Recent content by 83glt

I haven't been here in a while, so what better to bring me back than a tanker desk **** thread! I spotted this desk at the local Re-Store last week. I paid $20 for it and left it until the weekend to pick up. I broke it down and hauled it home in the back of my Volvo 240 with room to spare...

This is why I love Estate Sales ... Found the following: 50's-60's vintage Guaranteed Parts Ignition Parts Cabinet full of NOS ignition parts (rotors/caps/points/condensers/brushes/spark plugs) that fit 40s-70s vintage AMERICAN cars. Cabinet is solid with a little surface rust. I might throw...

Darn it! I was going to start tonight!

Is that because as a tool these micrometers have just become obsolete? I don't know anything about machinist tools, but this find has caused me to start reading and learning. I'm still not sure if any of the tools will be of much use or value - at least until I find a lathe, at least 22 inch...

Picked this up over the weekend for the equivalent of a nice dinner out. I think it's a Sipco based on comparable photos online, but there are no markings other than "Excelsior" on the hardware. Other Sipcos I've seen online have the round mirror, same drawer configuration and have a decal that...

That looks identical to the Bonney box I recently posted.

A few things I picked up in the last week or so: 1) This Baldor 439B bench grinder. Looks brand new, or at least very low hours. Found at the pawnshop: 2) At the same pawnshop I found this Wen soldering gun - basically free when bundled with the grinder: 3) Then the other day I hauled...

Thanks to both of you for your feedback and guidance. My first impression was that it was plastic residue. But I should look again. Wouldn't there be a risk of too much heat - i.e., melting? Anyway, if I throw a wire wheel on there, it will be the best quality version I can find. Thanks again.

Ok, so here are some close-up photos of the extension/set screws/adapter with cutting tool: A couple things I noticed - the cutter doesn't have saw dust in it that you would think might be present from cutting wood. Rather, it's a hardened white residue. What might that be? Also, the...

Yeah, that was me. I forgot to mention that I actually paid $80 CANADIAN, which of course was more like $75 US. :)

I'm sorry, I forgot, and should have added that in addition to the 2 set screws, there is a guide pin on the arbor and a matching slot on the extension. So it appears that it is supposed to slide on and off - or at least wiggle. I completely forgot about that. I'll get some additional pics to...

I can take some close up pics. The rasp attachment is attached to its own threaded adapter which is removable, so I'm assuming the original owner had any number of attachments for various uses.

Thank you very much for your detailed reply. Well I certainly don't want to mess with something that isn't useful to me but is to someone else. Maybe I'm better off throwing it up on craigslist then. It's an impressive machine and would come in handy, but I would happily take a trade for a...

Thanks for the reply. No threads on the outside. It has the same surface as a rasp and it looks like it's for abrading material. But I haven't a clue.

I just picked up this Baldor model 333B buffer yesterday from a local pawnshop. One spindle has a grinding wheel on it, the other spindle has about an 8" extension on it secured by 2 set screws with an adapter and pointed rasp on the end. I'm not familiar with buffing/grinding (this is my first...