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You guys are gonna hate me for the freebie haul I got.. Some of it is a duplicate of what I have so I took my old stuff out of the drawers for the pics.
A buddy's father in law had a machine shop but died about ten years ago. It was one of those get it out of my basement before I throw it out deals. I had no place to put the stuff so I bought the roller cabinet at Home Despot.
As to that Mitutoyo mic set, does anyone know where I can get a couple of those little screws that hold the lever on for the spindle locks? Mitutoyo part #200424Attached FilesComment
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Two more pics. Do I warrant the I suck moniker?Attached FilesLast edited by I make chips; 11-15-2021, 09:33 PM.Comment
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The vacuum near you is definitely increasing.......CNC machines only go through the motionsComment
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Definitely suckage!
Good for you!
SidComment
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Wow. THAT's a score.At the end of the project, there is a profound difference between spare parts and left over parts.
Location: SF East Bay.Comment
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Nice score Sid (and IMC).
A few years ago (7/8) I bought a couple toolboxes off a retired GM toolmaker. One was FULL of endmills. Mostly new, mostly HSS, but a few carbide (about 20%). The other box was all measuring tools, parallels, etc. Also included was a bucket full of HSS lathe tools. $200. That was a nice score to get the home shop started.
While is wasn't as good of a deal as that, when I bought the Tormach I also got quite a few drawers full of brand new carbide endmills, drills, and reamers in all shapes and sizes. Probably about $3-4k worth at retail prices.
I think I'm set for a long time, but I still get tempted to grab some deals that pop up now and then. I honestly don't have anymore space to store them. And at the rate I use them up at home they will last many lifetimes.Comment
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Chips really reeled us in - then made us wait for it, then came the word "free" along with the pics, brilliant strategy... (if u want to be hated that is lol)Comment
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Ok I've been told for years that I suck... I won't report that there's a little more in the garage that I already put in the mill tooling cabinet.
Four 1 2 3 blocks, two 2 4 6 blocks, a minty new adjustable angle vee block, some brand new Starrett punches, 4-5 more R8 tool holders and another set of parallels.
Nope,,, I won't accentuate my suckedness.
All I can say is even the slow bird gets the worm once in a while. Or however some saying goes.Comment
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according to my Pops it was "blind pig finds an acorn once in awhile" but yeah they both are one in the same...Originally posted by I make chips View Post
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I haven't heard that saying in over 50 years!Originally posted by A.K. Boomer View Post
Location: The Black Forest in Germany
How to become a millionaire: Start out with 10 million and take up machining as a hobby!Comment
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Nice acquisitions for both of you. I had a bunch of those 3/4 Putnam end mills. They’re great.
I saw these on CL for $60 the set. Only a few blocks away, I couldn’t resist. Same model as my original box and a 26” wide riser.
They cleaned up nice and I found a spot for them on a cart for now.
Illigitimi non Carborundum 😎
9X49 Birmingham Mill, Reid Model 2C Grinder, 13x40 ENCO GH Lathe, 6X18 Craftsman lathe, Sherline CNC mill, Eastwood TIG200 AC/DC and lots of stuff from 30+ years in the trade and 15.5 in refinery unit operations. Now retired. El Paso, TXComment
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Just the riser alone would be a deal at that price. The Craftsman top box, does it have molded "felt like" liners in the drawers?Comment
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It did have the brown plastic felt-like liners but they were dry and cracked. I replaced them with some black velvet card stock I got at Hobby Lobby.
Illigitimi non Carborundum 😎
9X49 Birmingham Mill, Reid Model 2C Grinder, 13x40 ENCO GH Lathe, 6X18 Craftsman lathe, Sherline CNC mill, Eastwood TIG200 AC/DC and lots of stuff from 30+ years in the trade and 15.5 in refinery unit operations. Now retired. El Paso, TXComment
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