What Did You Buy Today?

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I've resorted to beating on the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket in front of Harbor Freight...... LMAO

 

[Just for fun]

My first eBay auction win, seems pretty nice for $112 bucks shipped. I don't really know if it was good deal or just an ok deal. But it's mine! The only thing I can find wrong is a little chip on the scribe.

Fowler brand.

 

[wachuko]

I've resorted to beating on the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket in front of Harbor Freight...... LMAO

 

[Larry$]

Then there's this. I'll not spoil the surprise for you:

Nice but $$$$ by the time shipping is added! I'm already over budget for the month.
Damn rabbit holes!

 

[pontiac428]

I bought these twice. First ones were chinesium, and the welds were cockeyed. So I bought them again, for a little more (but not much) made by American hands in the US. Much better, what was I thinking?

 

[pontiac428]

The Germans call that "Guggemuzik". They come out in springtime and drive off the ghosts of winter before Lent.

 

[woodchucker]

My first eBay auction win, seems pretty nice for $112 bucks shipped. I don't really know if it was good deal or just an ok deal. But it's mine! The only thing I can find wrong is a little chip on the scribe.

Fowler brand.
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if you have a surface grinder, you can just thin it out and have two sharp edges.

 

[PNW_Guy]

I made a deal for a 8" jointer today (I do machining and wood butchery). I have a 6", but I can sell it for more than I paid for the 8".

We chatted, I checked it for square, made some test cuts and then talked about loading it. I said I'd come back with a rental trailer and he offered his - after he goes to the dump and empties it. Small towns can be great places some times.

No photos, but it looks a lot like a pale blue/green jointer.

 

[ChazzC]

My first eBay auction win, seems pretty nice for $112 bucks shipped. I don't really know if it was good deal or just an ok deal. But it's mine! The only thing I can find wrong is a little chip on the scribe.

Fowler brand.
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Good deal; IIRC mine was $150 and it didn’t have the correct scribe.

 

[Larry$]

I made a deal for a 8" jointer today

My first jointer was a new 6" Powermatic. I was never happy with it. I came by an 8" Powermatic out of a school that was equipped with a "safety head". Much better. You can stick a board into the head totally off the table and it won't kick back. Tables are parallel which the 6" wasn't no matter how I tried to shim it. Later I got a 16" Crescent for $100. Had it Blanchard ground, new bearings etc. Worst part was adjusting the tables. Each table has 4 wedge adjusting points. Talk about chasing your tail. I made a grinding fixture for it and it can be quite true. Still hand feeding 16" wide boards can be a challenge.