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Started by Kbeitz, January 09, 2017, 03:03:34 PM

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Kbeitz

Quote from: grouch on August 15, 2017, 05:41:55 PM
I wonder if that pipe wrench got tossed by accident, mixed in with some miscellaneous.

Those look like bronze bushings, to me. Ever done any metal casting? I've always wanted to but never got the roundtuit to build a furnace.

Wouldn't give 2 cents for the electrical switches and receptacles, but everything else looks handy. What were those heavy eye bolts for?

That ain't a junkyard; it's a salvage depot!

I find tools there all the time...
I got both steel and brass or bronze bushings.
I have a foundry and I do castings.
What do you have against light switches and receptacles?
The ones with the switches and receptacle in one is expensive.
I have no idea what the eye bolts was for but I'm sure
they will come in real handy for things like hinges.

Some wheels I casted...



 
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And now a saw mill work

grouch

Quote from: Kbeitz on August 15, 2017, 08:33:57 PM
I find tools there all the time...
I got both steel and brass or bronze bushings.
I have a foundry and I do castings.
What do you have against light switches and receptacles?
The ones with the switches and receptacle in one is expensive.
I have no idea what the eye bolts was for but I'm sure
they will come in real handy for things like hinges.


Generally, switches and receptacles get tossed when they cause a problem, that is, when they're worn out. Could've been just a fashion change, though.


Hinges and joints in some newly created machine?
Find something to do that interests you.

Kbeitz

Quote from: grouch on August 15, 2017, 09:22:18 PM
Quote from: Kbeitz on August 15, 2017, 08:33:57 PM
I find tools there all the time...
I got both steel and brass or bronze bushings.
I have a foundry and I do castings.
What do you have against light switches and receptacles?
The ones with the switches and receptacle in one is expensive.
I have no idea what the eye bolts was for but I'm sure
they will come in real handy for things like hinges.


Generally, switches and receptacles get tossed when they cause a problem, that is, when they're worn out. Could've been just a fashion change, though.


Hinges and joints in some newly created machine?

The switches and receptacles was new or I also would not have touched them. Most still was in
the store box but they was damp and dirty so I just dumped the boxes.

The large eye bolts will go into stock until needed for what ever the need that come up.
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Love machine shop work
and Wood work shop work
And now a saw mill work

Ox

Awesome finds.  Hundreds of dollars worth.  I'm envious of the bushings and gear motor the most...
K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without
1989 GMC 3500 4x4 diesel dump and plow truck, 1964 Oliver 1600 Industrial with Parsons loader and backhoe, 1986 Zetor 5211, Cat's Claw sharpener, single tooth setter, homemade Linn Lumber 1900 style mill, old tools

Kbeitz

Quote from: Ox on August 16, 2017, 08:48:25 AM
Awesome finds.  Hundreds of dollars worth.  I'm envious of the bushings and gear motor the most...

I see many gear motors. I only pickup the ones that are really different.
I bet I have 200 gear motors now. Never the one I need. This one turn out
to be 115 volts AC. but on the label it say change the red pos for reverse.
AC does not have Pos. This came from the factory this way. I have yet to
play with it. RPM's not listed. I'm thinking that it's not an AC motor because
the wires is Green, black and red. I think the label is wrong.
Collector and builder of many things.
Love machine shop work
and Wood work shop work
And now a saw mill work

btulloh

Kb, it's one thing to acquire all that good stuff.  The hard part is storing it and finding it later.  How do you manage your inventory? 

I could use a better system.  I have a hard time finding things I know I have and I don't have anywhere near the amount of stuff you've collected.
HM126

Kbeitz

One cabinet for each item ... Like
1/4" nuts and bolts.
1/2"  nuts and bolts.
3/4" nuts and bolts.
and so on.
One cabinet for springs.
One cabinet for electric items like wire nuts conduit connectors and such.
One section of shelves for electric motors.
The list goes on. Some time I loose things.
Sometimes I find things I did not know I had.
But I can say I have more stuff than the local hardware has
and I'm happy for it. It's like Christmas when I go to the junkyard.
My shop walls are filled ... Every inch.


Collector and builder of many things.
Love machine shop work
and Wood work shop work
And now a saw mill work

Banjo picker

You sure do have some neat stuff.  When I first clicked on this, I was just gona give it quick look.  About and hour and a half later....I have read all 11 pages. :D  And look forward to more finds.  Banjo
Never explain, your friends don't need it, and your enemies won't believe you any way.

