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   xxxxx | Jul 27, 2006 01:41am | #1

   1st.  Enter Profile information.   It's a courtesy.

    

   2nd.   Try a 'wanted to buy' ad in the local paper.  Be specific, drill press or whatever.  Worked for me.

    

   Paul

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   PeteBradley | Jul 27, 2006 04:24am | #2

   This is a great way to get top-quality equipment and develop a new hobby (rebuilding machines) at the same time. Surfing the tools/machinery section of your local paper is a good start. You should also acquaint yourself with what to look for and what to avoid. http://www.owwm.com/ is a great resource for articles on how to buy and people who really know what they're doing.

   Used machines without motors are much easier to find than used motors, so resist the urge to buy a machine without unless you have the replacement lined up and the price is really right.

   Pete

   
   

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   Edited 7/26/2006 11:06 pm ET by PeteBradley

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   Napie | Jul 27, 2006 05:16pm | #3

   Best way to go, my entire shop is filled with "old iron", mostly Delta and Boice-Crane.  A friend has a shop filled with very heavy duty Northfield, a #4 14" tablesaw, 32" band saw, 24" planner and a great 16" pattermakers jointer, (infeed table tilts up to 5 deg).  Because of a little sweat equity, he has all that for under $10,000.  Try to match that at the local Woodcraft store.

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   mike_b | Jul 27, 2006 07:25pm | #6

   "Best way to go, my entire shop is filled with "old iron","Actually, according to some of the aficionados who hang out at http://www.owwm.com/, it "old ARN"

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   Rennie | Jul 27, 2006 05:30pm | #4

   I've had some luck going to auctions. I bought my Jet cabinet saw w/50" fence at auction - 1 year old in perfect condition for $800.

   Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.
   Frank Lloyd Wright

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   forestgirl | Jul 27, 2006 05:31pm | #5

   Another place to look is Craig's List:

   http://www.craigslist.org

   Second the motion that you fill in your geographic location in your profile.  It really helps with questions like this one

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

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   Ricks503 | Jul 27, 2006 08:05pm | #7

   I like craigslist, but just a report that the newest scary scam is to post something expensive but relativly small (digial camera)  for sale and when the buyer somes to buy it ( meeting in parking lot of a dept store ) being robbed.

   There was a newspaper article and a news report here on that in the past 3-4 days1 - measure the board twice, 2 - cut it once, 3 - measure the space where it is supposed to go        4 - get a new board and go back to step 1

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   user-119870 | Jul 27, 2006 09:04pm | #8

   Thanks for all the advice...and my profile has been updated - rookie mistake.

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   dwolsten | Jul 27, 2006 09:07pm | #9

   Wow. Sounds like it'd be a good idea to bring along a friend with a shotgun when doing these transactions.Serial killers shooting random bicyclists and pedestrians, now muggers hanging out on Craigslist; what is the USA coming to?

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   Ricks503 | Jul 27, 2006 10:29pm | #10

   I still use it, but make sure to meet in a nice public location.1 - measure the board twice, 2 - cut it once, 3 - measure the space where it is supposed to go        4 - get a new board and go back to step 1

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   forestgirl | Jul 28, 2006 01:15am | #11

   "what is the USA coming to?"  Nowhere it's not been before.  Just a different venue.

   As a woman, I am quite accustomed to being extremely careful about meetings with people I don't know.  Men are a bit spoiled in that respect.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)