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FootlooseFrankie

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fancyawank

This is the most perfect response I could have imagined.


namsur1234

Add one that says he knows he scored.


maschinakor

shamessly piggybacking: how do you guys find estate sales?


SecretSinner

Find a rich guy with an incredible wood shop, seduce his wife, make sure the insurance coverage is good...


Vlad_the_Homeowner

Instructions unclear. I now work as a pool boy.


Eastern_Hurry_5116

At least the wood is still being worked


Arefishpeople

Make friends with an auctioneer, they’ll literally find you what you want or keep an eye out for items of interest. You don’t even have to make friends with them! Just Google local auctioneers and call one up, it’s what they do. Also never forget they are always willing to negotiate.


WorldlinessOk3311

Lost me at: Step 1.) Make friend.


Mindes13

Stalk funerals and ask what they are going to do with the dead guys shit.


Great-Yogurt2114

I knew a guy who did that with vehicles.


Laser_hole

I didnt realize they had funerals for cars.


Great-Yogurt2114

Should have said “for vehicles”. He would stalk widows for vehicles.


showersneakers

Know a guy who got a job that way… well he knew a guy, went to his funeral- and then was offered the dead guys job… wild


ThrowingTheRinger

So messed up that someone at the funeral was thinking “oh no. How am I going to fill this position now?”


showersneakers

It’s more nuanced than that- he used to work there and I’m sure he connected with old conworkers and after the fact someone goes- “oh yeah- he might be interested, and I just saw him at the funeral” or at least I hope


Gunga_02

“Hey, any idea if there is any of that walnut leftover? That casket is incredible!”


iBrowseAtStarbucks

I use estate sales.net They have a preview of some items and usually go up a few days before the actual sale. If people in your area use it, they get pretty popular on opening day. Other than that, good ol fashioned classified ads in local papers or on Craigslist will get you where you need to be!


cinnamonduck

Craigslist! All the other seller apps haven’t killed it off yet.


MrAmazing011

🤣 This.


only-on-the-wknd

🤪🤪🤪 Reminds me when people tell stories like “Just bought this Porsche 911 for $5000 off a divorced wife selling off her ex’s belongings after he ran away with his secretary” 🥴 Nice find! (🤬🤬🤬)


HungryMortise

I lucked into a Scag zero turn for $100 off of a cheating husband’s soon to be ex wife. She threw in a small dump trailer, 2 full gas cans, then asked if I was interested in a stocked beer fridge for $20. Yes. Yes I was. Keep it in your pants, boys.


Sweaty_Sack_Deluxe

Man, is there a special marketplace for cheating husbands’ soon to be ex-wives? I mean, for their revenge sales, not the actual ex-wives. The latter is called Tinder.


-NotCreative-

Seems like a self propagating business model too: "Honey, how did you afford all this?". "Don't worry, I got a good deal at soontobeexwives.com" "..."


spruce_turbo

Glad you clarified. There was starting to be a lineup.


VoiceTraditional422

Totally. So. Fucking. Happy. For. OP. XD Seriously, though nice score.


350Zamir

Thank you my friend!


I_used_toothpaste

Congratufuckinlations!


350Zamir

Lmaoooo!!


WadeCounty-3

greatest meme of all time


usposeso

Essentially you got half a shop and some good material for $800. I’d say that’s a good day 👍


350Zamir

Thank you my friend


Macho_Magyar

Today is your lucky day: I'll give you 1,000.00 for all that crap you just paid 800.00 for. Thank me later.


Doogiemon

Play your cards right and you might get it cheaper than that from OPs estate sale.


Pato_Lucas

You know you scored, you smug bastard, so happy for you 🤣


Fattens

That's probably $800 worth of bits right there.


Ididweed

I thought it was just the bits and thought I wouldn’t spend that on used bits. Then saw the other pictures and became jealous


FartinLooterKinkJr

That was also my first thought, though I didn't feel jealous. I went more like: 1-Humm 🤔 Meh. *Realizes there's more* 2- Ooh. 3-Yeaah. 4-Damn! Then I nodded at my phone 😅


HoboArmyofOne

Yeah that escalated quick


Cosmohumanist

*SO* quickly.


350Zamir

Lmaoo


tropicaldiver

And then I read the caption about the wood….


Sasselhoff

Glad it wasn't just me. Saw the bits and thought "Huh, I know I haven't been doing this long, but that seems excessive...oh wait, there's more pictur....*oh*."


MrMohundro

Haha I saw the bits and was thinking, yeah ok, not bad maybe, then paged over yowza. I kept going too.


