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    Default Redwood Machinery - Adelaide

    For those of us in Adelaide: Redwood Machinery on South Road which has been closing down for the last 237 years is now only open on Thursdays according to the placard on the front door.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gavin Newman View Post
    For those of us in Adelaide: Redwood Machinery on South Road which has been closing down for the last 237 years is now only open on Thursdays according to the placard on the front door.
    Ta for that. I stopped by on a Saturday morning some time last year with no success. Now I know. Not much good for me. I currently have no reason to be in Adelaide on any weekday. Guess I will drop him off my list.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oldneweng View Post
    Ta for that. I stopped by on a Saturday morning some time last year with no success. Now I know. Not much good for me. I currently have no reason to be in Adelaide on any weekday. Guess I will drop him off my list.

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    Dean, my recollection is that he's not been open on Saturday for at least 10 years if not longer. His "going out of business sale" has had more iterations that John Farnham has had "Final Farewell Concerts".

    I did buy a new concrete mixer from him last year and asked if he could better the marked price for cash - that resulted in a massive saving of $10 on a $1K+ unit

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gavin Newman View Post
    Dean, my recollection is that he's not been open on Saturday for at least 10 years if not longer. His "going out of business sale" has had more iterations that John Farnham has had "Final Farewell Concerts".

    I did buy a new concrete mixer from him last year and asked if he could better the marked price for cash - that resulted in a massive saving of $10 on a $1K+ unit

    Rgds - Gavin
    Ok. I wasn't sure when he was open. I used to visit on Fridays as I had time to kill, having travelled up for a regular medical appointment the night before. I now have these visits locally. Modern technology means that the specialist has equipment now that is fully portable. Good and bad. I don't have to travel for these appointments, but I don't get to go shopping in Adelaide on a regular (6 month) basis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gavin Newman View Post
    For those of us in Adelaide: Redwood Machinery on South Road which has been closing down for the last 237 years is now only open on Thursdays according to the placard on the front door.
    you sure its 237?...i thought it was longer than that

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    Sure going miss him cracking all those jokes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nearnexus View Post
    Sure going miss him cracking all those jokes.
    he never told me any

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    Quote Originally Posted by eskimo View Post
    he never told me any
    Actually, although he is a bit of a solemn sam, I will miss that shop when it closes.

    He is a no bull kind of a guy, and he had a great range of quality ozzie made button air line connectors - which I still use. Also super cheap sanding belts.

    And he always knocked a bit off the price as I was regular.

    He's in a bit of a pickle, as going to auction to clear the store will be a big loss. So going one day a week is probably a smart move in the interim.

    Thursday will probably be a busy day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nearnexus View Post
    I will miss that shop when it closes.
    Agreed, I remember when we had lots of that type of place in Adelaide, the one on Goodwood Road on the corner of Leader Street was a ripper (and open on Saturdays).

    When and if they ever clear the place out I want to sit across the road in a deck chair - it will be interesting seeing how they get some of that stuff out and what they find buried in the far reaches of the block.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gavin Newman View Post
    Agreed, I remember when we had lots of that type of place in Adelaide, the one on Goodwood Road on the corner of Leader Street was a ripper (and open on Saturdays).
    Yes, Futura Machinery at Wayville was a great shop.

    I bought my first industrial bench grinder there - it went for over 30 years before puffing out the magic white smoke.

    Once Redwood goes, that's it. We are basically stuffed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nearnexus View Post
    Yes, Futura Machinery at Wayville was a great shop.

    I bought my first industrial bench grinder there - it went for over 30 years before puffing out the magic white smoke.

    Once Redwood goes, that's it. We are basically stuffed.
    I bought my current metal bandsaw at Futura when I still lived in Adelaide, I left there 15 years ago.

    My 15A twin cylinder compressor came from Redwood and is still going strong.

    Loved visiting both those places, I still have quite a few bits of tooling etc in my shed that I purchased when still living in Adelaide or on one of my frequent trips back there.

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    I remember going to Futura Machinery with dad a few times when I was a kid,
    Then as a teenager buying a few tools there.

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    This may be news to some, Futura Machinery are still in operation they now trade as Total Tools at Lonsdale

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    Quote Originally Posted by China View Post
    This may be news to some, Futura Machinery are still in operation they now trade as Total Tools at Lonsdale
    Yes, I remember when they moved down there they traded in old stuff for a short period, now they are just another tool store (not that you can ever have enough of them) selling new stuff only and nothing pre-loved.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gavin Newman View Post
    Yes, I remember when they moved down there they traded in old stuff for a short period, now they are just another tool store (not that you can ever have enough of them) selling new stuff only and nothing pre-loved.
    Yes, from memory they moved to Lonsdale as Futura, changed to Gasweld, and then changed to Total Tools.

    Just another big seller now.

    I have been in their Lonsdale shop a few times, but it's a long way to go for no gain.
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