Help! Bought lot of really cool machines and hand tools

isaiahprivratsky · Jun 10, 2020

What's up guys so I'm into working on cars, however where I am, which by the way is rural North Dakota, finding a machine shop to do anything is absolutely incredibly hard, or expensive. Well I was keeping an eye out for "for sale" ads right? And I scored a mother load. Poor old timer had to sell his shop (built high performance motors) had all this stuff in storage. Wife said it was time to empty the storage unit. So I got everything for a steal. However I need help identifying, and how to properly use this stuff! The only thing I was able to learn via youtube is how to work the boring bar!
TIA
Isaiah

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moonlight machine · Jun 10, 2020

isaiahprivratsky said:
What's up guys so I'm into working on cars, however where I am, which by the way is rural North Dakota, finding a machine shop to do anything is absolutely incredibly hard, or expensive. Well I was keeping an eye out for "for sale" ads right? And I scored a mother load. Poor old timer had to sell his shop (built high performance motors) had all this stuff in storage. Wife said it was time to empty the storage unit. So I got everything for a steal. However I need help identifying, and how to properly use this stuff! The only thing I was able to learn via youtube is how to work the boring bar!
TIA
Isaiah

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Well I know a bit about lots of things but I have never run any mother loads so I don't know if I can help.

Ray Behner · Jun 10, 2020

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thermite · Jun 10, 2020

moonlight machine said:
Well I know a bit about lots of things but I have never run any mother loads so I don't know if I can help.

Meahh. I surely have. But always somebody ELSES's Mother, never my own.

What are we to think or guess-at?

MF drillpress
MF lathe
MF milling machine
MF vise
MF grinder
MF press
MF shaper
MF load of spare rust.... for repairs

???

doug8cat · Jun 10, 2020

Working the bar too much will make you go blind .........or so I have heard.
Well I'll bite what did you get?? yhea yhea I know "The mother load." But really how about pics everyone loves pictures, of your machines and assorted bits and bobs.
SO welcome to the forum there are a lot of really great, very smart and knowledgeable guys here.
You tube is an okay place to learn some things but you have to be careful and be choosey bout who ya listen to. Safety is a big deal, especially if your a greenhorn, I don't know your skill knowledge or experience level. I would either find a local machinist who maybe would give you some basics on what you have or get a really good basic book, if for nothing more than than the safety items.
Good luck and let see some pictures of your purchase.

thermite · Jun 10, 2020

doug8cat said:
Working the bar too much will make you go blind .........or so I have heard.

Trade-off, there, if not"reversible". HKG surgeon gifts me with 20/15 vison, better even that when the USAF flight surgeons at Andrews classed me "1N".. and yah feel 18 years old again.

UNfortunately? "The bar" was still long retired.,.

BFD.

Old Iron didn't give a damn.

Hard enough for a platoon of Marines just back from a tour at sea, Old Iron can be...

BSCustoms · Jun 10, 2020

I gave my wife a load a few times and made her a mother.

Where are you located? Post some pictures of your score?

Mcgyver · Jun 12, 2020

sell them before you hurt yourself.

plastikdreams · Jun 12, 2020

Why do women make bad truckers....give em a load and it takes 9 months to deliver

Milland · Jun 12, 2020

plastikdreams said:
Why do women make bad truckers....give em a load and it takes 9 months to deliver

I'm offended, and so are my five non-binary, pansexual, fat-is-beautiful, rainbow-skinned life partners! How dare you, sir!

[I dunno if I've just denied or confirmed my Commie-Pinko leanings]

lucky7 · Jun 12, 2020

Hmmm, I got all excited with the thought of someone just across the line from me wanting to sell the motherload of tools. Then the giggles from the responses started... Thanks!

L7

isaiahprivratsky · Jun 12, 2020

Kind of figured there'd be a couple wise cracks, I know it must be a solid score because everyone at the local machine shop tried to buy things rather than show me how to use them. Understand too I got consumables for all the machines. Also have more equipment like a valve hone, cylinder hone, and hand tools.

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Hodge · Jun 12, 2020

Ok, name tags are neat but give us pics with more substance. Several pics of each machine, accessories, bucket of parts. From different angles.
Hodge

dalmatiangirl61 · Jun 12, 2020

First pic, valve grinder or drill sharpener? Second pic Sunnen pin hone. Last pic Sioux valve seat grinder, did you get the rest of the tooling? Need better pics.

thermite · Jun 12, 2020

Milland said:
[I dunno if I've just denied or confirmed my Commie-Pinko leanings]

BOTH work OK for yah?

thermite · Jun 12, 2020

Hodge said:
Ok, name tags are neat but give us pics with more substance. Several pics of each machine, accessories, bucket of parts. From different angles.
Hodge

It's good enough.

"Sell them before you hurt yourself" was as good a call as any.

isaiahprivratsky · Jun 13, 2020

Okay thermite I like the attitude but if everyone had that energy not too much would get accomplished. Sorry it's taking me so long to write a response I've been balls deep in house renovation because I got my nuts pinned in between an engine block and door frame and it scared me enough to say "fuck the door" I'll post picture with EVERY piece and their corresponding consumables here shortly let me get it all dug out of the cabinets and what not. I did receive tooling for everything except the pin hone. I got stones for it but no "mandrel"? When I strolled through goodson I couldn't find any mandrels which is why I've bit the bullet and asked a bunch of crochity old guys(like thermite) for help.
Tia

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Mcgyver · Jun 13, 2020

isaiahprivratsky said:
Kind of figured there'd be a couple wise cracks,

if they're not picking on you they don't like you.

brought it on yourself dude.....started with load. The expression is mother lode, like you found the big vein of gold. Went down hill from there lol

Anyway, welcome to the forum.

Oh, and just put Thermite on ignore. he's trying to wear out the internet and its too tedious to watch. The boffins are working on a "Ignore Thermite" menu button but its not complete yet

pat pounden · Jun 13, 2020

JUST learned the word "boffins"-like it!-pat

thermite · Jun 13, 2020

Mcgyver said:
Oh, and just put Thermite on ignore. he's trying to wear out the internet and its too tedious to watch. The boffins are working on a "Ignore Thermite" menu button but its not complete yet

WTF?

Been working like a champ for ages.

You as slow to pick that option up as you are at understanding everything ELSE?

It ain't MY problem, is it?

The more of the lower part of the Bell curve exercises that option, the less nonsense as interferes with pleasant discourse among the UPPER part of the intelligence distribution.

What's not to like about that?

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