cumbriasteve
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There is a very clean Boxford at £500 with extras on Home Workshop, about a dozen adverts or so down the list.
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rikrobson
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is bodging lathes a new hobby?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LATHE-mad...179363?hash=item35f86d4ce3:g:kAEAAOSw5dNWh~1g
That does look tidy
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LATHE-mad...179363?hash=item35f86d4ce3:g:kAEAAOSw5dNWh~1g
That does look tidy
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That's quite cute!
Buying a lathe at a distance is, I'd imagine, a bit like internet dating. You have absolutely no idea who or what is on the other end.....
I'm trying to buy for an ok price (I'm retired, time rich but shallow pockets!) in the Uk to bring out to Portugal where I live. Prices are horrendous here.
I asked a mate to look at one for me who said he knew about lathes. He went. looked, and I asked him for his impressions. Backlash? Duh? Bed wear? Duh? Tooling with it? Ummm... Everything slides nicely was his verdict. I love him dearly he's my oldest mate but....
I'm trying to buy for an ok price (I'm retired, time rich but shallow pockets!) in the Uk to bring out to Portugal where I live. Prices are horrendous here.
I asked a mate to look at one for me who said he knew about lathes. He went. looked, and I asked him for his impressions. Backlash? Duh? Bed wear? Duh? Tooling with it? Ummm... Everything slides nicely was his verdict. I love him dearly he's my oldest mate but....
I did that with the collet chuck I just purchased though.
it does not mean it's dodgy.
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"That's quite cute!"
Seen it all now - a lathe that's been through a hot wash.......
Seen it all now - a lathe that's been through a hot wash.......
Couple of people have suggested the price I have on my Raglan 5 inch is a little optimistic. Seeing what it is and the fact it also have lots of tooling with it and features 2 cross slides one for milling and one for travelling steady. AND the fact it's single phase plus is priced to allow offers its probably under priced looking at that one. LolThis seems extremely optimistic, at £1,750, doesn't it?
I'm not looking for a(nother) lathe - just happened across this one!
One thing I am not sure about is does a myford have a powered cross slide as mine does.
Price is high as he is a dealer and had to add on 20% Vat.This seems extremely optimistic, at £1,750, doesn't it?
I'm not looking for a(nother) lathe - just happened across this one!
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There is alot of variation in included kit (chucks, change wheels, etc) and the state of repair on the late and also features. None of these factors, that should affect the price, seem to. You can usually tell the dealers buy the slightly higher price and listing all the kit that they think is relevent to the sale and add "tooling" to anything else. I've seen AUDs and model Cs at the same price even though the AUD would be more desireable. I think its down to private sellers not knowing the true value and looking around and seeing a similar lathe and thinking they are the same.
The vast majority of dealers will strip a machine of tooling as soon as they get it as it is very often worth as much if not more than the machine itself.
Personally i wouldn't touch any machine if its tooling was missing.
All college & School machines will have originally been supplied with a comprehensive set of tooling, back in the 70's funding wasn't a problem!
Also be careful lifting them. Many people who should know better will lift a lathe by the simple expedient of sticking a crowbar in the spindle bore & lifting off it, this is a recipe for bent spindles & ******** bearings.
When you consider that the two Gamet bearings for a Colchester bantam 3 years ago were £350 & £400 respectively it ain't a good idea to treat a machine like this.
Personally i wouldn't touch any machine if its tooling was missing.
All college & School machines will have originally been supplied with a comprehensive set of tooling, back in the 70's funding wasn't a problem!
Also be careful lifting them. Many people who should know better will lift a lathe by the simple expedient of sticking a crowbar in the spindle bore & lifting off it, this is a recipe for bent spindles & ******** bearings.
When you consider that the two Gamet bearings for a Colchester bantam 3 years ago were £350 & £400 respectively it ain't a good idea to treat a machine like this.
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id be on the thinking that someone on here could machine you one on there lathe infact if mine was working i would have done one for you even if im still a learner id still give it a go
on my thinking it would be just a standared 1" bar lathed from the 2" past the head on the lathe to the end with the desired tpi would it work unknown but i believe anyone on here could do one
on my thinking it would be just a standared 1" bar lathed from the 2" past the head on the lathe to the end with the desired tpi would it work unknown but i believe anyone on here could do one
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I did that with the collet chuck I just purchased though.
lol your not getting me i didnt say it was dodgy just noticed the time when the bid went on
though im a swine for gazumping people as i can bid right at the last 1-2 secs on ebay
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The one in Ashington? Looks like a good deal there. VFD power, 3 jaw, 4 jaw, faceplate, dog plate and a lot of gears. I bet the extra ones are for cutting metric threads.
Ooh, just realised if it is that one you bought it off a retired toolmaker, he's a member on a few other forums.
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Yup that's the one.
Another one's just been listed on ebay in Edinburgh. Its a model B, but someone has repainted it in sage green with red wheels!!!
Another one's just been listed on ebay in Edinburgh. Its a model B, but someone has repainted it in sage green with red wheels!!!
