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Damn, that *****. I didn't know they were going under. I've owned a few sets of Crane Cams...
 
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I can't believe how absolutely filthy that place was. Everything is covered in what appears to be grinding dust, with fillets of **** between the machines and the floor!

Obviously, they were running flat-out on the edge for a while. Or maybe there never was a sense of pride there?

Whatever the case, I'm amazed at the filth. All it takes is 15 minutes a day and a box of rags to keep things clean. Clean working conditions promote pride and craftsmanship, improve morale, and results in a better overall product. Before I started my business, I had the displeasure of working in a filthy shop. What a downer to go into work every day.

Still, it's unfortunate.
 
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Sad to see it go. But even worse is the 12.5% buyers fee plus I imagine
same to Crane. 25% right off the top to a crapola auction company. Sadder
yet,I'll be there circling with the rest of the buzzards.:(
 
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Ramblur said:
Sad to see it go. But even worse is the 12.5% buyers fee plus I imagine
same to Crane. 25% right off the top to a crapola auction company. Sadder
yet,I'll be there circling with the rest of the buzzards.:(
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Anything you're looking for in particular?

I'd be interested to hear what things go for and the general atmosphere.
 
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A_Pmech said:
I'd be interested to hear what things go for and the general atmosphere.
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I can't imagine too many peole have much use for cam grinders, especially old crusty ones. I skimemd 1/2 the pictures, judging by the way things were apparently taken care of most people wouldn't trust much that came out of those doors.

I know that Crane did alot of cam grinding for the OEM's and alot of other cam companies for that matter, got to wonder who's doing all that work now??
 
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tdkkart said:
I can't imagine too many peole have much use for cam grinders, especially old crusty ones. I skimemd 1/2 the pictures, judging by the way things were apparently taken care of most people wouldn't trust much that came out of those doors.

I know that Crane did alot of cam grinding for the OEM's and alot of other cam companies for that matter, got to wonder who's doing all that work now??
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Old and crusty for certain. The white porch paint slathered on the machines is included at no cost. :lol_hitti

If they still had "all that work", I somehow doubt they'd be auctioning everything off, down to the coffee pot and beer fridge. :)

I suspect the scrappers will be out in force. But who knows... I was at an auction of a small fab shop a while back. They went nutzo. OBI presses with welded frames, old MIG welders that looked like they fell off the back of a truck at speed, rusty mills lubed with axle grease, etc. I left about a hundred lots in, the bidding was just crazy. The one item I was interested in, a 45kva spot welder, went for twice the average Ebay price. :confused:

I guess a few guys could still weasel a few bucks out of their banks. Better them than me! :wtf:
 
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A_Pmech said:
Anything you're looking for in particular?

I'd be interested to hear what things go for and the general atmosphere.
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:lol_hitti:lol_hitti:lol_hitti. Yes,I'm looking for the billet roller cam blank I've
had on order since back before Christmas...
Seriously tho , nothing in particular,I do enjoy a good auction.
 
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rsanter said:
just wait a week and you will see that stuff flood ebay

bob
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I heard stuff was on Ebay the day following the auction.

I saw some photos of the shop and equipment from somebody who was there. The equipment looked even crappier than in the auction listing!
 
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A_Pmech said:
I heard stuff was on Ebay the day following the auction.

I saw some photos of the shop and equipment from somebody who was there. The equipment looked even crappier than in the auction listing!
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Got mine home now,save for some pallet racks.Crappy is in the eye of the
beholder,they were blowing this stuff out cheap. $10 for the 1hp grinder
and stand, and the contents of the dyno room for less than what I could
flip the toolbox for. It'll take me a month to sort through and clean it up though.
:beer:

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