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GENERAL TOOL AND MACHINE DISCUSSION / Re: Vise Stand - Options??
« Last post by highland512 on Today at 08:26:08 AM »
Bring your cash reserves, I swear good vices and anvils seem priceless anymore. Went to an estate sale last weekend, 100lb anvil bring $450 and a 60's craftsman vice brings $175. There is a sale coming with a 500lb anvil, something tells me it won't go as high as the 100 pounder.

Well,  Apparently I have a horseshoe shoved somewhere...  I came across a last minute Online auction about 65 miles from me....  Scored a Morgan Chicago fixed base vise for $40 (plus the gas to go get it and a couple other things like another storage cabinet)   Picking it up tomorrow as apparently the guy has to be out of the property by the end of the month....     He seems to have collected stuff from various auctions as he works as a regional rep. for the online auction house.
Heck yeah, take the deals when you find them.

I would be in trouble if I worked for an auction service, I would have a mountain of stuff and no money. I never seem to have luck with the online auction services though.


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Love what she says but the condensending way she says it does nothing to sway the opposition or make progress.

Yep, both sides do it and you see how much changes

I am sick of the us verses them in politics as it brings us no good or change
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MACHINE SHOP / Cold bluing
« Last post by Uncle Buck on May 17, 2024, 11:51:02 PM »
While not as durable as hot bluing, after trying it on a couple of cheaply aquired, but old USA made 4" machinist parallels,  I am sold! I took great care prepping the clamps prior to bluing them and was rewarded with clamps that are beautiful and now look like new!

Count me a convert. I plan to do a lot more of that in the future.
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MACHINE SHOP / Re: Micro-Master v-49 dial indicator set
« Last post by Uncle Buck on May 17, 2024, 11:39:42 PM »
I always thought of the Starrett Last Word, as one of the very best. The last few years it seems to have fallen out of favor if the comments I read on machinist forums are a good yardstick. That said, I have my doubts about what I read. Most of those commenting seem to hold Starrett mics, or most of the rest of the Starrett product line in low regard. Seems most folks anymore favor Mitutoyo for everything.

In my recent months of binge buying a number of mics and many other machinist goodies, I still hold both Starrett and Mitutoyo in high regard, but have come to hold a number of others in high regard as well, but seem to find most bang for the buck buying used in B&S, Lufkin,  Scherr Tumico,  Moore and Wright and a few others, but primarily the first three brands named. Usually,  Pratt and Whitney mics, especially those like new and still in boxes go insanely high (funny since they are just re-labeled Lufkin) I lucked into a couple of the Pratt and Whitney like new and still in their original cardboard boxes with very little wear and appearing to have never been used even lightly just dirt cheap that are amongst my very favorites.

I really have to get picture posting down because I believe a few of the things I have bought a quite rare and rarely seen.i cannot say I needed some of the stuff I have bought, but have no regrets because I am very selective with most purchases and only rarely have bought any tool showing great wear. I b
prefer very clean, showing little wear, in original boxes which rules a lot of stuff out.
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MACHINE SHOP / Re: Micro-Master v-49 dial indicator set
« Last post by Uncle Buck on May 17, 2024, 11:13:13 PM »
 I was hoping you would comment on this because so little information is available about it. Glad to hear your confirmation that it is decent quality.  I am sure it is mid level quality wise, but for the price I could not gripe.

Today, I found on ebay a depth extension  attachment like new, in box, with original instructions by the same manufacturer and designed specifically for the V-49 for $20 shipped,  so I bought that too. So now I have $40 in the expanded capacity set.

Not B&S, or Federal,  but USA made, like new, so I am OK with my purchase despite it not being a top tier brand.
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Great job Ray

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PROJECT CARS/TRUCKS / Re: 8.8 in the 85
« Last post by Der Bugmeister on May 17, 2024, 08:09:16 PM »
Those Fox bodies have certainly reached the re cool zone.

I owned this one for a few months, it was definitely fun and got lots of thumbs up!  5.0 with a 5 speed.
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PROJECT CARS/TRUCKS / Re: 8.8 in the 85
« Last post by Elroy on May 17, 2024, 06:41:53 PM »
the last of the carbureted v-8's
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PROJECT CARS/TRUCKS / Re: 8.8 in the 85
« Last post by jabberwoki on May 17, 2024, 06:36:51 PM »
Those Fox bodies have certainly reached the re cool zone.
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PROJECT CARS/TRUCKS / 8.8 in the 85
« Last post by Elroy on May 17, 2024, 06:23:49 PM »
The parts have begun to accumulate
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