What tool did you buy today?

[Matt Krusen]

Bought a Veritas saddle square yesterday along with a pair of bench dogs for my Roubo. Can't wait to break in that bench!

[jack forsberg]

picked up some scary tooling for the RAS but the riving makes up for it.LOL

[Kent Adams]

Another forum I was a member of a long time ago had a thread where folks shared their recent purchases and aquistions.. I thought that might work here? Maybe not but what the hay.

Guess I'll start, Today I bought a CMT Rabbet router bit kit and a Nobex miter box, wanted an Ulmia but budget dictated otherwise..

I bought a 3hp Oneida Smart DC.

[Bill Ryall]

Well, I didn't exactly buy it today, but I finished it up and put it back into service today.



Refurbished mid-century 10" Delta bandsaw.
This came to me several years ago as an almost complete wreck. Motor was on its last legs and it would barely cut. It has sat in a corner of the shop, and I have slowly scrounged parts for it. Over the last couple weeks, I have put a fair amount of elbow grease into it. New tires, new guides, new blade, new TEFC motor, link belt, electrics and LED work lamp. I also added a 3/4" riser block so it will take modern standard length off-the-self blades.
Not a museum piece by any stretch, but it is a working piece. Hopefully ready for the next 50-60 years. 1/8" blade. This is the second BS in the shop. Currently have a 14" as well. This will fill streamline some current production inefficiencies. I'm happy with it- cuts like a hot knife through butter and with the mobile base in the stationary position, it runs smoothly enough that you can balance a nickel on edge with it running.

[Mike Heidrick]

$300 from CL and met a neat WW guy who also loves big tools. I think we will be good friends.

[Mike Henderson]

Lie Nielsen dovetail marker for class. I have three of those now.

Mike

[Martin Wasner]

new Steff eight speed, four roll power feeder. Ordered yesterday, should be at the shop today.

[glenn bradley]

I use a small miter box for detail items. The saw is disposable and lasts a few years for about $10. Picked one up yesterday since I was near a Rocklers and the current replacement is getting tired.

[Martin Wasner]

Ordered another Mirka Ceros today.
Not a tool, but the hardware order for today was $3800. ;(

[Mike Chalmers]

Picked up my King Canada KC-OVS-F2 (Grizzly G1071). Looking forward to the increase of capability this and my King 6" Oscillating edge Sander will give me over my Ridgid EB4424 machine.

[Shawn Crane Davies]

I picked up the PM100 I was looking for from a retired hobbiest. Plus I got to upgrade my Rockwell/Delta 6" jointer to a PM60 8". Original owner with paperwork and made in the USA (excuse the shop mess, building new walls and rearranging). I'm happy with my find.

[Brian W Smith]

Last tool here(a month or so ago) was a Craftsman 618 metal lathe,bed.The cast feet and rack gear sold to offset the money.This is a "square way" bed.We use it for a variety of things,an offshoot of a "bench center".It fits nicely on our W/T,radial drill table,as well as a std 9x42 Bridgeport.

I cleaned it and shot ho-made krinkle black to the sides.It usually has a cpl big vee blocks on it.Googlefoo a Brown & Sharpe 730........the above is a much enlarged version of this.

[Kent Adams]

I picked up the PM100 I was looking for from a retired hobbiest. Plus I got to upgrade my Rockwell/Delta 6" jointer to a PM60 8". Original owner with paperwork and made in the USA (excuse the shop mess, building new walls and rearranging). I'm happy with my find.

I really like that gold color used in the older PM.