11-02-2015, 08:20 PM
Went to a estate sale and picked up a few things. Guy evidently did restorations and had lots of big older tools. Lots of 3 phase. Prices ranged from good to ok. Saw this PM mortiser and it was listed at $450. It had a good amount of, what I think, are aftermarket chisels. The price was good and I had always been interested in a floor standing model but the hassle of reorganizing the shop to make room and borrowing the truck was enough to make me pass. Later that night I notice that they change the ad online to state that everything marked was 50% off. Suddenly moving some tools around and calling my friend to help me load it wasn't as big a deal. Got there real early figuring there would be a long line like the previous day, but to my surprise there were only 5 people when they opened. I've never been to the 2nd day of an estate sale before. I guess no one shows up for them. Immediately tell the guy I want the mortiser and test it out. Seemed to run fine and only blemishes were some surface rust and the door to access the chuck was slightly dented. Unfortunately they decided to sell the chisels separately so I had to fudge out another $30. But overall I'm pretty happy. Since my friend was bringing over this truck I decided to buy a few pieces of poplar as well. 4/4 stock, 8-12" wide, 8-10ft long. 12 boards at $5 each. There were a good amount of lie nielsen planes and veritas tenon cutters but I didn't see them fast enough and a tool dealer got them all. Oh well. I'll just have to be happy with the mortiser I guess.