05-31-2015, 07:00 AM
(05-30-2015, 09:54 PM)EdK Wrote: You keep posting finds like this and I'm going to wear out thedude.
Nice score!
Ed
That would be my goal, Ed.
He who dies with the most tools wins!
OK, not true at all because I'd fail miserably compared to a couple other guys I know around here.
I've actually fought many times with knowing the hardness of some materials. For instance, the tool holder blocks for our QCTP's that Jeff @ Tools4Cheap.net and others sell. With mine (CA/400 size) I have to mill 3mm off the bottom to get them to drop a 1" tool shank to center. I've been able to mill them without issue, despite people telling me they're too hard and I'll have to grind them. Now I can know just how hard they really are.
As I do anticipate moving my shop as I retire in 10-12 years, I'll have a bigger space here at my home. The shop I have now is 16x25 feet. If I clean out the JUNK in my cellar here at home (also a walk-in), I'd have at least double that as the footprint of my home is 25x50. The downside is that ceiling height is lower but for a small section of it that was also an add-on from around 1947. I'd move the shop tomorrow if I didn't face having to upgrade electrical service first.
Being able to help others local to me by checking materials is another reason I got it. I won't get into it, but I can say there's a lot of times I wish I could verify what I'm being told about material hardness. Now I can.