Trying to find the big tooling surplus dealer in new england area

[aaron p]

Im pulling my hair out here trying to find the name of the company up around PA, NY, CT area in the US. They have a big website and sell a TON of new surplus tooling, tool holders, bodies, vices, etc.. They have a website and I cant figure out their name to save my life. I think they buy tooling also. I know its not Ibuytooling.com, or JTS. Anyone know, id appreciate it!

[PixMan]

There's a number of houses like that up here. Industrial Surplus in CT, Springfield Tool in North Springfield VT, Rumford Supply in Pawtucket RI (toolingking.com) all come to mind.

Tell me exactly what you might be looking for and I can suggest who might have the best availability and price.

http://www.industrialsurplus.com/
http://www.springfieldtool.com/
http://www.toolingking.com/

There's the links for those 3, there's a few more I know of if you need something specific.

[tobyaxis]

That is a healthy list of Tooling. Thanks PixMan!!

[PixMan]

You're quite welcome, my pleasure to help.

Being quite the pack rat myself, I've found these guys and have toured all 3 facilities. Like a kid in a candy store, I was one of those customers they get that would want to spend hours walking around looking at everything only to walk out with a $10 item.

I did sell some 5C collet closers to Rumford Supply, and they paid what I felt was a very fair price. I was happy, and wouldn't hesitate a moment to do business with them. Industrial Surplus, a little shadier. Springfield Tool Supply, the best of the bunch. The owner is such a nice guy, and pricing is quite fair. What he has is a lot of oddball milling holders, such as tons of BT35, some BT45 and piles of current (but used) shoulder mills in nice condition.

Springfield Tool also has a lot of older but excellent condition machinery (mostly American-made) that I'd love to own, such as a 13" Clausing lathe, a Cincinnati Monoset T&C grinder, a Black Diamond drill grinder, Bridgeports & clones, a beautiful small cylindrical (Euro made), and more accessories like milling cutters, end mills, vises and rotary tables than I've ever seen in my life. He shows about 5% of what he really has on his website and/or Ebay store, so if looking for something in particular it's always best to just call him. 802-886-2241

[tobyaxis]

Originally Posted by PixMan You're quite welcome, my pleasure to help. Being quite the pack rat myself, I've found these guys and have toured all 3 facilities. Like a kid in a candy store, I was one of those customers they get that would want to spend hours walking around looking at everything only to walk out with a $10 item.

Looks like you have a passion for precision tooling as do I. Nice to know I am not the only weirdo in this area.

I hope Aaron was able to find what he needed. He called me yesterday evening and I told him to post it here because I had no clue that these suppliers existed.

Thanks again.

[PixMan]

You too huh? I scored BIG TIME last week. I had bought a Brown & Sharpe 26" height gauge from a fellow member of another website forum, and received it Wednesday of the week before last. That Friday, I went to a company Christmas party hosted by the owner of a shop where I work part time, nights.

When I arrived he greeted me and we started talking. I complimented his retired dad for the super-precision angle/V-block I'd been using in their inspection room, remarking that is was perfectly square and flat everywhere as checked with their Trimos electronic height gauge. He glowed and told me how he'd learned so much about machining from his toolmaker dad, and I replied in a similar way about my own father. I told him about the height gauge I'd just bought for my dad's cellar shop, and he asked me if I wanted a "Cadillac Gauge".

Now I know what an original Cadillac Gauge (name brand) is, so I said "Sure, how much?". "Free", he said, "We haven;t used it in years since we got the 2 Trimos gauges." What I took home last week was a verified perfectly-calibrated Starrett Digi-Chek, with a matching (and also perfectly calibrated) 10" riser. Holy Sh*t! No real need to get dad a set of toolroom gauge blocks now, this thing is dead-on to the Trimos, showing six "zeroes" at every step.

