Need some gift advise

[mgbrv8]

I have a friend of mine that is also a machinest/engineer/fabricator. His birthday is coming up and he always gives me very thoughtful gifts, tools and shop assessorys. He is well tooled up himself and he is more into Cnc the I am. Any ideas you guys have would be greatly appreciated.


Dave

 

[mgbrv8]

Anybody? No one.

Dave

 

[vcutajar]

Hi Dave

The first thing that came to mind was a set of small carbide endmills. One can never have enough of them.

Vince

 

[gus]

Is he a fisherman? Perhaps some new like a fishing rod and reel to take his mind away from his engineering projects.A Digital Vernier Caliper with memory?

 

[mgbrv8]

Now we are talking good thinking guys.

Dave

 

[Allen]

a fifth of Laphroaig... nuthin better

 

[rhitee93]

If he has a family, buy them tickets to go to something without him so he can have some shop time

 

[MachineTom]

One gift I always like to receive is a book, there are things like 'Shop Tricks & Tips, Norm Abrams 'Measure Twice Cut Once" its not a how to book its more like a, Thinking Book. A very interesting book not shop related, is "Franklin and Winston" about FDR and Churchill's relationship during the war. GW Bush "Decision Points".

A shop item that hangs on the wall never to be used, I bought real cheap on ebay a couple of 20+" old micrometers, look great. I also have recently bought some old S wrenches, and a S adjustable wrench, paint and polish and unique.

You can see one of the micrometers in my avatar.

 

[lemelman]

If he doesn't already have one, how about a digital angle gauge?
Here's a link to a typical example, http://www.machine-dro.co.uk/wixey-digital-angle-gauge-with-magnetic-base.html
Although I don't use it every day, I find it one of the most useful gadgets I've bought recently.

 

[mgbrv8]

I like all of this. I am going to do the book for sure but these ideas are great.

this is the book I am thinking about
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images...ow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg

Dave