The Official Craigslist Score Thread!

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Taking the idea from Gambles thread, everyone loves a good score on Craigslist or other classified ad. So post your finds here; welders, tools, whatever. Lets see what you got!! HOBART 210 MPV  Dysfunctional Veteran (DV) Participation Ribbon Generation- What will you be offended by today?
Reply:Originally Posted by IRQVETTaking the idea from Gambles thread, everyone loves a good score on Craigslist or other classified ad. So post your finds here; welders, tools, whatever. Lets see what you got!!
Reply:I'll play. Brand new Bernard 300 amp Mig w/ 10 ft whip. eBay auction $13 & $17.50 shipping. After eBay fees and truckin down to UPS the poor guy barely had enough money to buy a coffee.:
Reply:I'm bidding on this sweet Harris dual back purge regulator. It's not a clone, it's a true Harris....So far i'm winning but about reached my limit.If anyone here wants it more than me, help yourself http://www.ebay.com/itm/121778559372...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Reply:I bought this little jewel for a $100.. It didn't run, with a whole lot of cleaning, carb rebuild, both boards rebuilt, and fresh paint, and a whole lot of fun using for a year, flipped this baby for $1400. back on Craigslist.Thermal Arc 210 - Tweco 211I - Cutmaster 52
Reply:Originally Posted by mxpapaI bought this little jewel for a $100.. It didn't run, with a whole lot of cleaning, carb rebuild, both boards rebuilt, and fresh paint, and a whole lot of fun using for a year, flipped this baby for $1400. back on Craigslist.
Reply:I got this for $200 on Craigslist it was pretty beat up and the 50' 2/0 leads looked like an add for electrical tape but it worked. I sunk about $70 bucks into it for paint and new leads. My "collection":Homemade Stick WelderVictor O/A TorchAC 225Ideal Arc 250HF 90 Amp Flux CoreHF Mig 170Solar 2020 Plasma CutterPower i-Mig 140EHarris O/A torchHF Dual Mig 131140STAlpha Tig 200x
Reply:The Lincoln engine drive was a good, easy to work on machine.  I worked at a fence company that used them for aux. 115 volt power or running 1/8' 6013.  Never had a problem with the smaller gas tank as we might have ran them for an hour a day, 2-3 times a week.  I liked the battery box, too.  Easy to jump start, unlike the current Miller's with the buried battery.  Good quality running gear.
Reply:Vintage Rockwell Pedestal Buffer.  Manufactured in Pittsburgh, PA in 1969.  1/2 Hp motor with dual shaft, dual voltage, 3600rip'ems.  Configured with Woodcraft, razor sharpening edge making 8" wheels -- slotted and non-slotted. 5/8"-12 RH and LH nuts on shaft.  $75. Will be installing 3M 6x1x1 deburring wheels for touch-up work on mild and stainless steels. Attached Images"Discovery is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought" - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Reply:Not a "Score" yet, but I offered $700 for the setup. LOL"AHP alpha tig 200x tig welder sell or trade - $1500 (Euharlee ga)"http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/tls/5736752483.htmlRGL Motorsports #129RL Ironworks - Random side stuff....
Reply:Originally Posted by Gustav129Not a "Score" yet, but I offered $700 for the setup. LOL"AHP alpha tig 200x tig welder sell or trade - $1500 (Euharlee ga)"http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/tls/5736752483.html
Reply:Originally Posted by Gustav129Not a "Score" yet, but I offered $700 for the setup. LOL"AHP alpha tig 200x tig welder sell or trade - $1500 (Euharlee ga)"http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/tls/5736752483.html
Reply:Brand new 2016's can be had for $700.  That's the reasoning with my "offer".  I was really just being an ***.  It is on my watch list, just not quite at this moment.RGL Motorsports #129RL Ironworks - Random side stuff....
