• Tool Gloat

    From Snag@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 14 22:03:18 2024
    SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score in
    some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat grinder with the stone
    dresser plus the valve face grinder . It's all rusty and going to take
    some cleaning up , but the motors all run and there are several stones
    that aren't worn out plus a couple of carbide cutters . All for 40 bucks
    ... included was a 3/4 hp/3450 RPM 56 frame motor , and it also runs .
    I'm hoping that I can trade this stuff to a local shop for the labor to
    swap the gears in my truck axle ... I've got all the parts , just
    haven't gotten a round tuit yet .
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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to Bob La Londe on Sat Jun 15 12:56:26 2024
    On 6/15/2024 12:39 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    On 6/14/2024 8:03 PM, Snag wrote:
    SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score
    in some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat grinder with the
    stone dresser plus the valve face grinder . It's all rusty and going
    to take some cleaning up , but the motors all run and there are
    several stones that aren't worn out plus a couple of carbide cutters .
    All for 40 bucks ... included was a 3/4 hp/3450 RPM 56 frame motor ,
    and it also runs . I'm hoping that I can trade this stuff to a local
    shop for the labor to swap the gears in my truck axle ... I've got all
    the parts , just haven't gotten a round tuit yet .


    In the spirit in which it was intended... You Suck.

    My latest tool gloat is nowhere near that cool.  I decided I wanted a
    second Badlands 12000lb winch to use as my hitch/plate mounted utility
    winch instead of the 8000lb Warn I've been abusing the last few months.
    I haven't looked at the Warn since, but during my "rescue" mission a
    week or three ago it started to cut out spooling in the cable.

    For Father's Day weekend HF had a $50 off coupon for the winch I wanted.
     They also had a 10% off any single item coupon.  A few days prior I
    had looked at a couple roll away tool boxes to use as tool carts for the manual mill and lathe in the back shop, but the shipping was pretty high (nearly $200 maybe).  Even logged in with my Inside Track Membership.
    When I went back to add the winch and coupons to my shopping cart it
    applied both coupons and gave me shipping of less than ten bucks.  I was pretty stoked about getting a thousand bucks worth of stuff for just a thousand bucks AND getting it delivered cheaper than I could go get it.

    Then YOU had to come along with a better deal, make me all jealous, and
    take all the wind out of my sales.  Seriously, congratulations on what sounds like a great score.


    Thank you sir . This thing is going to take some serious cleaning up
    , it's been in a shed for I believe the guy said 50 years ... since his Granddaddy passed anyway . But knowing that the motors all run is a
    major thing .
    Did I mention that I also scored a 15" Lodge cast iron skillet for 15
    bucks ? In great shape too , no rust at all .
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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Snag on Sat Jun 15 10:39:59 2024
    On 6/14/2024 8:03 PM, Snag wrote:
    SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score in
    some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat grinder with the stone
    dresser plus the valve face grinder . It's all rusty and going to take
    some cleaning up , but the motors all run and there are several stones
    that aren't worn out plus a couple of carbide cutters . All for 40 bucks
    ... included was a 3/4 hp/3450 RPM 56 frame motor , and it also runs .
    I'm hoping that I can trade this stuff to a local shop for the labor to
    swap the gears in my truck axle ... I've got all the parts , just
    haven't gotten a round tuit yet .


    In the spirit in which it was intended... You Suck.

    My latest tool gloat is nowhere near that cool. I decided I wanted a
    second Badlands 12000lb winch to use as my hitch/plate mounted utility
    winch instead of the 8000lb Warn I've been abusing the last few months.
    I haven't looked at the Warn since, but during my "rescue" mission a
    week or three ago it started to cut out spooling in the cable.

    For Father's Day weekend HF had a $50 off coupon for the winch I wanted.
    They also had a 10% off any single item coupon. A few days prior I
    had looked at a couple roll away tool boxes to use as tool carts for the
    manual mill and lathe in the back shop, but the shipping was pretty high (nearly $200 maybe). Even logged in with my Inside Track Membership.
    When I went back to add the winch and coupons to my shopping cart it
    applied both coupons and gave me shipping of less than ten bucks. I was
    pretty stoked about getting a thousand bucks worth of stuff for just a
    thousand bucks AND getting it delivered cheaper than I could go get it.

    Then YOU had to come along with a better deal, make me all jealous, and
    take all the wind out of my sales. Seriously, congratulations on what
    sounds like a great score.