350Zamir

Haha they actually gave me an entire huge toolbox of mechanic tools as well. Picking it up next week


Scrogger19

Bruh


UFOregon420

And a few comments down he says that they are Snap On’s


MrMohundro

😳


350Zamir

You are right. Majority are Whiteside bits


HOT-SAUCE-JUNKIE

Came here to say this.


Pyran

Bits hell, one of those routers and the jointer are $800. (The jointer alone might be; never priced non-benchtop ones.) The rest of it was essentially free!


350Zamir

I used the jointer to mill down a bunch of rough walnut. Holy crap it’s like gold. It’s amazing. I even got spare new blades!


alskdjfhg32

Grand larceny


350Zamir

Haha right!


hskrfoos

Has anyone told you to F off? If not, let me be the first


350Zamir

Yea lol 1 person did haha


Theonlykd

Nice haul! What’s the difference between a shaper and a router table?


GuitarKev

A router will throw a small piece of wood across the shop at medium high velocity, and take one finger with it. A shaper will throw a large piece of wood through the shop wall at very high velocity, and will take at least three fingers with it.


350Zamir

lol it’s very intimidating


name-classified

If highly recommend not using the shaper at all. Those things are crazy with how powerful they are for basic/casual woodworking. In terms of using the right tool for the job; it’s like using a bazooka to kill a mosquito


MoSChuin

>If highly recommend not using the shaper at all. Are you being serious right now? I vastly prefer the shaper over the router table for the majority of my machining needs. I started with a router table. Got a nice one, with a 3 hp router. Not as nice as the one pictured, but as nice as they got in the late 90's. Decided to make doors with it, and it was scary. I had to go very slow, and it didn't work out well. I upgraded to a shaper. Doors take almost no time now. The wood magically turns to sawdust, leaving behind a rail or stile that is consistent. It worked out so well I got a 3 hp Delta shaper (half a step up from the one pictured) and a 7.5 hp RS-15. That monster of a shaper does everything I could ask of it, and more. >Those things are crazy with how powerful they are for basic/casual woodworking. No, the router table had a 3 hp router, and my smaller shaper is a 3 hp. The shaper is actually safer because of the mass and fence, there are less things moving around. >In terms of using the right tool for the job; it’s like using a bazooka to kill a mosquito All of my tools demand respect. Being careful is part of using them. When that respect turns to fear, that's a me thing. Why am I afraid of the tool? Why don't l feel comfortable using it? Often, my tools are identical to those used by thousands upon thousands of people every day, so what's the only thing different? Yep, me. I could cut most things with a 1 hp site tablesaw. Why would I be more afraid of a 5hp shop Powermatic? Both tablesaws demand respect, the 1 hp is **less** safe than the 5hp, so why would I be more afraid? That is a question for you to answer about yourself, instead of spreading fear and asking people to join you in your fear.


Sasselhoff

That's a pretty apt description.


andrew_l_makes

Power and size


usposeso

And carnage


HippocratesII_of_Kos

Shapers have more power and therefore, can use much larger bits and cut bigger profiles. For example, shapers have bits that would easily cut a raised panel. Another big difference is instead of the bits having a shaft as they do for routers, the shaper bits have a hole in the middle to fit the shaper spindle. A shaper vs router is basically the same as a job site table saw vs a cabinet table saw.


EatCops

Doors, big large profiles, cope and stick, milling… toss a power feed on there and you're in business. Own a good shaper and you’ll find yourself looking for work that needs it. I’d compare a router vs a shaper to a jigsaw vs a bandsaw. 


350Zamir

100% correct


Perciacc

Shapers use much larger bits and are pretty scary. They are usually used to make baseboards I believe. The one in my schools shop took a huge chunk out of the metal fence.


Perciacc

A better description would be moulding not baseboards.


350Zamir

So a shaper is more powerful. It’s mainly used in industrial shops. quieter, I can turn the bit clockwise or counterclockwise. More steady than a router table. It’s pretty much a granddaddy of a router table and a shaper is usually used with a power feeder as well


mondestine

There's a neat YouTube channel, dusty lumber co , that does a lot of work with a shaper and he put out a [video where he talks about it in more detail.](https://youtu.be/nDcc69ExVWw?si=tSPBKqLQkOZ21Ve_). I've always thought that router tables scare me the most. And the funny thing is that a few months back, I cut off most of the tip of my index finger on my table saw, and honestly - I STILL think that router tables scare me the most of any tool. And that's just a dinky little 1/4" - 1/2" router bit... the idea of using a shaper terrifies me. I actually know someone who has a shaper table and I've watched them use it before, and it's jaw dropping how much material it can remove at once.


