Worth $150??

[Sachbvn]

I know I could build a router table and cabinet by myself... but honestly - this looks pretty well made.

Seems like atleast $150 worth of materials or close too...

What do ya think??

http://peoria.craigslist.org/tls/998190309.html


Zac

[deepsplinter]

I like the table and the price.

Four inserts would cost ya almost that.

I'd go for it.

[lacks focus]

Pekin?! I was raised across the river in Peoria.

Oh, the table looks nice, too.

Craig in Indy

[cabinetman]

For that kind of money I'd build it myself to my own size and taste.

[Mark SBG]

If it was close, I would go take a look at it. If it was made well, it is certainly worth the $150.

Otherwise, I would build one to suit my own space requirements...

[arcticfox46]

Well - it "sounds" good, and it "looks" good, maybe it "is" good.

I know I put every penny of far more than $150 into mine.

I would at least "look" at it.

I would most likely be bringing it home after I looked at it.

It's probably worth $150, but I wonder if the guy will actually be able to sell it.

In a yard sale - never happened - he would never get a buyer.

On Craigslist? He will need to find someone that knows what they are looking at.

Woodworking is a relatively small hobby group.

There is a pretty good chance that he will not find a buyer - then he might be willing to haggle after he reposted 2-5 times. But then - he just might find a buyer and it could be gone tomorrow.

I thought about this as I was thinking about the sander I just bought. How many people are going to buy a sander like that. Should I take the chance or not? So - I dod not wait to see.

In the case of the sander, the odds of seeing another one are slim. With a router table cabinet - the odds are also slim - but for 150 you can build one, not so with the sander.

Tough call - but it does look enticing.

[Sachbvn]

Yep, Peoria isn't too far from Pekin. About an hour south for me.

Zac

[FrankC]

If that is what you want go for it, has to be more hardware included than you would buy for the money, not to count the hours of work involved.

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[TDHofstetter]

I think it'd be worth the drive to just go TALK with the guy. Person. (S)He obviously put quite a lot of thought & work into that router table. Hence, they'd be a true woodworker. Might be a pretty neat person.

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[mlwmerk]

Me Too. I spent my high school and college years in Peoria with my family. 1954 - 1962. Graduated Bradley University - non cum laude. Now I'm in CT - a long and strange journey.