From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 6/15/2024 10:56 AM, Snag wrote:   
   > On 6/15/2024 12:39 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   >> On 6/14/2024 8:03 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >>> SCORE ! We hit a few yard sales today and I'm pumped . My best score   
   >>> in some time , today I bought a Sioux valve seat grinder with the   
   >>> stone dresser plus the valve face grinder . It's all rusty and going   
   >>> to take some cleaning up , but the motors all run and there are   
   >>> several stones that aren't worn out plus a couple of carbide cutters   
   >>> . All for 40 bucks ... included was a 3/4 hp/3450 RPM 56 frame motor   
   >>> , and it also runs . I'm hoping that I can trade this stuff to a   
   >>> local shop for the labor to swap the gears in my truck axle ... I've   
   >>> got all the parts , just haven't gotten a round tuit yet .   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> In the spirit in which it was intended... You Suck.   
   >>   
   >> My latest tool gloat is nowhere near that cool.  I decided I wanted a   
   >> second Badlands 12000lb winch to use as my hitch/plate mounted utility   
   >> winch instead of the 8000lb Warn I've been abusing the last few   
   >> months. I haven't looked at the Warn since, but during my "rescue"   
   >> mission a week or three ago it started to cut out spooling in the cable.   
   >>   
   >> For Father's Day weekend HF had a $50 off coupon for the winch I   
   >> wanted.   They also had a 10% off any single item coupon.  A few days   
   >> prior I had looked at a couple roll away tool boxes to use as tool   
   >> carts for the manual mill and lathe in the back shop, but the shipping   
   >> was pretty high (nearly $200 maybe).  Even logged in with my Inside   
   >> Track Membership. When I went back to add the winch and coupons to my   
   >> shopping cart it applied both coupons and gave me shipping of less   
   >> than ten bucks.  I was pretty stoked about getting a thousand bucks   
   >> worth of stuff for just a thousand bucks AND getting it delivered   
   >> cheaper than I could go get it.   
   >>   
   >> Then YOU had to come along with a better deal, make me all jealous,   
   >> and take all the wind out of my sales.  Seriously, congratulations on   
   >> what sounds like a great score.   
   >>   
   >   
   >    Thank you sir . This thing is going to take some serious cleaning up   
   > , it's been in a shed for I believe the guy said 50 years ... since his   
   > Granddaddy passed anyway . But knowing that the motors all run is a   
   > major thing .   
   >    Did I mention that I also scored a 15" Lodge cast iron skillet for 15   
   > bucks ? In great shape too , no rust at all .   
      
   Did I mention... You Suck.  LOL   
      
      
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