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    Carbide parting off tool

    I have an carbide inserted blade from Enco I use on my 12x36, The Made-in-USA blade-and-block they're always putting on sale (although not this month, oddly enough)-- much like the one Bogstandard and others have. It completely rocks over the HSS blades I suffered along with for so long. The one...
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    I can't quite place my finger on it...

    I was always a fan of the First Ascent of the North Face of the Uxbridge Road from my climbing days. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U0tDU37q2M
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    Holey Pliers!!!

    These are extremely handy things to have about. I made a set the first time around and am constantly searching for them in the piles of junk in my shop. I guess I'd better make another pair.. easier than tidying ;). Numbered-thread size holes is worth considering for the US folks too.
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    Spark source

    I have one of the Harbor Freight swatters (the old yellow one). It does not generate a spark per-se, but instead charges the X and Y of the wire grid to a relatively high voltage (which may be lower than the other circuits as you don't want a spark without a bug completing the circuit). The one...
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    Tube Bending

    I made a simple bender from some plans Bogs posted here years ago-- not too different than George's. The trick was cutting the grooves in the rolls-- somebody came up with an ingenious way to do that using a simple drill rod tool held in a lathe toolholder and running the lathe backwards.
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    Scrounged Materials

    Old computers have useful bits in them-- sheet metal from the cases and frames of desktops. Sometimes nice miniature ball bearings in the fans (more so on laptops and once-high-end PCs). Hard drives are a good source of extremely strong magnets and several more ball bearings with varying...
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    Broken Tap Removal

    I used as much as would dissolve and then some. Degrease the part and put it in the solution in a jar somewhere you pass by. Shake jar every time you pass it. After a few days I was able to pull out the broken bit.
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    My source for brass

    Brass kick-plates for doors are a great source of sheet brass, but be very careful to check it's really solid brass and not plated steel or anodized aluminum as most are these days.
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    5C versus ER32 Collet Blocks

    I have long stuck a straight-shank ER holder in a 5C collet in a block to hold odd sizes my 5C set doesn't go to and this will be much handier. However I'm not tooled up on ER-32... get one now or wait for the 25... hmm... ???
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    Keller Die Filer Model 1A

    You'll just have to make the tension overarm then... I looked at one a few years ago and it wasn't terribly complicated-- a spring-loaded sliding block with a couple bronze gib strips to take up wear. Maybe Bogs can post some piccies of the one he has as well.
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    Keller Die Filer Model 1A

    I have a die-filer (two now actually :o). There's not that much to them, which is good given the lack of information around. A good manual for an All American Die Filer is posted on the net that will get you most of what you need to know (some machines tilt the table, some the file, but I think...
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    Oil Cans

    I have one like the first link and it's a poorly made one. It works, but it leaks and doesn't pump all that well. It does ok with ball-oilers though. Since then I have been dropping by garage sales and picked up a couple old Eagle brand ones that are much nicer and much less leaky (although a...
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    Rivett Lathe - Amazing!!!

    FWIW, this seller has a reputation for listing everything as 'NICE!!!" or better. That and rumors of shilling too. But I've bought things from them and been ok with the price and condition overall.
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    Apprentice toolbox

    I've found a few Kennedy boxes for sale on Craigslist. Each time I've come away with a trove of experience and shop-made tooling from the old hands that were finally letting go of their boxes and were happy to see them go to somebody that would use them as they were intended. It's enlightening...
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    small fasteners

    By an odd coincidence I was looking for bulk 0.035" hex keys last night for a possible small-run product using 2-56 set screws. Enco has 'imports' at ~$5 per 100 or 'Eklund' for ~$20 per 25. Is there really that big a difference between a 5 cent key and a dollar one? The 0.035" size is one size...
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    Dave Goodfellow Scotch Yoke 2 cylinder

    You could try http://archive.org with the old URL. I had a brief e-mail chat with Dave several years ago and he was having some health issues then, so hopefully he's still with us.
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    A little more retail therapy

    I have a high-speed Casio and love the high-speed mode (I think I suckered Rake into believing one of my wobbler videos made with it for a brief time was real speed). I'd be very interested to see some 1000 fps video from the Fuji.
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    universal cutter grinder

    I have an engraving cutter sharpener that looks a lot like a mini version of the Deckel SO. It does ok at small single-flute cutters, but is by no means a full T&C grinder. The Deckels go for silly $ on eBay most of the time, but don't seem to get used all that much. I think the surface grinder...
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    Need an appointments reminder

    I used a tool called 'ReminderFox' for Firefox and Thunderbird, but haven't used it lately, so don't know if they've kept up with it..
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    Nice addition to my shop - Hardinge UM

    There was a TM for sale on CL here just a couple days ago. Mike probably has it by now. :)
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