No, he and his father-in-law bought it last year for their hotrod shop, but didn't use it as much as they thought they would. IMO, the vises and tooling are worth more than the machine,but it's still overpriced. OTOH, I'm going tomorrow to look at a Bridgeport copy that another buddy of mine just happens to have sitting in storage...:thumbsup:
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No, he and his father-in-law bought it last year for their hotrod shop, but didn't use it as much as they thought they would. IMO, the vises and tooling are worth more than the machine,but it's still overpriced. OTOH, I'm going tomorrow to look at a Bridgeport copy that another buddy of mine just happens to have sitting in storage...:thumbsup:
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Yeah, I don't know why I didn't think about him first! This old guy has some pretty crazy stuff sitting around. If you need a big-block Camaro, 30 dirtbikes, a conveyor belt, etc., he's your man.
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Now that sounds like something worth pursuing for sure. It sounds like it aint doing him much good sitting in storage. The first mill i ever ran was a bridgeport copy sold by MSC, it was almost brand spankin new, when i started using it. I hope this comes through for you buddy, I've been rootin for ya. If it's not a basket case , you might have to pilfer some $$ from the rent/mortgage fund to add to your $1500 budget, but I think you'll be very happy with it. Maybe he'll take a payment plan. OR If the machine gods are feeling merciful, you'll get it within budget!!
He's a wheeler dealer who loves to trade and I just happen to have several extra vehicles/projects sitting around, so if it's not junk, I'll probably trade him out of it. He did say that they took it apart to transport it and somehow lost some of the gibs, but can't remember which ones. He said when he put it in storage in his buddy's storage building, that it had a ton of tooling with it, but there's been a lot of people in and out of there over the years, so he doesn't know what's left. We'll find out tomorrow afternoon.
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Man, I'm wishing for your sake that it's not too much of a basket case. A little bit of a basket case, might work in your favor for price reasons.
) Take lots of pictures so we can help you make a decision as to it's worthiness and if it's missing parts, where you might be able to get them. I'm rootin for ya. :allgood:how did it turn out? good choice not getting the gorton, its a beast of a mill, but if he wanted 1200, and it didnt even have am motor installed or tooling... well i bet it will be there for a while.
if you went up to look at the BP copy i hope you took some pictures. or if the mill is too much of a progect you can at always make a deal for the tooling. I have easily double the my machine budget with tooling. collets, vises, angle blocks, hold down kits and endmills... you always need the things you dont have!
if you went up to look at the BP copy i hope you took some pictures. or if the mill is too much of a progect you can at always make a deal for the tooling. I have easily double the my machine budget with tooling. collets, vises, angle blocks, hold down kits and endmills... you always need the things you dont have!
I haven't gotten a chance to look at it yet. It's sort of a long story, but the mill (and a lathe) are in storage at a warehouse that my buddy's buddy rents out. Been trying to get all three of us together at the same time to go take a look, but it hasn't panned out yet. He called me Friday to go look at it, but I was already out in the country chasing deer and pigs, so maybe sometime this week, I hope.
My FFL should be approved pretty soon, and I'd like to have the equipment in place before I open the doors for business.