Today I acquired...........

[indy4x]

Bit the bullet and bought a new motor for my compressor.

It's a 4hp/3kW so more powerful than what was fitted but same foot and shaft size

It was the only one Machine Mart had in stock so didn't have a choice but it the pump ever packs up I can fit a bigger one



And this transmission jack popped up on FB marketplace for not much money, it's now mine

 

[Kram]

Do you have a link? I’d like one of those too!

Had a good look, no more on amazon. There is this chuck www.amazon.co.uk/Chuck-1pc-K01-63-Manual-Self-Centering-Woodworking/dp/B08S7GNM6F/

 

[Windy Miller]

Had a good look, no more on amazon. There is this chuck www.amazon.co.uk/Chuck-1pc-K01-63-Manual-Self-Centering-Woodworking/dp/B08S7GNM6F/

Not sure that one would fit my lathe actually. My spindle is a little small!

 

[Rannsachair]

Birthday today, a few relevant gifts:

I had the swarf collector on my Amazon wish list after I saw someone on here with one. Package at the front is a chain cleaning kit and Tshirt should say " And I think to myself I could have done that weld better"

 

[Kram]

Had a good look, no more on amazon. There is this chuck www.amazon.co.uk/Chuck-1pc-K01-63-Manual-Self-Centering-Woodworking/dp/B08S7GNM6F/

However these ballscrews for fiver each have popped up. Might be useful..
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07SZTQLKJ

 

[Shox Dr]

Birthday today, a few relevant gifts:
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I had the swarf collector on my Amazon wish list after I saw someone on here with one. Package at the front is a chain cleaning kit and Tshirt should say " And I think to myself I could have done that weld better"

Many happy returns Tom

 

[Seadog]

That is cheap. I might have to buy some. No use for any, yet. But who can tell?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Birthday today, a few relevant gifts:
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I had the swarf collector on my Amazon wish list after I saw someone on here with one. Package at the front is a chain cleaning kit and Tshirt should say " And I think to myself I could have done that weld better"

Happy getting older day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[pedrobedro]

It's been scientifically proven that people who have more birthdays live longer. Congratulations and nice presents

 

[James1979]

... a Lidl digital calliper, or 3. This years offering comes with a decent set of instructions:

 

[mechman]

However these ballscrews for fiver each have popped up. Might be useful..
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07SZTQLKJ

How can they make them for that price?

 

[EM1L4]

How can they make them for that price?

Child labour, less than cost price to destroy other countries industries.. or am I being cynical

 

[Kram]

How can they make them for that price?

They cant. I dont yet understand how Amazon does these promotional prices - its likely shipped by hermes and I imagine thats 3 quid of the price. The price will soon go up, Id guess to £20-30 which would be the normal Chinese pricing. Theres little manual labour on a screw..

 

[EM1L4]

They cant. I dont yet understand how Amazon does these promotional prices - its likely shipped by hermes and I imagine thats 3 quid of the price. The price will soon go up, Id guess to £20-30 which would be the normal Chinese pricing. Theres little manual labour on a screw..

Lol, I can’t even buy the 1m 16mm rod for that price... let alone threading, bearing etc... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHEAP-Br...-/112872225481?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

 

[Kram]

Child labour, less than cost price to destroy other countries industries.. or am I being cynical

We didnt need the Chinese to destroy our industries, we managed that 100% English.

 

[m_c]

How can they make them for that price?

They can't. They'll be factory rejects that don't meet the required spec.

 

[Kram]

They can't. They'll be factory rejects that don't meet the required spec.

Nope this is an amazon thing. Ive bought plenty of other bits, same situation also same seller, nothing wrong with items.
Another example
www.amazon.co.uk/Collet-Extension-Side-Mounted-Straight-SL40-ER40UM-100L/dp/B086YZLVV6/

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Just bought the above, less than 6 quid with a 10% discount they applied

How do you find these cheap deals?

 

[Mr Fro]

They can't. They'll be factory rejects that don't meet the required spec.

Not far wrong I reckon.

I bought a cheap er32 collet for the mill a while back. When I went to use it the drawbar bound up.

I took it out and screwed it directly to the drawbar and found the threads were on the squonk.

It was outside the return window so I bored the threads out, shrunk fit and welded in a blank then drilled and tapped it square.

 

[m_c]

Nope this is an amazon thing. Ive bought plenty of other bits, same situation also same seller, nothing wrong with items.
Another example
www.amazon.co.uk/Collet-Extension-Side-Mounted-Straight-SL40-ER40UM-100L/dp/B086YZLVV6/

It's not just an Amazon thing.
The ballscrew manufacturers will sell out of tolerance ballscrews to the highest bidder, who will often assemble them into useable screws/actuators, then sell them on through various channels. It's why these deals have very limited quantities.

The collet holders on the other hand, are cheap to make. If you really want to know how cheap you can buy them, ask for some quotes on Alibaba. I'm sure if I wanted to buy a few hundred, I could get them for less than a fiver each. They won't be the highest quality, and probably not the tightest of tolerances, but they'll be more than acceptable to the type of buyer who'll buy from Amazon.