Friday at work the owner was talking to me and ask If I wanted 15 in.3 hp. Delta Planer that had been sitting in the shop for 2 years. He said it was in the way and he was getting rid of it one way or the other.
He had bought it with some other tools from a place that made entry doors that had only been in business for about a 1 1/2 years.
I told him that I did not have room for it and had bought a portable last year but If I had a bigger shop I would take it. Well after a few more dam thing is just in the way and no one wants to buy it, I told him I guess I could put it in storage till I had a bigger shop what would you take for it?
When he said $100.00 I just about bit my tongue off – I looked in Tool Crib and one like it $1199.00
+ it had a new set of knives and it has the heavy duty roll around stand.
What would be the best thing to do to keep it from rusting up- Paint it with Grease?
Ron
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This is a job for WD40, presuming the conditions in which it will be kept are not too extreme
John
Ship it to me and I'll make damn sure it doesn't rust.....
I'm with Tom....
John
I'm surprised you're not in jail or in the hospital! LOL....talk about a gloat. This just might qualify as a record breaking gloat.
Let's see....an $1100 tool when new x 65% used value....you got a $615 discount on a $715 tool....not bad. Can anyone top that?
Sell that benchtop!
Congrats and enjoy....hope all goes well.
Top that....let's see. A Powermatic 221 planer and Delta 25" Unidrill both for $300, two year old RBI Panelmaster for $250, 24" Master disc sander for $350, Powermatic 66 for $400, three Unisaws for $200, $250 and $550, 20" Cresent band saw for $430, 16" Sidney jointer for $300, 36" Moak 4 speed band saw for $200, Claton tilt spindle sander for $200, Rockwell overarm shaper for $350, Powermatic 26 shaper for $380. That's all that comes to mind at the moment.
Do you pack a 44 Magnum on your Hip when you deal on tools or what?
OK, I'm obviously doing something wrong. Please, write a book and share how you do these things legally. Or is that the key to this?
All the machines except the Sidney jointer and one Unisaw were purchased at auction. I'm in the Detroit area and auctions are very frequent. Most are metal shops that go under. It's common for a shop to have some sort of woodworking equipment sitting in the back corner collecting dust or rust. Most offen machinery dealers are in attendance and won't touch a piece if they can't triple their money without putting a dime in the machine. Generally the larger the machine the less it sells for, it's more difficult to move and is less desireable. That's why most 36" band saws go cheap like $500 or so. How many need or have the room for a 3000 lb. machine standing 9' tall.
Ah yes, Auctions are the deal these days. One of the few up-sides to a $hitty economy.
Here in WI I'd imagine it is similar to Detroit. The used equipment dealers are full and not interested in the old stuff. Old shops with lots of non-automated equipment going out of business. There are usually some good finds in the "tool room/mainenance crib" from a newer factory.
If you have access to 3 phase, inexpensive VFD's, or a converter the deals get even better.
I agree with you on the bandsaw deals. I would love one of those old 36" wheel 5hp monsters (especially with the built in blade welder. .. ). Would be limited on re-saw height because the upper wheel would be near the ceiling of the shop. . . .
However, I have found that Cabinet Saws, Jointers, and Planers are not the BEST deals to be had (good, but not the best). Those seem to go for about 2/3 to half of what the new ones do.
I hope to be able to snatch up an old Bridgeport vertical mill in the next year. . .
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