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I am new! Need help with pricing equipment.
- Thread starter rbeckwith
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Hey, you can't do that! We've been calling you Rick so Rick you shall remain!
:biggrin:Sorry about your friend,
It seams like there is never an easy way when someone becomes ill.
Your friend appears to have kept his shop / equipt. in amazing condition.
This is an opportunity should not be passed up.
Pricing of used equip. can be found all over the internet.
Go for it! Good luck.
Al.
It seams like there is never an easy way when someone becomes ill.
Your friend appears to have kept his shop / equipt. in amazing condition.
This is an opportunity should not be passed up.
Pricing of used equip. can be found all over the internet.
Go for it! Good luck.
Al.
OK Guys....I am going to have to pass on buying this equipment as I have recently learned of yet another addition to the family and the wife says "no way". All of this stuff is for sale and available for pick up in the Columbus, Ohio area. Lathe and Mills come with the associated tooling. Everything else is for sale 1-off. Shoot me an offer and I will get back with you. Smaller items can be shipped, but larger items will need to be picked up. Sorry if this is against protocol by not posting a price, but I do not want to price the items too high.
It's a good news/bad news deal.....sorry you don't get the equipment. It's not against protocol, so don't sweat that, but we aren't an auction site, so please keep it managed. It would be better for you to set a price, of course, but we understand.
The guy who said don't expect pity from me is a complete jerk who has been a thorn in my side,and has been booted off some other forums. He is also an ignorant fool who actually asked"what are these straight threads" some years ago. They were splines.
He also admitted that he tried to cheat the insurance company by further damaging a machine that he bought,which was damaged in shipment.
That lathe is made in Taiwan,and is a belt drive,which will give very smooth finishes,much nicer than a gear head.I started out with an Atlas,but soon got a Taiwan Jet 20"X24" belt drive. It left surfaces like chrome.
I'd certainly get the lathe,because Taiwan made is now much more expensive,and much better than mainland chinese stuff. They only seem to import larger Taiwan lathes any more,and they cost MUCH more than Chinese ones. You should get it for $1000.00 tops. I wouldn't mind having it myself,but it would be redundant since I have a Hardinge HLVH,and a 16" X 40" Taiwan made Grizzly made in 1986,still like new,but a gear head. Unless you get a MEGA quality gear head like a Dean Smith and Grace,you will see very light parallel waves in the work,caused by the gears meshing. I prefer a belt drive myself,but they don't come in large sizes any more. Gear head speeds are easier to change,though and give better power,which is why they are more popular. Depends upon what you are doing. I don't need huge power.
Be sure to keep all the shafts that the gears behind the headstock run on well oiled. The Asians have a habit of making everything out of cast iron,when some things need to be made of steel. I had a shaft go dry and break off in my Jet when I was still a newbie. The power feed would not work then,but It wasn't hard to turn a steel shaft manually and replace it
P.S.: That is a gray granite surface plate. The picture makes it look lighter. There are PINK granite ones,which are the hardest,but most are gray granite. They don't cost a lot from Enco or Grizzly. Shipping costs are high due to their weight. Look in the Enco or Grizzly catalogs on line. It looks like an18" x 24",but I can't be certain from the picture. The granite plates are superior to the old cast iron ones,and are universally used. Even an Asian one is way more accurate than you will need since you won't have super accurate measuring stuff that costs BIG bucks.
The little bandsaw is also Taiwan. I have had one since about 1974,and it is still fine,though we wore out the wheels on a Chinese made one in the shop where I was toolmaker. Get it. $200.00 would be a very generous offer. They cost about $300.00 now,but you're getting Chinese which is not as durable. Plus,you're saving shipping.
He also admitted that he tried to cheat the insurance company by further damaging a machine that he bought,which was damaged in shipment.
That lathe is made in Taiwan,and is a belt drive,which will give very smooth finishes,much nicer than a gear head.I started out with an Atlas,but soon got a Taiwan Jet 20"X24" belt drive. It left surfaces like chrome.
I'd certainly get the lathe,because Taiwan made is now much more expensive,and much better than mainland chinese stuff. They only seem to import larger Taiwan lathes any more,and they cost MUCH more than Chinese ones. You should get it for $1000.00 tops. I wouldn't mind having it myself,but it would be redundant since I have a Hardinge HLVH,and a 16" X 40" Taiwan made Grizzly made in 1986,still like new,but a gear head. Unless you get a MEGA quality gear head like a Dean Smith and Grace,you will see very light parallel waves in the work,caused by the gears meshing. I prefer a belt drive myself,but they don't come in large sizes any more. Gear head speeds are easier to change,though and give better power,which is why they are more popular. Depends upon what you are doing. I don't need huge power.
Be sure to keep all the shafts that the gears behind the headstock run on well oiled. The Asians have a habit of making everything out of cast iron,when some things need to be made of steel. I had a shaft go dry and break off in my Jet when I was still a newbie. The power feed would not work then,but It wasn't hard to turn a steel shaft manually and replace it
P.S.: That is a gray granite surface plate. The picture makes it look lighter. There are PINK granite ones,which are the hardest,but most are gray granite. They don't cost a lot from Enco or Grizzly. Shipping costs are high due to their weight. Look in the Enco or Grizzly catalogs on line. It looks like an18" x 24",but I can't be certain from the picture. The granite plates are superior to the old cast iron ones,and are universally used. Even an Asian one is way more accurate than you will need since you won't have super accurate measuring stuff that costs BIG bucks.
The little bandsaw is also Taiwan. I have had one since about 1974,and it is still fine,though we wore out the wheels on a Chinese made one in the shop where I was toolmaker. Get it. $200.00 would be a very generous offer. They cost about $300.00 now,but you're getting Chinese which is not as durable. Plus,you're saving shipping.
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If you could pick it all up for about a grand to 800 you would be in the fair value market and not taking advantage of your freind, but still getting a really decent deal. You wont hear the Enco/Rong-Fu comments here, so dont be afraid to ask questions, need help or show off your projects. That what we are all gathered here for. Hope this helps and you get it and use it rather than it going on auction fr profit and or the scrap pile. Have great day.
Bob
Bob
All for $1000.00 would be WAY too cheap. The lathe alone is worth that. I think a new Grizzly belt drive made in China is about $2900.00,and that is for inferior Chinese.
BE SURE to get ALL of the original equipment that came with the lathe: 3 jaw and 4 jaw chuck,steady rest,follower rest,tailstock center,headstock center and the reducing sleeve to make the #2 Morse taper center fit into the #4 or 5 Morse taper hole in the headstock.and the faceplate. Those are always included with these lathes. If you don't get the steady and follower rest,you may not ever find correctly fitting replacements.
Since the lathe is like new,as are ALL the machines,the accessories will be there. The owner was a very careful person.
BE SURE to get ALL of the original equipment that came with the lathe: 3 jaw and 4 jaw chuck,steady rest,follower rest,tailstock center,headstock center and the reducing sleeve to make the #2 Morse taper center fit into the #4 or 5 Morse taper hole in the headstock.and the faceplate. Those are always included with these lathes. If you don't get the steady and follower rest,you may not ever find correctly fitting replacements.
Since the lathe is like new,as are ALL the machines,the accessories will be there. The owner was a very careful person.