BTW, here's the Ebay store for Springfield Tool Supply. I couldn't seem to find any of the mountain of "like new" tooling he has for sale on his regular website, but there's a small percentage of it on Ebay. Calls are best.

http://stores.ebay.com/SPRINGFIELD-TOOL-SUPPLY?_rdc=1

[tobyaxis]

Originally Posted by PixMan You too huh? I scored BIG TIME last week. I had bought a Brown & Sharpe 26" height gauge from a fellow member of another website forum, and received it Wednesday of the week before last. That Friday, I went to a company Christmas party hosted by the owner of a shop where I work part time, nights. When I arrived he greeted me and we started talking. I complimented his retired dad for the super-precision angle/V-block I'd been using in their inspection room, remarking that is was perfectly square and flat everywhere as checked with their Trimos electronic height gauge. He glowed and told me how he'd learned so much about machining from his toolmaker dad, and I replied in a similar way about my own father. I told him about the height gauge I'd just bought for my dad's cellar shop, and he asked me if I wanted a "Cadillac Gauge". Now I know what an original Cadillac Gauge (name brand) is, so I said "Sure, how much?". "Free", he said, "We haven;t used it in years since we got the 2 Trimos gauges." What I took home last week was a verified perfectly-calibrated Starrett Digi-Chek, with a matching (and also perfectly calibrated) 10" riser. Holy Sh*t! No real need to get dad a set of toolroom gauge blocks now, this thing is dead-on to the Trimos, showing six "zeroes" at every step. BTW, here's the Ebay store for Springfield Tool Supply. I couldn't seem to find any of the mountain of "like new" tooling he has for sale on his regular website, but there's a small percentage of it on Ebay. Calls are best. http://stores.ebay.com/SPRINGFIELD-TOOL-SUPPLY?_rdc=1

A Cadillac Gauge!!!!!! NICE!!!!! I used one for many years at a Precision Instrument Shop. It had all the bases up to 12 inches. One of the best Gauges ever made and still in many shops.

Now everything is electronic, where is the fun in that??

[PixMan]

To be clear, the shop owner used the term Cadillac gauge in a generic fashion. A true Cadillac gauge uses a rotating round "spool" of ground-to-spec "steps" on a micrometer spindle.

By contrast, the Starrett Digi-Chek uses true Webber gauge blocks, wrung together in a stack and clamped, hooked up to one of their large-diameter 1" travel micrometer heads. The dial reads direct "tenths", given the available spacing on a dial over 3" in diameter. The mechanical "digital readout" is just there to speed-up getting to the desired setting. I found that it's still a current item in Starrett's catalog, with a list price of a new one without the riser at $3700 from MSC. Add about $1000 for the riser, and I have got one hell of a piece.

Odd is that while the Starrett spec is +/-.0002", this one checked out everywhere and on every step (top & bottom of the blocks) to be accurate and repeatable to less than .00005" even with the riser block under it. I don't believe an original Cadillac gauge can claim to be this good. Should dad decide he has no real need for it....I have a great deal on a nice tool for someone!

[tobyaxis]

Originally Posted by PixMan To be clear, the shop owner used the term Cadillac gauge in a generic fashion. A true Cadillac gauge uses a rotating round "spool" of ground-to-spec "steps" on a micrometer spindle.

Yes. There are also 3 highly accurate ground pads on the bases that mesh perfectly for the risers.

The term Cadillac Gauge I believe came from the old timers that used them. LOL, They were the Cadillac's of all Height Gauges and I could see why. Accurate within tenths, Heavy, and Beautiful to look at.

I do not know the brand name they had, it was on a metal tag that was missing. Also I never really looked because when first introduced to it I was told, "This Stays on This Granite Block and is Not to be Moved for any Reason".

[aaron p]

Isnt any of those places. The search continues!

[aaron p]

There in a red brick building and have a ebay store. Me and my damn photographic memory!

[PixMan]

Well Aaron, just what kind of tools are you looking for that any of those places don't have? One other for you to consider:

http://www.tools4cheap.net

There was one other called Toolbuyers Network out of Newington CT, but I found out today that the owner Steve Roday had passed away suddenly in mid-November. The website he had is corrupt, so don't even try or you'll get two major viruses in your PC. The entire inventory was bought from his widow by Henley Tool of Ohio, but they didn't buy the website or the building it was in.