Recent content by quattro_sinko

Don't often comment, but check in regularly. I have similar hoarding collecting interests albeit on a slightly smaller scale, Catching up on the last couple weeks worth of posts, wondering: did you make a deal for those huge PVC fittings you got at the auction? Given the retail costs they looked...

I believe they come from the factory set to recirculate (even when they are sold as vented), even if they have the vent options. It's usually 2 screws to remove the plate, rotate the motor 90*/180*, install Microwave. Probably have to use a new wall mount plate (included) and drill 2 new holes...

Nice. Just keep in mind: the blades are consumables. They will reach a point where they are slowing you down (or deflecting/wandering during the cut) more than they are helping productivity-wise. Even though you are planning on just using this "at home" the quality of the blade will make all the...

As a die-hard Fein fan, I never thought another oscillating tool could beat it. I grabbed the DeWalt one night when I knew both of my Feins had been left at the shop (50 miles away) and I needed to get an out of level sill (framing) trimmed for the granite guys that were showing up in the AM...

Man, look at those claws!

What a wonderful deal. As someone who is incapable of walking away from those kinds of deals, I am glad that it found a home with you.

Awesome selection of tooling with it. With all those options I'd be searching the shop for things to run through it. Looks like a nice piece of equipment that would be as functional today as the day it was made. I hope you got a screaming deal on it.

I gotta say, I have lurked (and sporadically commented) in this thread for a long time, and until recently felt I there wasn't too much that you could bring home that would surprise me. I'm a sucker for broken mechanical stuff, cheap deals, DIY, and seemingly manic collecting and hoarding. But...

Thanks for the in-depth reply (no pun intended). I live in rural farm country in the northeast, and the countryside is sectioned off everywhere with frost heave/field stone walls outlining every field that was ever worked. PS: The camaro surprise must have been incredible. Please post drone...

I rarely comment, but I regularly follow your progress and growth (congrats on hammering through the house, btw) and celebrate with you on every new equipment acquisition. You are managing a heck of a grind, seemingly effortlessly. Slightly random question, but: As you have had it for at least...

Sounds like a screaming deal, I would have a hard time passing that up. That box looks virtually brand new, considering the environments it's designed for. WIN!

Ooooh. Ladder rack on that and I could haul pumpjacks and 24' picks and no one would bat an eye.

Picked this up two years ago and have been meaning to post a pic here, and well, time flies, doesn’t it? This came from an online auction site that handles surplus from municipalities, schools, etc. the vibe came from a local(ish) highway department, and has a 1997 date code. It’s a Wilton 1765...

Happy to read this. I picked up a solid/working/complete 1997 vintage 1765 through a regional auction company that primarily handles municipal tools and equipment being retired. My winning bid of $60 brought it home, so this thread makes me happy.

Freon/Chill spray in a rattle can.