Most of my tool purchases are "Tool Goats" not gloats but I think I did well this time. It was an "all or nothing" deal, no machines sold separately. It was the entire shop of a machinist who ran a business in his garage making boat auto-pilots. I am not sure when this fellow died but a friend was handling the sale.
Two lathes, Bridgeport, two bandsaws, compressor, a ton of tooling for them, etc., etc.
Some of the stuff is older but all in good shape and great quality. Did I do really well? Perhaps? I was not looking to make a profit, I was in it for the tools. I may sell some of my stuff and replace it with his. It will be a major upgrade.
The real point of this posting to say I did lose out not meeting this man. I passed within a few blocks of his shop 5 days a week for 20+ years. It was easy to see looking at the HSS lathe bits he ground and the shop made tools/jigs he was a skilled machinist. I am sure he forgot more about machining than I will ever know. It is cool having his tools but I would have liked some of his skill/knowledge. Just a thought I wanted to share.
Rich