What - non Festool - tool / workshop related gizmo/stuff did you buy today?
Packard
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I bought a pair of hand sanders from Amazon. Very comfortable to use and it simplifies my inventory of sanding papers. It uses the same discs as my 5” random orbital sander.
Duragold brand. Cost: $10.00 for two, includes a disc that allows pressure adhesive discs.
It’s one failing is that it is not good at getting into corners. Turning the sander a few degrees, allows you to use all of the sanding surface.
They also make a 6” diameter version for a dollar more.
Dura-Gold Pro Series 6" Round & Mouse-Shaped Hand Sanding Block Pads for Hook & Loop and PSA 6" DA Sanding Discs - PSA
Duragold brand. Cost: $10.00 for two, includes a disc that allows pressure adhesive discs.
It’s one failing is that it is not good at getting into corners. Turning the sander a few degrees, allows you to use all of the sanding surface.
They also make a 6” diameter version for a dollar more.
Dura-Gold Pro Series 6" Round & Mouse-Shaped Hand Sanding Block Pads for Hook & Loop and PSA 6" DA Sanding Discs - PSA
WillAdams
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Bought a Metmo Driver from the recent Kickstarter:
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six-point socket II
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Had to look up the campaign, really, really cool driver, story & engineering behind it! Congrats, that is a great tool!
Kind regards,
Oliver
Kind regards,
Oliver
six-point socket II
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Probably the most important "tools" I bought in a while. Seeing a new doctor and he said it was time to stop the "Laissez-faire" approach of my past treatments and get proactive. So hopefully these tools will ensure that I get to use & enjoy the others for a little longer. 
(In case anyone doesn't know what it is, it's a Bluetooth blood pressure monitor & a blood glucose meter.)
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Besides that, I got a VDE insulated/approved torque screwdriver, still waiting on some bits and pieces to be delivered to complete the kit.
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Kind regards,
Oliver
(In case anyone doesn't know what it is, it's a Bluetooth blood pressure monitor & a blood glucose meter.)[attachimg=1]
Besides that, I got a VDE insulated/approved torque screwdriver, still waiting on some bits and pieces to be delivered to complete the kit.
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Kind regards,
Oliver
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Crazyraceguy
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six-point socket II said:Probably the most important "tools" I bought in a while. Seeing a new doctor and he said it was time to stop the "Laissez-faire" approach of my past treatments and get proactive. So hopefully these tools will ensure that I get to use & enjoy the others for a little longer.
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Besides that, I got a VDE insulated/approved torque screwdriver, still waiting on some bits and pieces to be delivered to complete the kit.
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Kind regards,
Oliver
I really should check mine more often, but the last time I saw the doc, he lowered my medication again.
When you can walk into the exam room, from a day's work, driving 20 miles to get there, and produce a 110/70 with a heartrate of 54, they smile at you.
I check it every other week at the pharmacy, but he would prefer that I could do it at home and more often.
Michael Kellough
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Need a knock-down router table fast. So I’ve ordered this folding stand from Rockler and this COSCO folding workbench.
nclemmons
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This might be the inspiration for that Metmo driver. The original brought back to life.
These restoration videos are fantastic! Worth a subscribe to the channel…
These restoration videos are fantastic! Worth a subscribe to the channel…
squall_line
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neilc said:
I still can't believe when I end up watching the whole thing. The pacing has to be just right for me to actually stay engaged.
Some of those restorations play pretty fast and loose with their interpretation of the word "restoration". Some of them may as well be a video of Theseus' ship. I'm not saying this one did that, but when they start welding up fresh material and milling replacements, one has to wonder...
nclemmons
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You notice how many subscribers he has? 3.35 million subs!
I’m fine with him filling in welding or turning new pieces. If the goal is ‘restoration’ and he’s keeping 90% of the original, that seems OK.
I’m fine with him filling in welding or turning new pieces. If the goal is ‘restoration’ and he’s keeping 90% of the original, that seems OK.
WillAdams
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neilc said:
Yes, I believe so.
I wrote up a lengthy set of initial thoughts (can't call it a review since I've yet to actually use it) on the Metmo Cube Club Forums, which reminds me that I didn't post about my Christmas present to myself, a pair of Malco Eagle Grip vice grips (had to get a large to replace a pair of vintage Irwin's that my father had "borrowed" from his brother's welding shop --- apparently they were ultimately returned, along w/ the bowie knife forged from a truck leaf spring borrowed from another brother for my father's tours in Vietnam).
