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lendaddy 12-15-2018 07:44 PM
Ha, thx for posting that. Yes it's a precision "cut to length" machine. Programmable for speed, length, cycles, etc.. The key though is that it ties in with other equipment that performs actions like wire stripping, laser marking and the like.

It's used mainly in the electronics world for cable (copper to fiber-optic) but can be adapted to any application that requires precision actions (pierce, cut, mark, emboss, etc) at specific length.

porsche4life 12-15-2018 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by lendaddy (Post 10285706)
I hit the repo auctions every week, I focus mainly on industrial equipment. I picked up this Swiss made precision machine for $55. I could move it for a couple grand but plan to use it for production in our Amazon based side business. I sometimes think I could make a real living poaching auctions for this type of thing... Specialized equipment often brings nothing as they have it in front of the wrong audience (not that creditors would know, I get it).

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1544930819.jpg
You probably could make decent scratch doing that, just have to have the time, space, and capital...
My dad cleans up on big sign cranes that way. Finds them rolling through equipment auctions that are marketed to sign guys and buys them cheap...

tabs 12-15-2018 11:04 PM
My Hobart deal might go.bye bye...it was a bk auction where there is a bulk buyer who offered more for the whole than the auction proceeds. The court says they have till the 27th to pay up or the auction stands. Ohhh well.

lendaddy 12-16-2018 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by tabs (Post 10285810)
My Hobart deal might go.bye bye...it was a bk auction where there is a bulk buyer who offered more for the whole than the auction proceeds. The court says they have till the 27th to pay up or the auction stands. Ohhh well.
I'll be bidding on this one next week, might be a touch overkill for your application though :)http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1544985063.JPG

A930Rocket 12-16-2018 06:38 PM
I remember using a Hobart machine like that in high school as a cook in a pizza place.

Good times.

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Originally Posted by lendaddy (Post 10286109)
I'll be bidding on this one next week, might be a touch overkill for your application though :)http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1544985063.JPG

dan79brooklyn 12-16-2018 08:50 PM
Online flea market site MERCARI is super popular here in Japan. My wife is always buying and selling stuff. I was keeping an eye out for a decent electric pressure washer when I saw this Stihl being advertised for the equivalent of $60 (probably over $300 new). Seller said it had some pump issues. I took a risk and offered $50 including shipping.
It arrived and seems to work fine.
Problem is I’m running out of things to wash!
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1545025788.jpg

tabs 12-16-2018 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by lendaddy (Post 10286109)
I'll be bidding on this one next week, might be a touch overkill for your application though :)http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1544985063.JPG
It is a very early one...probably 1920's. Hard to kill them.

cmccuist 01-07-2019 08:10 AM
Won this on an on-line auction. It's Mueller E-5 and D-4 tools for tapping into water lines under pressure. I gave $130 for the lot. They're going for $500 - $3,000 on eBay, depending on accessories.

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cmccuist 01-19-2019 03:40 PM
I bought this Craftsman 3/4 hp, 8" grinder Friday.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1547944617.jpg

Then, the very next day I found this Thor 1 hp, 10" grinder! I gave $30 for it. It's a beast. Needs a coat of paint and a new wire wheel, but it's all the grinder I'll ever need. (I had to flip the pictures because they kept posting upside down).


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Superman 01-19-2019 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by cmccuist (Post 10308219)
Won this on an on-line auction. It's Mueller E-5 and D-4 tools for tapping into water lines under pressure. I gave $130 for the lot. They're going for $500 - $3,000 on eBay, depending on accessories.
"Hot tapping" is cool.

cmccuist 01-19-2019 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Superman (Post 10322977)
"Hot tapping" is cool.
And dangerous. Everything has to be right and there's still lots of anxiety until it's over.

herr_oberst 01-19-2019 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by cmccuist (Post 10322971)
I bought this Craftsman 3/4 hp, 8" grinder Friday.
Those square craftsman grinders have their own cult following.

rfuerst911sc 01-20-2019 02:10 AM
About 2 weeks ago picked up a John Deere model 332 garden tractor for $800.00 . Tractor only no accessories but I have a spare mowing deck to put on it . The three cylinder watercooled Yanmar diesel starts instantly and just purrs smoothly . Power steering is smooth as butter . Needs cosmetics but these are very stout little tractors she's going to be my worker tractor , I have a 330 for mowing duties .

cmccuist 01-20-2019 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by herr_oberst (Post 10323223)
Those square craftsman grinders have their own cult following.
There's a 50+ page thread devoted to Craftsman block grinders in the Garage Journal forums. I mean what's the big deal?

wdfifteen 01-20-2019 04:46 AM
It's been a few months, but we bought this 27' pool with pump, filter, cover, steps, robot vacuum, etc for $800. It is two years old. The guy who installed it said it would cost $5-$6000 new.

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tabs 01-20-2019 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by tabs (Post 10244619)
Well I have been looking for awhile for a Hobart N50 5 QT Commercial Mixer...all metal gears...and today I bought one in my Maryland...for $162.40 PLUS SHIP....they weigh 42 lbs so that is gona cost me some change to ship it to me...

However they cost $2500 new, and the new ones are not considered to be as robust (motors might not be made in the USA anymore) as the old ones which are virtually bullet proof. This one by SN appears to be early 70's with original paint. Was told it runs guddd. We shall see....have KA 5 QT Bowls, will need Whisk and Dough Hook (I understand KA attachments are interchangeable with Hobart N50 as they were the same co at one time?). I want the metal meat grinding attachment to start making my own sausage...http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1541707147.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1541707147.jpg

I will clean it and probably pull it apart to check the gears and repack the grease...note it apparently still has the original "NSF" and "H" decals still on it..that is a good sign.
Mr Hobart deal is a go..paid for it..now waiting for shipping..

The bk court finally oked the auction..now the problem is that to get some of the equipment out of the building a wall might have to be taken down..the land Lord is objecting because he might lose his FDA approval on the building.

Anyway by SN my mixer was made in 1966.
New Hobarts ain't what they used to be cause the motors are made in......China.

URY914 02-02-2019 02:26 PM
Garage sale Saturday....

20 ton press, missing the jack but I have one. I offered $40 she countered with $50. Deal.

Her late husband was a professional photographer. There were dozens of lights, light stands and tripods. The two lights and the power strip she let me have for another $10. Tomorrow morning she said more equipment will be going on sale at 10:00. I'll be back.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1549149978.jpg

tabs 02-03-2019 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by tabs (Post 10323594)
Mr Hobart deal is a go..paid for it..now waiting for shipping..

The bk court finally oked the auction..now the problem is that to get some of the equipment out of the building a wall might have to be taken down..the land Lord is objecting because he might lose his FDA approval on the building.

Anyway by SN my mixer was made in 1966.
New Hobarts ain't what they used to be cause the motors are made in......China.
Still no Hobart...Land Lord is stalling..auction co took him to court..on Thursday. Even the owner of the auction co got involved in trying to work this one out..

Land Lord wants contents of building..

porsche930dude 02-03-2019 06:20 AM
yesterday my brother picked up a nice snap-on toolbox on cl for $200.

porsche4life 02-03-2019 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by porsche930dude (Post 10341500)
yesterday my brother picked up a nice snap-on toolbox on cl for $200.
Does the owner know it’s missing yet?


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