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I’ve actually been sitting in this a while due to other projects - new house, new shop, new job - you know, life But I’ve finally gotten to use it a bit, so it’s time to show it off.
This is the beast as I received it
Most of you who frequent this sub forum know that I had an Index Model 645. I was fairly happy with it, even though it had its share of issues. I wasn’t really shopping for a new mill. However, a local auction company was selling some machine shop equipment and I was “watching” out of curiosity, and because this kind of stuff doesn’t come up for sale much around here. As the closing time approached, I was amazed that this thing (and most other stuff in the auction) wasn’t being bid on much. So, I thought “I can’t let it go that cheap”, and put in a ridiculously low bid. I then watched incredulously as it never even approached my max bid! So I brought this baby home, buyer’s premium & sales tax included, for the princely sum of $192 I tell this, not to gloat (much), but to tell those of you longing for affordable machinery to not give up hope. Even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then!
I’ve known Ford men, Chevy men, and even a handful of Dodge men. Now it seems that I’m a Wells-Index man . Stay tuned!
This is the beast as I received it
Most of you who frequent this sub forum know that I had an Index Model 645. I was fairly happy with it, even though it had its share of issues. I wasn’t really shopping for a new mill. However, a local auction company was selling some machine shop equipment and I was “watching” out of curiosity, and because this kind of stuff doesn’t come up for sale much around here. As the closing time approached, I was amazed that this thing (and most other stuff in the auction) wasn’t being bid on much. So, I thought “I can’t let it go that cheap”, and put in a ridiculously low bid. I then watched incredulously as it never even approached my max bid! So I brought this baby home, buyer’s premium & sales tax included, for the princely sum of $192 I tell this, not to gloat (much), but to tell those of you longing for affordable machinery to not give up hope. Even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then!
I’ve known Ford men, Chevy men, and even a handful of Dodge men. Now it seems that I’m a Wells-Index man . Stay tuned!