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262533 Nathan Goodwin <hiscarpentry@g...> 2017‑06‑22 2" T-auger
How much should one expect to spend on a 2" T-auger?

        Nathan Goodwin
         H.I.S. Carpentry
 Honesty. Integrity. Service.
262535 Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> 2017‑06‑22 Re: 2" T-auger
$0 to $40  -  it all depends


Ed Minch
262536 John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> 2017‑06‑22 Re: 2" T-auger
Nathan,


There may still be sources out there for new T-handle augers, but I'm not aware
of them.  You might find some new, old stock somewhere.


Do you need a "Blind-Footed" auger or one with a lead screw?


If it has a lead screw, do you want one cutting edge or two?


There are augers with square shanks which fit into a Tee handle that tightens on
the square with bolts.  I got some of the augers, none of them as large as 2",
from the estate of a boat builder.  Twenty years later, I found the matching Tee
handle at a Flea.  Most of these augers are blind-footed. One has to make a
starter hole with a incannel gouge or a conventional auger bit.


John Ruth
262539 Nathan Goodwin <hiscarpentry@g...> 2017‑06‑22 Re: 2" T-auger
I'm looking for an old one with a lead screw and two cutting edges. 
I found two of them both in decent order though they both need new edges and
lips filed. Probably a good half hour on each. The guy (I've delt with him
before) wants $50 for both or $35 each.

        Nathan Goodwin
         H.I.S. Carpentry
 Honesty. Integrity. Service.
262540 Kirk Eppler <eppler.kirk@g...> 2017‑06‑22 Re: 2" T-auger
Here are a few, can't tell how big.  Gotta gamble on the other crud

http://bid.westcentralauctionco.com/view-
auctions/catalog/id/15734/lot/2133853/?url=%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F157
34%2F%3Fpage%3D2%26items%3D100">http://bid.westcentralauctionco.com/view-
auctions/catalog/id/15734/lot/2133853/?url=%2Fview-
auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F15734%2F%3Fpage%3D2%26items%3D100

On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 9:18 AM, Nathan Goodwin 
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> How much should one expect to spend on a 2" T-auger?
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262541 paul womack <pwomack@p...> 2017‑06‑23 Re: 2" T-auger
Nathan Goodwin wrote:
> How much should one expect to spend on a 2" T-auger?

Offer a couple of bucks.

Yours, the spirit of Todd Hughes.

  BugBear
262542 John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> 2017‑06‑23 Re: 2" T-auger
Nathan,


You do realize, of course. that augers are their own slippery slope. Next, you
will be accumulating "Auger Bit Files", which are still available new, but at
fairly stiff prices. Then, since you have a Jones for large augers, you'll be
looking for other shapes of safe-edged files.  And handles.....


The last auger I bought was in a secondhand and antique shop in Keyport, NJ.
It's smaller than what you need, but as a price point I paid $15 plus tax for
it.  That included an original handle which had been spoke-shaven rather than
turned.


John Ruth

Who still misses Todd Hughes.  Yeah, I know he's still active on a BBS, but this
IS The Porch. He belongs here whether he knows it or not.

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From: OldTools  on behalf of paul womack 
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 4:14:20 AM
To: Nathan Goodwin; oldtools@s...
Subject: Re: [OldTools] 2" T-auger

Nathan Goodwin wrote:
> How much should one expect to spend on a 2" T-auger?

Offer a couple of bucks.

Yours, the spirit of Todd Hughes.

  BugBear
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262546 Anthony Seo <tonyseo@p...> 2017‑06‑23 Re: 2" T-auger
On 6/22/2017 5:34 PM, Nathan Goodwin wrote:
> I'm looking for an old one with a lead screw and two cutting edges.
> I found two of them both in decent order though they both need new edges and
lips filed. Probably a good half hour on each. The guy (I've delt with him
before) wants $50 for both or $35 each.

Depends a lot on condition.  I've sold good users that were cleaned for 
$25.00 that needed a sharpening but that ain't too bad with those guys.  
Some of the collectible and early makers I can get more.  Obviously a 
good handle is a must.   Light checks at the ends aren't much of a 
problem, bigger checks through the entire handle are.  A couple or three 
worm holes aren't bad but once they get that Swiss cheese look, the 
handle is pretty much history.

Just another point of information, you will get very creative with the 
cussing while using one of those big ones, depending on the wood being 
bored......

Tony (where the rain is falling once again....)

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262547 Nathan Goodwin <hiscarpentry@g...> 2017‑06‑23 Re: 2" T-auger
I plan on using it mostly for making shrink pots and for boring holes for legs
in my shaving and saw horses.

So it's going to be used a bunch. 

I'm not afraid of re handling one. 

William, I'll pass on that one it would too cumbersome a length for what I need.
Thank you.


        Nathan Goodwin
         H.I.S. Carpentry
Honesty.  Integrity. Service
262563 David Nighswander <wishingstarfarm663@m...> 2017‑06‑25 Re: 2" T-auger
There is the chance that a person could be drawn into collecting augers. I have
limited myself to what will fit in available storage.
I have a lot of storage.
262564 Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> 2017‑06‑25 Re: 2" T-auger
GGG

A question - does BLO have a shelf life?  I have a coat on some things, then
some brand-new, fresh, wipe on varnish over it, and I am having trouble with the
varnish drying.

If you have to much storage, you need more tools.  If you have too many tools,
you need more storage.

Ed Minch
262565 David Nighswander <wishingstarfarm663@m...> 2017‑06‑25 Re: 2" T-auger
It is a balancing act. To date storage growth has kept up.

On Jun 25, 2017 10:12 AM, Ed Minch  wrote:

GGG

A question - does BLO have a shelf life?  I have a coat on some things, then
some brand-new, fresh, wipe on varnish over it, and I am having trouble with the
varnish drying.

If you have to much storage, you need more tools.  If you have too many tools,
you need more storage.

Ed Minch
262569 gary may 2017‑06‑25 Re: 2" T-auger
Ed---I too have had troubles with fresh wipe-on varnish drying, as well as
modern exterior latex paint that seems to be tacky after three months on some
outdoor furniture---no linseed oil, boiled or OW under them, either.  Could it
be the new formulations?  I have some 3in1 unboiled LO, Turps and Beeswax that's
about ten years old, and I keep blithely on using that, just did a workbench
top.  It dries very quick, and seems never to get rancid, still smells heavenly
to me, though not to SWMBO.

How horrible it is to have so many people killed!---And what a blessing one
cares for none of them!
Jane Austen

      From: Ed Minch 
 To: David Nighswander  
Cc: "oldtools@s..." 
 Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 7:11 AM
 Subject: Re: [OldTools] 2" T-auger
   
GGG

A question - does BLO have a shelf life?  I have a coat on some things, then
some brand-new, fresh, wipe on varnish over it, and I am having trouble with the
varnish drying.

If you have to much storage, you need more tools.  If you have too many tools,
you need more storage.

Ed Minch




On Jun 25, 2017, at 8:39 AM, David Nighswander  wrote:

> There is the chance that a person could be drawn into collecting augers. I
have limited myself to what will fit in available storage.
> I have a lot of storage.

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262573 Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> 2017‑06‑25 Re: 2" T-auger
Gary

I just put them on the back patio on an 86°, relatively dry day and it solved
90% of the problem - I hope one more day will do it.

Linseed oil, stockholm tar, WD-40 - all candidates for an aftershave I would
buy:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/34693655314/in/dateposted-public/

Ed Minch

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