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Had a bit yesterday,,....thought I would try a little different way to drill counter bored holes....normally it is a 3/8" Forstner bit in the drill press......The face frame was a bit TOO BIG for that....so, I got out the wee bits.. The Gimlet bit was 3/8", but iy does not do counter bores too well. The largest of this group was 5/16" And I needed a 6/16" bit.. Got out the "Index" And there it was. I thought I could toss the others into the index... Looks like I need to route a few more slots....next page wasn't much better.. That biggie on the left..22/16" Craftsman....might be a tad too large for the counter bores... I already had a pilot hole drill set up.. In a Millers Falls 6" sweep brace. I thought about setting a brace up for counter-bore work.. Goodell-Pratt No. 408....Gave it a try for a while, lead screw would get jammed up with pine stuff... Gave up and went with the Forstner bit in a Powerkraft electric drill. neater holes. pilot bit worked great. Will work on the bits another day... Have a project to get done, while I can....
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Hitch a ride down to West Liberty,OH today. A fellow was kind enough to stop by, and pick me up. Wound up walking all around the place, very little shade, too. Lots of vendors, lots of food vendors, lots of tractors. Walked past one tent, they had these sitting out.. They might have more than I do....Walked on a bit, actually walked across the aisleway. Found out some planes were made of Gold.. The Keen Kutter hatchet? $55, that Stanley 45? $160!! I didn't even ask about them bits. Wasn't all this fellow had.. That incomplete 45? $110, that Stanley #48 with a missing cutter? $120!! He had a few hand planes of the "normal sort" Don't ask. I walked away from this one. Found a few items in some of the other vendor's piles. Wound up walking almost two miles, in two hours...There was one dealer, also had some planes of gold, but... There is the $1 table, and the Back Table to go through. Found a few chisels, and then a few handles for them. Then a couple drivers of sorts. Moseied on, found a few other items. Got to the point that I was not only shopped out, but was about out of cash. Mountain Dew was $2 a bottle! Loaded up the goodies, and the fellow drove me back home. DMV says I am not allowed to drive right now.... So, what all did I bring home? Well, these chisels, from a couple vendors. Yellow handle is a Fulton. The LONG one is a "Globe" there is a WARDS in there, and a 1/4" Mortise chisel. had to dig for some of the handles. Next.. Not sure about the screwdriver one, the push drill is a Millers falls 188A, with ALL of it's bits, We checked to make sure, as there was 8 of these to choose from..Next.. Two stones, with their boxes. part of a deal, of sorts. i buy the stones, and this #4 sized, plane shaped object.... A Handyman #1204. It does have the more normal rear handle. More walking around, forgot where the truck was.....stopped by one more vendor, they had a red object sitting in the grass, looking neglected A Craftsman 7" wide vise. paid a whopping $10 for it! now, I just have to figure out HOW to attach it to my bench, and where. For some reason, I am a bit worn out tonight. Other than attaching some handles to a few chisels....I simply flopped down in my chair. Whew....long day...
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Seems he went downtown tonight....just to get some chinese takeout to eat....Apparently had to wait on it.....a certain store is right next door..... This is what he brought back..besides the fried rice and shrimp About $7-$8 a piece. One handle was MIA, and a knob was in need of a bit of work.. Cleaned the chucks off Hmmm, the one in front has Millers Falls Co. stamped all around the chuck. Seems to have been "Blued" at one time? The other two are clones of each other, haven't found a name on either..yet The missing handle I'll fix later. Involves some fancy glueing and drilling, and some spokeshave work....not tonight. As for that ugly knob? LOL...take your pick. Anyway, them nails just had to go. Pulled them, and found a strip of packing tape inside...it was tossed as well. Oil on some moving parts, found some small screws, and some fresh wood to screw into... it might just work.. A wipe on of BLO on the wood. Ratchet works now, and is oiled up. Couple of the others are also oiled up in the moving parts. Maybe a day or two, I might make a handle for that other one. Then paint it RED. Somebody trained my Grandson right....
