I’m packing up and moving about a thousand miles north. I got to thinking and thougt I’d ask you folks a question. Does it make sense to try and move all that woodworking machinery or should i sell it here and buy new when I get there?
I’m ready for a better cabinet saw anyway. . .
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Sell it.
John
you've faced this one before huh?
Ditch the saw, then. How good's the rest of the heavy stuff?
JET contractor saw, JET 6" jointer, 14" bandsawW/riser. They are all right,but the saw fence sucks the jointer fence has a warp. I always use a No8 to clean up after the jointer edge joints and wide glue ups.
Those are pretty "basic" tools, e.g., intro-type, what I had in my shop until I traded the contractor saw for a Unisaw. If you're outgrowing them, sell 'em, don't waste money shipping them, carefully select their replacements.
Bakersfield......oooooo, hot! I was a Californian for many years, had an uncle who lived in B'field (and was murdered there, unfortunately). You headed out of state, or just north??)
Craig's List is a free sales venue for your tools. I wish the economy was better for you!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
Minnesota - looking forward to it to.
Minnesota -- wow, there's a change of climate for ya! Good luck, hope it all goes well.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
where are you at?
I relocated to Bainbridge Island (9 miles from Seattle) back in 1989. Had been in Davis, CA from 1968 until then. Used to love the heat, then somewhere in my 30's I just couldn't take it any longer. Was in the horse business, and got to where I couldn't find a cool-enough time of day to go out and load a ton of alfalfa and come back and unload and stack it.
Took me years to get used to the weather up here, still get really tired of the rain, but the good days are beautiful. So, if you're not moving from Bakersfield, where are you moving from? This is feeling like an alternate universe.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
I haven't updated that in quite a while. It is now -
This'll trip you - Normal Illinois. I have family up near you in Portland and LaGrande, OR. I've been through the area, but not since I was a kid. I couldn't handle the weather, I'd rather be sunny and freezing then damp and cold.
You're moving a thousand miles north of Illinois?
-Steve
Ahhh, now it makes sense. What's the economy like in Normal?? I heard a report yesterday that in Southern California, many pawn stores aren't taking in any more tools. The housing market crash has put soooo many contractors and remodellers out of business. Hope it's better in Illinois (if you decide to sell).forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
I haven't sold tools for a while so I don't know for sure, but the housing market here is pretty insulated from the what is happening in California. We'll see when the time comes. I think as far as the tools go, I'll sell.
Regarding the tax write-off. You could also move everything (i.e., pay a moving company), then claim the moving costs as a business expense to be counted against profit. Considering the money you'll lose selling the used stuff for cheap and replacing it with new stuff, that might be the better way to go. Unless, of course, the tools you have now don't do the job and you're going to buy new ones anyway.
Just the difference between what you can sell a used TS for and the purchase price of a new one should cover the cost of a professional moving service.
"Bakersfield to Minnesota" Sell everything you have and buy warm clothing! Ha, Ha. My daughter lives in the Twin Cities. Brrr.
I don't live in Bakersfield, but I'm going north of Minneapolis. Hmmm wonder where that came from.. .
Your profile says Bakersfield. forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
"They are all right,but the saw fence sucks the jointer fence has a warp."
I think you just answered your question. If you said that they are fantastic tools you would not want to live without and are no longer available...Chris @ http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
I would guess if you can ask the question, selling your shop and buying new is not a financial challenge. So why not — Sell it! Keep ANY equipment/tools that you have in which the newer replacements are not up to par with their older counterpart.
Greg
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Thanks Greg. I'm not rich, but that weight changes the cost of the move. My hand tools and portables will go with.
sell the heavyest, move the rest
Yes, my best friend is a hammer.
thanks,I think that's now the plan
Your profile lists your occupation as construction. If you are a contractor or are otherwise self-employed in the industry, then shop tools are a tax write-off. Sell what you've got, upgrade with new tools and claim it on your taxes.
Of course you would report the sale of the old equipment on your taxes:)
Troy
Sure, but if he sold it for less than market value then it would be a loss that he could also claim on his taxes.
Be careful I seem to remember that when I sold all of my photo equipment from my days as a photographer I had to report that to the IRS because I had deducted or depreciated the cost of the equipment when I bought it. Best to ask your accountant.Troy
I'm moving for a job - thus not a business there . . .yet
Your last comment makes that decision alot easier...
I'd be inclined to move it especially if it's a do it yourself move and the equipment is part of your livelyhood. You'll have it to use when you get to your new home and not have to worry about the cost of replacing it once you are moved-moving is expensive enough all on it's own. On another forum Papa Grizz of Grizzly mentioned they had been quietly absorbing price increases and that there would be no summer sale. imho you can expect major price increases from all makers/sellers of woodworking equipment. Doen't seem that long ago you could buy a General 650 cabinet saw or MM16 bandsaw for under $2000- that's far from the case now. I'd think it would be better to have the equipment than to sell it and find out the replacements cost far more than you plan to spend. Some years ago I sold off a Makita 2040 stationary planer and 2010 8" jointer during a move; it seemed like the right thing to do at the time but I've regreted it to this day.
yep, that would be the downside. I apprecviate the help.
I'd say it depend on how much money you have to spend!
A local school could use you old stuff!
good idea (or my daughter)!
good idea (or my daughter)!
Ypu lost me on that for some reason! I have three daughters and three grandauughters.
I'd never sell them to anybody or give them away!! OK, to nice Man that loved them!
My tools maybe!
Aw shoot, not her, give the saw to her. She wants to make sawdust too.
Huck,
Don't spend so much time focussing on tools.
The two most important things to a woodworker are skills and attitude. A good woodworker can go into anyone's shopo, including mine, and turn out masterpieces.
Focus on making masterpiece with whatever tools are available. If great tools are available, all the better.
If money is no object, then my advice is still not to spend too much time thinking about "the best tools". Just buy them and get back to the real goals of woodworking -- making good stuff and enjoying the process.
HAVE FUN. Bo with your gut.
Mel
Measure your output in smiles per board foot.
You're right Mel. I don't want to end up not making,because I don't have tools.
Thanks,
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