Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

Bob actually I picked the centerpunch up at a garage sale for $20! Harry

Harry wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 7:50 am Bob actually I picked the centerpunch up at a garage sale for $20! Harry

The fact you picked up anything Starrett for under $100 is amasing in its self . High quality and the $$ to go with it .

David, garage sale at a ladies house of a co workers house who passed away. She was selling all of his tools and didn’t know anything about tools. Harry

Guys, this is never a question you should ask an avid tools collector. ALL tools are needed, I mean always! no exceptions! So honey want to go shopping with me? the answer always no - I hate shopping..
But when I go tools shopping - Honey just going to the tool store be back in a minute - yeah right...she knows I might be home that day but don't expect me...

Harry wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 7:50 am Bob actually I picked the centerpunch up at a garage sale for $20! Harry

You Lucky Dog!

Bob

So guys I really want you drawling here....my father was a design engineer in England! when ha past in 1987 I inherited all his drawing tools, design tools, etc. So I have everything Starrent! not only that but I picked up his brain too... he taught me soo much and that coupled with a attending a Technical Modern school in the UK where we learnt Technical drawing (yeah using a drawing board first before computers) scaling British Locomotives to 1/20th scale and then building these in the metal fab shop too. still ll his design tools, including his mics, etc and have augmented those over the years with digital instruments. I mean, mics, calipers, angle gauges, measures etc. I still , I guess old school in that I design first before building second and visualize everything first.

This is one of my favorites. 12"extension that I can use in my cordless impact or drill using magnetic bits for screws or with an adapter for 1/4"drive sockets. Available in different lengths.

I didn't have much Starrett stuff when I was young. This was during my woodworking phase, so really it just wasn't needed. I'd get the odd piece here and there at an auction. However I did specifically buy their 12" satin chrome combination square. There simply is no comparison to the generic plastic body, or aluminum body combo squares with the polished blades. Far beyond the smooth workings, and great accuracy (far more than I needed), was that you could actually read the rule without having to get the light just right, and they didn't rust up.
I've got 4 of those now, plus a couple 6" units, and then I splurged for a 24" bar as well. They were all pricey, but I'd do it again in an instant.

I've got other top quality units from Lufkin, and B&S, but being vintage, they don't have that satin chrome blade. They get used for sure, particularly when I want to have several squares set to different depths, but they sure aren't as easy as those Starretts.

Here's the caliper is like most from the few I got. It's easy to read, fairly accurate, and most importantly it can switch seemlessly between mm, in, and inch fractions.



When I measured all the o-rings and seals of the 644 cylinders the fractions function was a great help because, assuming the seals and o-rings were standard sizes I was able to quickly zero in to the nominal fraction.

The accuracy as compares to my micrometer is consistently off 50 ten thousands. That's good enough for me. When I want more accuracy I get the micrometer out.

Supposedly it is spill proof. I would not dare test that though.

I got it from amazon about two years ago, brand moock.

Eugen wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 12:17 am Here's the caliper is like most from the few I got. It's easy to read, fairly accurate, and most importantly it can switch seemlessly between mm, in, and inch fractions.


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When I measured all the o-rings and seals of the 644 cylinders the fractions function was a great help because, assuming the seals and o-rings were standard sizes I was able to quickly zero in to the nominal fraction.

The accuracy as compares to my micrometer is consistently off 50 ten thousands. That's good enough for me. When I want more accuracy I get the micrometer out.

Supposedly it is spill proof. I would not dare test that though.

I got it from amazon about two years ago, brand moock.

I too have a couple of mics. and verniers along with telescoping gauges . The Digital vernier is my go to as well or i have to get the magnifying glass out to use the old school ones .