QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Dec 31, 2016 3:03:42 GMT -5
  *UPDATE: The 2" wide Poly Arbor Splash Shields are the only lot that remains. Thank you everyone!Several weeks back I ran across a neat find - a stash of unused, early 1970s New-Old-Stock Poly Arbor products from the estate of a deceased lapidary and stained glass worker. Among this group were eight various Poly Arbor bearing/arbors, and two sets (2 pairs) of D-14 arbor splash shields (one pair of 2" wide, and one pair of 4" wide). The D-14 arbor was still in it's original marked Poly Arbor Products D-14 box, still had the original protective cardboard tubes to protect the threads on the treaded arbor shaft ends, and packed with news papers dated 1974 ("Daily Times Advocate" Escondido, Calif., March 1974). The two pairs of D-14 splash shields and the other arbors were all packed in a large old Fisher Scientific 4/1 Gallon box. The 2" wide D-14 splash shields were still partially wrapped in 1973 dated Newspaper (San Gabriel Valley Tribune, June 1973) and the 4" wide D-14 splash shields were unwrapped. The B-41 arbor was still in it's original clear plastic bag inside it's original small cardboard box, and the other six arbors were still in their original clear plastic bags with the unpainted areas of the threaded arbors and the arbor nuts still having a light coating of moisture protectant grease from the factory. The Poly D-14 Arbor unit is a classic and is considered by many lapidary old-timers, including myself (I've had one in my shop for sanding cabochons for over twenty years), and other tradesmen to be the best dual wheel arbor ever produced. Additionally, their various arbor bearing housings and arbor shafts were utilized by other brands of lapidary equipment makers including but not limited to some models of Frantom slab saws, and Crown Diamond lapidary products. Poly Arbor Products were also a favorite among homemade equipment builders for lapidary, wood working, glass grinding, and machinist work. So if anyone here is in need of a good dual wheel/drum Poly Arbor unit, and/or a set of Poly Arbor splash shields, or have an older make saw or lap that uses one of these types of arbors, or have plans to build your own equipment - Then I have listed all of these ten lots of Poly Products' items for sale on eBay. They can be viewed at the following link: www.ebay.com/sch/quailriver/m.html?_trksid=p3692If that link doesn't work on your device then you can try the shortened version: tinyurl.com/gs2vsm8 And if that doesn't work then you can view them by doing a Seller search for eBay seller name QuailRiver from eBay's advanced search page. Thanks for looking! Larry C. |
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Post by captbob on Dec 31, 2016 9:06:57 GMT -5
Heck of a find! Thanks for sharing the story here and heads up on the listings.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 31, 2016 9:14:30 GMT -5
Cool find. Like WW2 army surplus still wrapped in wax packages.
Many uses for those.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 31, 2016 10:31:04 GMT -5
PM sent about the 4" shields.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 31, 2016 12:05:36 GMT -5
Just scarfed up arbor # PA7. Gonna build me a big flat lap after spring thaw.
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Post by captbob on Dec 31, 2016 12:06:32 GMT -5
Just noticed your measurement pics in some of the listings Larry. That's a nice added touch! Thumbs up.   Few sellers would go this extra step. |
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Post by captbob on Dec 31, 2016 12:08:18 GMT -5
PM sent about the 4" shields. I bought those a few hours ago!  |
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 31, 2016 12:12:30 GMT -5
PM sent about the 4" shields. I bought those a few hours ago! So you're the culprit that beat me to them.  |
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Post by captbob on Dec 31, 2016 12:17:26 GMT -5
aye. BIN was kinda steep, but I'll just work that cost into the refurbished arbors when I sell them.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 31, 2016 12:18:05 GMT -5
That's funny jakesrocks. gotta watch Bob He's a pirate. |
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Post by captbob on Dec 31, 2016 12:20:01 GMT -5
I probably only beat him because I'm in an earlier time zone!
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QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Dec 31, 2016 14:16:49 GMT -5
Just noticed your measurement pics in some of the listings Larry. That's a nice added touch! Thumbs up. Few sellers would go this extra step. Thanks captbob! I used the free downloadable version of a software called SketchUp 8 to impose the dimensions onto the photos. The free version of SketchUp 8 is not as advanced and doesn't have as many features as most other CAD softwares but once you learn to use it it's really fast and simple to do dimensioning. And it does allow users to import and export the most common types of picture files. However when exporting back, for some reason the dimension lines and text don't stay as sharp and crisp (.png seems to work best of the Sketchup photo file export options) but they are sufficient for this purpose. Larry C. |
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 31, 2016 14:28:21 GMT -5
That's funny jakesrocks. gotta watch Bob He's a pirate. Ya, but he'd better look out. I'm an old retired sea dog myself. |
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Post by jamesp on Dec 31, 2016 15:20:19 GMT -5
That's funny jakesrocks. gotta watch Bob He's a pirate. Ya, but he'd better look out. I'm an old retired sea dog myself. Get em Mr. Don. I'm for hire. |
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 31, 2016 16:02:02 GMT -5
Ya, but he'd better look out. I'm an old retired sea dog myself. Get em Mr. Don. I'm for hire. Arggh. Fetch the rope mateys. We gonna keel haul him. |
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Post by jamesp on Dec 31, 2016 16:20:49 GMT -5
Get em Mr. Don. I'm for hire. Arggh. Fetch the rope mateys. We gonna keel haul him. Yes, sounds painful, what do I do ? |
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Post by captbob on Dec 31, 2016 16:44:12 GMT -5
Hey! Keel hauling would pretty much suck if the barnacles have not been recently been scraped off.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 31, 2016 17:48:17 GMT -5
Hey! Keel hauling would pretty much suck if the barnacles have not been recently been scraped off. Ain't that what keel hauling is all about ? It's supposed to suck.  |
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QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Dec 31, 2016 23:50:27 GMT -5
The 2" wide Poly Arbor Splash Shields are the only lot that remains. Thank you everyone for your interest and for your purchases! Also thought some of you might enjoy a little Poly Arbor nostalgia - First a Poly Products ad from a 1949 Machinists magazine.  Next a 1980 ad for Poly Products soon after Raytech acquired them.  Larry C. |
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Post by wigglinrocks on Jan 1, 2017 1:09:45 GMT -5
The 2" wide Poly Arbor Splash Shields are the only lot that remains. Thank you everyone for your interest and for your purchases! Also thought some of you might enjoy a little Poly Arbor nostalgia - First a Poly Products ad from a 1949 Machinists magazine. Next a 1980 ad for Poly Products soon after Raytech acquired them. Larry C. Hey , I'll take one of those heavy duty grinders . No , for that price , make it two of them . |
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