Thread: Machinsts chest value

Originally Posted by morrisman

That is quite a treasure trove .... a bargain I would say

What is the thing next to the V block .... a edge finder ?

Mike

yeah it an edge finder

Originally Posted by welder

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there is a sine bar in the cloth

Welder
Are there any markings on the tools date or year?
The reason I ask is that a lot of the tools I have, & are very similiar & mine are of the 1958 to 1962 vintage.
Just interested.
regards
Bruce

Hi Welder,

Congratulations, that's a great collection. I can see lot's of gems there, I'd say you got very lucky!

Try to find a better way to store the rifflers, if possible they should be stored so that they don't bump together.

I bet the guy was happy to see the tools go to someone who would use and appreciate them

Regards
Ray

I knew I shouldn't have looked at this thread!!!

Pete

Hi Welder,
Looks like a great buy.

Whats hiding in the rag and the glasses case?

+1 for what Ray says about the files, goes for the taps and the milling cutters.(I have a bag of 50ish milling cutters that came through the mail from someone I thought would know better. They might not have been great when they went in the bag but they are a lot worse now)

Stuart

Welder, if that chest is rosewood, allow me to be e first to offer you $250 for it.

Second: re those taps, and ebay bargains in general. Bargain hunters need to ensure that they are searching worldwide, use general terms for searches like "machinist taps" which is how I found my (badly described) mother lode.

US ebay is good, often UK ebay can be great owing to a surplus of good stuff on their market and a dying target audience. Lately even German ebay is coughing up the odd good fur ball.

Stuart...give me another six weeks then swing by with your endmills so that we can sharpen 'em up.

My tap score has no duplicates, sorry about that. Now to find the matching die set, with handles, in a Narwhal tusk box*

*an old boss of mine had a six foot Narwhal tusk in his office. He used it for intimidation, but it didn't work on me because I could see that it was left hand thread, and hence a non-starter.

GQ

Originally Posted by Greg Q

Speaking of imperial stuff...the postie delivered my $31.50 tap score today. I am gob smacked: almost every tap set (starter, medium and bottoming) from 0-80 to 3/4-10, Greenfield, in HSS, unused. There's over 200 taps in the three boxes, each wrapped in tissue paper and bubblewrap. Plus a Christmas card. I feel like a dirty thief. 80 characters of ebay feedback sometimes isn't enough to heap on sufficient praise and gratitude.
GQ

A christmas card yet!... I thought of several witty things to say, but getting a christmas card from the victim seller after being robbed... just derailed my train of thought..

My ebay searching tips are, use German, Italian, French... words for the things you are searching for.. .. make sure you double check everything and do your research... did you hear about the person who thought they were buying an icecream maker on Italian ebay, only to realise just in time it was an icecream truck...

Nice score GQ...

I must post a picture of my latest pickup, a Mitutoyo Planer Gage in mint condition for $50... Thanks, I should add to a tip-off from BT..

Regards
Ray

Mike Garwood was over when I collected the package. We were like little kids on Christmas morning until I found the card. Suddenly my triumph tuened to ashes, having been guilted into submission. As if the hand-wrapped in white tissue paper caper wasn't enough to underscore just how much larceny was involved.

The seller has 1150 feedbaks with 100% glowing praise. I think I'll keep them a secret just for now

If I find a similar deal I'll post a new thread.

GQ

Originally Posted by Greg Q

If I find a similar deal I'll post a new thread.

GQ

Ok, here's one...

Would you like fries forming taps to go with that deal...

Machinist Lot Taps Form Forming Taps Lot Over 110 Taps 4-48 to 1/2-20 | eBay

less than $1 per tap, not too bad..

Regards
Ray

Originally Posted by RayG

Ok, here's one...

Would you like fries forming taps to go with that deal...

Machinist Lot Taps Form Forming Taps Lot Over 110 Taps 4-48 to 1/2-20 | eBay

less than $1 per tap, not too bad..

Regards
Ray

A potential bargain if you have a use for thread forming (fluteless) taps. I won't bid.

BT

Originally Posted by Abratool

Welder
Are there any markings on the tools date or year?
The reason I ask is that a lot of the tools I have, & are very similiar & mine are of the 1958 to 1962 vintage.
Just interested.
regards
Bruce

Hi no year indication but he told me he got the chest when he was 18 in 1958 so the year seems about right.

Originally Posted by Stustoys

Hi Welder,
Looks like a great buy.

Whats hiding in the rag and the glasses case?

+1 for what Ray says about the files, goes for the taps and the milling cutters.(I have a bag of 50ish milling cutters that came through the mail from someone I thought would know better. They might not have been great when they went in the bag but they are a lot worse now)

Stuart

The glasses case contains a 1inch micrometer which i will be selling and the rag holds a 5 inch sine bar.

nice thats a great buy good job

Cooper

All I can say is WELL DONE.!!!!!