Smoggy Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Yes it is, must get myself a new set of eyes.....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 3 hours ago, BIGGUNDOCTOR said: The black item with the dovetail is a tool holder for a lathe, not a magnetic base Yes indeed, a KDK quick change tool post, which completes an awesome set of accessories: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 On 11/11/2017 at 12:25 PM, Jclonts82 said: Twas free for the taking! fantastic swivel jaw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anachronist58 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) 18 hours ago, Smoggy said: the calibrated ring from a rotary table In some industrial circles, known as a compass rose, salvaged from a maritime navigation system. Ain't goin nowhere til the day I die! Note the very fine gear teeth on the periphery - there's gonna be some engineering goin on alright! Edited November 13, 2017 by Anachronist58 Addendum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfart Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 A friend at church works at a local sawmill, and he just happened to find a few pieces of bandsaw blades lying around. These are some serious blades! The shiny circle on the bottom blade is a quarter for size reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Are they bimetallic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfart Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 I don't know. I'll see if the guy at the sawmill can find out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Test the back section for hardenability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 If those are monosteel blades then you have some awesome damascus stock on your hands! (And a lot of it, to boot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfart Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I cut an inch off one end of a big blade to get a full cross-section, heated it to orange and quenched in water. After placing it in a vise, I tapped it lightly with a small hammer, and it broke in two pieces above the vice. No visible grain in the breaks. So yes, it's very hardenable, all the way to the rear edge of the blade. It did twist and warp like crazy in the quench, though. Would 5160 be good to stack with it in a billet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 The nickel content may make it harder to weld. Got any plain steel to stick between the layers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olfart Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Nothing other than mild bar stock. Most of what I have is car parts, leaf and coil springs, torsion bars, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I've got some wide transformer lams that probably work great. Nice and thin so they don't drag down the C! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I got given all these coil springs today, they were all unused and still in the boxes. Should be good for a good number of tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 They sure look used from the photo. Sealed boxes? Sometimes techs toss the old parts in the box the new part comes in. Still, great tool material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 A 13# straight peen sledgehammer head, probably used originally as a stonecutter’s maul. Five bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will W. Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Olfart Order some thin 1080 to go with that bandsaw blade. Or better yet, O1. Even if your not making a knife, the contrast will look great. Zero That is a fantastic haul! Punches, chisels, knives, oh my! JHCC Throw a handle on, and call your striker! That peen would work a treat for drawing out thick stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Will W. said: Throw a handle on, and call your striker! That peen would work a treat for drawing out thick stock. It's a bit smaller than the 16# Atha stone splitting hammer I picked up last spring (below, on the right), which has been working well as my striker's favorite hammer -- he calls it "The Mastadon". This one has a much more usable peen, though, so I think this will open up some interesting avenues for us. Maybe “The Baby Mastadon”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroclick Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 12 hours ago, Daswulf said: They sure look used from the photo. Sealed boxes? Sometimes techs toss the old parts in the box the new part comes in. Still, great tool material. I did think the same when I opened a few but they were all sealed, apparently just been stored for a very long time in some very bad conditions. The one on the top was out of the scrap bin though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuEulear Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I try not to buy too much stuff from the scrap bin at work as it usually cost my employer more to gennerate the invoice than i pay for the scrap but i couldent resist when i saw theese 2 bars of 1 1/4 sq 4140 hra 84" long about 80 lbs in all at .09 cents a pound worked out to 8 bucks ish so cheap it feels like steal ing ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 They put that in the scrap bin and then worry about invoicing an employee for "scrap" worth less than $10? Weird. Penny wise pound foolish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 4 minutes ago, Judson Yaggy said: They put that in the scrap bin and then worry about invoicing an employee for "scrap" worth less than $10? Weird. Penny wise pound foolish? I have the same issue where I work. I get some scrap pieces on occasion but instead of putting my cash in the cash box they actually invoice it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuEulear Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 It is a big as in billion dollar steel company we process hotroll toolsteel plate into barstock at my plant there are bars this size come off evry plate but they usually have a hotroll edge which is cut off as to near the edge will have micro fractures theese bars where cut undersize and there was not a smaller size to take them to so i got luckey the lady from accounting says it costs the company 44$ when we generate an invoice i guess tgey paid me 36$ to take it off thier hands lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Yup; at one of my previous employers they finally told us it cost US$50 to process a voucher so it wasn't worthwhile to write them up for small amounts. I think our supervisors got approval rights for "$50 and under". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Cochran Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I haven't asked what it costs to do the paperwork but I know it's not cheap since two or three people handle the information and/or paperwork before I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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