Reply:This motor drive Hobart for $175.  Detailed as nicely as a show car.  300 amp 10 speed unit, with the fine adjust removable to use as a remote.  Huh?  What did you say?  I can't hear you over the welder.  Because of the noise of the fan and the brushes it needs longer leads, but it welds almost as sweet as my engine drive Lincoln. Attached ImagesLast edited by bent; 08-18-2016 at 07:57 AM.
Reply:Scored this load for nothing couple months ago...owner wanted building cleaned out.
Reply:Yeah I remember that...  what a score...Lincoln, ESAB, Thermal Dynamics, Victor, Miller, Dewalt, Makita, Kalamzoo.  Hand tools, power tools, welding and cutting tools.
Reply:Originally Posted by ManoKaiVintage Rockwell Pedestal Buffer.  Manufactured in Pittsburgh, PA in 1969.  1/2 Hp motor with dual shaft, dual voltage, 3600rip'ems.  Configured with Woodcraft, razor sharpening edge making 8" wheels -- slotted and non-slotted. 5/8"-12 RH and LH nuts on shaft.  $75. Will be installing 3M 6x1x1 deburring wheels for touch-up work on mild and stainless steels.
Reply:Picked up this welding cart the other day on CL. has a platform on the back for bottle. I have to mod it a little, but will be the new home for the mig on top and plasma under... Miller 211Hypertherm PM 451961 Lincoln Idealarc 250HTP 221  True Wisdom only comes from Pain.
Reply:Never bought anything from Craigslist myself..Found stuff for others however. Never sold anything on Craigslist either.Got plenty of free firewood from Craigslist...And  I have gotten rid of lots of stuff using the free section of Craigslist. ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:A machining company was going out of business not too far from me so I bought these items in the online auction.The total cost was $420. I ended up with the following:10" rotary table  $10510" three jaw chuck $558" rotary table $505 boxes of hold down tooling $601 box of double end mills $552 boxes of lathe bits, box of boring bars, 3 rivet guns, hacksaw blades and some weird three sides knives, 20 pieces of round stock I am going to use for third hand weights. These items were unsold so I offered $36 and it was acceptedAdd in the auctioneers premium and I am out $420. I am happy and may sell some of the items to recoup my expensesMillermatic 252 MIGMiller Dynasty 200DX TIGMiller Spectrum 625 PlasmaAltas 12x36 Metal LatheBridgeport Milling Machinewww.psacustomcreations.com
Reply:Nice haul.Lincoln, ESAB, Thermal Dynamics, Victor, Miller, Dewalt, Makita, Kalamzoo.  Hand tools, power tools, welding and cutting tools.
Reply:https://houston.craigslist.org/tls/5749028624.htmlThis could potentially be a good score. Anyone know how much one of the boards cost that they are refering to? I asume they meant pc board. If i can get them repaired for a decent price i might look into this.
Reply:I wonder....The local tech school near me where my cousin teaches has had to destroy the circuit boards when the manufacturer donates or sells the school new ones way cheaper than msrp.He's told me that he has taken hammers to the boards while the manufacturers rep watched him. I've been lucky to pick a few up and thanks to him, not all are hit in the same spot...so some extra time and some decent soldering tools, I've been able to save a few from the dumpster...had to kinda sneak them out of the dumpster but here in GA, when you toss it in the garbage it technically doesn't belong to anyone
Reply:Originally Posted by brownjhttps://houston.craigslist.org/tls/5749028624.htmlThis could potentially be a good score. Anyone know how much one of the boards cost that they are refering to? I asume they meant pc board. If i can get them repaired for a decent price i might look into this.
Reply:I sent him a text asking what curcuit board needed replacement and all he said was the tech he talked to told him the pc board needed to be replaced. I wish i knew more about it. If i could buy one for $400 and it only needs a couple hundred in repair it would be worth it, but i dont know if i want to take that risk.Yeah. Im gonna pass. Im really wanting to get into learning the tig process but ill wait for a better deal.
