The Shopping Thread
 

On another forum I'm on, they have a "shopping" thread where people post pictures of their latest purchases. Kind of fun to show off the new toys, and to see what other prople are picking up.

I'll kick things off:

Picked up a Lincoln 140c on Thursday. A bit more than I was looking to spend, but I wanted continuous controls and a 20% duty cycle. They threw in a full tank of sheilding gas and a cheapie welding helmet.

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My first victim was the samurai, which desperataly needed some stitching up:

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Great machine! I still tend to have "ropy" welds, and the more popular "booger" welds, but I'm starting to get a feel for the right settings and how the feel & sound.

What toys have you guys picked up recently?

I'll play. My new garage radio. Grundig 350DL. Great reception and a good sound. Just a nice radio for listening to the games while puttering in the garage.

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Hey, notfarnow, was that the model you were talking of picking up? What processes does it do?

That is SWEET.

It's so rare to see a quality piece like that... most consumer electronics are just cheap junk

Here's mine! Just found these over the weekend.

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Trying to play with solar power a bit. Here in Arizona we have more than enough sun. Found a guy on Craigs List who bought these 3 months ago for a project and was finished with them. Cost me less than $100 so will fiddle with them for a while and see how it works.

Not going to mention the extra set of Bang & Olufsen speakers I found... am up to only 9 sets of speakers now. Yes, its an illness.

Hey Jake,

Did you buy that rig new? Nice looking! A friend just got a Lincoln 180 and he loves it. Big plus is that I get to borrow it!

I was looking at the Lincoln 3200HD at Home depot, and a similar model at Canadian Tire. Once I got them out of the boxes, I found they both had "click" settings for heat. I really wanted continuous, any welder I spoke to insisted that I'd eventually regret not having that. This one was only a couple hundred more, and it came with the gas.

It does flux core & MIG. If I want, I can get a spool kit for welding aluminum. It will work, but apparently the 220V version (180c) is better suited for that.

The other big selling point was the fact that Lincoln is the official welder for Nascar. It even has a sticker on the side... just the kind of manly credibility my garage so desperately needs.

Don't know if this counts as shopping but I just picked this up off of Freecycler.com. Guess the price :)

Hope the cartridge/stylus are in working order.

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Bought a set of used Rossignol Axium Super skis yesterday with some bindings, boots and poles for just over $200 to get ready for my upcoming ski trip to Breckenridge and Vail. I also booked a condo for the trip yesterday.

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Here's one of my latesthttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1192560171.jpg

Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR
$750

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Known simply as "The Lens".

Best,

Kurt

and my latest as of last week....
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Atlas Pro 6MR


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Sorry Pelican, those BendPaks are costly

We went to the Karting track last night.

Now this is on our shopping list, I am ordering a new engine next week. :(

My sons engine let go with catastrophic results. Time to buy a new one.

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Thanks to Craigslist:

Office couches $1,200

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Two post hoist $450:

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Just picked this up yesterday. Love it already...

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Blackberry Curve

Picked up a Gibson "Blues King" OO size acoustic. Great sounding little guitar, perfect for fingerpicking.

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Last cool thing I bought (besides winter tires):

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I bought this for $1000. Brand new. Chinese Honda 250 4 stroke knock-off. It won't get me to the Xgames but its been great on local trails.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1192640767.jpg

WOW

Surely it didn't come complete & working for that price?

I've seen a couple like that locally for ~$7-900, but I don't have the height. Some BONEHEAD decided to put a 500 sq ft finished loft above my garage.

I'm working on this one right now. Hope to pick up in the next week or two.
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It was rusty from outdoor storage. I had to grind everything clean, lubricate and paint it, re-assemble and rewire the motor and controls for 575 Volts.

I've spent an hour a day on it since I picked up just after Labour Day.

Just the ramps and the drive belts were missing. I'm going to lag it today and make my first 'hoist' tomorow.

I'd like to know more about this one...

Any thought on expected longevity of the engine? I would have more faith in a Chinese two stroke than a four, but who knows.

And, I think everyone in North America should be concerned about the fact that they can build that bike and ship it here then sell it (with a mark-up) for $1,000.

My last major purchase was in May #401 of 500http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1192714036.jpg

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$$$ Gulp. $$$

Yup, but cheaper than what the local dealers want for the Shelby 500, plus it has the watts link suspension and aluminum V8 (better weight distribution and lighter by 400 pounds).

Chinese Dirt Bike
 

My $1000 bike has a motor built by Lifan, a factory that churns out 10,000 motors per day. I bought direct from the importer and he assembled it for me as well (comes in a crate). The importer will sell me a new motor if and when I need one for a lot less than I paid for the bike.

A couple of buddies and I put together a group and bought 6 for 1K each. Importers website is www.X-rage.com. He sells scooters ATV's and other rigs as well. See http://www.alvatrading.ca/xr_qty3250.htm to check out the bike I bought.

I have a half dozen rides on it now (+-10 hours) and it runs like a champ. On close inspection you can tell the fasteners, pegs, etc are not great quality and its heavy.

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RE:Chinese motorcycles... my brother bought one and in Calif. they can't be registered for use on the street and you can't get an off road sticker for it.

You may want to check with your local DMV before buying one unless you plan on only riding on private property.

YMMV

In Canada the importer got all the required MOT (our DOT) approvals for the streetable bikes.

So you paid $1,000 cdn? That is cheeeeaaaap.

Are those the same machines that Walmart sells? I know a guy that gets Walmart's returns....

Expensive month...
 

His:
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Hers:
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And soon for His:
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Your buying an F1 car?

gosh, I wish. Maybe in a few years....

Just bought this...... (Oct)
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and this....... (Sept)
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and this........ (Aug)
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Now my wife is out shopping for furniture, appliances and a new kitchen!!!
She didn't even ask me how much I was paying for the new Pcar, when I told her I was buying it she just said, "oh goody, I get to go shopping".

Oh well, you only live once! Enjoy EVERY day!

(Not an everyday or every year event for us; I'm usually working; but funny how the harder I work the luckier I get; anyway this thread just caught me on a good day, Cheers)

I love that color. It's similar to one I've seen on longhoods too.

No, I think he meant a slurpee ....


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Subscribing just to see what happens here.

I bought a Vasectomy this time last year. Now I do not need those anymore. ;)

sorry, no pictures.