Thread: todays tools gloat

"I got given a Hyco Bandsaw and picked up this drill press off Gumtree for $40 "

In the drill press deal , did the seller throw in the boots ?

Originally Posted by welder

I didnt realise that it doesn't have a morse taper I

I wouldn't fret too much over that. So what if it doesn't have a morse taper?

Unfortunately it doesn't appear to have a rotary table, which is a bugbear. Makes it much easier to line up the job if the table can rotate.

But for the money it's a bargain if it drills straight and accurate.

I see it was made when I was still at high school

Cheers

Rob

It will still be fine for drilling, if you want to fit drills bigger than what that chuck will take you will need to fit a bigger chuck, or use reduced shank drills.

I have a floor model with a MT 2 and the bench model with that same set up as yours, but don't change the MT that much as I use the mill instead.
When I was given the bench one it had a slightly bent spindle, it was an easy fix with having a mate taper as I just turned it down a little to get it running true.

One thing about these older drills is they are nice and solid, it will take you and a mate to lift it.

Dave

Originally Posted by nearnexus

I see it was made when I was still at high school

1935?

1965 is the way I read it

Rob

Picked up a 300mm mitutoyo digital veriner today for $143, suprisingly from crime converters today, they had a %20 sale on, its still like brand new, looks and feels like its hardly done anywork and well looked after.

had a brand new one priced up through work and the retail is $500+

Very nice, they probably paid $30.00 for it, thieving sods.
Have taken unwanted equipment there before and was given about a quarter of what they sold it for.

Ok last one I promise!
Well unless an optical endoscope comes up

Stuart

Originally Posted by Stustoys

Ok last one I promise!
Well unless an optical endoscope comes up

Stuart

Heard that promise before.

Oh come ON. No-one's kitchen is really that clean.

I bought 10 brand new Whiltshire files and 6 Starrret hacksaw blades for $20 at a garage sale this morning

Well I'll try not to BT. Its hardly my fault if no one else bids surely?

Originally Posted by Bryan

Oh come ON. No-one's kitchen is really that clean.

lol wouldnt know for sure...................its not my kitchen.

Stuart

Hi I haven't bought a dial gauge for some time, and I've been feeling withdrawal symptoms I spotted this beauty on EVILBAY and I got it for $25 + postage Mike

Originally Posted by morrisman

Hi I haven't bought a dial gauge for some time, and I've been feeling withdrawal symptoms I spotted this beauty on EVILBAY and I got it for $25 + postage Mike

Mike got a twin brother to that one nice was my old man's am sure he paid 10-15 pounds for his in the 50's I know he guarded it with his life Wouldn't let me near it reconned a Mitytoyo was for my use.Any way nice pick up.Cheers john ps is near mint in the box.
On a lighter side One for the car buffs. In America in the teens were two car makers up market stuff.Fiercely competitive.One said ''you were never worser when you drove a Mercer.The other maker replied ''You got to be nuts to drive a Stutz'',

Originally Posted by morrisman

I haven't bought a dial gauge for some time,

One more couldnt hurt
Looks like its spent much of its life in its box

Stuart