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For anyone who is in the Ontario, CA area or willing to drive there, GSA Auctions (gsaauctions.gov) has quite a few pieces of industrial machinery (Bridgeport mill, LeBlond lathe, dividing heads, mag-base drills, pedestal grinder, etc.) being offered at good prices right now. Since there are government sites and offices all around the country, this can be an excellent source, usually at pennies on the dollar. Typically, you will have to load it yourself, so no shipping! As always, buyer beware! In the past, I have picked up a Dake-Johnson horizontal band saw, an ancient Black & Decker 10" pedestal grinder, two John Deere 59" snowblowers for my tractor, and an ESAB plasma cutter (I'll get photos out later). I have missed out on more due to either being outbid or forgetting about the auction endings (typically they have ended right when my Scout meetings begin). Since it is an auction site, things can get crazy with bidding. Also, and I have found this to be very frustrating, they follow English auction rules, which means there is a prescribed time limit of inactivity that must occur before the auction ends. Hopefully someone can find something and make it theirs!