Is this a good mill to buy (Cincinnati Toolmaster 1d)

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I have a step pully Bridgeport for reference as I have a mill already. I found this mill and it has been outside for about 5 days now which I don't like but it's still mostly covered in oil grime and today was the first time it rained in a month. the mill has a variable belt drive, 40 taper, and still moves freely. I tried to feel slop in the table and saddle by wiggling it with my body weight and didn't feel any. the table screw has around 8 thou play and the saddle was 10thou if I remember correctly. it has a micrometer built into the saddle, the only problem I found was the gear shift knob didnt want to come out of the hole to shift to neutral so I couldnt spin the spindle. other than turning the belt by hand 106006702_1883853021751490_251770285919923412_o.jpg
 
probably should have said it was $1000 and an hour and a half away and I dont think My trailer can handle it
 
Offer him $500 to get it out of the weather.
 
Personally I'd stay away from it . :) I would look for a better machine at that price .
 
mmcmdl said:
Personally I'd stay away from it . :) I would look for a better machine at that price .
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I would love to find a better lathe but the one I want is $1000 and like 7 hours away and I'm not 100 on the condition of it. The mill I have at the moment was $850 but 20 minutes away. It came with a vise and was covered in grease. Needless to say it is well worn
 
Cooped_Up said:
Unfortunately they are the scrap yard and that price is apparently the only way they will make more profit than scraping it.
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Well if it's already there....

I seem to remember though when sheet iron was $230/net ton that was pretty high. Have to agree $1000 is too much.

John
 
Cooped_Up said:
I would love to find a better lathe but the one I want is $1000 and like 7 hours away and I'm not 100 on the condition of it. The mill I have at the moment was $850 but 20 minutes away. It came with a vise and was covered in grease. Needless to say it is well worn
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That would make a very poor lathe....

I believe you can do decent work with a worn Bridgeport and people rebuild them all the time so lots of parts and expertise. The Cincy is a stout machine that could certainly be brought back to life but the price would need to be right. For $1000 it should be under power and making chips.

JMH (and probably uninformed) O.

John
 
Well thanks for convincing me not to go for it. I will continue the search for a cheaper or ideally horizontal mill or lathe
 
I also should have said I have a lathe it's just... It was $125 and is 100 years old and was abused for half it's life. It's a Seneca falls star lathe and it is a 11" swing I think
 
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