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Thread: todays tools gloat
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9th Apr 2019, 01:18 AM #2281
There is a couple round here that are like that, it helps to get to know the owners. I suppose that I'm lucky, I've known the owners of the one that I frequent for over thirty years or more. They will put stuff on one side for me if I let them know what I'm after, they even put aside things that they think I might be interested in, which is nice.
There is also a car scrap yard not too far away. I've had bits from there now and again, but their attitude is if I want something then it has to be worth money ! I think they make more from the parts they sell than they do from scrap metal.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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20th Apr 2019, 07:37 PM #2282
Not tools but just as good
Had a visit from a new friend and his son he with a jar of fresh honey, dad with these two nice chunks of round bar 90mmx120 4140 On top of my recent purchase I know two things will be made for sure.
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6th May 2019, 12:33 AM #2283Senior Member
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For years I've been battling with a drill/mill because of limited height under the house ... until now. I built a garage with plenty of height so a decent turret mill was on the wish list.
Last week it arrived ... a rather large Pacific FTV-4 with 3 axis DRO along with two Brownbuilt cupboards containing hundreds of new end mills & slot drills from 1/16" to 1 1/2", slitting saws, side & face cutters, hand, machine & tapered reamers, full set of ER40 collets from 3 to 26 dia & holder, an adjustable angle plate and every NT40 cutter/drill holder you'd ever want. Lots more too.
The mill is in excellent condition except for one small hole in the table and I got all the oils needed to maintain it. All that for $4000. Delivery was another $350. I think I got a bargain.mill.jpgDSCN0364.jpg
One thing I couldn't understand is why these machines are made with the Y and Z axis handles are so close together. This means only one handle can be manually moved at a time. I found that unworkable so my solution was a couple of sprockets & chain, some turning and a bracket. It's now a pleasure to use
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10th May 2019, 10:20 PM #2284Senior Member
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My new acquisition is a Pacific FTV-4 turret mill that cost me $3000. It came with a set of ER40 collets & drums of the required oils.mill.jpgDSCN0379.jpg The best part of buying the mill was the two Brownbuilt cupboards full of goodies for another $1000. These contained large & small Clarkson chucks & every arbor you would ever need, hundreds of new end mills, slot drills, taps, hand, machine, adjustable & tapered reamers, 1" Coventry die head & 30 chasers, an adjustable angle plate and lots more.DSCN0384.jpgDSCN0383.jpgDSCN0392.jpg So with $350 delivery I'm very happy with my $4350 purchase.
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10th May 2019, 10:37 PM #2285Most Valued Member
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That's a great buy, those later bigger turret mills with the box ways are just a whole seperate deal. Much more rigid than the early machines.
Edit that's not a box way machine but it's still hell for stout by turret mill standards.
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10th May 2019, 10:45 PM #2286
Great score, how is the mill wear wise
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10th May 2019, 10:58 PM #2287Senior Member
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It's like a new machine that's a lot better to use since I modified the Y axis handle which was too close to the Z axis one. You could only use one at a time. I can use both now although it might look odd it works.DSCN0367.jpg
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11th May 2019, 08:20 PM #2288
That is a strange set up for the Y and Z handles being so close, but I suppose they thought you only use one at a time. Nice solid mill, will give many years of accurate machining.
Good thinking with the chain drive, I was only just thinking the other day of doing that to my ram handle, instead of going around to the back of the mill.
The handle is a pain where it is with the ram locks along with the DRO mount etc.Using Tapatalk
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25th May 2019, 11:57 PM #2289Gear expert in training
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The latest ebay scores...
TESA Imperial Mikechex set, Inspection grade which seems to be "A" in the old system or somewhere between 0 and AS-1 in the new system. There's no scratching on them to speak of; if they ever were used, it wasn't very much. If I ask really nicely at work they might let me verify the sizes with our high-resolution mic, although I'm not sure anyone except our chief inspector is allowed to even touch it
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TESA 2.0-2.4" bore mic, graduated in 0.0002", also barely used. It's deceptively heavy for such a small tool
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26th May 2019, 12:13 AM #2290
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26th May 2019, 04:08 PM #2291Most Valued Member
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Nice machine!
It must be the big brother to my FTV-2!
Simon
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26th May 2019, 07:02 PM #2292Most Valued Member
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3 phase motor
Not as "gloat"worthy as some of the recent posts here but today I picked up an almost new 1.5Kw 3 phase motor and a "still in the box" 4Kw VFD for $125. Advertised on Gumtree.
The motor was off a 4 post hoist he had. He bought the VFD but then realised the control system on his hoist was 240V single phase anyway so just went and bought a single phase motor.
I wanted a 3 phase motor and VFD for my little lathe. The only problem with this motor is its a flange mount rather than a foot mount
Heres the thing though. The VFD has turned out to be a copy of a Huanyang. Its called a "HY" series. Even the model number is the same as the genuine Huanyang. Bugger.
I didn't realise that until I got it home. Anyway I've wired it up and got it running and the motor runs ok. So that's good. I still have to figure out how to get it to soft start. Even at a low frequency its still got a bit of a hard start. Mind you, at the moment, I just have a bit of angle bolted to the front as an anti rotation device and the motor is sitting on the floor.
The genuine Huanyang that I have on my mill has an instruction booklet that has 67 pages of small print wheres the one I got today only has 23 pages of larger print so that tells me something.
Still I only paid $125 for the pair. So that's a saving of around $200 on the motor alone. I'm thinking I'll make a "L" shape bracket out of say 6mm plate to bolt onto the flange and then run back underneath to a foot. Then I think I'll make a "U" bracket to cradle the rear of the motor (welded to the foot) with a saddle clamp over the top of the motor. Probably a bit of overkill but better that than having the front flange break due to different loading's than what it was designed for.
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peter
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28th Dec 2019, 04:18 PM #2293
I recently bought a super solid steel workbench and got given this Dawn “Super Grade” Offset vice with it for an absolute bargain.
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28th Dec 2019, 04:19 PM #2294
todays tools gloat
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28th Dec 2019, 05:51 PM #2295Senior Member
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That's definitely gloat-worthy - I have put my SG 100 offset through it's paces over the past couple of years and it has been the best vice I have ever owned by far.