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Tools you waited too long to acquire

I’ve been using (for years) mechanic gloves like the the ones I just ordered today:

I liked ChazzC’s suggestion to use a finger cots on a magnetic pickup tool to easily manage the swarf. Thanks for that idea @ChazzC (I found (on Amazon) 200 cots are $20 delivered.)

This is a pic of an expired Green Monkey mechanic’s glove:
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Today (before tossing it out) I cut off the remaining finger tips
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They work great on these magnetic pickup tools. Getting swarf into the bin is a snap:
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I think I will likely order some finger cots anyhow - I’m pretty sure the cots will be easier to install/remove and at just a penny each - the piggy bank won’t squeal too loudly.

PS - In the background of the first pic and on the left of the last pic is the magnetic pickup tool that I received today. I posted a link to it above in post # 576 - it gets 5 stars!
 
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Yep I got the real McCoy - they arrived today. By getting a few 100 then the delivered & taxes in cost is 3 cents each.
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They go on/off easily on the larger magnet and are also a tight fit (magnet with blue handle) - so IMO they are just a bit better than my salvaged glove finger.
The cots are too big for the little magnet - they work ok but I think the salvaged glove finger is better for it.
In either case, the salvaged glove finger goes on almost too easily (since it's a loose fit), so that (without any swarf holding it on) the glove finger can fall off.
 
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CWret said:
Yep I got the real McCoy - they arrived today. By getting a few 100 then the delivered & taxes in cost is 3 cents each.
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They go on/off easily on the larger magnet and are also a tight fit (magnet with blue handle) - so IMO they are a just bit better than my salvaged glove finger.
They are too big for the little magnet - they work ok but I think the salvaged glove finger is better for it.
In either case, the salvaged glove finger goes on almost too easily (since it's a loose fit), so that (without any swarf) the glove finger can fall off.
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Resurrecting (updating) the bandsaw discussion:

I started with new bearings. That was a good start. New blades are the next thing up for the bandsaw (I just need to get a-round-to-it)
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So I did eventually order some new blades (10/14 and 6/10 tpi bimetal from Skookum)
They are great and (IMO) a big performance upgrade over my Busy Bee blades. Thanks to Rob's @SkookumRob comments and the Skookum website, I am more knowledgeable about blades now (maybe I was buying the wrong blades before).

The point of this blade update is that I did not know that blades have a recommended break-in procedure.
Here's a pic of the tag that is attached to a Skookum blade:
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I'll add to this list a set of 12" digital calipers. For 2 reasons, the obvious extra length when 6" just isn't enough, and the fact the jaws are longer, giving you that little bit of extra reach to get close enough on larger round stock versus needing to grab a larger micrometer, or other measurements where something is in the way.
 
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