The red "ball" is just a plastic cap that fits over the cutting surface to protect it.
When you wrote Starrett pins I was wondering if you meant punches or some kind of pins? There was also included a second older set of rustier and more beat up Starrett punches that I didn't show. Also some small pin/punches that appear to be shop made from old broken end mills and taps.
Those work great for starting taps after drilling a hole just let unlock the quill and let weight push on tap and start tapping and for hole lay out with DRO
That's a zero flute countersink. They are available with different included angles:
yes, you beat me too it essetial for re-setting positive angles to sear engagement and hammer notch's. Brownells also sells a jig for using those stones to simplify getting the angle right without having to re-assemble after every two strokes of a stone. I have an 1875 Rem on my bench right now waiting for a borrowed set-up to arrive from Calgary to do just that very job.
Now that you mention it, I was puzzled because one of the Federal dti cases says "Swiss Made"! The way the dti fits it looks like the case was made for the dti in question and is the original box. I didn't think Federal made Swiss stuff and at first blush thought Federal was pretty mediocre. Your comment prompted me to Google search. I found that while Federal had a mixed reputation over its history the "Testmaster" dti series were Swiss made! All the ones I got are the Testmaster models!
I'd always had the impression they very well regarded and have repaired some and was impressed with them. Solidly made, jewelled, everything fits well, no hooky parts. Long Island completely trashes them but I don't take their reviews seriously. I think there is the distinct possibility their reviews were a function of how much they liked dealing with the manufacturer and/or how big a trade discount they got on parts. I had a couple I serviced recently and was going to sell them but "took them off the market", to nice not to be in my tool box lol.
I actually struggled with going after this myself and wasn't all that quick to make the decision. From my perspective I had to drive a long distance thru some horrendous city traffic. A distance that under ideal conditions should only take a couple of hours ended up taking the better part of a day. Even worse is the fact that I'm getting old and have health conditions that make long drives unpleasant. Like poor eye sight and needing a washroom every 15 minutes.
Yep. Does both edges at the same time. PITA to use on complex curves and tight corners though! Shaviv makes nice tools!
Ya I paid asking. He wouldn't take anything less. I had the impression he had other buyers lined up if I balked.
