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  • p8ntblr
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2007
    • 921
    • So Cal
    • Craftsman 22114

    #1

    Small gloat(s)

    EDIT: This one may move it from a small to big gloat. The guy hadn't emailed me back after the weekend so I figured he sold the saw. But yesterday afternoon I get an email stating that if I pick up the saw I could have it for less than what I had offered. So I drove down to pick it up and found out he was also throwing in a Freud Dado Stack, clamps, an older (rusted) blade along with the one already in the saw, and a cool book about joinery. Found out he was moving to Baja the next morning and didn't trust his roommate to sell the stuff for him. All in all the grand total was $60. I'll post a few more pics further down the post.

    Sorry about posting in the wrong forum before. Mods please delete other post. Thank You.

    Not sure if this is a you suck worthy gloat but I thought it was pretty good deal. From 2 different people but both from CL.

    First is a Ridgid oscillating belt Sander. Aside from the tension lever sticking a little it was in great condition. I put WD-40 and it seems pretty smooth now. I actually got an older model (the grey one) of this a while back. I know my neighbor has been wanting one so I'll probably sell my older one to him.

    Second is a pancake compressor, hose and a set of 3 nail guns. It's a framing, finish, and brad nailer. The framing nailer had a few nicks on the body but functions fine. The other 2 were in great condition both cosmetically and functionally.

    And I *may* be getting a BT3100 as well tomorrow from the guy I bought the sander from. I made him an offer for a little more than I paid for the sander and he said if he doesn't sell it at his garage sale today or tomorrow morning he'd let me have it.

    Total Cost: $90
    Sander: $50
    Compressor and nail guns: $40

    Here are some pictures for proof...
    Attached Files
    Last edited by p8ntblr; 07-03-2007, 11:17 AM.
    -Paul
  • final_t
    Veteran Member
    • Nov 2003
    • 1626
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    #2
    Awesome deal on the compressor + guns. I used mine a LOT since I bought it, and have added a valve cutoff to keep the pressure from leaking out of the hose when not in use overnight, and a swivel adapter to keep the hose from getting twisted.

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    • p8ntblr
      Senior Member
      • Jan 2007
      • 921
      • So Cal
      • Craftsman 22114

      #3
      Originally posted by final_t
      Awesome deal on the compressor + guns. I used mine a LOT since I bought it, and have added a valve cutoff to keep the pressure from leaking out of the hose when not in use overnight, and a swivel adapter to keep the hose from getting twisted.

      Great ideas. I especially like the swivel adapter. Where did you get them and how much.
      -Paul

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      • blame
        Established Member
        • May 2007
        • 196
        • Northern MO
        • delta ts-220 or something like that

        #4
        you suck great deal on the compressor and guns well worth the money
        blame

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        • cgallery
          Veteran Member
          • Sep 2004
          • 4503
          • Milwaukee, WI
          • BT3K

          #5
          I had been searching for a deal on a used sander for almost a year and finally gave-up and bought one at normal retail. So you really, truly, honestly suck!

          Enjoy it all!

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          • mater
            Veteran Member
            • Jan 2004
            • 4197
            • SC, USA.

            #6
            You done good on those deals.
            Ken aka "mater"

            " People may doubt what you say but they will never doubt what you do "

            Ken's Den

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            • gsmittle
              Veteran Member
              • Aug 2004
              • 2793
              • St. Louis, MO, USA.
              • BT 3100

              #7
              Yeah, definitely suck worthy! Good job!

              g.
              Smit

              "Be excellent to each other."
              Bill & Ted

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              • jhart
                Veteran Member
                • Feb 2004
                • 1715
                • Minneapolis, MN, USA.
                • BT3100

                #8
                I think those qualify as a major gloat!!! By the way,

                You Suck!!
                Joe
                "All things are difficult before they are easy"

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                • final_t
                  Veteran Member
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 1626
                  • .

                  #9
                  Originally posted by p8ntblr
                  Great ideas. I especially like the swivel adapter. Where did you get them and how much.
                  I think I got it at Harbor Freight a few years ago, but you can check both Lowes or Home Depot for it. It's not on any of their web sites - my search skills stink on ice. I probably paid $5 to $10 for it. It's a red anonidized aluminium dual-swivel - one part lets it rotate around the Z axis in line with the incoming side, and the main body rotates around the X/Y or front/back.

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                  • smc331
                    Veteran Member
                    • Apr 2003
                    • 1016
                    • Charlotte, NC, USA.
                    • BT3100

                    #10
                    Great score! Everyone else seems excited about the compressor and nail guns - which are awesome - but you are gonna LOVE that sander! I find that I use mine more and more on my new projects. <you suck>
                    Scott

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                    You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. -- Frank Zappa

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                    • p8ntblr
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 921
                      • So Cal
                      • Craftsman 22114

                      #11
                      A couple more pics
                      Attached Files
                      -Paul

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                      • LCHIEN
                        Super Moderator
                        • Dec 2002
                        • 22053
                        • Katy, TX, USA.
                        • BT3000 vintage 1999

                        #12
                        the &quot;you suck&quot; gloat penalty proposal

                        I forthwith propose that all members posting gloats should be required to pay a "you suck" gloat penalty. Specifically, 10&#37; of the difference of the retail price minus the price they paid, to the BT3central operating fund, as compensation to the rest of us.

                        Said compensation being for pain, mental anguish, envy, and remorse.
                        Last edited by LCHIEN; 07-03-2007, 12:13 PM.
                        Loring in Katy, TX USA
                        If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
                        BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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                        • TheRic
                          Veteran Member
                          • Jun 2004
                          • 1912
                          • West Central Ohio
                          • bt3100

                          #13
                          So p8ntblr now that you have a bt3100 does that mean you are leaving the dark side?!!
                          Ric

                          Plan for the worst, hope for the best!

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                          • Garasaki
                            Senior Member
                            • Sep 2006
                            • 550

                            #14
                            Please tell you didn't get that bt3k, book, dado stack, etc, for 50 bucks??

                            This is one of the bigger YOU SUCKS I've ever read.
                            -John

                            "Look, I can't surrender without orders. I mean they emphasized that to me particularly. I don't know exactly why. The guy said "Blake, never surrender without checking"
                            -Henry Blake

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                            • Ed62
                              The Full Monte
                              • Oct 2006
                              • 6021
                              • NW Indiana
                              • BT3K

                              #15
                              Definitely a "you suck" gloat. Great buy.

                              Ed
                              Do you know about kickback? Ray has a good writeup here... https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...mare-explained

                              For a kickback demonstration video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/910584...demonstration/

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