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So my mom is getting up in years.? Dad passed a couple of years ago - he did receiving inspection a lot of his life.
My grandfather was a machinist and when he passed Dad inherited a lot of what he had in his shop.? It also turns out Dad was more of a pack rat than anyone suspected.
Mom's finally at the point where she's ready to get some of the tools out of the house.? Of course, she doesn't know what any of it is.
As much as I could probably just take everything if I wanted, I probably can't use a lot of it as a hobbyist and I'm sure Mom could use the extra cash.
Mom's in NE Ohio and I'm 4 hours away in WV.? Had planned on going up in the fall but life got in the way.? Hopefully I can get up there soon.
Plan was to just go through everything for her and label what things are, maybe do some sold listings searches on ebay to give her a ballpark of what they're worth, and then let her sell them.? That's still the plan, but she's asked if I know of anyone who would just purchase it in a lump so she doesn't have to deal with it.
I'm guessing it's impractical to ship a bunch of tools across country due to weight and need to package carefully, so it's probably going to have to be someone in NE Ohio who can go there.
Are there companies/people who do this sort of thing?? My first guess was an estate sale company, but I'm not sure that's going to be the best option.
Any advice?
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I’m sorry I don’t know if any such business.
Have you considered donating it to a local school?
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On Jan 13, 2022, at 09:34, chrisser via groups.io <chris.kucia@...> wrote:
?So my mom is getting up in years.? Dad passed a couple of years ago - he did receiving inspection a lot of his life.
My grandfather was a machinist and when he passed Dad inherited a lot of what he had in his shop.? It also turns out Dad was more of a pack rat than anyone suspected.
Mom's finally at the point where she's ready to get some of the tools out of the house.? Of course, she doesn't know what any of it is.
As much as I could probably just take everything if I wanted, I probably can't use a lot of it as a hobbyist and I'm sure Mom could use the extra cash.
Mom's in NE Ohio and I'm 4 hours away in WV.? Had planned on going up in the fall but life got in the way.? Hopefully I can get up there soon.
Plan was to just go through everything for her and label what things are, maybe do some sold listings searches on ebay to give her a ballpark of what they're worth, and then let her sell them.? That's still the plan, but she's asked if I know of anyone who
would just purchase it in a lump so she doesn't have to deal with it.
I'm guessing it's impractical to ship a bunch of tools across country due to weight and need to package carefully, so it's probably going to have to be someone in NE Ohio who can go there.
Are there companies/people who do this sort of thing?? My first guess was an estate sale company, but I'm not sure that's going to be the best option.
Any advice?
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I'll look into that.? But, ironically, my Dad worked for the local school as a side job after he retired and I think that may be where some of his collection came from when they closed all the shop classes down.? I'm pretty sure that's where my Dalton came from.
There is a vocational school for the county, but being affiliated with the school system, I would have expected them to have taken the shop stuff.? Seems they weren't interested, at least at the time.
But it's worth looking into.
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John: ?problem with that is, most schools have gotten rid of their shop classes. ?Blue Collar Work is now looked down on by academia so since EVERYONE is going to college, why teach woodwork, metal work, welding, mechanics, etc? ?Sad but there it is. ?I saw a perfectly good Clausing Lathe at the local ?salvage yard a while back. ?The guy there said it was brought over by the local High School. ?a few days later a local guy bought it and all its tooling for the price per pound as scrap ?and restored it. ?
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I’m sorry I don’t know if any such business.
Have you considered donating it to a local school?
?So my mom is getting up in years.? Dad passed a couple of years ago - he did receiving inspection a lot of his life.
My grandfather was a machinist and when he passed Dad inherited a lot of what he had in his shop.? It also turns out Dad was more of a pack rat than anyone suspected.
Mom's finally at the point where she's ready to get some of the tools out of the house.? Of course, she doesn't know what any of it is.
As much as I could probably just take everything if I wanted, I probably can't use a lot of it as a hobbyist and I'm sure Mom could use the extra cash.
Mom's in NE Ohio and I'm 4 hours away in WV.? Had planned on going up in the fall but life got in the way.? Hopefully I can get up there soon.
Plan was to just go through everything for her and label what things are, maybe do some sold listings searches on ebay to give her a ballpark of what they're worth, and then let her sell them.? That's still the plan, but she's asked if I know of anyone who
would just purchase it in a lump so she doesn't have to deal with it.
I'm guessing it's impractical to ship a bunch of tools across country due to weight and need to package carefully, so it's probably going to have to be someone in NE Ohio who can go there.
