How Far to Take Things

[Steve]

Some things that I have accumulated aren't available cheaply now. Some years ago I noticed that carbide insert tips for lathe and milling machine work were selling for pennies on eBay, literally 99p for a pack of 10, so I started checking regularly and bought the bargains. Now they've gone up considerably, I assume some bright sparks have started buying them for export to India like so much of our redundant machinery, or perhaps the surplus caused by our factories closing is exhausted.

So, if you see something useful, and it's a bargain, buy it while you can.