I was going to an electrical supply house to get some molex nylon pin male & female plugs, pins & whatever else I saw. I already have the pin removal tool. As I cruised down the warehouse district, I was passing a foreign car shop, an independent one, and the employee was hauling things ot to the curb. I pulled-over to watch, and to wait. He'd already brought out a 120 volt window-shaker AC which he said, worked, and it still was covered in moisture, and the entire housing was cool, so he wasn't fibbing. Next was a HFT benchtop media blaster, complete. He said it worked, but could use a bit of maintenance. The gloves were still intact, and it had glass beads in it. No interior light, and the view port was a bit frosty, but you could still see what you were doing. It had a gun and short hose. No vacuum port hookup.
The third item brought to the curb was a HFT plastic creeper, greasy/dirty, but it appeared intact, and no bent wheels. Fourth item was a probably 10 ton bottle jack, re-painted, so no label.
I swung my truck by the pile , and asked him if he would help me with the blasting cabinet, which I could have lifted by myself, but two people for a bulky item, much-easier! He said, sure.
As we loaded the blasting cabinet another picker pulled-up, and I took the bottle jack and the creeper, but left the AC. I didn't need one, and one more thing to be in the way if I wanted to sell it on CL.
The creeper had a crack in the plastic creeper body for one of the middle wheels, where the wheel ***'y. through-bolted to the creeper body. I used a piece of scrap metal to make a patch, and made a trip to the hardware store to get some nuts/blots/washers, it probably took me more time to drive a couple miles to the Ace store than it did to make the repair. I've only used it once so-far (homeowner/hobbyist) but it's comfortable, it doesn't pinch me anywhere, it rolls easily, and "free is always good." A bit of time with some Comet cleanser and a bucket of water, followed by a hose-down & dry, good to go.
If I need something for the garage, I usually spend time looking on craigslist, offerup, or elsewhere (I don't 'do' facebook) to see if I can spot a deal. That slickdeals offer is about the best one in this thread, other than my free one.
