bargain that made me cry

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  • durango dude
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2011
    • 934
    • a thousand or so feet above insanity
    • 50s vintage Craftsman Contractor Saw

    bargain that made me cry

    Was walking the power tool aisle of the orange temple last week -----
    a guy needed help - he was trying to get a Dewalt planer off the shelf.

    I lent him a hand - and he said "Hmmm.... what's this priced at?"

    It was sitting right there under the price tag for the 12 1/2 inch planer - but --- it looked different...... (it was the heavy duty two-speed 13 inch model - which our store usually doesn't carry).

    Paged the (kid) department supervisor - who came by and stuck a scan tag and price tag on the box -------- OMG! He put a $349 price tag on a $600 planer!

    Then - the purchaser tells me ---- "Oh I'm just trying to plane down some pine fence, so I can refinish it......"

    Well - I gave him my business card, and told him I'd buy it off of him for $300 when he's done.......

    Watching that planer go out the door ---- man that made me cry!
  • Ed62
    The Full Monte
    • Oct 2006
    • 6022
    • NW Indiana
    • BT3K

    #2
    Even if he ruined the knives, you'd still have one heck of a deal! Congrats.

    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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    • Knottscott
      Veteran Member
      • Dec 2004
      • 3815
      • Rochester, NY.
      • 2008 Shop Fox W1677

      #3
      Keep us posted on the outcome!
      Happiness is sort of like wetting your pants....everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.

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