    --
    Bob La Londe
    CNC Molds N Stuff


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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Snag on Sat Jun 15 12:02:24 2024
    On 6/15/2024 10:56 AM, Snag wrote:
    On 6/15/2024 12:39 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    On 6/14/2024 8:03 PM, Snag wrote:
    SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score
    in some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat grinder with the
    stone dresser plus the valve face grinder . It's all rusty and going
    to take some cleaning up , but the motors all run and there are
    several stones that aren't worn out plus a couple of carbide cutters
    . All for 40 bucks ... included was a 3/4 hp/3450 RPM 56 frame motor
    , and it also runs . I'm hoping that I can trade this stuff to a
    local shop for the labor to swap the gears in my truck axle ... I've
    got all the parts , just haven't gotten a round tuit yet .


    In the spirit in which it was intended... You Suck.

    My latest tool gloat is nowhere near that cool.  I decided I wanted a
    second Badlands 12000lb winch to use as my hitch/plate mounted utility
    winch instead of the 8000lb Warn I've been abusing the last few
    months. I haven't looked at the Warn since, but during my "rescue"
    mission a week or three ago it started to cut out spooling in the cable.

    For Father's Day weekend HF had a $50 off coupon for the winch I
    wanted.   They also had a 10% off any single item coupon.  A few days
    prior I had looked at a couple roll away tool boxes to use as tool
    carts for the manual mill and lathe in the back shop, but the shipping
    was pretty high (nearly $200 maybe).  Even logged in with my Inside
    Track Membership. When I went back to add the winch and coupons to my
    shopping cart it applied both coupons and gave me shipping of less
    than ten bucks.  I was pretty stoked about getting a thousand bucks
    worth of stuff for just a thousand bucks AND getting it delivered
    cheaper than I could go get it.

    Then YOU had to come along with a better deal, make me all jealous,
    and take all the wind out of my sales.  Seriously, congratulations on
    what sounds like a great score.


      Thank you sir . This thing is going to take some serious cleaning up
    , it's been in a shed for I believe the guy said 50 years ... since his Granddaddy passed anyway . But knowing that the motors all run is a
    major thing .
      Did I mention that I also scored a 15" Lodge cast iron skillet for 15 bucks ? In great shape too , no rust at all .

    Did I mention... You Suck. LOL


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    Bob La Londe
    CNC Molds N Stuff


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  • From Leon Fisk@21:1/5 to Snag on Sat Jun 15 15:28:26 2024
    On Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:56:26 -0500
    Snag <Snag_one@msn.com> wrote:

    <snip>
    Did I mention that I also scored a 15" Lodge cast iron skillet for 15
    bucks ? In great shape too , no rust at all .

    Nice finds!👍

    Spotted these cut down cast iron pieces at an Old Timey event last year
    that had a Flea Market too. Hadn't seen this done before. Not sure what
    you'd use them for, I don't cook much anymore...

    https://i.postimg.cc/tg6stY13/Cast-Iron-Cut-Down-525.jpg

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    Leon Fisk
    Grand Rapids MI

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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to Bob La Londe on Sat Jun 15 14:54:27 2024
    On 6/15/2024 2:02 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    On 6/15/2024 10:56 AM, Snag wrote:
    On 6/15/2024 12:39 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    On 6/14/2024 8:03 PM, Snag wrote:
    SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score
    in some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat grinder with the
    stone dresser plus the valve face grinder . It's all rusty and going
    to take some cleaning up , but the motors all run and there are
    several stones that aren't worn out plus a couple of carbide cutters
    . All for 40 bucks ... included was a 3/4 hp/3450 RPM 56 frame motor
    , and it also runs . I'm hoping that I can trade this stuff to a
    local shop for the labor to swap the gears in my truck axle ... I've
    got all the parts , just haven't gotten a round tuit yet .


    In the spirit in which it was intended... You Suck.

    My latest tool gloat is nowhere near that cool.  I decided I wanted a
    second Badlands 12000lb winch to use as my hitch/plate mounted
    utility winch instead of the 8000lb Warn I've been abusing the last
    few months. I haven't looked at the Warn since, but during my
    "rescue" mission a week or three ago it started to cut out spooling
    in the cable.

    For Father's Day weekend HF had a $50 off coupon for the winch I
    wanted.   They also had a 10% off any single item coupon.  A few days >>> prior I had looked at a couple roll away tool boxes to use as tool
    carts for the manual mill and lathe in the back shop, but the
    shipping was pretty high (nearly $200 maybe).  Even logged in with my
    Inside Track Membership. When I went back to add the winch and
    coupons to my shopping cart it applied both coupons and gave me
    shipping of less than ten bucks.  I was pretty stoked about getting a
    thousand bucks worth of stuff for just a thousand bucks AND getting
    it delivered cheaper than I could go get it.

