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| med6753:
--- Quote from: 25 CPS on July 19, 2022, 08:02:50 pm ---For everyone working on 465B scopes, GC Surplus has half a dozen up for auction with a bit over 15 hours to go: https://gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?snc=wfsav&sc=enc-bid&scn=422225&lcn=571280&lct=L&srchtype=&lci=&str=1&lotnf=1&frmsr=1&sf=ferm-clos It might be local pickup only in Dartmouth, NS, so if they won't ship, that could be geographically inconvenient for just about everyone. Edit: Browsing through the listings, it looks like there's six lots of five Tektronix 465B scopes for 30 in total plus a lot of five of the military version of the 2235: https://gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?snc=wfsav&sc=enc-bid&scn=422200&lcn=571255&lct=L&srchtype=&lci=&str=526&lotnf=1&frmsr=1&sf=ferm-clos If they're lucky, a government lab received new equipment and they're blowing out the old stuff. If they're not lucky, a government lab got closed down and they're fire sale-ing the equipment after laying everyone off. Either way, if they won't pack up and ship scopes, I'm not sure the local market within an easy drive of the Halifax/Dartmouth area can absorb 30 vintage Tek scopes like that all at once. Even if they are willing to pack up and ship them out, I'm not sure there'd be much market for them given what the packing and transportation costs would be like even if each lot sells for very little money. --- End quote --- There is no mention of shipping and but even if there was shipping a lot of 5 across the border will not be cheap. I have a strong suspicion that if they don't get sold they will most likely be crushed. |
| mnementh:
https://hartford.craigslist.org/fod/d/stamford-factory-audio-lab-workspace-of/7507533520.html *sigh* mnem another one bites the dust... :( |
| GreyWoolfe:
--- Quote from: Cerebus on July 19, 2022, 04:37:21 pm ---The trick is to make things super easy to get out, and super easy to put away. I can't believe how much better my life has got since I stuck a proper many drawered tool-chest in the box room. I have a plan to make a few work surfaces that are a bit like giant draws that I can fold a lid over and put work-in-progress away quickly and tidily and also get it out again with minimal fuss. Of course first I have to find a way to clear enough free shelf space in the box room of doom so that I can have perhaps three of them stored on one shelf. --- End quote --- In the garage, I have a 63" tool box and a military 4 drawer legal sized filing cabinet painted to match that holds corded power tools. On top of that, I built cordless drill/driver storage that also holds my drill and bit cases. In the office, I have a 26" tool chest for the precision hand tools, company stuff, hand held TE and probes. All the kill/maim tools( drill press, table saw, band saw, jointer/planer) have casters on them, either when I got them or I added them. I built 2, 2' by 4' rolling workbenches that have both miter saws, belt sander, bench grinder and mini black and decker work mate. Mrs GreyWoolfe helped purge all the stuff there for ever that never got used and reorganized placement of the tool box and storage shelves that the cleanup went so well, I was able to eliminate 1 shelving unit that is now being used elsewhere. My work table breaks down for easy storage, again a 2' by 4' piece of 3/4" plywood with 2X2 runners that fit into my saw horses. All the rolling stock is lined up against 1 wall with various things hanging above them and gets returned after being used. The most important thing she did was help provide much better placement and workflow. I actually want to go out there and do things instead of being forced to go. Next is going to Harbor Freight tonight to get a floor standing parts bin organizer for all the nuts, bolts, washers, screws, nails and similar that will get all of that in one place. After all, need room for the thickness planer I just ordered. When that gets delivered to Home Depot, I will be buying some 2X4s and casters to build a stand as I refuse to pay $170 for the associated stand. |
| Kosmic:
--- Quote from: med6753 on July 19, 2022, 08:30:49 pm --- --- Quote from: 25 CPS on July 19, 2022, 08:02:50 pm ---For everyone working on 465B scopes, GC Surplus has half a dozen up for auction with a bit over 15 hours to go: https://gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?snc=wfsav&sc=enc-bid&scn=422225&lcn=571280&lct=L&srchtype=&lci=&str=1&lotnf=1&frmsr=1&sf=ferm-clos It might be local pickup only in Dartmouth, NS, so if they won't ship, that could be geographically inconvenient for just about everyone. Edit: Browsing through the listings, it looks like there's six lots of five Tektronix 465B scopes for 30 in total plus a lot of five of the military version of the 2235: https://gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?snc=wfsav&sc=enc-bid&scn=422200&lcn=571255&lct=L&srchtype=&lci=&str=526&lotnf=1&frmsr=1&sf=ferm-clos If they're lucky, a government lab received new equipment and they're blowing out the old stuff. If they're not lucky, a government lab got closed down and they're fire sale-ing the equipment after laying everyone off. Either way, if they won't pack up and ship scopes, I'm not sure the local market within an easy drive of the Halifax/Dartmouth area can absorb 30 vintage Tek scopes like that all at once. Even if they are willing to pack up and ship them out, I'm not sure there'd be much market for them given what the packing and transportation costs would be like even if each lot sells for very little money. --- End quote --- There is no mention of shipping and but even if there was shipping a lot of 5 across the border will not be cheap. I have a strong suspicion that if they don't get sold they will most likely be crushed. --- End quote --- Don't worry they will get sold. Even for big lots that need to be collected in person. A lot of reseller are scanning those auctions. Not sure how profitable it is, but I saw a lot of items from Dartmouth (east coast) popping up on the ebay store of a seller located British Colombia (west coast). |
| Neper:
--- Quote from: mnementh on July 19, 2022, 08:33:17 pm ---https://hartford.craigslist.org/fod/d/stamford-factory-audio-lab-workspace-of/7507533520.html *sigh* mnem another one bites the dust... :( --- End quote --- Sic transit... :( |
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