Another thing about Craigslist that makes me crazy

[Greg Peterson]

Gesh, I guess I just ought to know better by now, but why do I keep glancing at CL when I know darn good and well that I can't do anything about it?

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/tls/1566612634.html

[Dan Friedrichs]

Go get that thing - gloat of the year, right there...

[Chip Lindley]

Too far from Portland, Greg? (your profile does not give location, but yer a Packers Fan!)

A 16" joiner for $200 is probably worth driving 1000 miles (each way) and a night or two in a motel. Just depends on how badly you perceive you need such a Beast! Loading it would be the biggest problem, not the long drive. Us good ol' boys have pickups with receiver hitches (just in case)!

My longest trek for a gloat was to Wichita (just over 300 miles one way) to bring home a nice Makita 2116 resaw. Didn't even need a trailer.

[Greg Peterson]

IF I had a way of getting it AND a place to put it.

Darn it.

[Joshua Layne]

wow.
that's all I can say about it - I'm with Greg on both the transport and the shop space - I barely have room for my PM 54A

but somebody is going to be very happy indeed.

[Dave Lehnert]

You could make money on that thing taking to the scraping yard.

[Cliff Holmes]

Wow, I'd already be on my way except ... I live in Florida :(

[Bob Falk]

It likely has babbet bearings which may need repouring. If it has a square cutter head, that is also a red flag.....sometimes the old iron is a great deal, but you might need to expend some time, energy, and $ to get them up to snuff...I know, I've done it.

[Greg Peterson]

Bob, I don't know enough about these old machines to make an informed decision. At $200, it seems like a know brainer, but I've had one too many 'no brainers' back fire on me.

I'll just drool and hope that there is indeed a fatal flaw in the machine, thus helping me avert the "It'll be gone in no time honey" defense.:D

[Bruce Page]

A nice 12" came up while I was out of town for several weeks. I emailed the guy and said I would buy it when I got back if he still had it. I never heard back from him.:(