Reply:Man, there isn't an inverter on this planet you're going to repair for a couple hundred bucks I've been working on them for ten plus years and have learned the hard way how that story goes. What he isn't telling you is when the main board failed, it took the power modules and input rectifier along with it. Sure, sometimes you get lucky and pick one up that really does have just a simple problem and it was thought to be something much more serious. This usually happens when a machine comes in the tech has no familiarity with and after doing the prescribed checks in the manual, gives up and says it's too expensive to repair.Generally speaking, control and interconnect board for machine like this are going to start in the upper $600s and just go up from there. A quick check online shows boards for that machine easily costing over a grand a piece. That's just counting the board. Of course, if any other components are damaged, the price goes up. Plus, some machines will need to have one part replaced to see if another is bad. Put a brand new board in a machine with a hidden problem, guess what? You just blew up a thousand dollar board to find that out. I've had enough board heartbreaks to know that you're seriously rolling the dice on something like this.There's a reason the guy is ditching them on CL. He likely got them for nothing from an employer or cheap at auction. Sure, if you knew your way around these machines and had some experience it may be worth picking them up in hopes that tou may be able to make a couple good machines out of them all.Revisions play into things too, and sometimes machines that have been manufactured for a number of years may have extensive revisions made to their internal components, basically rendering used parts interchangeability between certain model years impossible.Believe me bro, I've cried the blues over stuff like this enough to know its a huge risk at the asking price. Say $500 for them all? Maybe....IMHO of courseExpert Garage Hack....https://www.facebook.com/steven.webber.948
Reply:Thanks 7A7 i can see somthing like that being a nightmare.
Reply:Yea, I've been there man. Hate to see someone else go there too!Expert Garage Hack....https://www.facebook.com/steven.webber.948
Reply:Thanks again. My plan has been to buy a ahp alpha tig to get my feet wet with tig. That seems like the most economical route for me at the moment and seem to have great feedback from users.
Reply:That same model machine was on Chattanooga Craigslist for 550 at a pawn shop. Was advertised as a working machine. Also advertising no leads
Reply:Blue stock- shopmaster, a/bp330, maxstar 150stl, maxstar 210, hf251, Tbolt ac/dc, mm 135Red stock-ranger 8, weldanpower 150, idealarc 250 ac/dcEsab plasma, Victor OA set, Air products ac/dc 400 ampIt's me flipped in snow..doughnut fail
Reply:Do flea market finds count?  If so i picked up a few goodies Sunday afternoon at a huge fleamarket.  1x Simmons fine tooth file for a buck.  A orange pony brand c clamp for three bucks, a five inch Makita angle grinder for twenty bucks a seven inch Rigid angle grinder with i believe a masonry blade that has a rotating rat tail handle for fourty bucks.  a one third horse power craftsman block grinder with two good abrasive wheels but missing the right side spark shield for fifty bucks.  An American made craftsman ball peen hammer in good shape for three bucks.  four other american made c clamps for ten bucks and last but not least a heavy duty four bike clamping two inch receiver bike rack for the car for thirty five bucks.  Ill upload pictures if it counts Last edited by N2 Welding; 08-29-2016 at 04:55 AM.Lincoln, ESAB, Thermal Dynamics, Victor, Miller, Dewalt, Makita, Kalamzoo.  Hand tools, power tools, welding and cutting tools.
Reply:Answered a CL ad recently for a tool sale, contractor retiring. When I got there, everything was free- they just wanted to empty their storage unit.Got a heavy duty drop forged 6" C-clamp and about a dozen other made-in-USA C-clamps, a Ridgid 4" pipe cutter, a Milwaukee 9" sander-polisher, a few nice old hammers and pry bars, and about 25 lbs. of assorted TimberLock screws.Another free ad a couple of days later got me a recent Machinery's Handbook and several other $$$ technical books.BTW, this is in an area where CL is small and slow moving. Decent deals are hardly an everyday occurrence, mostly the same overpriced crap.JohnA few weldersA lot of hammersA whole lot of C-clamps
Reply:Don't know if these qualify for this thread,  but picked these up on my way to vacation spot.  125.00 each with feeders.  Dad will be getting one with the Haas-Kamp conversion once cleaned up for a birthday gift.  I'll keep one for myself and maybe sell the other.  Anyone have any info on the gas controls? Last edited by Teggy1; 09-05-2016 at 05:17 PM.
