Bought a few things at an auction yesterday.

[spongerich]

Went to a tool auction yesterday. Being a rainy day with nothing else to do, I expected there to be 400 guys there and deals few and far between.
Boy, was I wrong. There were maybe 50 people there Some of the antique planes, Sorby lathe chisels and a few other things went a little high, but overall, stuff was more than reasonable.

How about a Hamilton Horizontal Milling Machine for $50?

It's cute as a button with a 3x14" table and a 1MT spindle.

Next I bought its cousin, a Hamilton Vertical Milling Machine for $175.
The spindle feed needs repair, but it's otherwise complete and functional.

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And a Hamilton 6" Lathe to round out the set for $125

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How about a Lisle Drill Grinder with Cast Iron Stand for $125?

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Makita Sharpening System - New in the box for $50

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Kennedy top and bottom chest full of tooling for $150 anyone?

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Plug and ring gages. Most still in the wax, some are a little rusty.

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Acme Taps!

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Enco Dies, new in box.

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Brown and Sharpe Milling Cutters, mostly brand new.

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2MT Drills

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More milling cutters

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Endmills and counterbores

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More endmills and reamers

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More drills.

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Rockwell Bandsaw Blade Welder $10! Needs to be mounted in a box

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Pile of Jorgensen Handscrew Clamps 16" and 12" sizes $50.

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Woodworkers' Versa Grinder Carbide Tool Sharpening Jig New in Box $5

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And lastly, a Reed 404 Swivel Jaw Vise for $40

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[dodge610]

Hope you took your pickup and trailer with you.

 

[spongerich]

Hope you took your pickup and trailer with you.

Actually, I manged to stuff it all in the back of my X5 with the roller chest on my little Harbor Freight hitch mounted cargo carrier

 

[Shiftless]

Nice score, sponge!
I saw your reference to this haul over on the vise thread.
You Definately ****!

 

[morgaj1]

Nice haul. Definitely worthy of serious suckage points!

 

[KRB52]

So that's what they mean by having a "rainy day fund." I didn't do nearly as well killing the afternoon at the mall (did get a pen with my name on it at the dollar store, though.) That is a decent amount of suckage right there.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Wow!!!

 

[cheechi]

Is there a benefit to an individual to having either or both of these you've bought vs a 'normal' mill?

I can see in a production shop it's probably beneficial to do twice the work or at least not have to adjust away from the previous cut to set up another.

 

[LXCam]

Gesh, whatta a haul!.

 

[spongerich]

Is there a benefit to an individual to having either or both of these you've bought vs a 'normal' mill?

If you have a big-*** mill, (vertical or horizontal) then it's capable of doing more or less whatever you need. On the smaller machines, specialization definitely helps. I have a fairly small Clausing vertical mill and while it's quite accurate, it's not great at removing large amounts of material. I also have a little Atlas horizontal mill, which despite it's diminutive stature, can hog off a surprising amount of metal and leaves a great finish. You can drill and bore on a horizontal machine, but those jobs are usually much easier on a vertical mill.

These Hamilton machines are tiny, so they're well suited to model making and the like.

 

[Bears Fan]

Nice haul

 

[Jarhead0408]

Nice! Congrats man!

 

[Can I try?]

It looks like you had a very good day.

Have fun with your new toys...errr...I mean tools.

 

[cheechi]

These Hamilton machines are tiny, so they're well suited to model making and the like.

I follow. Except the part where these machines are tiny. They look like floor units unless I'm missing some perspective and they're benchtops?

I get it if they are small relative to other mills. Or that their max die size/work size is relatively small.

 

[1badbird]

A big you ****! Great score

 

[spongerich]

I follow. Except the part where these machines are tiny. They look like floor units unless I'm missing some perspective and they're benchtops?

They're definitely benchtop models.

The tables on those milling machines are only 3x14"
The horizontal mill stands less than 2 feet tall.

 

[rsanter]

Holy ****, great deals
You ****

Bob

 

[woody 73]

It was reported today that in Monroe, NY a very low pressure system has stalled creating a large vortex and residents should be warned that major suckage has been reported so hide your tools and run for the hills, because the op is on the prowl...

 

[spongerich]

I've been getting a good laugh going through some of the tooling. I suspect that the previous owner must have been an auction junkie like me. Some of the tooling that he had was positively massive compared to the machines he owned. A few of the milling cutters are practically as heavy as the mill and I doubt it would even spin them, let alone cut anything.

As for suckage... it could have been worse. I passed on a Delta Unisaw in perfect condition for $150. The guy sitting next to me bought it. I turned to him and told him "You know you stole that, right?" He said his heart was still pounding and he was prepared to pay $600 for it. I also didn't buy the Baldor 8" grinder for $60, nor did I buy the Delta thickness planer for $45. There were lots of happy new tool owners on Saturday besides just me.

 

[littleponderosa]

Nice scores. Definitely into serious **** now.
Bill

 

[royesses]

Careful man. The suckage may pull that hurricane into NY!

Congrats on the awesome purchase!

 

[Lassen Forge]

Dude, that ***** so bad we can feel it all the way out here in California!!

Congrats!!!

 

[pcmeiners]

Definitely feel the suckage vibrations in Staten Island, nice stuff
Only time I gotten a good score, bad weather along with Jewish holidays. Seems you hit a Jewish holiday along with the weather factor.
Been a while since I have been in Monroe, was contracting at Beaver Lake and Liberty many moons ago.