What Did You Buy Today?

Been looking at the Makita 40V cordless tools, my Bosch drill is an older 12V model and the batteries are getting to the end of their live, I already replaced the chuck/gear reduction unit. Got a flyer that one of the local hardware stores was having a Makita Tool Caravan Sale, which gave an additional $150 off the discounted impact drill/driver set price and an additional two 40V 4A batteries which normally sell for $199 a piece. Sale price was $299 for their GT200D kit and the two additional batteries, couldn't let that one slip by at that price. I am amazed at how compact the new designs are and the motors are all brushless with all metal gear drives.

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Makita has always been good to me, but why didn't you replace Bosch with Bosch? The new lithium brushless gear is amazing no matter what, but Bosch drills are made in Switzerland or one of the former eastern bloc EU factories. They come with Rohm chucks, even!

Asian power tools be like, this Makita is made by X who used to be Y and bought out Z, who is part of the group that controls company A, who has voting stock in company B, who is now owned by company C, who changed their name back to Makita in 2021, right?
 
This new, open box #4 gas welding nozzle was on eBay for $34. I offered $30, & they accepted. With tax + shipping it came out to $32.78.

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This goes on a large combination torch, & is used to weld 3/16”-1/4” steel.
 
All things for a medium (100 Series) torch: one new, open box Victor 1350 cutting attachment (eBay), plus assorted new Victor cutting tips & welding nozzles (Cyberweld). The cutting attachment was a smokin’ deal, pun intended. Cyberweld is a good source for Victor cutting tips & welding nozzles, with okay prices, free shipping & no worries about receiving counterfeit parts.

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Now if I can only find time to get out in the shop! Lately, it is all work & no play Mon-Sat with family obligations on Sundays. After Christmas, all Saturdays & Sundays will be full shop days which I am *very* much looking forward to.
 
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A local auction tempted me again! They cancelled the preview with no notice (I actually went to it) so bidding was really low on most things. I got what turns out to be a somewhat older Yuasa 8" Super Spacer with a full set of plates for less than half of what a cheap eBay import would cost. It took me a while to figure out what brand it is because the name tag is missing, but a couple of hours looking at pictures, and the only exact matches I can find are Yuasa. It could stand a bit more cleaning (I gave it a quick scrub and scrape) but it is smoooooth and locks up tight. I already have a couple of projects waiting for it.

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I also picked up an 8" Wilton 1280N Verti-Lock machine vise. I really don't need an 8" vise, but it was literally $71 out the door and I just couldn't pass it up (pictures to be added later).

Finally, I put a lowball bid on a "pile of steel" and got it for $65....wow, did I completely misjudge how much steel was there (and some aluminum)! It took me three hours to load and almost two hours to unload! This picture is about 2/3 of what I got....some was already put away when I thought to take a picture. You have to look closely, but most everything is two or three deep in the pic. Some really nice stuff is mostly hidden, like 1-1/2" round solid CRS, 2" round solid...very little angle, channel, or tubing. To give you an idea of scale, the 8 cutoff pieces of hex are 2" or a bit bigger diameter. There are a lot of projects just waiting in that pile!
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G-ManBart said:
A local auction tempted me again! They cancelled the preview with no notice (I actually went to it) so bidding was really low on most things. I got what turns out to be a somewhat older Yuasa 8" Super Spacer with a full set of plates for less than half of what a cheap eBay import would cost. It took me a while to figure out what brand it is because the name tag is missing, but a couple of hours looking at pictures, and the only exact matches I can find are Yuasa. It could stand a bit more cleaning (I gave it a quick scrub and scrape) but it is smoooooth and locks up tight. I already have a couple of projects waiting for it.

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I also picked up an 8" Wilton 1280N Verti-Lock machine vise. I really don't need an 8" vise, but it was literally $71 out the door and I just couldn't pass it up (pictures to be added later).

Finally, I put a lowball bid on a "pile of steel" and got it for $65....wow, did I completely misjudge how much steel was there (and some aluminum)! It took me three hours to load and almost two hours to unload! This picture is about 2/3 of what I got....some was already put away when I thought to take a picture. You have to look closely, but most everything is two or three deep in the pic. Some really nice stuff is mostly hidden, like 1-1/2" round solid CRS, 2" round solid...very little angle, channel, or tubing. To give you an idea of scale, the 8 cutoff pieces of hex are 2" or a bit bigger diameter. There are a lot of projects just waiting in that pile!
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kudos to you.. nice haul
 
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