Don_Papenburg

Just wondering , why are you casting wheels ? you only have to go out to the fence and there you have hundreds of wheels.  ???
Frick saw mill  '58   820 John Deere power. Diamond T trucks

Kbeitz

Quote from: Don_Papenburg on August 17, 2017, 11:18:38 PM
Just wondering , why are you casting wheels ? you only have to go out to the fence and there you have hundreds of wheels.  ???

I make small engines.



 



 



 
Collector and builder of many things.
Love machine shop work
and Wood work shop work
And now a saw mill work

grouch

Well, that does it. I'm tossing my little paint can Stirling engine in the junkyard.
Find something to do that interests you.

Ox

Don't do it, grouch!  We can't all be like K.  He's a different breed.  Be proud of what you have created!  ;)
K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without
1989 GMC 3500 4x4 diesel dump and plow truck, 1964 Oliver 1600 Industrial with Parsons loader and backhoe, 1986 Zetor 5211, Cat's Claw sharpener, single tooth setter, homemade Linn Lumber 1900 style mill, old tools

gww

Ox
Thats what I like about you, you show pride for even us unskilled guys creations and the fact that we are doing something.  I found that very helpful even with out the other ideals and help you gave people like me. 
Cheers
gww

grouch

I'll second what gww said -- I appreciate the encouragement you've given several times, Ox.
Now, put that harness back on and get back to work.
Find something to do that interests you.

thecfarm

Throw it in the junkyard?  :o  Guess who will find it?  :D
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

Ox

gww - thanks, bud

grouch - what harness you talking about?  only harness I have is the one keeping my butt from dragging more than 10 feet behind me...
K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without
1989 GMC 3500 4x4 diesel dump and plow truck, 1964 Oliver 1600 Industrial with Parsons loader and backhoe, 1986 Zetor 5211, Cat's Claw sharpener, single tooth setter, homemade Linn Lumber 1900 style mill, old tools

florida

Kbeitz,

PA must have more hours in the day than we get in Florida. I'm struggling to find time to get the grass mowed.
General contractor and carpenter for 50 years.
Retired now!

Kbeitz

The heck with the grass... There is fun to be had...

But then again I like mowing grass. I have around 30 different garden tractors to keep going.

Just a few...



 



 



 



 



 



  

 



Collector and builder of many things.
Love machine shop work
and Wood work shop work
And now a saw mill work

Peter Drouin

Why so many? Just need one to cut the grass. ;)
A&P saw Mill LLC.
45' of Wood Mizer, cutting since 1987.
License NH softwood grader.

coxy

that sears collection looks like the one my dad had but he had orange and blue mixed in 

grouch

I recognize that Magnatrack. Got its pappy rusting away by the garage: a Struck Mini Dozer. The mini was originally designed for a 5 HP engine. Marketing, of course, eventually upped it to 18 HP without sufficient re-design of the power train and tracks.

Find something to do that interests you.

Kbeitz

Quote from: coxy on August 19, 2017, 08:41:54 PM
that sears collection looks like the one my dad had but he had orange and blue mixed in
I got 3 of the blue and years ago I had one orange one.
My blue one I have one 14hp and two 12hp hydros.
The hydros are kinda rare in this area.
Collector and builder of many things.
Love machine shop work
and Wood work shop work
And now a saw mill work

Kbeitz

Quote from: grouch on August 19, 2017, 09:17:54 PM
I recognize that Magnatrack. Got its pappy rusting away by the garage: a Struck Mini Dozer. The mini was originally designed for a 5 HP engine. Marketing, of course, eventually upped it to 18 HP without sufficient re-design of the power train and tracks.

Ahhh... Don't let it rust away...
Collector and builder of many things.
Love machine shop work
and Wood work shop work
And now a saw mill work

Kbeitz

Quote from: Peter Drouin on August 19, 2017, 07:55:39 PM
Why so many? Just need one to cut the grass. ;)

Just another one of my many hobbies.
Collector and builder of many things.
Love machine shop work
and Wood work shop work
And now a saw mill work

Kbeitz

I was loaded heavy today...



 

Angle iron.



 

Two Pneumatic Planishing Hammers



 

Chain saw... Like I needed another one... Looks unused.



 

Kohler engine parts.



 

More nails.



 

To be wheel weights...



 

And somehow I missed taking a picture of around 100 lengths of 3/8" all thread rod.




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Love machine shop work
and Wood work shop work
And now a saw mill work

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