Went to an auction

[Fluxion]

Twice a year I go to a school district auction, they have shut down all the industrial arts classes city wide so there is usually something of interest to me. I have made many good tool purchases and I think I have posted about a few on here as well. About 3 years ago at one of these auctions I bought two cardboard boxes. They were still taped shut with the gummed kraft paper tape, I think I paid $5 for each unopened box. I bought them because of the address label and they probably weighed close to 80lbs each.

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As you can see they are from Hossfeld. I have had these two boxes sitting on a shelf thinking I would ebay the contents but deep down I really wanted to get a No. 2 bender. Now this morning I went back to an auction for the same school district and bought another cardboard box from Hossfeld.

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I also purchased this below.

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All in I'm at $240

Here is the contents of the three boxes laid out on my CNC router. Now I have to figure out what all I have and find out what I need. Should be fun.

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Oh and I bought this for $90 today as well, my third Rockwell Delta 7" grinder.

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[gda659]

Let me be the first to say it, you ****!

Wow. Just wow.
Too bad the school programs are being cut.

 

[ARFLY]

That Rockwell Delta grinder on the stand is awesome. My high school shop was full of stuff like that.

 

[WWheeler]

[...] Here is the contents of the three boxes laid out on my CNC router. Now I have to figure out what all I have and find out what I need. Should be fun.

So, what was in the boxes? Did we forget to post a picture? Or is there supposed to be an image there just not displaying for me?

 

[FJ 432]

The grinder is cool, the stand is cooler. What is that thing protruding?

 

[Fluxion]

Oops, i forgot to add a pic of the box contents. I updated the original post. I don't know the purpose of the protrusion on the stand but its just a football shaped piece of wood. Perhaps for hanging hearing protection, maybe a faceshield?

 

[930dreamer]

Nice tool score.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I love auctions, but I am sure I would not of waited so long to open the boxes.

 

[fireguy]

https://www.bakercityherald.com/news/local/6303768-151/digging-a-career

About 20 years ago, the local school district got rid of the metal shop, wood shop, auto shop and welding shop. Anything to do with working with hands. About 5 years ago, they finally realized some kids like to work with their hands, and the kids could make a decent living doing so. Now they have brought some of the hands-on classes back. The story above is about classes teaching how to operate heavy equipment.

 

[LXCam]

What a score, you definitely ****!

 

[Richard Cranium]

more schools should offer classes that gets student ready for real life, and for jobs that pay a living wage.

 

[OCD]

Walls are bowing in because of the suckage... Lol!!

 

[Fluxion]

I kinda don't want to mention that my Dad and I also bought a Powermatic 81 bandsaw for $340, its going to work, we own a small cabinet shop.

 

[theoldwizard1]

My buddy is an auction buff. Last year he got wind of an online auction being held to liquidate the assets of a failed charter school. Many, MANY computers, desktops, laptops and tablets (Apple will NOT unlock any device unless you are the ORIGINAL owner and can prove it with a receipt. SOBs.) Most of the technology equipment was 3-5 years but it went for CHEAP ! They even auctioned off the janitorial supplies.

Who ever helped fund that school saw their investment go down the drain in a very short time.

 

[MushCreek]

I used to have good luck a school and government auctions, but then dealers started paying big bucks for this stuff. I don't know who they're re-selling it to at the prices they paid. Last bargain I got was a big honkin' Lincoln MIG welder for $200. It looked like it was barely used (after I blew the dust off) and it is single phase. I love me a good auction!