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  • Bones
    Member
    • Nov 2007
    • 52

    Greetings!

    Hi to all. New to the board, tho have been following it for a long time, enjoying the wealth of information found here. Am on my third trip thru the archives.
    Will be 68 this spring, am trying to get tooled up again after divorce seperated me from much of my accumulations.
    I am no machinist, strictly self taught, used to play with guns etc, re-barreling, chambering, that sort of thing. Now is mostly whatever seems enjoyable. Getting familiar with my chinese replacement equipment. Just completed an MLA quick change tool post and holders. It works so guess I did something right.
    Live in NW Montana, so the shop keeps me occupied during the long winters.

    One question comes to mind, has anybody done business with hgrindustrialsupply.com out of Euclid, OH.? Noticed the ad on this sight.
    Some nice looking tools there.

    Larry Hollopeter
  • GKman
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2006
    • 1069

    #2
    Welcome. What equipment are you using?

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    • Bones
      Member
      • Nov 2007
      • 52

      #3
      thank you, I have a griz 3103 mill, griz 12x36 belt drive lathe. No comparison to the 14"Reed&Prentice I had Prior.

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      • rockrat
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2003
        • 2349

        #4
        Cheers Bones & welcome. You'll have to tell us about your latest projects, wants and desires (tool related that is).

        As for HGR, I hear the advert on the radio often. Been meaning to drive up there and look around. The old maintenance guy where I once worked brought some machines up there. He was happy with them.

        rock-
        Civil engineers build targets, Mechanical engineers build weapons.

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        • Bill in Ky
          Senior Member
          • Mar 2006
          • 284

          #5
          Welcome to HSM bones

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          • Bones
            Member
            • Nov 2007
            • 52

            #6
            Thanks, guys, for the welcome. Have recently aquired an Enco boring head and bars, as well as a PhaseII 8" RT.
            Recently ran into a deal on assorted end mills, 250 pcs for $200., which I considered a good deal, all new or nearly so. All american made. Managed to retain an assortment of mikes, di's, calipers etc. so am pretty good in that dept.
            Plan to aquire new toys as I can afford them, Would like a Kurt vice, got a Palmgren, but would have been better off spending a little more.
            Wish had seen HGR's add sooner, nice looking Monarch there for less than I paid for the Grizzly.
            larry

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