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Old 02-12-10, 04:32 PM
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Smallest I found go down to 2mm, and I believe there are some 1mm's in the mix too. Nothing fine enough to do headsets, far as I can see. Haven't inventoried it.

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I think I just got half a stalk.

Does that make me a pervert?
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Nice to see I'm not the only lucky one. My father-in-law died late last year, and I've inherited his workshop. On my advice, he sold off the lathe, as it was huge and my lathe skills are minimal, but all the rest of the woodworking tools will be coming down from Maine sometime this summer. Kurt, that was interesting timing. My wife and I just came back from the shed place where I used to work, and I just ordered a 12x22' garage drop-in shed to be installed on the property in late March/early April. Once it's wired and finished inside, I'll have enough dedicated space to set up two bicycle stands and my motorcycle bench simultaneously. That should keep me busy in the evening.

And I will pick up a small inexpensive lathe to replace the big monster - I'm tired of hand filing to fit a crown race.
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And some nice adjustable reamers as well, it seems. What sizes are they?
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
And some nice adjustable reamers as well, it seems. What sizes are they?
Not sure, but they're unquestionably in the range of a 27.2 seattube with a burr in it, if you get my drift.

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Originally Posted by Syscrush
I think I just got half a stalk.

Does that make me a pervert?
Posting it here does.
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Posting it here does.
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Originally Posted by Grand Bois
Posting it here does.
What if my nickname meant "big wood"?
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Nice trove. Standard or Metric??
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Originally Posted by mike047
Nice trove. Standard or Metric??
Seems to be a mix of both metric and imperial. Most of the taps appear to be German in origin (haven't deciphered any of the box logos yet), and the reamers as well. The two reamers that remain boxed are marked with the brand name "Titan," I assume the rest are as well. Taps with broken boxes have been placed in the Kodak boxes.

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