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bgaidan said:
Fuck. That's very close to me. And that smaller Mazak is the same machine I have sitting here waiting to be wired up....meaning the tooling package would work on my machine. And I'm assuming that Haas mini mill is Cat40, so the tooling would fit my Fadal as well.



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Yes cat40. Pull studs are different.
 
bdkw1 said:
Yes cat40. Pull studs are different.
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Pull studs can be changed. :smokin:


It's hit or miss around here though. Sometimes shit goes for over retail and sometimes it goes for nothing. Really depends on the auctioneer and how well they advertise.

There's one big one out of Charlotte that is barely worth looking at any more. I regularly see things like used Kurt vises going for more than retail by the time you pay taxes and buyer's fee. :shaking: Then the smaller auctioneers that don't have the same reach don't get the traffic and things are actually reasonable. Literally overloaded my truck with over 30 lots from an auction down in SC a few years ago for like $1,100. I flipped 3 items within a week or two and made my money back. Even after keep the few things I think I made $4-5k selling shit on ebay. Mostly stuff that went so cheap and I already knew I was driving down there, I just bid on it for opening price. :smokin:
 
Cool old lathe.


providence.craigslist.org

Machine shop Lathe - tools - by owner - sale - craigslist

Early 20th century Lathe. It runs by electric motor and belt but also has a flywheel and pedal to spin using foot pedal. Very unique piece and works. Probably better than more modern machines. Needs...
providence.craigslist.org

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bgaidan how much would something like this go for around you? I know $1-1.5k Bridgeports are basically double but seems like old lathes go "stupid cheap" on a much more regular basis so the multiplier might actually be more favorable on a dollar basis, though bridgeports probably travel better...
 
arse_sidewards said:
Cool old lathe.


providence.craigslist.org

Machine shop Lathe - tools - by owner - sale - craigslist

Early 20th century Lathe. It runs by electric motor and belt but also has a flywheel and pedal to spin using foot pedal. Very unique piece and works. Probably better than more modern machines. Needs...
providence.craigslist.org

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bgaidan how much would something like this go for around you? I know $1-1.5k Bridgeports are basically double but seems like old lathes go "stupid cheap" on a much more regular basis so the multiplier might actually be more favorable on a dollar basis, though bridgeports probably travel better...
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Stuff like that doesn't really do well here. Might get $6-800 out of it just because it's small enough to move. Bigger machines of that vintage don't really seem to move around here.

That thing's almost a museum piece with the treadle.
 
arse_sidewards said:
You speaking to the age or lathes in general?


I think that's pretty true everywhere.

Yeah I noticed. :laughing:
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Mostly age. I see lots of older machines like that listed for months. Anything small or benchtop (Atlas/Crafstman, Logan, Southbend, etc.) is gone in hours. Nicer, slightly newer bigger machines move fairly well - like monarchs, pacemakers and shit from the 50's or much newer mid-size ones like Jets or the Taiwanese clones. Though I have noticed things have slowed down and those medium size machines that would normally go in a few days have been sitting on FB for weeks lately.
 
bgaidan said:
Mostly age. I see lots of older machines like that listed for months. Anything small or benchtop (Atlas/Crafstman, Logan, Southbend, etc.) is gone in hours. Nicer, slightly newer bigger machines move fairly well - like monarchs, pacemakers and shit from the 50's or much newer mid-size ones like Jets or the Taiwanese clones. Though I have noticed things have slowed down and those medium size machines that would normally go in a few days have been sitting on FB for weeks lately.
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And Bridgeport sized mills move faster?
 
bgaidan said:
Mostly age. I see lots of older machines like that listed for months. Anything small or benchtop (Atlas/Crafstman, Logan, Southbend, etc.) is gone in hours. Nicer, slightly newer bigger machines move fairly well - like monarchs, pacemakers and shit from the 50's or much newer mid-size ones like Jets or the Taiwanese clones. Though I have noticed things have slowed down and those medium size machines that would normally go in a few days have been sitting on FB for weeks lately.
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That's pretty much true for this area too. The one arse sidewards posted is a museum piece and not really that practical so it would sit and probably never sell. Like you said the smaller "newer" benchtop models usually go fast and the newer medium/big ones usually go fairly quick... Unless they have some retardedly high price on them. The big stuff sits on there forever because most people don't have the machinery to move it. And yes mills seem to move more quickly than lathes.
 
We had one of those at the last shop. Didnt use that feature very often, but it was badass when you needed it:smokin:
 
bgaidan said:
J-head has the dovetail ram. M-head has a round ram like this:



J-heads are quite a bit more rigid and generally go for more $$ than an m-head.
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Nah dude, that's not right. The head is the actual drive unit on the mill, independent of the column layout or ram style. After so many years, you can't just trust the year anymore, people swap heads all the time. I have a J head on my round ram early 50s bridgeport.

 
bgaidan said:
J-head has the dovetail ram. M-head has a round ram like this:
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They made round ram J-heads for many years.

There's just no overlap between the M head and the dovetail ram so the dovetail is a dead giveaway it's not a M-head if for some reason you can't see the head.
 
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I'd pick both of those up if they were local. The hacksaw would go for $1-1.5k here.

But I'm calling bullshit on the 5hp and 120v on that compressor. That'd be pulling upwards of 50a.
It actually looks a whole lot like the big as 220v baldor I put on my compressor. Fully worth the $200 for that alone.
 
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