Complete sets bring a premium, I think the home shop guys have a hard on for them.
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Complete sets bring a premium, I think the home shop guys have a hard on for them.
Why not buy a couple or three sets missing parts for cheap and as a bonus have some spares? Maybe I am dumbz
I had enough random blocks to complete my set. They aren't the original Ford Johansen brand but good enough for who it's for.
I've been watching the selling price on partial sets. I haven't seen real deals, yet.
I think a guy could part them out and make a profit, $2-$3 bucks at a time. Who has time for that?
Calling The Man of Action ™!!!
Nicely organized, how long will that last?
BTW, I haven't lived at my Dad's house since 1980 (and he's moved since then) but still get blamed when he can't find a tool
BTW, I haven't lived at my Dad's house since 1980 (and he's moved since then) but still get blamed when he can't find a tool
We shall see.
About the pieces on back order, I forgot to mention that the owner included a hand written thank you card with a note apologizing for not having those 2 items in stock and an estimate of when they would be shipped. If you need tooling or inserts get a hold of them.
My dad passed away in 1976. I bet he's still blaming me for lost tools. Some of the blame is legit.
That's nice personal customer service. I've bookmarked his site for future stuff.
I believe he is a former Kennametal employee. He’s had a great rep over at practical machinist for as long as I can remember.
There's some smart fellers over there. I should check in there more often.
I see a threading insert in your pic but no holder. Is that one of the items on back-order?
Yep. That and the LH ccmt holder.
Sorry to hear that, you were young then. Dad is 89 and still going, we are headed to Dallas in the next few days as he bought another car for himself and I will retrieve it for him.
I finished this fiasco. I had originally made a stepped mandrel to run on the cam journals. I matched the diameter of the mandrel to the new camshafts the customer had sent. The mandrel is too loose to use. The journals in the head are worn pretty bad.
Instead, I turned down some brass bushings to allow use of the customer's 7/8" line boring bar. It created an opportunity to use a tapered mandrel to hold the bushings while I turned them on the lathe. I had to reduce the bushing to a wall thickness of .035"
John, Like Joe mentioned, the mandrel expands, wedges and hold the workpiece with friction.
picked up some stuff at a local auction
What’s the one to the left of the knurling tools, boring bar holder?
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Turkey baster!
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