RAMS Rockford Hardness Testers

Contender Machine

Contender Machine

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I have acquired 4 of these hardness testers, so I am going to try to part with 3 of them here.

These are cool hardness testers. They are kind of a hybrid between bench top and portable testers. They are well made and easy to use. They also seem to hold calibration very well. The small size limits them for a lot of things but makes them perfect for knife makers.

Tester #1 - $400 Shipped in the Lower 48 SOLD

This one is in very nice shape and doesn't appear to have been used much. I have checked calibration with a 62 Rc calibration block, and it works well. The anvil was missing when I got it, so I made a new one out of 410 SS. Includes two "30N" test blocks because they came with the tester. It does NOT include a "C" scale calibration block that is needed for testing knives. I can add one for an additional cost. Includes everything in the pictures:
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Tester #2 - $325 Shipped in the Lower 48 SOLD

This one is in good working condition but has some dings and scratches as shown in the pictures. I have checked calibration with a 62 Rc calibration block, and it works well. The anvil was missing when I got it, so I made a new one out of 410 SS. Includes two "B" test blocks and one "N" block because they came with the tester. It does NOT include a "C" scale calibration block that is needed for testing knives. I can add one for an additional cost. It did not have a diamond indenter when I received it, but I will include a new old stock indenter. Includes everything in the pictures:
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Tester #3 - $275 Shipped in the Lower 48 SOLD

This one is different because it has a digital redout instead of the dial. It works fine and is in good shape, but it has the issue of being a bit hard to read. I am not sure why, but the digital read out is kind of difficult to make out clearly. I have to crouch down and look up a bit to be able to read it. The one picture shows this. I have checked calibration with a 62 Rc calibration block, and it works well. The anvil was missing when I got it, so I made a new one out of 410 SS. It does NOT include a "C" scale calibration block that is needed for testing knives. I can add one for an additional cost. Includes everything in the pictures:
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Contender Machine said:
Tester #3 - $275 Shipped in the Lower 48

This one is different because it has a digital redout instead of the dial. It works fine and is in good shape, but it has the issue of being a bit hard to read. I am not sure why, but the digital read out is kind of difficult to make out clearly. I have to crouch down and look up a bit to be able to read it. The one picture shows this. I have checked calibration with a 62 Rc calibration block, and it works well. The anvil was missing when I got it, so I made a new one out of 410 SS. It does NOT include a "C" scale calibration block that is needed for testing knives. I can add one for an additional cost. Includes everything in the pictures:
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Cant for the life of me figure out how to message someone here. Could you send me a message or email me at
 
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Taz said:
to avoid the scammers emailing your directly and remove your email from your post!
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That email reminds me of many emails I see containing not only the person's name, but also age - or so I expect the 19xx indicates year of birth. Call me paranoid, but.... a person can't be too careful these days.

That is one heck of a deal on those hardness testes for sure. Darrell sure seems like a standup guy and wouldn't hesitate to order from him.
 
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