"Ned Simmons" wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 Mar 2014 10:39:57 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
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"Ned Simmons" wrote in message
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I don't think I trust the listed weights - the shipping weight
shown
is less than the weight of the tool g. I could visit an HF store
and
hope they have both in stock to compare. But for what the trip
would
cost in gas, time and aggravation I could buy both online.

--
Ned Simmons

What do you have up (down?) there for tool suppliers now?

I've visited Liberty Tool and the hardware store / antique shop east
of the top of Penobscot Bay, but not found much else.

Doesn't matter, I suppose. The relatives left Deer Isle.
jsw


Liberty Tool is the closest good place for used tools, about 1-1/4
hr
away. I'm not familiar with the other place. East of the top of
Penobscot Bay would be somewhere between Bucksport and Elllsworth,
no?
The only place that comes to mind is the Big Chicken Barn books and
antiques place.

On the other side of the bay, in Searsport, is another place owned
by
Skip Brack, the guy who owns Liberty Tool. I'd love to know how much
of my money he's pocketed over the years. The first thing I bought
from him was a Wilton machinist's vise circa 1976. He was in
Jonesport
back then. I hitchiked home from Bar Harbor to Boston with that vise
in my duffle bag.

Have you been to Young Engineering in Salem MA? It was a wonderful
place until the mid 80s or so, when the original Mr. Young's son
took
over. I don't know if it even exists anymore. BTW, Mrs. Young was
from
Deer Isle.

--
Ned Simmons

I think I've visited every second-hand machinery dealer within the
distance I trust my old truck, and talked to the owner of Plaza
Machinery in central Vermont. Young had a great selection of larger
machines but nothing hobby-sized. I got my South Bend 10L from Rison's
in Plaistow NH and the rest from auctions and individual sales.
http://www.brentwoodmachine.com/
http://www.breakhearttool.com/
http://www.tools4cheap.net/
http://brassandtool.com/index.html
http://plazamachinery.com/

jsw