Figures. Now that I'm ready to buy, the only CL listings in my area are some seriously broken down machines. I swear one of them (a 1950 something model) must have been stored outside in the weather for decades. I watched for over a month, but nothing showed up that fit my criteria of being within 100 miles and not requiring a machine shop to restore it to duty.
In the end, the Fedex guy rolled his palette truck around and dropped this in my garage:
I told her I would open it up after we get back from vacation, but I couldn't hold back.
Had just enough time to put 'er together, wax 'er up, and fling a little sawdust before loading up the car for the road trip.
Of course, now I'm stalking CL for band saws, planers, jointers, etc...
When I get back, I'll make some saw horses, then start on a workbench. Or a storage cabinet. Wait. I think I'll just play it smart and make my first project a potting bench for her.
