Thread: Swedish Death Clean

Originally Posted by Old Farang

On a more sadder note, a good friend here in Thailand passed away suddenly a couple of months ago. This bloke was a genius working with metal, and amongst other items, there is two small lathes, a milling machine with rows and rows of cutting tools along with its DRO and VFD drive. A drill press, band saw, air compressor and hundreds of hand tools. In a separate room is a vast quantity of bar stock, assorted screws nuts and bolts, spray cans of all sorts of stuff.

I have the sad task of trying to help his widow what to do with it all. Most of this stuff is imported, and although the milling machine is Chinese, it appears to be of good quality. I have yet to make a full inventory of it all and try and put a price on it. There is only a limited market here for this type of equipment, and although there is a small "club", most people interested are retired and on limited budgets.

Sorry about your mate...

That would be challenging gear to move over there for sure.

Although with the recent requirement for Bars to have Dart board licence and confiscating of dart boards, perhaps some other Farangs are looking for a new pastime.

(Side note: I’ll be in Hua Hin for Songkran if you’re nearby for a beer - I can PM my Thai mobile when I get there)

Definitely moving again. Found a home for the old fishing gear , some gardening stuff. Old paint went to the tip. Got a few crates of wall and floor tiles to get rid of and a mattock. Free for collection. Estimated space required to move is now about about a ten foot container or share a twenty. Now to collect boxes without the bosses finding out !