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When old electronics nuts die, what happens to their stuff?

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nctnico:
Reality check: every now and then I see such collections pass by on local 2nd hand trading websites and it is mostly old, useless junk. For example: I have some relatively new Festool woodworking gear that will likely still be dear to me 40 years from now but by that time other people will qualify it as junk because it is old, beaten up and much better tools exist.

@CatalinaWOW

--- Quote from: CatalinaWOW on September 02, 2022, 05:07:41 pm ---Another thing to note is that Ebay asking prices are a NOT A very good indicator IN ANY WAY of a price that you can assure will get you a piece of equipment.

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Fixed that for you  ;D

Either way, once you get older it is good to think about what you no longer need. An older relative of mine that used to have extreme amounts of gear and materials has been offloading a lot of his stuff the last few years as he is no longer able to use it anyway. I'm very happy because it will save us from having to go through -literally- metric tonnes of stuff at some point in -I hope- the far away future.

mag_therm:
I purchased over past 15 years about 7 TE units from 1970's ~1980's mostly as "not working for parts" and restored them to functionality rather than originality.
Many parts were unobtainable eg the bent pots of the Tek466 scope so I used similar Tek ones and made adaptors.
And the Ne reference tube in the HP141T S.A. was replaced with a TL783 on a piggy back and the crt was repaired with non original 6kV harness etc.

They all work well for me, still having real use of them, but I consider myself to be the last user and that they will be scrapped.

The only item of concern is the vintage 1939 lathe acquired "pick up only" in 2012 from nearby Ebay broker who couldn't sell it and  was just about to scrap it.
It is in excellent condition with few nicks, minimal wear, and came with drawers full of of accessories, original docs and purchase receipts.
Was the home shop lathe of the owner of a business in Detroit making specialised fluid couplings.
I would like it to get a new home after me , even if given away. However as time goes on there are less users trained in these completely manual machines, they have no safety features at all and mis- use or lack of constant attention can damage both the machine and user.
Lathes are difficult to sell being so heavy, the freight is costly and difficult with packing etc.

CatalinaWOW:

--- Quote from: nctnico on September 02, 2022, 05:08:15 pm ---
@CatalinaWOW

--- Quote from: CatalinaWOW on September 02, 2022, 05:07:41 pm ---Another thing to note is that Ebay asking prices are a NOT A very good indicator IN ANY WAY of a price that you can assure will get you a piece of equipment.

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Fixed that for you  ;D


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It was correct as written.  You can almost always buy equipment at the eBay price.  Selling is a different story.

edpalmer42:

--- Quote from: mag_therm on September 02, 2022, 05:37:28 pm ---The only item of concern is the vintage 1939 lathe acquired "pick up only" in 2012 from nearby Ebay broker who couldn't sell it and  was just about to scrap it.
It is in excellent condition with few nicks, minimal wear, and came with drawers full of of accessories, original docs and purchase receipts.
Was the home shop lathe of the owner of a business in Detroit making specialised fluid couplings.
I would like it to get a new home after me , even if given away. However as time goes on there are less users trained in these completely manual machines, they have no safety features at all and mis- use or lack of constant attention can damage both the machine and user.
Lathes are difficult to sell being so heavy, the freight is costly and difficult with packing etc.

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If you haven't already done so, you should hook up with like-minded people in your area so that you can support each other now and in the future.  One forum that I know of is vintagemachinery.org .  I'm sure there are others.

Ed

CatalinaWOW:
Based on my experience if you post your interest in disposing of your lathe on the appropriate page of this forum

http://www.machinistweb.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=ca666399250f68d07d383bec2013428d&f=1

you will get some response.  Same problem exists, the machinist hobby people are also thin on the ground and it will need to be someone semi-local to keep shipping or pickup possible.

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