Game changer

[Brad93]

Will be a crying shame to see the thing scrapped. Original test certificates with the machine show it was seriously accurate when sold in 1968.

It's been looked after with fresh oil and not even a ding to the the bed. Running repairs have been carried out to a high standard as seen by the replacement worm wheel and new bellows on the cross beam.
Plus the grinding head slide has been scrapped 'properly' with english curls.

 

[MetalMonkey]

That is such a shame

I suppose in hindsight if the scrapman could arrange a collection within an hour it might have been worth giving it another day to try and arrange some transport.
Hate to see a good machine go for melting, I can't imagine they are that common either.

 

[pressbrake1]

Last chance, there’s none left

 

[Brad93]

That is such a shame

I suppose in hindsight if the scrapman could arrange a collection within an hour it might have been worth giving it another day to try and arrange some transport.
Hate to see a good machine go for melting, I can't imagine they are that common either.

very little of this standard available to purchase in the UK.

All either scrapped, outside rotting or shipped abroad.

You've got only Snow and maybe Churchill? who were english manufacturers of way grinders. Long since shut up shop.
Curtis have a snow grinder, not sure if operational?
Few italian manufacturers, Faveretto being the brand owned and used by Blue Diamond.

and then the germans.

We were saying today, of this quality, which is a manufacturer quality machine, you could count the known operational ones on one hand, that MOD suppliers/Aerospace shops may have maybe another three across the UK. Maybe 10 in total.

Then there's probably half a dozen little rebuild shops that have some sort of small way grinder.

 

[Brad93]

Was probably todays equivalent of ¾ - 1 million pound back in 1968.

Unfortunately original bill of sale not in the documentation.

 

[mike os]

Well that sucks

 

[Brad93]

A sobering day really.

 

[pressbrake1]

Snow made mega quality way grinders but I only know one in uk
Baby Churchill vertical spindle are useful things.
But this boehringer seems to have been loved

 

[pressbrake1]

There is now a plan b and c
A friend with influence has spoken to and got me three more weeks. I think it was more a case of the insolvency and wind up had to be completed today

Plan C
Those who have visited my grotto know that I’m no exaggerating the unpleasantness
To accommodate the grinder I was going to rent a second unit. These units are only a foot wider than the grinder and I would need to pay for new floor etc and be terribly compromised.
The ex rebuilder site is five times bigger than the two units combined. Clean toilets office kitchen qa room etc and the rails in for gantry cranes . The rent would only be £150 more a month being in Lincolnshire opposed to Essex
Spoke to one of the directors today, he was gutted the nearly new 6t crane only sold for a grand!
If I’d have known I’d have bid on the super rare and very useful moving column grinder

 

[addjunkie]

There is now a plan b and c
A friend with influence has spoken to and got me three more weeks. I think it was more a case of the insolvency and wind up had to be completed today

Plan C
Those who have visited my grotto know that I’m no exaggerating the unpleasantness
To accommodate the grinder I was going to rent a second unit. These units are only a foot wider than the grinder and I would need to pay for new floor etc and be terribly compromised.
The ex rebuilder site is five times bigger than the two units combined. Clean toilets office kitchen qa room etc and the rails in for gantry cranes . The rent would only be £150 more a month being in Lincolnshire opposed to Essex
Spoke to one of the directors today, he was gutted the nearly new 6t crane only sold for a grand!
If I’d have known I’d have bid on the super rare and very useful moving column grinder

So does this mean your moving to linconshire?

 

[pressbrake1]

So does this mean your moving to linconshire?

Maybe but only the workshop

 

[addjunkie]

Maybe but only the workshop

Bit of a commute!

 

[pressbrake1]

Stay there when there’s work so time management is key
Still got to look into business rates as that may render it pointless

 

[pressbrake1]

Plan c is off
Even though the rent is just inside small business bracket from this year the government have raised its rates value significantly so the business rates will be un sustainable .
I should have checked earlier

 

[God mode restorations]

How bad is the floor in the unit

 

[pressbrake1]

How bad is the floor in the unit

Lean mix

 

[God mode restorations]

Lean mix

Hmmm. That ain't a mucher then.

 

[drjim]

So it's not scrapped yet then, but you need to transport and house it...

 

[pressbrake1]

So it's not scrapped yet then, but you need to transport and house it...

Correct
Unfortunately the rates valuation changes in April, gov values it much more than market value so it looses small business relief so rates are the same price as the rent
Even the no longer present bridge cranes were rated and the cctv as there’s more than four cameras

I intend to save it and my money I paid for it
It’s not a possession thing , it needs to survive on account of rarity and it’s usefulness in keeping other stuff going

 

[scottmk1]

I hope you manage Clive