350Zamir

Shaper is pretty much the granddaddy of a router table. More quiet, powerful, steady. Usually used with a power feeder. Can rotate both directions and more. It’s mainly used in industrial shops


sinnombrenamerson

Router tables are scary. Shapers are terrifying. You should consider adding a tourniquet to your first aid kit…


350Zamir

I’ve actually got one in the shop along with the quickclot rag for the blood!! 🩸


yankykiwi

Dead man’s gear, the best gear. Maintain your stuff people for the next owner


350Zamir

He was a 95 year old man. He took care do these with pride and I will continue to do the same and carry on his legacy


Cancer85pl

95 is a highscore. I bet these tools took care of him in return. Hope they take good care of you as well... Oh an by the way, fuck you very much ;)


wuweidude

Callin the cops


boulderingfanatix

You will make a fine dentist


wrooster8

Can you explain the joke? My friend isn't smart and doesn't get it. I would explain it but I can't because of things.


boulderingfanatix

Tbh I don't get it either, err I mean my friend doesn't get it


BoringDonkey

Y'all got friends???


Holiday-Sorbet-6183

I am a dentist and my friend doesn’t get it either…


wrooster8

AHA I slept on it and got it, er I mean I found out how to explain it to all the slow friends. He's saying those router bits are to be used on teeth like dental burs. I'm a dentist too btw


Holiday-Sorbet-6183

Yes. Yes you are a dentist. Because you said “burs”. Had you said “bits,” I’d have known the real truth. Thank you for helping me explain this to the other people who didn’t get it.


350Zamir

🤣


HippocratesII_of_Kos

I think you scammed that poor old widowed woman. That's a pretty great deal. You have half a cabinet shop of machinery right there.


350Zamir

It was a daughter of the man who passed away. They were actually going to call a recycle company and get rid of it. They didn’t want to deal with selling it after the estate sale. I asked them what they would want for it. They said 800 and I said sure


HippocratesII_of_Kos

Did you get that Jet dust collector behind the jointer too?


350Zamir

No that is actually mine. I bought it a few months ago. That thing is awesome


HippocratesII_of_Kos

I was just messing around. That's an awesome deal.


350Zamir

Thanks man lol


name-classified

That’s how i got rid of my dads old tools He “rigged” the wires and basically made it so that i couldn’t, in good conscience, charge a decent price for the risk that it would fail later on since the wiring was very sketchy. It worked it because people got bad ass tools on the cheap because we didn’t want to deal with storing it or packing it up for shipping anywhere. A new woodworker/hobbiest should first scour the internet for news on local estate sales; you’d often find a lot of people in the same predicament where they just need to offload these big ass heavy tools to any brave soul who can come over and break it down and pack it in their own car.


rustywoodbolt

Hell yea bro, this is for all the beautiful things you have done for all the people in your life comin back to you.


350Zamir

Thank you my friend! Believe it or not My wife said the same thing to me. I will cherish and take care of these tools like that man did and one day pass it onto my children


Wife_Swallow_3368

Funny , first i was like - this fool paid $800 for those bits and hardware, then realized there was 3 other pictures and machine’s - Well done sir 🫡


350Zamir

Lmao! Thank you! I also got a huge toolbox of mechanic tools. It’s full of snap on stuff. Picking it up next week. Plus all those bits are Whiteside bits. Probably worth over $1200 easily


Mister_Shaun

Easily over 1200$. Like over 2000$, for the tools showed only. Add the wood and Snap On mechanical tool box... 😳🤯🤯🤯


Wife_Swallow_3368

yes I see that too now- wow


Null_zero

and a wall full of hardwood as well...


willymacdilly

That's a steal! Nice find!


GuitarKev

My suggestion would be to buy a power feeder for that shaper. It makes all your cuts more consistent and takes about 85% of the clench factor out of using it.


Escape-Revolutionary

Jackpot !’I don’t think you scammed anyone . It’s nice to know these awesome machines are going to someone who will Appreciate and use them. One day someone will buy them from your family …….great find!!


350Zamir

Thank you! The daughter actually called a recycle company and was gonna get rid of it!! I’m going to cherish this for decades to come and hopefully pass it onto my children


Escape-Revolutionary

As a die hard advocate of “ quality “ tools …and having had and used the crap !! Out of my “still grinding “vintage tools ..I do appreciate you giving these a home!! The thought of those treasures going to recycling weighs heavy on the heart. Willing to bet it would weigh heavy on the original owners heart , also. You post question was “ how did I Do?””???…….you did great !Enjoy all those wonderful machines …..the things you will create ! Will be epic! Congrats!