Unfortunately, the Eagle Grips have been discontinued, so if anyone has any interest, I'd recommend buying sooner rather than later.
Cheese
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WillAdams said:
Just curious what the difference is between the Malco and a standard pair of Vise-Grips? They seem almost identical except for an extra pin/rivet/stud in the top jaw.
I went out and picked up the Mirka Deco Sander today. When I got it home I plugged it into my CT SYS and was able to sand dust free my kids bedroom in about 10-15 minutes.
I bought this as I need to sand and paint all the bedrooms in the house and our basement after I finish building some bulkheads.
Not as cheap as a pole sander from a big box store but it really was dust free so I'm happy.
I bought this as I need to sand and paint all the bedrooms in the house and our basement after I finish building some bulkheads.
Not as cheap as a pole sander from a big box store but it really was dust free so I'm happy.
Michael Kellough
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Cheese said:
That, and they’re made in America.
Ordered two Pica 9mm pencil from Toolnut, managed to lost my original at work, actually think I left it lay, and someone evaporated it. Evaporation tends to be a thing where I work part time. Company tools sometimes disappear and them suddenly reappear later. I generally am very careful with my tools and have lost very few in the 53 years of working in shops and sites.
rst said:
The new 0.9mm?
I have worked at a final testing department, and the assembly guys left tools inside the installations they build too often. At some point we got fed up and we didn't return their tools but we collected them in a crate for the whole week, then gave it to the assembly team leader [tongue]
Packard
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I bought a new (at that time) 1970 Chevrolet Caprice station wagon. It had a bad rattle in the driver’s door.
I brought it to the dealer for repair and was told that “rattles are not covered by the warranty.” I told them to go ahead and make the repair anyway.
They removed the door card while I was watching. The rattle was a beer can installed during manufacture.
Apparently, a supervisor wallked the production line and the worker had no other place to hide the beer.
The dealer “generously” volunteered, “There will be no charge for this repair.”
(He probably realized that he had zero chance of getting paid for that repair.)
So, things go missing.
Nurse: We are missing one sponge
Surgeon: Oops!
I brought it to the dealer for repair and was told that “rattles are not covered by the warranty.” I told them to go ahead and make the repair anyway.
They removed the door card while I was watching. The rattle was a beer can installed during manufacture.
Apparently, a supervisor wallked the production line and the worker had no other place to hide the beer.
The dealer “generously” volunteered, “There will be no charge for this repair.”
(He probably realized that he had zero chance of getting paid for that repair.)
So, things go missing.
Nurse: We are missing one sponge
Surgeon: Oops!
Cheese
Member
About 12 years ago I ordered the smallest Aloris quick change tool post they made for a small Atlas 618 metal lathe. Unfortunately, when it arrived it was huge and was just not practical to use.
So time marches on and I recently stumbled upon a version that is only 2/3 the size of the Aloris. It's perfect for rapid tooling changes on a small lathe.
The tool post itself is in the rear center of this photo while left to right the tool holders are for: cut-off blade, 3/8" lathe tool, 1/2" lathe tool, a 3/8" boring bar and a holder for a 1/2" boring bar that has not been installed yet.
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For those that are unfamiliar with lathe tooling, I'll give a very brief history of how we've landed where we have. The lathe dates back to 1300 BC but I'm interested in "modern" metal lathes driven with an electric motor so that starts right around 1900.
Left to right:
1. Original lantern tool post used with a single lathe tool, when tools are changed out, everything needs to be readjusted
2. A square tool post that can accept multiple lathe tools, to change tools, release the handle and spin the tool into position.
3. The modern quick change tool post, release the handle and mount what ever tool you want to use. Everything is pre adjusted.
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One thing all tool posts must have is the ability to adjust the height of the lathe tool relative to the centerline of the material being turned.
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For the lantern tool post, the thickness of the black bar that sits between the silver tool bit on the top and the "rocker" on the bottom needs to change. Either the bar thickness needs to change or there needs to be the addition/subtraction of shims.
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For the square multi-tool tool post, the lathe tool is raised/lowered through the use of metal shims.
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For the modern quick change tool post, it's a simple twist of a thumbwheel which allows for fine tweaking of the lathe tool height.
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I also want to give a quick visual on how lathe tooling has changed over the years.
