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General Category => The Coffee Shop => Topic started by: chief on February 16, 2012, 10:16:31 pm

Title: Tool gloat
Post by: chief on February 16, 2012, 10:16:31 pm

A friend of mine thats a carpenetr asked me if I wanted to go with him to look at some tools.  He gets used tools from a guy that buys them and then he parts out the tools for a hefty profit.  He gets the tools from auctions, garage sales, craigslist, etc.  He parts out most of the tools on Ebay and makes a nice profit doing it since he is retired.  Well I went with him and he had a Powermatic Model 50 6" Jointer,  well needless to say it went home with me for $200.  He put brand new knives in it and she works beautifully.  She does have some rust though.  I will probably take her all apart in the next few months and do a full rebuild on her and repaint to the original metallic green.

Title: Re: Tool gloat
Post by: campasano on February 16, 2012, 10:35:33 pm

That's what I call being in the right place at the right time. Good for you and I hope you get a lot of use out of it.

Mike

Title: Re: Tool gloat
Post by: TripleB on February 16, 2012, 11:12:17 pm

SCORE!!! For the Chief! Good job bud and Happy Shavings! ;)

Title: Re: Tool gloat
Post by: Mainewoods on February 17, 2012, 07:27:12 am

Sweet!  If I could only be so lucky!

Title: Re: Tool gloat
Post by: Al W on February 17, 2012, 07:42:55 am

Yep, right place, right time, right person.

Well done.

Title: Re: Tool gloat
Post by: BilltheDiver on February 17, 2012, 10:12:45 am

Nice!  I've picked up a few tools from lucky circumstances.