I've been looking for a small millfor my home shop and stumbled across this one.
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/tls/5905160921.html
He's firm at $850. No tooling, says it "works fine". He's a machinist (or at least works at a shop) and the fact he didn't say it had any problems concerns me. EVERY machine has problems, or issues to be dealt with, especially one of this vintage.
For this area it's very difficult to find machinery and it's very expensive. So please don't say my Atlas 12x36 should only be worth $200 with no tooling.....I got it for $400 and he had two other guys
literally (yes, the real meaning of literally) waiting for me to look at it first.....he could have sold it for $800. Broken lathes with incomplete gear sets and little to no tooling go for $600. It's crazy when I see you guys post your opinion "how much it's worth" but then I see your location and it makes sense. I guess "location, location, location" can apply to more than real estate.
The mill in question doesn't come with any tooling and I know that can get expensive quickly, for lathes at least.
My $400 Atlas lathe had little to no tooling and I quickly put another $500 into it and still don't even have a steady rest. Missing change gears ($280 for replacements to get a full set, $200 QCTP...etc.)
But I do like the idea of a nice powerful machine vs. a smaller bench top import.
Any ideas on that machine? Is that an ok deal? I know it's a reputable brand and have read very good reviews of it, different than my Atlas (which is quickly frustrating me.)
Things to look for?
I'm going to take a look at it this weekend.
Mills this size don't come up very often. It's usually $4k+ shop machines, very few hobby sized equipment. I guess when the snowbirds come from the rust belt they leave their heavy iron behind?
Thanks for any info,
Brian
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/tls/5905160921.html
He's firm at $850. No tooling, says it "works fine". He's a machinist (or at least works at a shop) and the fact he didn't say it had any problems concerns me. EVERY machine has problems, or issues to be dealt with, especially one of this vintage.
For this area it's very difficult to find machinery and it's very expensive. So please don't say my Atlas 12x36 should only be worth $200 with no tooling.....I got it for $400 and he had two other guys
literally (yes, the real meaning of literally) waiting for me to look at it first.....he could have sold it for $800. Broken lathes with incomplete gear sets and little to no tooling go for $600. It's crazy when I see you guys post your opinion "how much it's worth" but then I see your location and it makes sense. I guess "location, location, location" can apply to more than real estate.
The mill in question doesn't come with any tooling and I know that can get expensive quickly, for lathes at least.
My $400 Atlas lathe had little to no tooling and I quickly put another $500 into it and still don't even have a steady rest. Missing change gears ($280 for replacements to get a full set, $200 QCTP...etc.)
But I do like the idea of a nice powerful machine vs. a smaller bench top import.
Any ideas on that machine? Is that an ok deal? I know it's a reputable brand and have read very good reviews of it, different than my Atlas (which is quickly frustrating me.)
Things to look for?
I'm going to take a look at it this weekend.
Mills this size don't come up very often. It's usually $4k+ shop machines, very few hobby sized equipment. I guess when the snowbirds come from the rust belt they leave their heavy iron behind?
Thanks for any info,
Brian