Bought A Wilson Hardness Tester…

[ScarFoot]

Found a Wilson 4JR hardness tester local to my parents. Looks like it has the complete weight set and several of the other accessories with it. Had a lengthy conversation with the seller who runs a 2nd hand machinery business selling it and he said it appeared to work fine when he checked it before he listed it. He’s going to get it setup for transport and my Dad is going to pick it up next week. I’ll hopefully have it in hand in a couple of weeks. Was also looking at a fully refurbished 3jr from another vendor but it was a bit pricey. Even if I have to buy a new brale and test blocks this one will still be cheaper.

Fingers crossed…. I’m sure I’ll have questions when I get it.

 

[Taz]

I have some old manuals that go over how to calibrate it, set it up after transport, etc if you need them! I picked up a 1JR a couple winters ago for $325 with weight stack, a few anvils, couple brailes and 3 test blocks. New braile for $23 on big river site. A little calibrating after transport and getting it dialed in (dash pot and dial lever settings) and it's pretty much dead on my test blocks at 63 HRC!

 

[ScarFoot]

I have some old manuals that go over how to calibrate it, set it up after transport, etc if you need them! I picked up a 1JR a couple winters ago for $325 with weight stack, a few anvils, couple brailes and 3 test blocks. New braile for $23 on big river site. A little calibrating after transport and getting it dialed in (dash pot and dial lever settings) and it's pretty much dead on my test blocks at 63 HRC!

Thanks! I’m sure I’ll have questions for you once I get it home. That’s a great deal on the 1jr. I looked for one of those but they seem to be harder to find in general and the ones you do find are rarely close to working order.

The person I spoke with seemed fairly knowledgeable of hardness testers in general so I’m hopeful the one I bought doesn’t need much more than dusted off and calibrated once I get it.