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[Zaylor]

Saw this at a local pawn shop

 

[y20dth]

 

[balane]

 

[Jagmandave]

Yeah, that one clamp doesn't look like it would hold much.....

 

[jim faston]

Saw this at a local pawn shop

I've seen this on Ebay as well--seller describing a micrometer as a clamp.

 

[larry_g]

I have a couple of mic's that belong in that box.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[rusty65]

Lofl I've got to ask did you end up buying it?


Sent directly from the Snap On Kool Aid factory.

 

[thebeekeeper1]

Yeah, that one clamp doesn't look like it would hold much.....

Sure it will--you just have to screw it down REALLY tight!

 

[A_Pmech]

HAHA!

It looks pretty worn out anyhow.

 

[jjjrmx5]

Kinda makes ya miss the good ole' days of High School when boys learned in shop class what tools were what and often how to use them.

And girls learned how to use pots and pans.

Now everyone is too busy texting or tweeting to know nothing but that a frying pan is a weapon and misplacing your smart phone is the end of the world.

No wonder everything is now made in Asia. I finally understand. Thank you.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Kinda makes ya miss the good ole' days of High School when boys learned in shop class what tools were what and often how to use them.

My brother told me about when he was in the Army, one day he went in the base shop and some other guy was using micrometers for clamps. That was in 1966.

There have always been stupid people.

 

[BDT/NWMN]

Unless they accidentally threw the C clamps in the junk drawer

 

[Zaylor]

Well done

 

[Provincial]

It looks like the "c-clamp" on the upper right has a small knob on the back that applies a repeatable tension, slipping at a consistent torque!

 

[bczygan]

Is it a bad sign.........that it took me a while to figure it out.........and I work in a machine shop!!!

 

[justanengineer]

Id look closer at that mic. Depending on COO it could fit right in with the cheap Asian clamps.

 

[92GreenYJ]

Is it a bad sign.........that it took me a while to figure it out.........and I work in a machine shop!!!

Took me a few minutes to figure it out too. Don't feel too bad. Wasn't sure if he was complaining about all the clamps piled on top of each other or what. Then I finally noticed it

 

[beatcad]

funny as that is could a pawn shop be really be that dumb?
maybe it's just a junk drawer.
last week I was at a pawn shop and rooting through a few junk boxes and found a small starrett mike that was missing the ratchet stop so it was useless. I thought about asking about it if I could get it for a buck, but still the price to repair and recalibrate it would probably be the amount of a new one. i'll go back and grab it anyhow just to hang it on the wall

 

[arnwoodwheels]

Now everyone is too busy texting or tweeting to know nothing but that a frying pan is a weapon and misplacing your smart phone is the end of the world.

You forgot twerking!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twerking

 

[03protege]

Id look closer at that mic. Depending on COO it could fit right in with the cheap Asian clamps.

I think the brand and condition would be more important that the COO. Mitutoyo (as I'm sure you know) makes excellent tools and Fowler has some decent stuff for the money.

 

[Zaylor]

Is it a bad sign.........that it took me a while to figure it out.........and I work in a machine shop!!!

You should feel at least a little bit bad

 

[Zaylor]

funny as that is could a pawn shop be really be that dumb?
maybe it's just a junk drawer.
last week I was at a pawn shop and rooting through a few junk boxes and found a small starrett mike that was missing the ratchet stop so it was useless. I thought about asking about it if I could get it for a buck, but still the price to repair and recalibrate it would probably be the amount of a new one. i'll go back and grab it anyhow just to hang it on the wall

I wouldn't spring for it, but just thought I'd point out-- some old machinists don't use the ratchet, they just go by feeling torque on the thimble.