Nice Gerstner tool chest, for the wealthy.
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G_P
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That is going to be deleted since they state in the ad that they refuse to accept paypal.
jjjrmx5
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You just &^%#& made my night, Big Lebowski.
LMFAO>
"Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or, uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing."
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carterbeauford
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this has me lost. do they not sell them for a profit?
What kills me is he is asking more than what he paid for it several years ago and states so in the ad.
I used to drive past Gerstner everyday. I always meant to stop in and check the place out but never did. I should do that before they close up shop
I used to drive past Gerstner everyday. I always meant to stop in and check the place out but never did. I should do that before they close up shop
mmack66
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Save even more and purchase a HF44" bottom box and not cry when it gets scratched. Heck for the price of that ebay box, one could a nice used kennedy or truck brand box, a basic, quality set of machinist tools and a even a beater car to get to their new job.It really is quite obvious......something like that is effectively impossible to ship without risking major damage, unless its quite expensively crated..
The starting price is high enough that no one will bid on it, on ebay.
If anyone is really interested in it, they will e-mail, and ask to 'inspect it in person'.......upon which the 'real' negotiation will take place.
What's it actually worth?..........I've no idea.....but someone may inspect it, and make an offer....it is a nice item, and there are folks who have a lot of spare $$$$$
(thrty-odd years ago, I was involved in a machine business, and had to set up an inspection area.
Among other inspection tooling, I bought one of the largest, fanciest Gerstner boxes available, at that time. It didn't hold/protect my inspection tooling any better than would smaller, older Gerstner boxes, to be sure, but it was cost-effective in impressing the clients' 'source-inspectors'.
Later, we shut down the business, and I sold that large Gerstner, which I'd kept nicely polished, to 'look new'......and such inspection tooling as I kept now lives in a smaller Gerstner box.)
cheers
Carla
bobcatdan
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Sorry, but i never got Gerstners, but that is not my world. Looks like it would make a nice dresser. I'll stick with Kennedy.
4x4gearhead
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The whole wood thing is just a turn off. The craftsmanship is awesome, but wood just doesnt do it for me. Even with disposable income I could find much better things to spend almost 5k on.
Terranova
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You should stop by. They have a lot of cool historical stuff in their "lobby" I applied their twice and actually got to interview with Scott Campbell, the president. Pretty cool.
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G_P
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These days, honestly I think it is more of a status symbol than anything else for a machinist. I think a good portion of their sales these days goes to collectors of other items such as jewelery, knives, coins, watches or other careful with items. The guy that taught me machining was a WWII era served master tool and die maker. He had a Gerstner along side his main box that he build back when he was an apprentice. I was told that an apprentices hand built box was like a working resume back then.
I personally never got the Kennedy machinist following either. Those tiny drawer pulls are such a pain IMHO. Then again I just play machinist on the weekend so what do I know. To each their own.
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rshadd
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Good deal on the shipping at least. Only $12.86.
djb2
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Listed as new, yet the description admits that it has been used for several years.
It's not clear what would happen if a buyer put the purchase into dispute. There is a good chance that the sale would be declared invalid.
That's likely one of the reasons the seller won't accept paypal -- they don't want the charge-back for a misleading listing. The claim of "buyers with less than honest intentions" probably came from looking in a mirror.
It's not clear what would happen if a buyer put the purchase into dispute. There is a good chance that the sale would be declared invalid.
That's likely one of the reasons the seller won't accept paypal -- they don't want the charge-back for a misleading listing. The claim of "buyers with less than honest intentions" probably came from looking in a mirror.
Sure, they profit. They just don't make many because no one wants to pay that.
Mohawk Dave
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SNIP...He had a Gerstner along side his main box that he build back when he was an apprentice. I was told that an apprentices hand built box was like a working resume back then.
To each their own.
I've heard this many times. What got me is here is a machinist working with metal (more often than not), so let's have the resume be woodwork. like wtf?
I come from construction and I know finish work, and any good machinist would as well, but dovetails and the like are not used at Lockheed or Boeing etc.
Just always struck me as odd. But hey, to each their own
davethorik
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I have a Kennedy roller with a mid, top, and side box. In the near future I am going to have to start looking at bigger, better tool boxes. It is getting to the point where pushing the box across the shop is scary and the heavy drawers are starting to sag.
zkling: you mean the plastic drawer pulls on the kennedy top boxes? I grab them on L and R sides with a pincer movement not top and bottom. Theyre not bad because proportionally the slides are huge for the drawers, except the bottom drawers.
zkling: you mean the plastic drawer pulls on the kennedy top boxes? I grab them on L and R sides with a pincer movement not top and bottom. Theyre not bad because proportionally the slides are huge for the drawers, except the bottom drawers.
I've heard this many times. What got me is here is a machinist working with metal (more often than not), so let's have the resume be woodwork. like wtf?
I come from construction and I know finish work, and any good machinist would as well, but dovetails and the like are not used at Lockheed or Boeing etc.
Just always struck me as odd. But hey, to each their own
again, i am no expert but i did take a few machine tooling classes. you start out with bench shop. what is bench shop you say? hand tools, hand saws, hack saws, files, hammers, punches, chisels and the like. while it may not be steel, the basic concept of making parts fit by hand is the same.
is it that way today with cnc machines and the like? no but i can see the connection. it was the ability to make things by hand.
On machinists making their own tool boxes...
I think some of that--in the 19th century--was because commercially-made tool boxes weren't available, except in very simple box form. Patternmakers especially, were known for having made their own tool boxes and chests, but woodworking was their primary job. Machinists may have done it because it was the only way to get an appropriate box for their tools.
At that time, machinists also made a lot of their own measuring tools, especially calipers, gages and the like.
Later on, machinists may have continued to make their own tool boxes to save on the cost of buying one. Or perhaps because they thought they could make a better one than what they could afford to buy at the time. Or simply because of tradition.
Whatever the reason, the tradition carried on long after commercially-made boxes and chests became readily available, but I doubt there are very many machinists around today under the age of 80 who actually made their original working toolbox because they had to.
I've heard this many times. What got me is here is a machinist working with metal (more often than not), so let's have the resume be woodwork. like wtf?
I come from construction and I know finish work, and any good machinist would as well, but dovetails and the like are not used at Lockheed or Boeing etc.
Just always struck me as odd. But hey, to each their own
I think some of that--in the 19th century--was because commercially-made tool boxes weren't available, except in very simple box form. Patternmakers especially, were known for having made their own tool boxes and chests, but woodworking was their primary job. Machinists may have done it because it was the only way to get an appropriate box for their tools.
At that time, machinists also made a lot of their own measuring tools, especially calipers, gages and the like.
Later on, machinists may have continued to make their own tool boxes to save on the cost of buying one. Or perhaps because they thought they could make a better one than what they could afford to buy at the time. Or simply because of tradition.
Whatever the reason, the tradition carried on long after commercially-made boxes and chests became readily available, but I doubt there are very many machinists around today under the age of 80 who actually made their original working toolbox because they had to.