From right to left;
1. A Cleveland HSS tool circa 1900 to 1950, ALL geometries are hand ground on a blue or white wheel.
2. A Carboloy cemented carbide tool with a brazed tungsten tip circa 1950 to 1980, minor geometries can be hand ground on a green wheel.
3. An early, cheap carbide insert tool with a replaceable carbide insert circa 1980 to current, ready to use as is.
4. A modern Seco Carboloy tool with a replaceable carbide insert circa 2000 to current, ready to use as is.
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All of these tools perform the same function and yet you can see the tip geometries become smaller and more precise as time goes by. That Carboloy cemented carbide tool was really cutting edge in its day and it took a while before they became affordable to the small machine shop/home machinist. The Carboloy material, just for the brazed tip (cemented tungsten carbide) was priced at $450 per pound in the 1950's. Compare that to the small silver carbide insert in the Seco holder at the top of the photo...that insert was $6.
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So time marches on and I recently stumbled upon a version that is only 2/3 the size of the Aloris. It's perfect for rapid tooling changes on a small lathe.
The tool post itself is in the rear center of this photo while left to right the tool holders are for: cut-off blade, 3/8" lathe tool, 1/2" lathe tool, a 3/8" boring bar and a holder for a 1/2" boring bar that has not been installed yet.
[attachimg=1]
For those that are unfamiliar with lathe tooling, I'll give a very brief history of how we've landed where we have. The lathe dates back to 1300 BC but I'm interested in "modern" metal lathes driven with an electric motor so that starts right around 1900.
Left to right:
1. Original lantern tool post used with a single lathe tool, when tools are changed out, everything needs to be readjusted
2. A square tool post that can accept multiple lathe tools, to change tools, release the handle and spin the tool into position.
3. The modern quick change tool post, release the handle and mount what ever tool you want to use. Everything is pre adjusted.
[attachimg=2]
One thing all tool posts must have is the ability to adjust the height of the lathe tool relative to the centerline of the material being turned.
[attachimg=3]
For the lantern tool post, the thickness of the black bar that sits between the silver tool bit on the top and the "rocker" on the bottom needs to change. Either the bar thickness needs to change or there needs to be the addition/subtraction of shims.
[attachimg=4]
For the square multi-tool tool post, the lathe tool is raised/lowered through the use of metal shims.
[attachimg=5]
For the modern quick change tool post, it's a simple twist of a thumbwheel which allows for fine tweaking of the lathe tool height.
[attachimg=6]
I also want to give a quick visual on how lathe tooling has changed over the years.
From right to left;
1. A Cleveland HSS tool circa 1900 to 1950, ALL geometries are hand ground on a blue or white wheel.
2. A Carboloy cemented carbide tool with a brazed tungsten tip circa 1950 to 1980, minor geometries can be hand ground on a green wheel.
3. An early, cheap carbide insert tool with a replaceable carbide insert circa 1980 to current, ready to use as is.
4. A modern Seco Carboloy tool with a replaceable carbide insert circa 2000 to current, ready to use as is.
[attachimg=7]
All of these tools perform the same function and yet you can see the tip geometries become smaller and more precise as time goes by. That Carboloy cemented carbide tool was really cutting edge in its day and it took a while before they became affordable to the small machine shop/home machinist. The Carboloy material, just for the brazed tip (cemented tungsten carbide) was priced at $450 per pound in the 1950's. Compare that to the small silver carbide insert in the Seco holder at the top of the photo...that insert was $6.
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squall_line
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[member=44099]Cheese[/member], I recognize the profile on the back end of the "oldest" tool in the lineup as the same profile we put on our tool when I took a metalworking class at the local community college. I still have the mild steel practice tool as well as the hardened one that I profiled.
Unfortunately, travel and other work obligations reared up and prevented me from finishing that class, but I kept those tools for whatever reason. Fortunately, I didn't pay for it (I worked at the college at the time and we got credit towards a portion of a class every semester for free).
Unfortunately, travel and other work obligations reared up and prevented me from finishing that class, but I kept those tools for whatever reason. Fortunately, I didn't pay for it (I worked at the college at the time and we got credit towards a portion of a class every semester for free).
Michael Kellough
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“The Carboloy material, just for the brazed tip (cemented tungsten carbide) was priced at $450 per pound in the 1950's. Compare that to the small silver carbide insert in the Seco holder at the top of the photo...that insert was $6.”
How many of those little $6 bits to the pound?
Thanks for the tooling lesson!
How many of those little $6 bits to the pound?
Thanks for the tooling lesson!
