What Did You Buy Today?

[wachuko]

I had a similar thing yesterday on a Rockwell sander, seller set a time and place then called me to say he changed his mind and was going to keep it. Sorry, I won't do business with someone like that even if he called back and said I could have it at half price.

People who won't stand by their words I don't have much use for.

John

No, that is actually a bad faith seller. The seller accepted the offer, arranged a time, and re-negged on the deal. No fault of @wachuko. Good thing wachuko called first.

Had this happen this past week to me. Told him I would be there within the hour. Ends up telling me after I left work it was gone....

Sure leaves a bad taste in your mouth, huh??
And kinda shakes your faith in fellow mankind don't it

Been there, had that happen with a garden tractor GRRRR!!!~
Cost me a whole dam day plus fuel for a 400 mile round trip after "sealing" the deal via phone conversation the night before.

I had a similar thing yesterday on a Rockwell sander, seller set a time and place then called me to say he changed his mind and was going to keep it. Sorry, I won't do business with someone like that even if he called back and said I could have it at half price.

People who won't stand by their words I don't have much use for.

John

Yes, bad seller. Glad it was not far away and I was in downtown Ocala having a date with my wife. So, all in all, it was fine and I was not going to let that ruin a great Sunday.

I had given my phone number to the seller and everything... there was really no excuse. My guess, someone offered him more for it. Just bad taste in my mouth... he could have, at least, send me a text message to let me know it was gone.

one thing about the HF press is how small they are. There was a USA company, and they shipped theirs by pickup truck. I was traveling across to Indiana, we started late, so we stopped for the night. Saw a bunch of trucks with presses and other equip.. was talking to the guys, got up in the truck and they were much bigger.. They were also way more expensive. I don't remember the brand.. but it was $$$... RED of course... I can't remember what the other equip was.

I think I would put a HF on wheels, and mount a piece of ply underneath to prevent a hard landing on the concrete floor. The idea of a shaft dropping out and hitting concrete... not so nice.

What do you mean? It is 61" tall. That is short?

I am currently using this... borrowed from a friend with no return date as he is not that mechanically inclined. He got it to use once and told me to take it. It is not sturdy enough, just not pleasant to use. I need to give it back and get myself a decent shop press.



Anyway, this gives me the chance to keep looking for a decent one. I am in no rush for this one...

 

[682bear]

A few more ebay buys...

A copy of the manual for my shaper...



A VPGR332 lathe tool...



...with a very broken insert...

And a Rohm MT3 long nose live center...



The center is well used, but seems to be in excellent mechanical condition.

-Bear

 

[mmcmdl]

I know what I didn't buy today. A lot of 100 slitting saws. Price was sitting at $36. I was set to bid a few dollars and change over that as the clock ran out. Apparently someone bid $104 at 2 seconds to go. Startled me. Not enough time to react. Oh well. Had been watching that auction for a week. In retrospect, they obviously were worth $1.04 each. However, wasn't expecting a $68 jump at the last second. At 3 seconds, the price was $36. I was going to bid at 2 seconds. It was not to be...

Auto bids . People put their top price in and the item jumps in the last minute . Impossible to follow .

 

[woodchucker]

Yes, bad seller. Glad it was not far away and I was in downtown Ocala having a date with my wife. So, all in all, it was fine and I was not going to let that ruin a great Sunday.

I had given my phone number to the seller and everything... there was really no excuse. My guess, someone offered him more for it. Just bad taste in my mouth... he could have, at least, send me a text message to let me know it was gone.



What do you mean? It is 61" tall. That is short?

I am currently using this... borrowed from a friend with no return date as he is not that mechanically inclined. He got it to use once and told me to take it. It is not sturdy enough, just not pleasant to use. I need to give it back and get myself a decent shop press.

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Anyway, this gives me the chance to keep looking for a decent one. I am in no rush for this one...

looks like the older ones may be bigger than the new.
The new 12ton is listed as 53 inches. I was in store looking recently as I had nothing to do , I was trying to buy nitrile gloves 7mil on sale, but they had nothing in stock.. and was walking around. They were short. Even 60 is short IMHO.

 

[Winegrower]

Well… I was the first to reply… told the seller that I would pick up at 3… he was not back until 12 anyway and said it was fine to pick up at 3. Guess what!? Messaged seller before 3 to let him know that I was on my way to pick up and he replied that he had sold it….

I have started offering a PayPal payment, or at least a deposit, just to make sure everybody knows it's sold. I think this has made several good deals come to completion.

 

[Winegrower]

Those are very handy. Be careful, 20 tons sneaks up on you then blamo, something gives

I did that with my HF press, using the HF air jack. It's OK, helps for large movements but uses a LOT of air, it's noisier than I expected, and you will want to use the manual handle as you get close to the part in any event...there is not terrific control with the air, and air pressure alone won't get the maximum out of the press.

 

[mmcmdl]

If I had someone tell me he's interested in something and will be traveling to see/get it , I wait for him . Period . I myself would be quite erked if I drove 200 miles for a tractor only to find it was sold to someone who showed up after an agreement was made . That's just darn right ignorant if you ask me .

 

[finsruskw]

16 pcs of lathe tooling for $30 + S&H snagged off C/L
3 on the left are NOS Haynes Stellite 98-M2
the next 4 are DoAll and look to be freshly sharpened from the wax coating.
the rest are a deluxe mixture of Rex aaa, Latrobe, & Vanite.
3+ pounds in all
Plus these Starrette measuring rods, 1, 2, & 3 with this spanner.
Have no clue what they are or how they are used.
Also picked up a 20' length of 1018 1" CRS for $82.47 after discount.

 

[mmcmdl]

Had to visit the local Horrible Freight store for a small trailer jack . $24.95 for a bolt on swing up jack . At $30.00 an hour , I figure I saved $2700 in time alone just for me to look for material in the garage to make one .

 

[Papa Charlie]

Been looking for tool boxes and cabinets. It is ridiculous what they are asking for new and old. Saw a Craftsmen top box on Craigslist, called on it last night and made arrangements to see it today. Thankfully, this was a straight up seller. So got it for what I think is a pretty good price at only $150. Still need a lower (Cabinet) but will keep my eyes out. Will be putting in some drawer liners, picked up a roll at HF but couldn't find my scissors in storage where most of my tools are. Hence an example of why I need some more tool storage.

Here is the new addition. I even like the Snap-on sticker "Please don't ask to borrow"