Used and new from retired machine shop owner

[Richmiki]

Retired machine shop owner has tools and equipment for sale
Drills- $20
End mills - $45
Taps - 40
Micrometers - 40
Digital height gage 150 with indicators
Clamps - 5
Tap holders 35
Calipers - 25
And more - pictures are too large to download
I live in Mundelein Illinois

 

[lucky7]

Suggest you figure out how to re-size pics and post em here. As just one example, I bought a bunch of stuff from a tool and die guy’s retirement sale advertised mostly on PM. The guy lives in Indiana. I’m in Canada. Good pics and descriptions make the sale. Without either, I would have ignored post.

 

[eKretz]

Rich sent me the photos so I am going to help him out and post them here.

 

[adh2000]

I'm interested in the drills and the tap holders. $20 for all drills? $35 for the 4 tap holders? If that is accurate I will take them.

 

[DDoug]

Putting that precise height gage on the sidewalk ?
Looks like you treat your measuring equipment the same as your locking pliers.

 

[kenscabs]

DDoug what are you talking about?? His walk way is made up of AA surface plates.

 

[Marty Feldman]

Putting that precise height gage on the sidewalk ?
Looks like you treat your measuring equipment the same as your locking pliers.

Struck me the same way. In sales like these, I generally move on as soon as I see a bin of loose cutting tools with their edges rattling around against each other.

-Marty-

 

[eKretz]

OP sent me one more photo, here it is:

 

[DDoug]

Struck me the same way. In sales like these, I generally move on as soon as I see a bin of loose cutting tools with their edges rattling around against each other.

-Marty-

Yup.......

 

[DDoug]

OP sent me one more photo, here it is:

View attachment 374233

W-O-W ! that's a good $5 right there....

 

[Toolmaker51]

Struck me the same way. In sales like these, I generally move on as soon as I see a bin of loose cutting tools with their edges rattling around against each other.

-Marty-

At least a modicum of grinding equipment make cutters quite usable, undersize diameters a plus regarding endmills.....
My turn off signal, hand files dumped in a box; you know their working life not a fraction better.

 

[Toolmaker51]

W-O-W ! that's a good $5 right there....

Nope, surface plate isn't included.

 

[Andy FitzGibbon]

My turn off signal, hand files dumped in a box; you know their working life not a fraction better.

What are you talking about? They keep each other sharp that way.

 

[Toolmaker51]

What are you talking about? They keep each other sharp that way.

I hope you are kidding?
You'll never see a jeweler, a hand fitter (such as side by side shotguns), or other specialties do that; and their files are small and lightweight.

 

[eKretz]

Uh, yeah... he was ribbing ya'.

 

[Andy FitzGibbon]

I hope you are kidding?
You'll never see a jeweler, a hand fitter (such as side by side shotguns), or other specialties do that; and their files are small and lightweight.

Yeah, it was a joke. It's amazing how many people seem to believe it works, though... and not only on files, but also on drills, taps, and end mills.

 

[Toolmaker51]

Can tell a lot watching one using files and hacksaws. Always with nonchalant "been at this decades".
Often exhibit a drawer full of files, not one they paid for. And none with handles.

 

[DDoug]

Can tell a lot watching one using files and hacksaws. Always with nonchalant "been at this decades".
Often exhibit a drawer full of files, not one they paid for. And none with handles.

Are you wanting to purchase something from the OP ?

 

[Toolmaker51]

Are you wanting to purchase something from the OP ?

I was, that part of always on the hunt; but [a] half-decent bundles already picked, without more pics, speculating those conditions of what was posted......