PM1228 to it.
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I finally got a chance to photograph the stuff I got from @mattthemuppet2
I got all of this for $128, including shipping.
Matt has amazing deals. He didn’t sell this to me by the pound, but my cost was only three dollars/pound.
I got all of this for $128, including shipping.
Matt has amazing deals. He didn’t sell this to me by the pound, but my cost was only three dollars/pound.
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And I got rid of a whole box of stuff, so I was pleased as punch 
Found a 20N while on a website that sells used medical equipment. Just knew that they really didn’t have it, but as usual I was wrong.
I don’t know how long it had been sitting, it adjusted with lots of resistance. The grease inside had turned to stone. Sellers pic:
Removed the Jacobs 5MT shank. No need for that. Disassembled, soaked in the parts washer overnight but the varnished grease was unfazed. Had to clean each component including the bearings with a brass brush and carb cleaner. Used a scotchbrite as the chuck spun on the lathe.
I’d hate to be the patient that a doctor felt the need to use a 10 pound drill chuck on.
I don’t know how long it had been sitting, it adjusted with lots of resistance. The grease inside had turned to stone. Sellers pic:
Removed the Jacobs 5MT shank. No need for that. Disassembled, soaked in the parts washer overnight but the varnished grease was unfazed. Had to clean each component including the bearings with a brass brush and carb cleaner. Used a scotchbrite as the chuck spun on the lathe.
I’d hate to be the patient that a doctor felt the need to use a 10 pound drill chuck on.
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A genuine Victor welding nozzle will usually set you back at least $50, but curiously Amazon had this one particular size (#0 for a 100 Series torch) for only $12.99! I picked up three of them.
This is for a medium sized combination torch. This size is recommended for gas welding 1/32” to 5/64” (i.e. .031” to .078”) thick steel.
I have only ever used econo-import welding nozzles (about $10 each) because I didn’t want to spend $50 for a Victor one.
This is for a medium sized combination torch. This size is recommended for gas welding 1/32” to 5/64” (i.e. .031” to .078”) thick steel.
I have only ever used econo-import welding nozzles (about $10 each) because I didn’t want to spend $50 for a Victor one.
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