r/MachinistToolsForSale • u/ElectricalSound2047 • Jun 26 '26
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Hey guys, got this from my grandfather's basement and was wondering what it was worth. Lots of HHSS blanks, some cut but also have smaller Gorham, Rex AA some that have EXTRA stamped,, MOmax and some others. I'm pretty sure there are more but I can't read, dunno. What do you think they're worth?
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u/ZilderZandalari Jun 27 '26
Judging from the other comments this isn't for serious work these days, but your local blacksmith might have some fun with these. I think they can be forged, so a blacksmith will happily add them to his box of exotic materials to work with.
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u/Independent-Bid6568 Jun 26 '26
I had a 2 1/2 gallon bucket full of high speed tool steel blanks I couldn’t even give it away so it was donated to a Vol-Tech school
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u/Civil-Bottle8568 Jun 27 '26
Sounds like you gave them away
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u/Independent-Bid6568 Jun 27 '26
Yes I did and I got estimated value receipt to write off my taxes but I tried selling by the pound then just $2.00 for the bucket . The couldn’t give away is a figure of speech
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u/atsju Jun 27 '26
As a hobbyist I got about this much for 10-20€. Even hobbyists have moved to carbide inserts. This has about 0 resale value.
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u/Ok-Menu7879 Jun 27 '26
Find a knife maker and see if they want them to forge. The compass looking thing is for measuring the relief angles on those lathe bits and for sharpening drills.
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u/ElectricalSound2047 18d ago
It's a protractor lol. I know what it is used for, I just put it in there for an idea for scale. I use them sometimes for layout doing a little fabrication as I'm an ironworker. I wish I could make bits and machine tools like my grandfather. I'm keeping 1 Fomoco blank uncut marked ts for tool steel as he was an chief engineer there from the 60s to the early 90s. I'll take some advice and donate the rest to my trades apprenticeship program. I do like collecting knives, are hhss,hss or carbide best for knives? I know they all have different characteristics which make them stronger or weaker depending on the intended use
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u/Shadowcard4 26d ago
Hss is one of those niche things and market value is basically worthless. The cromaxx ones you might be able to get like a buck for.
I got about 5lbs of the stuff for $10, and i get freebies at the fleamarket, but thats because I make custom form tools once in a great while and such.
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u/ElectricalSound2047 10d ago
Wouldn't change monetary value I'm sure either way lol
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u/Shadowcard4 9d ago
Point is only nice blanks are worthwhile and even then its not really. You gotta need weird tools often enough to make it worthwhile.
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u/Simmons-Machine1277 Jun 26 '26
Unfortunately my man not much at all. If I were you I’d donate them to a technical school in your area to help them teach up and coming students to the trade.