Went over to a little Fly-in Flea-Market in Middleton NH a couple week ends ago and the host had a big spread of machine shop tooling purportedly from the old Chance-Vought plant in Connecticut that used to build the Corsairs back in WW2 .
No prices , just pick a handful for ten bucks sorta deal .
Some of it identifiable some of it absolutely foreign to my eyes .
Didn't need any of it but it was just too good a deal to pass up so I picked a handful .
A roll of . 0200 safety wire . A . 2488 thousands reamer. A fractional drill gauge and a two pound bag of stubby drill bits in assorted sizes all for ten dollars .
Oddest darn things too . Never seen anything like it . Top quality stuff , diamond sharp edges . But I've never seen the blunt end like that . Some kind of quick disconnect deal for a gang drill set up where multiple holes were all drilled at once in aircraft spars and skins . They are used tool room refurbished as all had brand new edges and fresh blueing on them . They work slick in my hand held drill too and the stubby bits are real nice for precise drilling as there is absolutely no wobble with them . Now I wish I'd have grabbed a couple more handfuls .
Mike, you lucked out! Wish I had lived closer, I would have gone to that and surely drove home with a bucket or two with treasure.
ReplyDeleteHey Kevin glad to see you're back among the living. Heard you had a bit of a medical scare. Hope all is well as can be now. You finally out of that godforsaken People's Republik of Oregon? Where abouts are you now?
DeleteWord is there will be another Fly-In Flea-Market in September so hopefully I'll grab a couple more handfuls of goodies then.