My habit of checking CL on my iPhone (i.e. when I'm on the toilet) has paid off. The ad warned that some parts might be missing, AS-IS, etc. The seller didn't know much about it as it was acquired in a package deal (seller works for construction materials recycling operation.) The machine was only 3 miles away. I had never seen a European combo machine in the flesh before, but I did my homework, poured over the parts manuals I could find, and went and checked it out.
The specs: 10", 3HP sliding table saw with scoring blade and riving knife (5' slider), 2.5HP shaper, 3HP 12" Jointer/Planer, with a horizontal mortising attachment (an XY table which mounts to the side of the machine, the boring bit driven by a chuck integrated into the end of the J/P cutterhead.) 830lbs.
No chance to try it, but it looked good. Worst case, I'd throw it back on CL. So it wasn't long before it was forklifted into the back of my truck. I couldn't talk him into following me home with the forklift to unload it, but the saw was unloaded fairly easily thanks to the integral wheels and a patio which at one end was level with my tailgate and with the driveway at the other.
Once in my garage, I spent the next week going over the machine with a fine tooth comb. It had obviously been subjected to some ham-handed adjustments over the years. I found paper shims, hinges installed upside down, shot belts, a stripped grub screw or two, and probably 10lbs of sawdust in the cabinet. But after careful study, I figured out how everything should have been put together, cleaned everything, replaced all the belts, and got it all properly adjusted (and wow, there a lot of things to adjust.)
The moment of truth... I plugged it in, flipped the switch and... Ta Da! Everything works! Only missing items were the jointer fence and a bracket for the riving knife (welded up a new one.) I only have a few cuts on it so far, but I am very impressed. I have a Grizzly 1023RL, but this thing makes cutting sheet goods a breeze by comparison.
I paid: $600.
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