Are there companies/people who do this sort of thing?? My first guess was an estate sale company, but I'm not sure that's going to be the best option.
Any advice?
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I don't know Mom's financial or tax situation so I don't know if donating is going to be a benefit for her.
That said, my grandfather ran the machine shop of one of the universities in Cleveland after he retired.? Was probably two decades ago, but if they still have that and are interested, and it makes sense for Mom financially, it might be an a appropriate place for some of it to go.
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Sorry to hear about your circumstances. ?Unfortunately all to common problem... we’ve had several estate disposals recently in our local machining ?group. Here are a couple of things people locally have done around Seattle.
1) use an auction house- painless as they come do all the work. ?Usually they take most all of the proceeds...and ?often the sales net very little on dollar.
2)sell on Craig’s List - make a list, take good pictures, and advertise on Craig’s list - someone has to be there to oversee the sales, screen out the grifters,and negotiate low ball offers. But lots of good, decent people are also out there, and turn up to buy stuff. The key is to don’t get rolled over by the few knuckleheads. ?
3) (my favorite)local networking approach: ? Reach out to your local hobby Machinist or metal workers group. If your Dad participated in a group, they would be the ones to contact. Pick a weekend, make the list, and decide on what your asking price is... etc. this option has worked well in our area. (I am 75... Beware of the old timers- they are veterans at low-balling each other. AHahahaha)
4) Voc Tech/Community college machining programs - talk to the local part time/Weekend Machinist programs in your moms area.
It’s absolutely not true that academia looks down their nose at the trades. ? Nowadays,?hands on training and education instruction has simply shifted to Vocational or Technical colleges. ?Every 2 and 4year college system in the country has a vast network of professional trade schools and programs graduating people out of their Voc Ed programs. ? ?University level Engineering programs all have Machining classes and extensive shops as well. ?Most have weekend and night machining programs for part time students - well attended by hobby machinists. You might get some good advice by contacting the local Machinist program in your mom’s area. ?
The part timers will be highly interested in used, manual machines and tooling.
Good luck, Glenn?
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On Jan 13, 2022, at 8:47 AM, chrisser via < chris.kucia@...> wrote: I don't know Mom's financial or tax situation so I don't know if donating is going to be a benefit for her.
That said, my grandfather ran the machine shop of one of the universities in Cleveland after he retired.? Was probably two decades ago, but if they still have that and are interested, and it makes sense for Mom financially, it might be an a appropriate place for some of it to go.
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"It’s absolutely not true that academia looks down their nose at the trades. ? Nowadays,?hands on training and education instruction has simply shifted to Vocational or Technical colleges."
?If that's why so few high schools have metal working classes I'd have to say that was a bad way to go. My high school did have metals classes and I loved them, and had no money to go on to vocational school after graduation.
?Had I attended high school after they closed the shop down I'd never have started my own shop. I remember dreading every single class I had to take, every day, except that one.
?Of course now they teach other stuff, stuff no one needs to know I think.
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Same here Glen. ?I would suggest to anyone: listen to a fellow named Mike Rowe on this subject. ?Mike was the Host of “Dirty Jobs” and is the narrator of “The Deadliest Catch”; ?two TV shows. ?And I say this as someone who seldom watches TV. Mike started a foundation to support the trades since he saw ?the push for college and away from skilled work. ? ?Recently Mike was on the Tim Pool show on Youtube. ?this is a link to it: ?
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"It’s absolutely not true that academia looks down their nose at the trades. ? Nowadays,?hands on training and education instruction has simply shifted to Vocational or Technical colleges."
?If that's why so few high schools have metal working classes I'd have to say that was a bad way to go. My high school did have metals classes and I loved them, and had no money to go on to vocational school after graduation.
?Had I attended high school after they closed the shop down I'd never have started my own shop. I remember dreading every single class I had to take, every day, except that one.
?Of course now they teach other stuff, stuff no one needs to know I think.
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From my experience, an auction can be a very good option.? Twenty years ago I sold virtually all of my tools because I needed to simplify my life.? Not only did the auction?group do all the heavy work, but I received net proceeds which surely exceeded my original investment in mostly used tools.? The auction went from 9 am to 3 pm with two auctioneers going much of the time.? I think the key to a successful auction is good publicity.? I did a careful inventory of high value items and made sure that the auction bills listed that inventory.? These were posted well in advance of the sale.? The labor rate for moving the heavy stuff was very fair and the ?sales commission was only 11% because I had a good assortment.? I have since restocked my shop, again with mostly used tools.? I no longer go to auctions because 1) I have too much stuff already, and 2) it is like gambling with your time.? However, I notice that most auctions around here have buyer premiums.? The buyer, not the seller, pays the auction house commission.? This makes it even better for the seller.? Another nice feature of an auction is that when it is over everything, even the junk, is gone.
