Jet Mini Parts?

A good industrial supply house or machine shop ought to have the part you are describing.

Barry

Jet may have changed the model number but your lathe has been one of the all-time popular favorites for years. Instead of relying on a website which almost *has* to be limited in scope, call Jet's "Tool Doctor" in person - I bet they'll have what you need. 1-800-538-8665

Circlips should be available at any hardware. They can be fun to put on. While you're there, buy the pliers.

for sure! without the pliers, you stand an excellent chance of cutting up your fingers just before the clip flies away and lands under the heaviest, darkest thing in your shop.. (at least that's what I've heard, never done that myself, of course)

mac

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Those clips are cheap. You should buy several while you're there, because it may take several trys to get one to go in place instead of in orbit.

Ken Moon Webberville, TX

You might wanna pick up one of those little telescoping magnets that fits in your shirt pocket, too. It'll make it easier for you to fish that 'lil clip out from under the heaviest, darkest thing in your shop. If you're older like me. it'll save you a lot of time on your hands and knees looking for stuff you can't see any more.

Barry

HF and Cummins sell those magnetic dishes -- sometimes on sale cheap enough that you can just stock up without worry. The magnets are strong so that in a pinch they can be used to root through shavings. Also, the dish makes a great place to put those little hardware parts as you take something apart.

You don't have to say 'oh, no' when you use a blast of air to clean something out and forget that you have little parts lying around on this and that flat surface. How do I know?

Bill

Barry N. Turner wrote:

The probability that a clip will fly away and disappear is higher if you don't have a replacement. My advice is to tie a string to the clip before you do anything else. You can tie the other end to anything that's handy, or just hold it in your mouth. Based on the probability theory above, the string will never be needed.

My dad told me that when he was in the Navy, those little clips were called "jesus clips".

He told me this when I had picked on up to put back on somethign for the first time. I said "why do you call them that?"

He said "go ahead and put it on, I'll tell you when you are done"

(just like in the movies, you see it coming).

almost as if he had scipted it, the clip sprung off the peg and I shouted "CRAP!!". After he stopped laughing, he said "that's why they were called Jesus Clips. Because when the would fly away, the guys would shout "JESUS CHRIST!". We both had a good laugh and then spent a lot of time trying to find the missing clip and ended up replacing it. Go figure.

Rob

Well thanks to you all for the advice. Sounds like a lot of fun ;P

I hope I don;t launch anything int orbit (thought it seems probable)... My company contracts for NASA, and I think they'd be mad if I brought down the space station with my lathe clip.

$15 pliers? or destructi> My dad told me that when he was in the Navy, those little clips were called

I have one of those on my bench, Bill... got SO tired of setting a screw on the bench and watching it drop down a bench dog hole..

mac

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I called Jet - the part is $1.07, and the cheapest shipping is $19.95. (!)

I think I'll try the hardware / auto parts store...

-- TC

George wrote:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That's outrageous! They could sent that by mail with one first-class stamp, and have room left over for a nice letter. How did the guy keep a straight face long enough to hang up the phone? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I think I'll try the hardware / auto parts store... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If you don't find it, I'll be surprised. If that happens, let me know. I'll be glad to run down to my local hardware and buy you one, and I'll only charge you $12.95 for shipping.

That's outrageous. I don't believe Jet has always been this way. What they don't see is that this sort of tactic only fosters anger and resentment towards their company. Someone in management realized they were paying more for employee time than they recoup in charges for small packages, so they institute a horrendous minimum shipping (or more accurately, handling) charge. "Customer service and good will be damned, on my watch that parts department is gonna be profitable on every order."

Owen Lowe wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com:

I broke a part in my thickness planer a couple of months ago, doing something dumb. In researching the repair, I found that Ridgid had identified in their parts listings, items which _should_ be locally sourced, rather than ordered from them. A good idea, I thought.

By the way, I bought one of those special clip pliers for the project. Now that I spent the $15, I won't ever need it again. Great insurance, no?

Patriarch

Nope, I bought a basin wrench a few years back, hoping I would never again have to lay under a sink with sewage dripping in my face and a cabinet racking my back - didn't work.

Just looked at my set of three pliers, and they were $7.95. Fifteen must have bought you some great stuff.

Mr. Murphy says that you will need it the week after it gets lost in your shop or a neighbor borrows it and you can't remember which neighbor...

mac

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That is how you make Murphy's Law work to your advantage!

Harry

"George" wrote in news:4267b955 snipped-for-privacy@newspeer2.tds.net:

(3 * $7.95) > ($14.95). If you would _just_ _buy_ _decent_ _tools_, George, you wouldn't need three of them! ;-)

Honestly, they are Kleins, and happened to be the only set the excellent local hardware guy had on his wall. Otherwise, it meant a trip to Home Dopey, and the whole can of worms _that_ opens up. I cannot stress how much money I save, by paying retail, at an excellent local merchant, who almost always has what I need. The question of carpeting, appliances, floor tiles, new lighting fixtures, etc., is almost never raised.

Patriarch, who sympathizes with the basin wrench, but keeps one in the plumbing tool box, to ward off evil spirits...