What Did You Buy Today?

[DLF]

Pulled the trigger on a Fini compressor: 10bar, 150L air tank

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Sooo, it arrived. I was very surprised when the delivery guy called this afternoon: less than 24h shipping

The compressor is a beast. It is huge, but the price difference was way too low compared to the 100l version so I had to have it.

Arrived on a pallet and was super well packaged: pallet, carton, bubble wrap, another carton and finally shrink wrapped.

I really like that it is made in Italy, so quality wise should be beautiful.

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[Aaron_W]

Sooo, it arrived. I was very surprised when the delivery guy called this afternoon: less than 24h shipping

The compressor is a beast. It is huge, but the price difference was way too low compared to the 100l version so I had to have it.

Arrived on a pallet and was super well packaged: pallet, carton, bubble wrap, another carton and finally shrink wrapped.

I really like that it is made in Italy, so quality wise should be beautiful.

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Wow that is a lot bigger than I thought. 150 liters didn't immediately compute and with the wheels I was thinking it was a small portable. That is almost a 40 gallon tank. and with 240v being standard "over there" that should be a nice compressor.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

bought some MT2 tooling (Royal live center and Jacobs 6A chuck) for my SB9 lathe project and a few other bits'n'pieces. Not a steal, but I'm pretty happy for $80

 

[Jim F]

Bought a Starrett 828B today.
My mill came with a wiggler set but was missing the ball contact.
Ordered from Fastenal at the beginning of Nov., they called today.

 

[7milesup]

I've been on the hunt for one of these bad boys for some time as well! Wohlhaupter UPA3 boring/facing head. It came with the original wood case (not pictured) and a few of the bits and bobs, though not a complete set. Cost me about $200 after shipping and everything. I'm pretty darn pleased with the deal.

Just got delivered today. It's a bit grimy, but everything moves smoothly. I'll probably tear it all the way down while cleaning, if only for the curiosity factor.

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Another one Jeff?!
It is a sickness.

 

[7milesup]

Welp, another auction. The wife is starting to get, shall we say, agitated. Maybe questioning, as in, my sanity.
I was in MSP area last week picking up some other auction items (crikey, can't even remember what they were!) and looked at these work cells. My initial thought was "no way" do I need, nor want one of those. But, upon closer inspection, I realized that the bases are 1" thick steel (stainless I believe with possibly a nickel coating) that is blanchard ground. They also have 3 contact points on the side that are exactly perpendicular to the top whereas two bases can be bolted together to make one large table. The ones I bought have 36"x42" tops on the bases. They are filled with pneumatics and electronics. Some of the items I will use, especially the enclosure and some of the pneumatics if I convert my mill to CNC. Paid $170 for one and $140 for the other. I will easily make my money back and then some.
Some other guys were there parting out a 60"x72" cell while I was loading. They wanted all the stuff on the top but not the base. They said they would probably take the base to the scrapper.

 

[7milesup]

Oh, bought two of these. $6 for one. $7 for the other. Have no idea what I am going to do with them.

Ooops. Those pics are rather small. Well, anyhow, they are variable 12 volt power supplies.

 

[hman]

Wow! Seeing those "work cells" brought back some memories. I used to build them thar things when I worked at H-P! You got a fantastic price! Suckage definitely indicated.

 

[7milesup]

Wow! Seeing those "work cells" brought back some memories. I used to build them thar things when I worked at H-P! You got a fantastic price! Suckage definitely indicated.

Oh interesting. These came from Hutchinson Technologies, the company known for making hard drive components for computers. I am guessing that with the advent of SSD drives the company is in serious downsizing mode. They built a massive building in Eau Claire WI quite a few years ago. That building is now largely empty I believe.

I was thinking about the engineering that went into these work cells. Truly amazing. I can only imagine the cost to build one of these new. I also think about the folks that stood in front of these cells and worked to provide for their families. Where are they now...

 

[erikmannie]

I just bought a 4 flute 5/16” carbide end mill for $14 delivered. The cheapo end mills that I had would not cut HSS.

I am going to use this to try to mill a broken HSS 60° threading blade: