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Thread: todays tools gloat
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28th Jul 2014, 02:56 PM #1501Senior Member
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G'Day Fellas,
Only my second ever gloat, I recently picked up a PAV 300mm vernier caliper for $15.00, it's a parallax free, prismatic job in very good lightly used condition but the wooden case could do with fresh coat of varnish, I hate to think what it cost new.
Regards,
Martin
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29th Jul 2014, 01:34 PM #1502Most Valued Member
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29th Jul 2014, 01:38 PM #1503Most Valued Member
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Bought this blower after Stuart told me I should!
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SimonGirl, I don't wanna know about your mild-mannered alter ego or anything like that." I mean, you tell me you're, uh, super-mega-ultra-lightning babe? That's all right with me. I'm good. I'm good.
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29th Jul 2014, 02:19 PM #1504Most Valued Member
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Thats not exactly how I remember it.
I wonder... might make a get shed vac........just vent it out the back of your shed, only have to clean it every 20 years or so. As a bonus the draw should catch all the good stuff you vac up by mistake lol
Did you get some wax?
I have a bit of a gloat but it belongs somewhere else.
Stuart
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29th Jul 2014, 02:28 PM #1505Most Valued Member
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Well for $20 and a 5 minute drive away it hardly took convincing! Yep. I'm yet to decide what to do with it but yes it would make an awesome ducted shed vacuum. Another thought is to use it as a extraction system for when I weld. Or, I could use it for both! The guy said it's actually a forge blower and that I didn't buy it, I stole it!
Once again, thanks Stuart for the heads up. It is a good purchase for the price for sure!
No didn't buy any wax. I forgot about that TBH!
SimonGirl, I don't wanna know about your mild-mannered alter ego or anything like that." I mean, you tell me you're, uh, super-mega-ultra-lightning babe? That's all right with me. I'm good. I'm good.
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29th Jul 2014, 03:39 PM #1507Most Valued Member
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Girl, I don't wanna know about your mild-mannered alter ego or anything like that." I mean, you tell me you're, uh, super-mega-ultra-lightning babe? That's all right with me. I'm good. I'm good.
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29th Jul 2014, 04:40 PM #1508Most Valued Member
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So what does a guy with a jig grinder need?
A way to measure small holes of course.
All this to cover 1.44 to 10mm.
There maybe one piece* missing but I've been unable to work out what its for so as yet.
And for the visually impaired a 1/2 1/10th dial gauge with a 65mm face.
Stuart
*some sets have something round(say 10ish mm)in the hole below left of the gauge. the hole is about 2mm dia so is to small for the thread of a different tip for the dial indicator.
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29th Jul 2014, 06:37 PM #1509Most Valued Member
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To quote the nimble Money lending add (with the 2 Germans in the sauna under the bonnet) I don't understand any of that but it sounds expensive!
Referring to your new hole gauge Stuart. Specifically, how does it work?
Edit: the DI looks like it has some sort of collet or expanding jaw system, is that placed in the hole to new measured or used in conjunction with a suitably sized round connecting piece in the tray?
SimonGirl, I don't wanna know about your mild-mannered alter ego or anything like that." I mean, you tell me you're, uh, super-mega-ultra-lightning babe? That's all right with me. I'm good. I'm good.
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29th Jul 2014, 07:37 PM #1510Most Valued Member
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Hi Simon,
Well you wouldn't want to go out needing to buy one "tomorrow". In fact I'm not sure you'd want to be looking for one "within a month"
You pretty much have it.
Pick the pieces you need(the smaller ones are the same they are just stored up the other way.)
Put it together.
Stand it up in the ring gauge. Push the dial indictor down until you have the ring gauge size on the dial guage, 0.3750"* in this case. Lock it up and you are good to go.
I left a gloat out... its a "cuteness" gloat lol
I purchased a 12" Starrett surface gauge from USA as it was the same price posted as they were going for over here, but it came with its little brother a 4" Lufkin. Good chance it will be a paper weight for awhile until it makes its way to the shed lol
Stuart
*I just noticed there is 1/2 1/10th parallax error in the picture, but you get the ideaLast edited by Stustoys; 29th Jul 2014 at 08:08 PM. Reason: In fact....
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29th Jul 2014, 07:44 PM #1511Most Valued Member
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Girl, I don't wanna know about your mild-mannered alter ego or anything like that." I mean, you tell me you're, uh, super-mega-ultra-lightning babe? That's all right with me. I'm good. I'm good.
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29th Jul 2014, 11:09 PM #1512Pink 10EE owner
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Is that ID measurer the one you outbid me on ebay Stuart? Well you and the dozen other people as I bid about half what it went for...
Gold, the colour of choice for the discerning person.
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29th Jul 2014, 11:43 PM #1513Most Valued Member
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Hi RC,
If you have 45 feedback, then yes is was. But there were only 7 bidders, so maybe not. But then again in my googling I didnt come across a kit just like this one so if it looks the same, there is a fair chance its it.
So that clears that up lol
Stuart
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30th Jul 2014, 03:54 PM #1515Most Valued Member
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Sounds like you blitzed the field Stuart.... similar to our marathon runner in the com games!
Girl, I don't wanna know about your mild-mannered alter ego or anything like that." I mean, you tell me you're, uh, super-mega-ultra-lightning babe? That's all right with me. I'm good. I'm good.