A whole bunch of cool equipment is being sold from a mob in Toowoomba - closes this arvo. I've got about $2k I could blow on such stuff - happy (& necessary) to lend to the space (potentially indefinitely).
What to buy? I only have a sedan, so would need a ute. I may have to hire something to move gear. Note that some of the items include large sections of conveyors, which would be impracticable to move.
I'm not really an expert at these machines, and not many are, so perhaps if it could be pointed out which machines we could use, we can see if its worth the effort.
-- Joshua Hogendorn
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On Thursday, 13 September 2012 at 10:07 AM, Brendan C / theban wrote:
> A whole bunch of cool equipment is being sold from a mob in Toowoomba - closes this arvo. I've got about $2k I could blow on such stuff - happy (& necessary) to lend to the space (potentially indefinitely).
> What to buy? I only have a sedan, so would need a ute. I may have to hire something to move gear. Note that some of the items include large sections of conveyors, which would be impracticable to move.
> - Brendan C / theban
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I just had a poke through, most of the stuff that would be worth us
acquiring and restoring are well outside the budget set.
My general rule of thumb on Grays is that if there's more than 2 bids on
any item it's not worth chasing as there are people on there who will
happily bid over its cost price just to get it. It's even more insane than
Ebay.
Oh, and add 25% onto any cost listed on there at least. That's buyers
premium and GST as they don't either as part of the cost.
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Joshua Hogendorn <jhogend...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I'm not really an expert at these machines, and not many are, so perhaps
> if it could be pointed out which machines we could use, we can see if its
> worth the effort.
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> Joshua Hogendorn
> PH: 0407710007
> On Thursday, 13 September 2012 at 10:07 AM, Brendan C / theban wrote:
> Guys,
> A whole bunch of cool equipment is being sold from a mob in Toowoomba -
> closes this arvo. I've got about $2k I could blow on such stuff - happy (&
> necessary) to lend to the space (potentially indefinitely).
> What to buy? I only have a sedan, so would need a ute. I may have to
> hire something to move gear. Note that some of the items include large
> sections of conveyors, which would be impracticable to move.****
> - Brendan C / theban
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> I'm not really an expert at these machines, and not many are, so perhaps > if it could be pointed out which machines we could use, we can see if its > worth the effort.
They are big, but once extras are taken off (e.g. conveyors) they come down to a manageable size. They're also quite old (one is 1977) but for hobbyist use, that's fine. It doesn't need massive throughput nor reliability. The main problem with them is their weight - I don't know how to transport them, which could be a deal killer.
I just had a poke through, most of the stuff that would be worth us
> acquiring and restoring are well outside the budget set.
Most of it is listed as "Used". They define it as: "Product listed as 'Used' have experienced moderate to heavy usage by consumers and have not been tested to ensure that they function according to the manufacturer's specifications. Some individual items may show signs of wear common with used items and in some instances accessories may vary from the standard (for example, software or manuals may be missing or different, no original packaging). " From that description I'd expect most/core functions to work. For hobbyist use, some parts don't have to work (e.g. conveyors).
Oh, and add 25% onto any cost listed on there at least. That's buyers
> premium and GST as they don't either as part of the cost.
It's closer to 16% for most of these, as far as I can tell. But point taken.
> I'm not really an expert at these machines, and not many are, so perhaps
>> if it could be pointed out which machines we could use, we can see if its
>> worth the effort.
> I'm not either - so I'm asking :P
> Did you have any particular items to look at?
> I was thinking of a CNC machining centre. E.g. these:
> They are big, but once extras are taken off (e.g. conveyors) they come
> down to a manageable size. They're also quite old (one is 1977) but for
> hobbyist use, that's fine. It doesn't need massive throughput nor
> reliability. The main problem with them is their weight - I don't know how
> to transport them, which could be a deal killer.
> I just had a poke through, most of the stuff that would be worth us
>> acquiring and restoring are well outside the budget set.
> Most of it is listed as "Used". They define it as:
> "Product listed as 'Used' have experienced moderate to heavy usage by
> consumers and have not been tested to ensure that they function according
> to the manufacturer's specifications. Some individual items may show signs
> of wear common with used items and in some instances accessories may vary
> from the standard (for example, software or manuals may be missing or
> different, no original packaging). "
> From that description I'd expect most/core functions to work. For
> hobbyist use, some parts don't have to work (e.g. conveyors).
> Oh, and add 25% onto any cost listed on there at least. That's buyers
>> premium and GST as they don't either as part of the cost.
> It's closer to 16% for most of these, as far as I can tell. But point
> taken.
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