Eli Taylor Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 A local machine shop was having "the scrap guy" come to pick up some older equipment, I hate seeing good tools go to the scrap yard so I picked up 6 of these monster 3 Phase Delta drill presses at scrap price. Yesterday my son and I went to a local scrap yard (we are lucky to have 3 within 20 minutes of us). This one is a U-Pick yard with vehicles, so we scoped out some old tow trucks for their rigging equipment. We picked up a goodly number of D-Rings (2 Ton) and some hooks (one swiveling) We also found 2 good lengths of chain with hooks on them, one has a swiveling chain (was from an old winch) We had our eye on some chain with 4" long links, but the scrap guy stopped us and said they were for their use....I'm supposed to call him back this week and see if hes willing to part with it at scrap price : ) Then my son spotted a file in the dirt which turned out to be a farriers rasp...it cleaned up nicely and is plenty sharp Then he found an 8" C Clamp right next to it buried in the dirt Then he proceeded to find 35 more Farriers Rasps in the same pile! And as if this wasnt good enough, someone had dropped off a 5' Disc Harrow on top of the steel pile which we've been wanting for a long time now It needs new bearings on one gang and some weld up on the two front axels, but that makes good practice in casting and welding I finished the day with cleaning up and reassembling the old vice I picked up last saturday in my barn pick A very satisfying day overall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-1ToolSteel Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Nice! I'm drooling over those rasps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I really like the booty, great finds.. Sounds like a great yard.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jlpservicesinc Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Just now, C-1ToolSteel said: Nice! I'm drooling over those rasps. After i use them as hot rasps they go in the scrap pile.. I used to have about 200 of them.. Last scrapper that came through took them home with him.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Nice haul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Don't scrap the rasps, plenty of people looking for them to use on projects. They make good trading stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I can only dream of finding a pile of rasps like that. That reminds me I need to call my sister in laws farrier and see if he has any laying around lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Taylor Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Yeah, I'm excited about the rasps too. There were actually some cold chisels and wood augers in the same pile we picked up. Also, I don't think I posted a pic of what was in the "misc barrel of star drills" we picked up last week, but here it is all laid out: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothBore Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 What you call a "D ring", ... is also-known-as a "Clevis", ... or a "Shackle". . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 So how's the shop expansion coming along? With a scrapyard like that, you'll be needing more room soon---on a regular basis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfall Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Nice picking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Eli, what are those pointed things in the bottom centre of your second pic? I have loads of those things and have no idea what they are for. Perhaps they are good steel I can shape into something useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Those are cape chisels. If you look in the dictionary: Definition of cape chisel. : a cold chisel that has a long taper on the top and bottom of the cutting end and a narrow edge and is used for cutting keyways and similar flat grooves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Taylor Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 4 hours ago, ausfire said: Eli, what are those pointed things in the bottom centre of your second pic? 53 minutes ago, Farmall said: Those are cape chisels. Yeah, I actually didn't know what they were called either, just knew they were slim chisels 21 hours ago, ThomasPowers said: So how's the shop expansion coming along? Expanding is dangerous, that just means more empty space that will be filled at some point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Will? You mean it's not overly full *yet*! I doubled the size of my shop and now thinking that it would be real nice to have a roofed over but open walled "carport" off one end of the shop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Taylor Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 54 minutes ago, ThomasPowers said: it would be real nice to have a roofed over but open walled "carport" off one end of the shop... aka "cold storage" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Not out here in the desert Southwest! We take scrap metal off the pile and put it in the forge to cool off a bit... In the shade is merely hot storage vs #$%^&*hot storage in the sun.... I'm a big believer in ventilation when using both coal and propane forges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gote Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 16 hours ago, Eli Taylor said: Expanding is dangerous, that just means more empty space that will be filled at some point! Horror Vacui applies to workshops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggraham Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 7 hours ago, gote said: Horror Vacui applies to workshops So that is another one of my many 'illness's, mine is getting progressively worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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