Thread: todays tools gloat

Originally Posted by Abratool

Phil
These triangular scrapers are brilliant for deburring & putting a small radius on internal holes in the lathe at low speed.
regards
Bruce

Thanks for the tip there Bruce I will dig out the two triangular moore & wright scrapers i have and give that trick a go

Hi Phil,
Did you manage to convince the shop it was a nail cleaning kit?

Hi Phil,
Car is packed I'm on the way, not sure how cold the beer will be though. I'd been planning a trip tomorrow.

Stuart

Originally Posted by Steamwhisperer

Would that be the Salamanca market in Hobart. That's where I picked up my M&W 0.0005 dial test indicator for $15. Good market that one.

Phil
Yes, that was the place. I bet if you went back there on each market day there would be more great "Stuff"
Bruce

Originally Posted by Stustoys

This should possibly be in its own thread "the crazy stuff I buy"..... along with a few other of my items lol
Its the latest accessory for the fashion conscious caster.

Stuart
p.s. I meant to add inquires about this hood should go to the Officer in Carge, Navy clothing and textile reasearch facility in MA

Anyone else get one of these? I ordered mine two weeks ago and nothing yet...

Originally Posted by welder

Thanks for the tip there Bruce I will dig out the two triangular moore & wright scrapers i have and give that trick a go

Andre
I was using mine again today.
Great for taking off a burr. or putting a radius on the end of a drilled or bored hole.
The most important thing is to slow the lathe way down, say 60 to 120 rpm otherwise chatter will develop & you will not get the required result.
regards
Bruce

Originally Posted by Stustoys

Hi Phil,
Did you manage to convince the shop it was a nail cleaning kit?
Stuart

HI Stuart,
I didn't have to, they had 'Bearing Knives' on the ticket

Phil

Originally Posted by eskimo

paid a deposit on this today till I pick it up next week

have no idea what I am going to use it for first...thought it may come in handy one day
Fitted with an Eclipse Magnetic Table its only small unit..255mm x 125mm.

I reckon the reason why he didnt have any bites on it is because its 3 phase..but I do

she's home...anyone know where I can find a manual for the Repco Power SBO model surface grinder?

for you R8 guys....during my google search for a SBO manual I came across this
Wohlhaupter UPA/3 Boring-Facing Head Set R8 Shank
seems a fair price

I just picked up there brand new mitutoyo micrometers 0 -75 mm for $105 and a Moore & Wright depth Mic for $25 gotta love Ebay

Originally Posted by welder

I just picked up there brand new mitutoyo micrometers 0 -75 mm for $105 and a Moore & Wright depth Mic for $25 gotta love Ebay

nice pickup. i had a shocker today. i lost 50 bucks and bought a few things that i forgot wouldn't work for me.
there was a new guy at the market that has all the kick atse gear. like mick set yop quality milling gear in t8 nt30 and nt 40".
tons of turning tools and lots.

Hi,
I picked up this nice little dial for $20. It is a back plunger style with a nice long bore finger. Its .200" x .001" 1 1/2" face. No maker to be seen.

hi every one. Here i go shooting my mouth off again. These triangle scrapers in the pics and posts. i think. just from memory that they are called. 3 square scrapers.
I all ways thought it strange that the 3 and square were used in the name.
I agree with bruce they make a great deburing tool.
As does my pick up. this french made deburer i picked up for $10. Once you get a hang of it its great. lucky because i brought 2.
aaron

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Originally Posted by Abratool

Andre
I was using mine again today.
Great for taking off a burr. or putting a radius on the end of a drilled or bored hole.
The most important thing is to slow the lathe way down, say 60 to 120 rpm otherwise chatter will develop & you will not get the required result.
regards
Bruce

Here's my latest Ebay score, $31 including postage which cost more than the indicator did. It was missing the screw to limit the travel on the other end to the tip so it was giving a few different readings when the stem was depressed and released. A new screw fixed the minor issue and it's ready to go. Also the "Eagle" has landed at home: a well used Colchester Bantam "Eagle", the headstock was filled with what looked like thick green 2 stroke oil in a misguided attempt to get the headstock to run quieter. It took 8 cans of supercheap degreaser to clean it out and has been filled with fresh hydraulic oil.

Hi Graziano,
I think I had a look at that indicactor but the postage put me off...... well that and the fact I really have more than I know what to do with already .
That a heavy duty looking lathe you got yourself there. whats the Dia of the leadsrcew?
Also whats the black knob on the left of the headstock for?

Stuart

Originally Posted by Stustoys

Hi Graziano,
I think I had a look at that indicactor but the postage put me off...... well that and the fact I really have more than I know what to do with already .
That a heavy duty looking lathe you got yourself there. whats the Dia of the leadsrcew?
Also whats the black knob on the left of the headstock for?

Stuart

Hi Stu, The two levers on top and the top one on the front combine with a two speed motor to give 16 spindle speeds, the little stubby one on the left is the leadscrew forward/reverse. I can't check the leadscrew due to floor sealant fumes in the shed right now but it's fairly beefy, maybe 3/4" diameter, It's about 450mm from chuck to tailstock which isn't all that long. It needs a new cross slide screw most of all at the moment which is a left hand twin start screw, you can buy it online surprisingly.

Edit: measured the Leadscrew it's 1 1/8" diameter

I picked up this up for a $100 it's a Moore & Wright 50 -310mm inside mic that belonged to an old machinist who used to work at NSW railways Eveleigh.