Frank Hagan Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 LOML has wanted a murphy bed for the guest room, and I was adding up the costs of building one ... $300 for the mechanism, probably $200 to $300 for the materials, and a lot of time I don't seem to have any more. So she found one for sale on Craig's List that looked promising, and we went to look at it. Right out front of the home was a vintage, 1950's era Sears Craftsman 6" Jointer (made by King-Seely in those days). And a belt sander, on the same old cabinet. The guy selling it and the murphy bed is a handyman sort, and I think he buys and sells used furniture on the side. While I was looking at the jointer and salivating, my wife was negotiating the bed down to a price close to my "build" price. I walked up to hear "OK, you have a deal if you'll throw in the rusty stuff my husband was looking at." Looking back, she was probably just buttering me up so I would agree on the murphy bed. So now, I have a tool restoration project. I'll rebuild the cabinet (from scratch ... this one's shot) and include a mounting spot for my drill press. The jointer and sander both run fine, although the jointer is missing the guard and the sander is missing the disc portion of it (unless both are in the cabinet that I haven't even opened yet.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Mellema Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Frank That is good looking deal you got there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted March 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I'm very happy with it. I've been looking for a good deal on a jointer for a while; its not something I'll use every day so I wasn't prepared to spend a lot for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I walked up to hear "OK, you have a deal if you'll throw in the rusty stuff my husband was looking at." LOL, now that is negotiating. And what a team you two must make, you drool while she does all the talking Good find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted March 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Well, I've always said that I "married up". She beats me by a mile in terms of social situations, talking to new people, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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