Regards to all, John M.
Sorry to hear about your circumstances.? Unfortunately all to common problem... we’ve had several estate disposals recently in our local machining ?group. Here are a couple of things people locally have done around Seattle.
1) use an auction house- painless as they come do all the work.? Usually they take most all of the proceeds...and ?often the sales net very little on dollar.
2)sell on Craig’s List - make a list, take good pictures, and advertise on Craig’s list - someone has to be there to oversee the sales, screen out the grifters,and negotiate low ball offers. But lots of good, decent people are also out there, and turn up to buy stuff. The key is to don’t get rolled over by the few knuckleheads. ?
3) (my favorite)local networking approach: ? Reach out to your local hobby Machinist or metal workers group. If your Dad participated in a group, they would be the ones to contact. Pick a weekend, make the list, and decide on what your asking price is... etc. this option has worked well in our area. (I am 75... Beware of the old timers- they are veterans at low-balling each other. AHahahaha)
4) Voc Tech/Community college machining programs - talk to the local part time/Weekend Machinist programs in your moms area.
It’s absolutely not true that academia looks down their nose at the trades. ? Nowadays,?hands on training and education instruction has simply shifted to Vocational or Technical colleges. ?Every 2 and 4year college system in the country has a vast network of professional trade schools and programs graduating people out of their Voc Ed programs. ? ?University level Engineering programs all have Machining classes and extensive shops as well.? Most have weekend and night machining programs for part time students - well attended by hobby machinists. You might get some good advice by contacting the local Machinist program in your mom’s area. ?
The part timers will be highly interested in used, manual machines and tooling.
Good luck, Glenn? I don't know Mom's financial or tax situation so I don't know if donating is going to be a benefit for her.
That said, my grandfather ran the machine shop of one of the universities in Cleveland after he retired.? Was probably two decades ago, but if they still have that and are interested, and it makes sense for Mom financially, it might be an a appropriate place for some of it to go.
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Thanks for all the advice.
Talked to Mom and she's not in a huge hurry.? Mostly what spurred this on is it's winter and she's in the snow belt.? She wants to get out of the too big, now empty house and move someplace smaller, less isolated and maybe warmer.? Can't say I blame her - at least the warmer is one reason I'm 4 hours south.
All Dad's accumulated stuff is an obstacle and to her it probably seems like a big hurdle not knowing what any of it is but knowing it has to go and she's basically trapped in the house with not much to do but look around at all the stuff she needs to get rid of.
I'll be going up there to help her out once the worst of the snow is past for the season or sooner if we get a warm spell.
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Where in NE a Ohio is this located. I may be interested in the tools? Steve Davis? Haulin-N-Such LLC 2019 Wadsworth rd Norton Ohio 44203?
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On Jan 13, 2022, at 10:34 AM, chrisser via groups.io <chris.kucia@...> wrote:
?So my mom is getting up in years.? Dad passed a couple of years ago - he did receiving inspection a lot of his life.
My grandfather was a machinist and when he passed Dad inherited a lot of what he had in his shop.? It also turns out Dad was more of a pack rat than anyone suspected.
Mom's finally at the point where she's ready to get some of the tools out of the house.? Of course, she doesn't know what any of it is.
As much as I could probably just take everything if I wanted, I probably can't use a lot of it as a hobbyist and I'm sure Mom could use the extra cash.
Mom's in NE Ohio and I'm 4 hours away in WV.? Had planned on going up in the fall but life got in the way.? Hopefully I can get up there soon.
Plan was to just go through everything for her and label what things are, maybe do some sold listings searches on ebay to give her a ballpark of what they're worth, and then let her sell them.? That's still the plan, but she's asked if I know of anyone who would just purchase it in a lump so she doesn't have to deal with it.
I'm guessing it's impractical to ship a bunch of tools across country due to weight and need to package carefully, so it's probably going to have to be someone in NE Ohio who can go there.
Are there companies/people who do this sort of thing?? My first guess was an estate sale company, but I'm not sure that's going to be the best option.
Any advice?
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chrisser
glenn brooks