I stopped by our local school district's surplus sale this morning, I drove by yesterday but they wern't open but I saw a 36" stomp shear that I think would love to come home with me but alas it was headed for another school district. I wandered around looking at mostly junk but then I spotted this guy looking all lonely.
I've wondered about a surface grinder, never used one but could see how it could come in handy so I asked what the price was. I was told that they didn't price anything it was all based on offers. We talked for a while, it was still in service last year but the whole shop has been converted to CNC, this was one of the last manual machines in the shop. I told the guy I didn't want to insult him with a lowball offer and that my equipment budget was empty at the moment, He said they were there to give back to the community that supports them and asked if I lived in town which I replied that I had for 28 years and all 3 of my kids went through their schools. He commented that he wanted it to go somewhere it would get used and taken care of so I offered him $500 and he said yes. So it's now in the back of my pickup in front of the shop, I don't even know where I'm going to put it... Now that I own it I guess I need to figure out how to use it.
So did I buy a decent machine or scrap metal?
I've wondered about a surface grinder, never used one but could see how it could come in handy so I asked what the price was. I was told that they didn't price anything it was all based on offers. We talked for a while, it was still in service last year but the whole shop has been converted to CNC, this was one of the last manual machines in the shop. I told the guy I didn't want to insult him with a lowball offer and that my equipment budget was empty at the moment, He said they were there to give back to the community that supports them and asked if I lived in town which I replied that I had for 28 years and all 3 of my kids went through their schools. He commented that he wanted it to go somewhere it would get used and taken care of so I offered him $500 and he said yes. So it's now in the back of my pickup in front of the shop, I don't even know where I'm going to put it... Now that I own it I guess I need to figure out how to use it.
So did I buy a decent machine or scrap metal?