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2nd January 2013, 11:32 PM #1Intermediate Member
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My machinery needs a loving home...
I am transferring to the Torres Strait with my job (teacher) and am wondering what to do with my woodworking machinery.
I will away for two years. My employer (Education Department) will cover the storage costs for up to 20 cubic metres of anything I am not taking, however I am thinking that it will just be gathering dust and it would be better if it was used.
I would like to lend it to a forum member or someone who is well known by a forum member for the time that I am away. I have learnt so much from this forum and would like to give something back. If anyone has any contacts at a Mens Shed that might be interested, that could also be an option.
None of the gear was new when I bought it and some was bought from other forum members. The gear is as follows:
12" Table Saw, CarbaTec MBS300. homemade fence and no guard, 3hp so 15A GPO needed to run.
6" Jointer, Carbatec CJT196.
12.5" Thicknesser, Carbatec CT317
Bench top Drill Press, Trade Tools brand
Compact 1hp dust extractor
14" Bandsaw
Triton router table with Hitachi TR12 router.
The potential user of this equipment would have to take the whole lot as I am not prepared to split it. They will also need to organise their own transport, live in SE Qld, and have it out of my place in Ashgrove, Brisbane by the 7th of January. I know this is not much time.
I would of course expect the equipment to be maintained to a standard that is equal to or better than it is currently in. And I would expect it to be transported back to me when I return.
I realise there are risks involved and would appreciate hearing the opinions of other members on the viability of this idea. In addition, if anyone knows of a potential home, please PM me with your contact details and we can have a chat.
Thanks.
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3rd January 2013, 07:50 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Giving your machinery to unknown people for two years? Don't even think about it for another second. Put it all in storage and have peace of mind while away.
Otherwise there are all those possibilities of loss, damage, but more importantly, liability for injury.Brian
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3rd January 2013, 08:41 AM #3The person who never made a mistake never made anything
Cheers
Ray
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3rd January 2013, 08:43 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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3rd January 2013, 08:54 AM #5
Generous display of altruism but unfortunately a recipe for ill will unless you find a compatible person.
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3rd January 2013, 03:37 PM #6
G'day Free storage compaired to what if something happens just think about replacement costs. But it is your choice.
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4th January 2013, 02:29 PM #7Senior Member
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My biggest worry would be liability. If you own the equipment and someone else is injured using it you could be up for some hefty legal costs and compensation.....not worth the risk IMHO.........unless you want to take out an expensive minimum $2 million public liability policy for third party use of the equipment.
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4th January 2013, 03:44 PM #8
I am a bit confused. If I lend my neighbor’s son a bike, he falls and hurts himself then I am responsible? Surely we can do better than that. Has anyone got a chisel I can borrow?
Generous offer Murray. Sign an agreement with the borrower.Visit my website at www.myFineWoodWork.com
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4th January 2013, 05:04 PM #10Senior Member
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you bet! In most cases, thankfully, it gets brushed over.....a grazed knee a bit of gravel rash, a few pardons and reasonable people move on.......
but cut a finger off on a burrowed table saw (one without a guard as in this case) and neighbourly love may no longer be extended. Personally I would not lend out machinery per se......especially without safety equipment installed.
Anyhow negligence on part of the lender would have to be proved and in most cases it would not go to court or thrown out but in meantime you've paid out heaps in legal costs I know been there and have a t-shirt to prove it.
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4th January 2013, 09:59 PM #11Intermediate Member
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Thanks for all of your replies. I guess I am a pretty idealistic person (many would call naive!) and I figured it would be nice to have it "all work out". I am a big believer in goodwill and karma and all that sort of stuff. I have traveled and seen a bit and reckon that most people in the world are good people and "do the right thing". (There's that naivety coming out!!!). These beliefs are reinforced by my experience as a teacher in primary schools where most kids are great kids and will grow up to be valuable members of society. [End of rant]
A lot of the equipment I got quite cheaply and the bandsaw was free so the least of my worries was damage to the equipment. My biggest worry was the liability side of things and that has been reinforced by your replies.
It is a pity that none of my mates are into woodworking. I have managed to offload my SCMS to the brother-in-law and just tonight another mate offered to take the drill press. I hope they get lots of use.
I am looking forward to getting lots more practice with hand tools up in the Torres Strait. My wife has already commissioned me to build a chicken coop and I am starting to research different types of joinery for bamboo. But it's going to be hard to tear me away from the boat and the fishing!
All the best and thanks again.
John
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