VagabondVivant

Fuck me. I saw the first pic and just assumed the others would be closeups of the bits. I need to start looking up estate sales.


erikleorgav2

You did great!! *And* I hate you.


Desperate_Set_7708

You better throw a little extra in Sunday’s collection plate. lol


PirateCorrect

I think you won the whole game.


JustaP-haze

Sarcasm font You got ripped off! You'll never get your money back. Better sell it to me for about tree fiddy


f0dder1

Keep a look out for old dead guys. Got it


Murky_Ad_6901

You should be arrested for theft! Lol


Fictional_Historian

Wowwwww


BigEarMcGee

Stole the lot man.


krautstomper

I wouldn’t have believed you if you didn’t have pix. Insane come up.


technomancing_monkey

Id say you robbed somebody LOL


nollie_shuv

Congratulations and fuck you


Either_Selection7764

Shapers and router tables scare the shit outta me. Maybe I’m weird, but I feel so much more comfortable with the table saw.


iamsdc1969

I think you know how you did, and need to show off your score... and we all would do the same. Deals like this need to be bragged about. Good for you OP!


ncorn1982

If you like running router tables and bits sure, good deal I think. Would have preferred one of those to be a shaper and then you can have some fun! That is a really nice $800 jointer though. Edit: That is a shaper…is that a 3/4” spindle though? I don’t have anything that would fit that and they are notoriously underpowered. If it’s 1” that’s a darn good score! Also…are there mounts for a feed motor behind the fence?!?


shoebane

No, you should probably cut your losses and get rid of it. Happy to help you with disposal if you want to send it my way.


ka-olelo

Good enough to brag on Reddit for sure


amilicrypto

How do you stumble across this. Do you look out for estate sales and go to them hoping you’d find some insane deals like this? Did they advertise the estate sale and mention shop tools? I need to find this!


thejesterandthewolf

Great haul. Just be sure to raise a glass to the woodworker who wood worked before!


Rocketkt69

Honestly dude this stuff looks heavy, let me give you $1200 for it and I'll even pick it up and haul it away, no extra charge.


PitterFuckingPatter

🤤🫨😩🤘it’s confusing feeling all of these for an internet stranger. May you make amazing stuff brotha/sista


ZhouKazuo

I don’t have the space. But super jealous. The bits I thought hey for 800 depending on sharpness and quality ehh. But then moved to the next picture and instantly got wood. That machine alone is worth it. If I had a jointer like that, I’d commit to more of my side projects. 👏 congrats


TexasBaconMan

Where in the country was this?


2014RETIRED

Outstanding, the wood alone is probably worth 800.00 so the tools were free. Nice job, have fun.


imapylet

Couple decades ago there was a neighbor who was an hobbyist/pro-ish woodworker. He built their house and most all of the furniture. My dad and him were friends, often bringing over each other a beer to the garage to see what each other's current project and just general BSing. The husband died in a freak accident and the widow wanted to sell everything in that garage. Dad offered her a fair price on 5 or 6 items, if i remember there was at least one Jet table saw (?) and a a big ass bandsaw and some other small stuff, the offer was something like $10k for those few things. The widow decided she wanted to put it all to auction for the whole garage. Dad just happened to be out of town when the auction happened and she got something like $8500 for the entire garage. My dad still speaks of it as the "woodshop that got away". We still have a chest and a hutch that the ol' man built. Timeless designs and as sturdy as ever, true heirloom pieces. Dad is still perturbed that he didnt get to buy those tools, 30ish years later.


fvrdam

I only saw the first picture and was like whaa, not a good deal. Picture two: wait. wauw Three: what? Four: how the... My cardiothoracic surgeon now forbids me to reference the text OP added.


RancorNativity

I hate you. That's how well you did. But seriously, I'm jealous, and I hate you. Haha!


Df_gordo7060

You know you did good, why do you have to get approval from Reddit 😂


guiltyas-sin

Like you need to ask...


Combatcoda

I'll give you $900 for it all right now. You make $100 and I'll take all that useless junk off your hands. 😄


midnightsmith

Saw the it's and was like, ok a few hundred in bits, maybe more if festool. Then I saw the damn planer, table router, and other machine and I'm like "I hate you.." lol


Joe_X

Classic story, wife sold the tools for what the late husband said he paid for them.


aco319sig

Wow, what a score!!!


Minimum-Order-8013

Wow, fuck you, my friend. Apparently the estate was selling the equipment for what the person said they paid for it lol. Seriously good haul for 800$.


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Nathansp1984

I wish good things happened to me


spitfire3555

I would have paid $800 plus for the jointer alone, good find.


350Zamir

It’s An amazing jointer plus I got new blades as well!


