I'm a good woman. Really, I am. He's gonna know. Especially when I have him unload it.
Emailed the seller this morning, as an afterthought. He got back to me right away. Said someone was interested in it but they vanished. As if it was fate, he was off today because he was helping his mom pack for a move and the DP was there at his mom's house. I had a bite to eat and headed over. Got there and looked it over. Machine is as in good shape in person as it is in the pic. A little dirty but nothing elbow grease won't clean up. Nice guy and I told him I'd have to haggle if that was ok. I had $75 in my head. I didn't want to drop to $50. I thought that would be a little insulting considering the shape the DP was in and the rapport with the guy. It had been his grandpa's who was a mechanic and he took care of it. Then it was his Dad's for a while, then his. Like I said I wanted $75 but I didn't want to lowball just for us to split the difference. I thought for a minute, really did think. I had $80 in my front pocket ready to go and as I was opening my mouth did I decide, "How about $70?". He accepted. Then we muscled up to get it loaded.
Anyway, must have been fate I end up with it. The CL post was a few days old, the first guy flaked, meeting up went flawless and my offer was accepted. Hope it's not too good to be true! But this deal did feel a lot like my last CL tool deal where I was buying tools from a lady that were her late father's. And like I told her, I told this seller (and his mom) that the DP would be taken care of. They said it was great to have it go to a buyer who was genuinely interested in having it. Made me feel pretty good
Alright enough jabbering...
Transported like this. Hope it was ok. I made sure the head casting was taking the weight with the towel than on the motor
A little dirty. I think the belt is original. It has "Craftsman" on it. But it is starting to shred here and there where it rides the pulley surface. I should replace it.
The table and base are in fabulous shape.
Bottom of base
Extra pulley, what's it for? Is there a metal pulley and a wood pulley?
I didn't need a DP. I grabbed a Delta Homecraft last summer for $65 and I've been real pleased with it. I can hear DH now
Well, I think can get it unloaded if I take the base and table off so I can carry each piece. I might go do that so I can bring it in and start cleaning it up. I think another idea is to pull my truck in the garage so I can get my rolling workbench to the truck door then it's just a matter of muscling it to upright on there. I'll figure it out. If not, I'll wait until DH gets home.
Oh, and where am I gonna put this?
I saw that long C on the belt and that threw me for a loop. That was an early logo. Is there any brands of belt I should stay away from or look for? Haven't bought a belt for a garage machine ever, 'except a serpentine belt on the trucks. 
