New Tool day! my $280 score on ebay

[XBIGJIMX]

I think i Stole it! this thing looks and sounds brand new

PIN ROUTER!!!

[killemall8]

Looks like a great tool at a great price.

I personally never understood the need for a pin router though. I prefer to be in control of the tool instead of the workpiece.

[XBIGJIMX]

I am the total opposite i like to know the blade stays in one spot so i know where not to put my hands but its just personal preference

[killemall8]

But if your hands are on the tool, there is no way they are going to get in the way. its harder to pull or control against the tool than to be the one guiding where the tool goes, IMO.

[sdshirtman]

<<-- jealous. That's a hell of a steal. Congrats. Care to elaborate how you got it?

[Prostheta]

Shaping work is a balance of two opposing forces - that of the cutter and that of the workpiece. Ideally all work should be mounted on a heavy mobile sled with a pin router. Wonderful score. You'll have great fun making templates. Either that or you'll get sick of making templates for one-off jobs ;-)

[XBIGJIMX]

<<-- jealous. That's a hell of a steal. Congrats. Care to elaborate how you got it?

It was scored on Ebay. The guy listed it for $450 on Craigslist and he put it on Ebay as well trying to see what would go first. The first time he listed it he canceled it early and relisted it instead or paying to put a reserve on it (which was his mistake) So when he relisted I bid it up to $200 so it had some money on it. Well I guess he did not read the fine print Ebay will not let you cancel an auction if there is less then 12 hours for any reason. So it went to the end. At the last minute I upped my bid to $451 ( i would of paid the $450 for it easy) And it got snipped up to $280. So I paid immediately and made arrangements to pick it up . When I talked to him I could tell he was not a happy camper. The thing was this guy was LOADED and the $170 he lost could not of mattered that much I just don't think he liked that he had not "won the game" basically. I will say this it was the hardest thing to get into my shop

Shaping work is a balance of two opposing forces - that of the cutter and that of the workpiece. Ideally all work should be mounted on a heavy mobile sled with a pin router. Wonderful score. You'll have great fun making templates. Either that or you'll get sick of making templates for one-off jobs ;-)

I am convinced Luthier is Latin for I make lots of jigs and templates

[demonx]

I always wanted a pin router. Great score, the price is an absolute steal.