Reply:got this score for 350 bucks for the whole lot. machine works beautifully, cylinder on the machine is full of c25. the other 3 are about empty.
Reply:Fresh score today. Mi-T-M 4000psi pressure washer. 16hp Briggs & Stratton vanguard with electric start. 100ft hose and standard length and extended length wands.Been sitting for a couple years. Fresh gas, check engine and pump oil...all oils look new. Paid $40 Blew paint off my truck. Works awesome.Saved it from being posted on Craigslist...friend had it and I got it a few months ago to check it out for him...never got around to it so today he said he just wants a few bucks for it since he'll never use it.Last edited by Michael ray; 09-10-2016 at 05:45 PM.
Reply:JD2 model 4 with pump and 2inch 180* dies..........cylinder needs new seals, but I got everything for $680. Gonna clean it up and make it look nice. Lincoln Idealarc TIG 250 AC/DC, Lincoln 175 HD and one fine grinder.
Reply:I forgot all about this thread . I picked up a Breadco 609 backhoe attachment for my skid loader about 2 weeks ago from craigslist. It came with 3 bucket a12,18,and 24". The guy even delivered it to me. I paid $2000 for it and I gave him $100 for delivering it.  It would have been a good deal a twice the price.
Reply:Picked up a Burr King 760 the other day with a box of probably 100 belts for $75.
Reply:Originally Posted by kazlxPicked up a Burr King 760 the other day with a box of probably 100 belts for $75.
Reply:Ok, not exactly from Craigslist, but from a dutch equivalent.I bought a 6x79 belt grinder for €200 ($225).3 phase 400 volt, 5,5 hp motor.Flat table
Reply:Snap on box...picked it up today for 200Older but not beat up.
Reply:Drug this home for $200 today.  Arboga 1830 radial drill press.
Reply:Scored some welder stuff this week.  Got a Bernard 400a Q gun for miller this week $65.00 total including shipping.  Got the Miller bobcat 225 for $250.  Its got a broken rod but I wanted it cause I have a identical machine and am going to save it for parts.  Also stopped at a surplus store and asked the guy how much he wanted for the miller feeder stuff,  he said $100 so I figured I better take it for that price.  S74DX feeder for some sort of automation setup with a 1-3/8 water cooled welder torch.  Was maybe thinking about maybe converting it to a swingarc?
Reply:I got a lincoln precision tig 275 $1000 with a 330 argon bottle ready to weld I was pretty happy I had just sold my miller sycrowave 250 with cooler and was pretty bummed about itLincoln precision tig 275 sold and it's back😆HTP invertig 221Lincoln 210 mp with spool gunMiller 375 spectrum 1967 lincoln sa200 projectHendey lathe 12X30Miller big20 parts machine
Reply:I totally forgot about this thread as well.  Scored a lot of goodies on Craigslist lately.  Probably forgot because no one answered my last question.Lincoln, ESAB, Thermal Dynamics, Victor, Miller, Dewalt, Makita, Kalamzoo.  Hand tools, power tools, welding and cutting tools.
Reply:Well it's not exactly a tool but it was a craigslist steal... $350 brand new. They assist you in training to lift heavier pieces of steel and machines around the shop...Attachment 1598851www.FirehouseFabricators.comZachLincoln 210mpLincoln SW200Hypertherm Powermax 45xp2x4 CNC Plasma Table.
Reply:Originally Posted by BrooklynBravestWell it's not exactly a tool but it was a craigslist steal... $350 brand new. They assist you in training to lift heavier pieces of steel and machines around the shop...Attachment 1598841
Reply:Originally Posted by BzbcustomsHahahaha I like your thinkin got to keep in shape Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk