I think I will too.Originally Posted by Sam Force
It's gonna take a while to get it set up. It's filthy. So I've got to do a deep cleaning. And there's some repairs I need to do. Plus, I need to run wires for the power and that requires going into the attic. And I've got so much junk in there above the garage that it's going to be a pain to do that by myself. But it's all stuff I can handle.
The previous owner said he bought it several years ago, put about 40 hours on it, and then got out of woodworking. So he was likely unaware of how much prices had increased recently, which is why I got such a good deal. He was only asking $750 for it. It was only listed for a few hours when I contacted him, and I was the second buyer. The first never showed up, thankfully. And the previous owner obviously didn't know what he was doing it with, hence why it had so many broken and worn-out parts after only 40 hours of use. The lower thrust bearing had a groove in it because he was using that to keep the blade from wandering on the tires, and burying the blade into it. The bottom tire was torn up from trying to feed wood too fast and locking the blade up. And the trunnion was broken from it being moved on its spine with the table still attached (the paint is heavily scratched on the back as well). But less than $100 in parts ought to get it back to good as new. And I was especially pleased to find out Grizzly still has touch up paint for it!
Now I just need to figure out dust collection. I don't have room or budget for a fancy, permanent DC setup. I'm gonna try it with my shop vac first and see how it goes. If nothing else, that'll give me an idea of what I need.
But it's just about the perfect size. Any bigger, and it wouldn't fit in my garage.
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