In article ,
Joe wrote:

On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:15:32 -0400, Joseph Gwinn
wrote:

In article ,
Joe wrote:

Good work - nice mods. Now how much would you estimate that the
grinder is worth? g

Thanks. $50? After all, it's used. And user-modified.

Actually, my question was tongue-in-cheek about the cost, adding in
the cost of the Highly Professional Machinist (for the flange
fabrication). Of course, you addressed that in the next comment:

My answer was deadpan. I'm working the the Machinist part.


If this were purely economics, I would have just junked that Ryobi
grinder and bought a Baldor. I spent far too much time taming that
sorry grinder. But it came out of the education budget.

And nobody said an education was cheap.

Yep. Curing the 5914 lathe of chatter was also quite educational.


Also, thanks for the link to the screw-in slave flash; I'll probably
order one, just for the convenience of mounting it in various
situations.

What's also useful is a clamp-base flood lamp holder, as table lamps are
rare in machine shops.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...W_Metal_Socket
_and_Clamp.html


By the way, B&H is reliable. I've bought expensive stuff from them for
at least 20 years, and never a problem.

You mean better than 47th St Photo? (Ha!) I remember sending some of
my hard-earned dollars to them back in the 60s for a light meter
(Sekonic?). The first one was DOA, the replacement worked for about a
month.

I don't recall buying much from 47th St Photo, but I don't recall why.


I have bought from B&H numerous times, with good results. They have
good prices on lenses and other stuff for my old Nikon film cameras.
I've also had good luck with a firm in Georgia (KEH?).

I do recall having bought from KEH, mostly used Olympus film cameras,
mostly OM and XA stuff, and being satisfied with the purchases.

Joe Gwinn


I have also bought from Adorama (http://www.adorama.com/) for at least
that long.

Thanks,
Joe