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Woodwizard

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72. I love tools and use them

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 12:12 PM

10 hrs ago

I have a really hard time when I see a piece of machinery listed cheap of not getting it, I already have everything I need in my shop. 15 year old me would be drooling.

When I go to our transfer station lots of times there are tools and machinery in the pile, I take them and repair if needed and give them to other friends that can put them to use. So much stuff goes to waste.

Many machines I have are older than me and I am 61. Got a 1700 lb 13" 1946 south bend metal lathe for the price of getting it out of the building it was in. Works fine, though I usually us my smaller lathe for most machining.

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