    Then YOU had to come along with a better deal, make me all jealous,
    and take all the wind out of my sales.  Seriously, congratulations on
    what sounds like a great score.


       Thank you sir . This thing is going to take some serious cleaning
    up , it's been in a shed for I believe the guy said 50 years ... since
    his Granddaddy passed anyway . But knowing that the motors all run is
    a major thing .
       Did I mention that I also scored a 15" Lodge cast iron skillet for
    15 bucks ? In great shape too , no rust at all .

    Did I mention... You Suck.  LOL



    Chuckle , yeah , I know . I've had extraordinary luck at yard sales
    recently . My wife has commented on that , repeatedly and at great
    length . Hey , yard salin' was her idea , can I help it if I keep
    finding great bargains for stuff I can use ... and have the cash in my
    pocket ?
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  • From Mike Spencer@21:1/5 to Leon Fisk on Sat Jun 15 20:54:49 2024
    Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> writes:

    Spotted these cut down cast iron pieces at an Old Timey event last
    year that had a Flea Market too. Hadn't seen this done before. Not
    sure what you'd use them for, I don't cook much anymore...

    Jeez, why would anybody do that? I use cast iron cookware all the
    time. Spinach/gruyere frittata perking in an iron pot as I write. I
    never saw that done before either.

    https://i.postimg.cc/tg6stY13/Cast-Iron-Cut-Down-525.jpg


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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Bob La Londe on Sat Jun 15 17:50:21 2024
    On 6/15/2024 5:48 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    On 6/15/2024 4:54 PM, Mike Spencer wrote:
    Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> writes:

    Spotted these cut down cast iron pieces at an Old Timey event last
    year that had a Flea Market too. Hadn't seen this done before. Not
    sure what you'd use them for, I don't cook much anymore...

    Jeez, why would anybody do that? I use cast iron cookware all the
    time.  Spinach/gruyere frittata perking in an iron pot as I write.  I
    never saw that done before either.

    https://i.postimg.cc/tg6stY13/Cast-Iron-Cut-Down-525.jpg



    My first thought was cast iron spatula.  Maybe they made something out
    of damaged cookware.

    Just for the heck of it I just did a web search for cast iron spatula
    and found they sell such things on eBay and Etsy.


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    CNC Molds N Stuff


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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Mike Spencer on Sat Jun 15 17:48:31 2024
    On 6/15/2024 4:54 PM, Mike Spencer wrote:
    Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> writes:

    Spotted these cut down cast iron pieces at an Old Timey event last
    year that had a Flea Market too. Hadn't seen this done before. Not
    sure what you'd use them for, I don't cook much anymore...

    Jeez, why would anybody do that? I use cast iron cookware all the
    time. Spinach/gruyere frittata perking in an iron pot as I write. I
    never saw that done before either.

    https://i.postimg.cc/tg6stY13/Cast-Iron-Cut-Down-525.jpg



    My first thought was cast iron spatula. Maybe they made something out
    of damaged cookware.



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    CNC Molds N Stuff


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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Jim Wilkins on Sat Jun 15 18:40:01 2024
    On 6/15/2024 6:32 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
    "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:v4lcou$3n2hd$1@dont-email.me...

    On 6/15/2024 4:54 PM, Mike Spencer wrote:
    Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> writes:

    Spotted these cut down cast iron pieces at an Old Timey event last
    year that had a Flea Market too. Hadn't seen this done before. Not
    sure what you'd use them for, I don't cook much anymore...

    Jeez, why would anybody do that? I use cast iron cookware all the
    time.  Spinach/gruyere frittata perking in an iron pot as I write.  I
    never saw that done before either.

    https://i.postimg.cc/tg6stY13/Cast-Iron-Cut-Down-525.jpg



    My first thought was cast iron spatula.  Maybe they made something out
    of damaged cookware.

    ----------------------------------
    Perhaps they were someone's experiment for cooking high volume items too delicate to shove a spatula under in a limited space, like a lunch
    wagon. Fried eggs 'over easy' aren't pretty after I've tried to flip them.


    Same here, but only if I miss catching them with the pan...

    I use a small non-stick pan and do the slid and flip in the air method.
    I usually don't miss, but I do flip them over the sink. LOL.

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    CNC Molds N Stuff


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