Gary Gilbert Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Am I the only one who has the phone app and checking it at all times looking for great deals on things. I lucked out and picked up a Radial arm saw and a large sander for under a $100.. Granted alot of the things are either over priced or just torn up.. but the last two things I got were from men in their 80's and well taken care of.. So far a router with stand a radial arm saw and a big old belt sander .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minorhero Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 I love buying older tools and restoring them. Craigslist is my primary source though not my only one. Auctions are great as well, especially old schools getting rid of their shops. You can check out my restores on my website apple-wood.com under shop equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 What app do you like? They all seem third party. I would like CL more with an app that would store some preferences and search streams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Gilbert Posted October 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 CPro Craigslist is the app I have. If you go to pro with it you can save searches and it will let you know when something you looking for gets listed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 CLapp and CLapp Notify are good freebies for Android. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDi Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Thought I was the only one with that problem. I've gotten some good deals on CL too and now I find myself looking all the time. Gonna have to look for the app now. I'll need a 12 step program for this problem soon if this keeps up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Gilbert Posted October 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 See my problem is I find stuff like this all the time.. I have to make my shed bigger right now everything is under tarps on the back porch. http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/tls/4699686014.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Trying to make us envious, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Gilbert Posted October 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 I sure you guys have shops and lot more skill then me.. I'm just a green horn learning the ropes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzdadoc Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Half of my tools are craigslist finds. I've been real lucky/happy with the outcomes. Just saw a PM2000 on there just wish that was there when I bought my table saw new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Gilbert Posted October 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 here is the saw I got with about 18 blades I don't think it was a bad deal for $60 http://s153.photobucket.com/user/bouoy/library/shop%20tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I've gotten a couple of things on CL but most of mine has come from auctions. Around here anyway woodworking tools go for very little. I didn't have room to haul it, but a nice workbench recently went for $20. Looked a lot like this but had a different door arrangement. http://www.woodwerks.com/sjobergs-duo-workbench-trestle-sjo33457-sm03-cabinet.html I don't need more funds or time. I need more space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Melton Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Apple, I think I remember seeing a couple of the machines on your website listed on the Bmore CL page... I also think I replied too late to one or two of those I check CL almost every day for wish list items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefmagnus@grics.net Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I got a Jet 1100DC with a whole lot of extras for $200 and it had been barely used. Chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodieboy Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I have three CL tool find on my shop. Got them in a right price and in a great working condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtbouma Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 check out the website IFTTT.com ... It enables you to create "recipes" for craigslist that alert you when something your are looking for gets posted. For example, anything posted in your cities "tools" section that has the keyword "Delta", or "Festool", whatever it is your after, and it alerts you by e-mail the second something is posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Everyone that I've bought tools from on CL, has been very cool to me as well. Typically, I show up to buy the thing, we get to talking, he/she sees my enthusiasm for the craft and I go home with a bunch of free stuff (books, extra blades...once I got a free Dovetail Jig). Likewise I've been the same way when I sold stuff. I throw in the free stuff that I know the buyer will use and I don't have the energy to sell standalone. Tell you what, $5 and you can have the ductwork too for this exhaust fan... You seem nice, take my leftover hydroponic nutrients.... whatever. I've also received detailed lessons, and given detailed lessons on items I've bought and sold. Of course there's the random person on CL that will murder you, but that's a 25% chance at the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I am always scouting craigslist for good deals. I just picked up a Jet 3HP cabinet saw with 52" Xacta II microadjust fence, Xacta router lift with bosch 1618 router. Table had surface rust, I bathed it in evaporust, wiped it down and hit it with some wd40 and maroon scour pad. I changed the belts to cogged goodyear belts to make it run smoother. Waxed the top, and now I'm building a new extension table. for it. $500 bucks, which I consider a killer. A few months ago I found a Grizzly 8" G0593 Jointer with shelix head with 3 new sides on the carbide cutters in really good shape. $500 bucks. Craigslist is a great place to get good deals if you know what you're looking for. The funny thing is I do so much research on tools that when I look at them I know more about them the the person who's been using it for a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotscott Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I go in waves where I check very frequently, then go for periods where I don't. It depends on my interest level, cash flow, and free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 My problem with CL is that I've always been a "buy the tool you need now" kind of guy, instead of a "buy this tool because it's cheap and available" kind of guy. I always check CL before I make a purchase on a new tool, but I've never found what I've wanted at the time I was looking. The day after, sure, but not the day before. That, and you have to deal with the people on CL. Which is worse that going to the DMV if you ask me. Weirdos, all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I check CL on a daily basis, but I tend to buy only what I need. I have bought several items with a lot of success, and have always paid the price I wanted to pay. There has only been one occasion that I went to a sellers place and found the item to be misrepresented. In that case I just walked away. I have also sold several items on craigslist, and have been successful at that, as well as getting the price I wanted for the items sold. I have a very narrow set of parameters I go by when utilizing Craigslist both for selling and buying. The number one rule is to stick to those parameters to minimize problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 I check CL for only those items on my wish list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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