Bridgeport question

[julianthegypsy]

Odd one for the brew room, but it's a general enquiry. There's an old Bridgeport in my workshop and it's in the way. It belongs to my landlord and was part of the deal when I moved in. The rent was cheap as long as I didn't mind his old kit in the place. It's worked well but now I need more space. He's agreed to get rid of it along with some other stuff cluttering the place up but I hear he's planning to scrap it, so my question is, what's an old Bridgeport worth? It has a raiser block but no power feeds and looks a bit shabby. It's going to be a pain to move but seems a shame to scrap. My only interest is getting the space, but I wondered if I could suggest to him that someone else might be happy to come and dismantle it and pay more than the scrap value. What do we think?

 

[MattH]

The riser is worth £300-£500 on evil bay.

 

[500e]

Could be interested in riser or maybe whole unit

 

[pressbrake1]

The riser is worth £300-£500 on evil bay.

Highly desirable

 

[julianthegypsy]

The riser has a vertical crack down the side, but it doesn't look like it affects anything.

 

[julianthegypsy]

 

[winchboy]

I would be interested in the motor if you decide to break for parts or scrap the thing. Looks the same machine as the one I have bid on. Thanks

 

[Brad93]

That just wants tidying up. Bear in mind the riser is worth good money, the bridgeport is still worth £800 in that condition.