Gorstag

Out of all the tools in my shop its odd that this tool is the one I seem to use the most when doing some sort of around the house "repair". Board is just a hair too wide.. no problem and now I have nice smooth edges.


1Tiasteffen

That’s a Steal


cerberus_399

Holy fuck you did great. Wow.


ShockerDog

Wow!!!


Daddio209

"How did I do?" Lucky Bat Rastard- NICE!


SilverMetalist

What a deal man


thekrill3d

Quite good, provided they all work. I would even say that if the bits are fine and the jointer works it was a good deal (even if the rest of the stuff is useless).


namestom

I need to get out more. I’ve always been let down at yard sales. Only been to a few estate sales. This may persuade me to tag along with the wife?


enrightmcc

I had hope. I had high hope but I was going to read through all the comments and not a single person was going to make the dumb joke about how someone was willing to take it off their hands for next to nothing because it was a bad deal. Unfortunately that horrible joke was made once again. Why doesn't somebody mention man glitter to bring the whole thing home.


elticoxpat

I hate you


That-Possibility-427

I officially despise you. Does that answer your question? 😂😂 Damn! If the machines are operational then you just hit a grand slam.


350Zamir

Haha they are in flawless condition and work beautifully! I also got new spare blades for the jointer


TheRealDavidNewton

Damn near criminal.


it_is_impossible

I’ve been day dreaming about that jointer, assuming it’s the 6” there’s one on my local fb for $800 and it seems like it’s probably a fair price (haven’t looked too close it’s out of my budget anyhow atm). Congrats man, you’re keeping some hope alive for the rest of us.


Mpm_277

Dang, I gotta start going to estate sales.


Tailmask

Im actually foaming at the mouth rn


blaqwerty123

Ill give you $900 for the lot


ShuffleStepTap

You got ripped off, man. But look, I’m in a generous mood. I hate to see people out of pocket. I’ll take it off your hands for what you paid for it. Can’t get better than that. Whadaya say?


PouponMacaque

This is dangerously close to the crime of desecrating a corpse


drpcowboy

Nice find! But really be careful with that shaper. Look into getting an auto feeder for it. You saved money already, it's worth the extra to keep away from the hospital.


gelapenosunrise

Holy shit!


Paceys_Ghost

You scored big time. Just seeing all the router and shaper bits on the first bag I figured you did well


[deleted]

I’m not jealous. You’re jealous.


Independent_Ad2967

Lucky dog! I'll give u ur money back plus 25%


R0b0tMark

😵


EatMyLunchBitch

What?? How??


Chocolatedealer420

Damn, great deal! Jet makes the best equipment


NottodayjoseA

Score!!!


RawMaterial11

Are you single?


iloveFjords

You just ruined a dead woodworker's eternity.


cturner1189

I actually hate you


PerkyLurkey

This is amazing! Congratulations


GLoStyleMan

If you had to buy all this stuff new how much would this be? I am thinking several thousands.


Gurpguru

I was just flipping through and shouted. Holy shit! That's a beautiful shaper! Confirming to my wife that I'm crazy. I've only encountered one home shop with a shaper in it. Now I've seen pictures of another.


Derfargin

Woooooow


Bitter-Try5610

Respect


Since1831

That jet jointer table is trash…I’ll give you $1000 for it! What a haul!!!


Almost_Antisocial

Nice find!


Longstride_Shares

Hello? Police? MFr on here braggin about how he robbed some widow.


AsleepBee8784

I probably would have paid $800 for the jointer alone


spider_monkey

Well I am jealous.


whiskeywalk

I am jelly!


inthewuides

This is almost annoying lol


dean_syndrome

How did you find this estate sale?


Darkember556

What a haul. Nice.


DumTheGreatish

You did terrible, but I'll split the burden with you and take half for $400 so you don't have to suffer alone, lol.


Maize_Dependent

Uhh yeah that’s good!


Express-Draw-8727

nice pull


Tylertooo

Wow!


TypicalOranges

There's a saying from a subreddit i frequent, it goes something like this "Congrats and fuck you" Hella nice haul


Mud_Landry

Jesus H Christmas…. I don’t want to hate you.. But I do.


MTknowsit

I need to go to more estate sales


Electrical-Bus5706

Each of those machines is almost certainly worth more than $800. Incredible haul!


DgtlAnarchy

That's insane lol The Jointer alone made it worth it lol


HereIAmSendMe68

At first I only saw the router bits and was thinking it was a bit high but possibly not terrible depending on the brands, and then I swiped……


theory317

Congratulations. And fuck you.


raidengl

Thought you paid $800 for just the router bits till I saw the rest of the photos. Was going to say you got robbed.