Sad Day, but Good Day To Sell My Saw and Dust Collector

[Allen Worsham]

Today is both a sad and glad day for me.

 

As my wife and are working quickly for our move to Bowling Green, Kentucky from Corona, California, today I sold my Jet Contractor Saw with 52"extension with full extension drawers and my Delta 1.5hp Dust Collector. The photo below shows the empty space where the saw and dust collector lived.

 

I bought my Jet saw about 1998 and it got a great amount of use over these 20 years. I bought my Delta dust collector about 2005 and used it for 13 years. As we are limited with U-Haul space I had to sell them as we can't take them with us. I posted it online with a price of $100 for the saw and $100 for the dust collector. Yes, those are very low prices, but I have very little time before we head to Kentucky. My wife posted them on the Facebook Marketplace for selling items. It only took 1 minute once I hit the "Send" button to get a response from a guy who was the first one to message me. He lived a few miles away and builds cabinets out of his garage. It took him all of 10 minutes for him to pull up in front of my house with a trailer. He was a really nice guy and I was happy that he was happy about getting a killer deal. But he was very skeptical wondering if there was a big catch to this deal. Once I told him our limited time frame and then fired up both the saw and the dust collector, he reached into his pocket and gave me two "Benjamin's". I am sure that he was looking in his mirrors to see if this was a set up and maybe the Cops would be after him. 

 

This was a big weight off of my mind as we still have a lot to do before leaving California. Our house is almost empty of furniture and the dog keeps walking around trying to figure out what is going on. He is very mopey and has to be near Tami and I as he is afraid that he may be gone too. So this is one less thing that I have to worry about as we get everything packed up. 

Edited August 23, 2018 by Allen Worsham
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[John Morris]

That was a very low price Allen, but very well worth the sanity you have now as a result of it finding a new home. And hey, you made a human being very happy! I remember that saw, it was nice, you had it dialed in and it was a great performer I bet. But now you have one less item to occupy the ol brain, and right now in your life that is worth it's weight in gold, errrrrr Ebony.

I am very happy for you guys Allen, what is your apprx. ETD?

[Allen Worsham]

John,

Our new construction home in Kentucky is slated to close escrow on September 10th. Our home here in Corona, CA is slated to close escrow on September 10th as well. Our buyer is an investor and has to deal with capital gains from a property she sold and has to invest the money into a new property to avoid capital gains tax. So we would like to hit the road the first week in September as we have to make a couple of stops on our way to Kentucky as long as everything is squared away with our buyer.

[CharlieL]

Allen, out of curiosity, which model of Delta 1.5hp Dust Collector did you have ?

[Fred W. Hargis Jr]

I can't react to the part about the dog. I'm sure it's really struggling with the activities. But like John said, you've made someone very happy as well as gained some peace of mind. You're quite a bit younger than I am, but at a certain age it gets tough to go through a move.

[Ron Dudelston]

53 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

I can't react to the part about the dog. I'm sure it's really struggling with the activities. But like John said, you've made someone very happy as well as gained some peace of mind. You're quite a bit younger than I am, but at a certain age it gets tough to go through a move.

Fred, my next move from this house will be on a gurney.  I’ve moved enough in my lifetime.

[Allen Worsham]

Considering that the Delta DC has left the building along with the owner's manual, I have to say that the Delta DC is........wait for it...........a Delta DC. It sucks in a good way and the felt bags that I replaced the original thin factory bags that leaked the fine particles shortly after I purchased the Delta DC made a world of difference to keep the fine saw dust in the bags and not in the air. 

 

The one thing that I did not sell to the guy was my "Long Ranger" remote to turn on the DC. I had wired the DC and my Jet saw from 110v to 220v which made my electrical panel happy. I loved that I could hang the remote on a post and just push the button to turn it off and on instead of going across the garage into the corner to turn it on.

[CharlieL]

11 hours ago, Allen Worsham said:

I had wired the DC and my Jet saw from 110v to 220v which made my electrical panel happy. 

I did the same.  Before that then saw would sometimes trip the breaker under a heavy load, now there is no problem at all. After that experience I recommend that anyone who has a woodshop with powered machinery consult a electrician, your machinery will thankyou for it in more ways then one. They will run more efficiently, and the life of the machine will be normal.

[lew]

14 hours ago, Ron Dudelston said:

Fred, my next move from this house will be on a gurney.  I’ve moved enough in my lifetime.

Mine, too!

 

Alan, so glad things are working out.

[Grandpadave52]

Sorry you had to give those up Allen...like losing good friends, but eliminating the worry is more important at this time. Continue wishing you both the best in your transition.