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  1. Gearhead88

    New Member, Regina, Sk

    You'll like it here
  2. Gearhead88

    Tool dial indicator rebuild/refurbs?

    That would be good to know . I've got a valve spring tester that would have been tossed in the dumpster had I not asked what they were going to do with it . It still works and was cosmetically in kind of grubby condition . I cleaned it up and painted it last winter when I was painting a few...
  3. Gearhead88

    Tool dial indicator rebuild/refurbs?

    Once you find out what a refurb costs , you might want to give the buggered up one a fitting burial
  4. Gearhead88

    Tool dial indicator rebuild/refurbs?

    I looked on ebay for Peacock dial indicators , it's a brand I'm not familiar with , what I did find out quickly is the prices are all over the place . What I was going to suggest though is to cut your losses and get a new one , the price of refubishing a dial indicator might just exceed the...
  5. Gearhead88

    EBay score !

    That looks like quality stuff , eastern European tools are highly desirable.
  6. Gearhead88

    who does this...

    To my eyes , that looks like a result of being , what I refer to as a piece of community equipment , everyone uses it but no one cares for it but one or two .......maybe. Most places I've worked there are community machines that are shared , there are employee's of various skill level , mix...
  7. Gearhead88

    EBay score !

    It's nothing special . The face on this gauge is broken into smaller graduations . I have five Mitutoyo bore gauges that read in tenths .0001" , simply , there are fewer markings on the face of the gauge . The Teclock gauge is cool for sure and a sweet deal , other than that it's not all...
  8. Gearhead88

    Coaxial Indicator

    Mine is similar , I'm happy with the quality of it for something that's made in Asia , It's another Ebay purchase from about 15 years ago . When I first got it I broke the dainty little feeler holder in a moment of hamfistedness , it was a chinesium part that would have hade a short life...
  9. Gearhead88

    Right Angle drive for a Bridgeport style mill.

    Yes I'd buy another one if the stars align and I was in the right place at the right time.
  10. Gearhead88

    Right Angle drive for a Bridgeport style mill.

    Talk to Don at Universal cycle , he’s a hoarder of all things Kawi H series and has been hammering them on the drag strip for years.
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