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The thread on sourcing small boring bars reminded me that I've been meaning to post this. A while back I saw an interesting lot of boring bars coming up at a distant auction. There seemed to be at least a hundred in a couple boxes, and I am sorely lacking in boring bars. Since I wasn't able to inspect the lot, and a bit risk-averse/cheap, I had to be somewhat conservative. I figure I'm pushing it whenever I bid higher than the many people who have actually physically inspected something.
As the lot reached $55, I asked a friend if he wanted to split them, and how high we might go. He agreed. We got the whole bunch for $75 after fees. I was happy. I looked up the business that had closed. The photos showed a spotless jig grinding shop that suggested these might be really nice. It seemed that we had gotten all of the non-insert bars in this small shop. At that moment, I rather greedily regretted splitting them. But a deal is a deal, and by splitting them I had also spread the risk. Besides, how much more capacity for boring do I need?
We each got approximately 70 bars in our half, plus the carbide in the boxes and a number of Bokum bars. They are in great condition. In the shop photos I think I saw them all carefully arranged on drilled wood boards. Whoever ground these, especially the tiny ones, was very skilled. Here's my half of the loot, with a quarter in the middle for scale.
As the lot reached $55, I asked a friend if he wanted to split them, and how high we might go. He agreed. We got the whole bunch for $75 after fees. I was happy. I looked up the business that had closed. The photos showed a spotless jig grinding shop that suggested these might be really nice. It seemed that we had gotten all of the non-insert bars in this small shop. At that moment, I rather greedily regretted splitting them. But a deal is a deal, and by splitting them I had also spread the risk. Besides, how much more capacity for boring do I need?
We each got approximately 70 bars in our half, plus the carbide in the boxes and a number of Bokum bars. They are in great condition. In the shop photos I think I saw them all carefully arranged on drilled wood boards. Whoever ground these, especially the tiny ones, was very skilled. Here's my half of the loot, with a quarter in the middle for scale.
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