About Tool Room Trader
Tool Room Trader was built to bring trust back into buying and selling used machine tools.
Founded by Michael Cutuli, Tool Room Trader is an Australian marketplace created by someone who actually understands workshops, machinery, and the engineering industry. Starting out as a fitter machinist on the workshop floor before going on to own and operate a large, successful manufacturing business for many years. With real world experience across machining, fabrication and production, workshop operations and machinery purchasing, he understands exactly what buyers and sellers are looking for.
We know how frustrating it is dealing with vague listings, hidden problems, and sellers who don’t have the time to be dealing with the sales process. That’s why Tool Room Trader focuses on:
From Machine tools and fabrication equipment to complete workshop setups, our goal is simple:
Build Australia’s most trusted marketplace for used engineering equipment.
No fluff. No nonsense.
Just good machinery & honest deals.
To create Australia’s most trusted marketplace for used machine tools and engineering equipment by combining industry knowledge, honest listings, and real-world inspection services.
To modernise the used machinery market and become the leading platform engineers trust when buying or selling workshop equipment.
Goals
- Make buying used machinery safer and more transparent
- Help sellers present equipment professionally and reach serious buyers
- Reduce wasted time caused by inaccurate or misleading listings
- Build a strong industry-focused community around engineering and manufacturing
- Become the go-to marketplace for CNC machines, tooling, fabrication equipment, and workshop machinery across Australia
- Offer trusted machine verification and inspection services
- Support workshops, manufacturers, and tradespeople with a platform built specifically for the industry
- Keep the process straightforward, practical, and no-nonsense
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