South Bend 415-YC - Price check on aisle 3

wachuko said:
Interesting comments... But just for my own knowledge, what is a lathe like this worth? What is a fair price for it?

On a side note... I tend to keep what I buy... very hard for me to let go of any tools... Only reason I would be willing to sell my HF lathe is to replace it with something along these lines. That and because I have another lathe on its way... two lathes for me would be enough, lol.
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Something like that in my neighborhood runs about $850-$1200 ish depending on condition and accessories ;)
 
Steve-F said:
Something like that in my neighborhood runs about $850-$1200 ish depending on condition and accessories ;)
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woodchucker said:
as always, location drives price
abundance of like type of lathes
what a person is willing or desperate to pay/have.

I don't look at C models, so I can't answer
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Nogoingback said:
Since you have the PM lathe on the way, the lack of a gearbox on the SB seems like a non issue. If you want some old American
Iron to play with that could be a good choice. Since prices are regional it's tough to say, but it looks like the owner repainted it,
so as usual what matters is condition and tooling: a high price based on appearances can catch you out.
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The listing only mentions the following:

"Bed length 3. Swing 9 inch. Threads. Taper attachment. Some tooling. Heavy cabinet with wheels new motor. New belts. Forward and reverse"
 
I didn't see the taper attachment. That in itself is worth $300..
With our new picture limits it's very hard to see details... things are too small for detailed study.
 
woodchucker said:
I didn't see the taper attachment. That in itself is worth $300..
With our new picture limits it's very hard to see details... things are too small for detailed study.
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Yeah, hard to see from the photos... had to go back to look closer...

Southbend 415-YC Lathe - 2 Taper Attachment.jpg
 
woodchucker said:
With our new picture limits it's very hard to see details... things are too small for detailed study.
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Strongly agree. One of the big reasons I paid up for a lifetime membership was that I liked the way HM handled pictures, with the option of posting thumbnails that could be opened to large easy to see pictures. Now it seems like a bunch of tiny images that are hard to see any detail. I am not a fan of this change, even with the sorry satellite internet. To me those detailed images made the difference between a forum with content, and a lot of pointless dialogue.
 
Was not aware that had changed... that explains a lot...
 
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I called the seller... will drive up Friday to look at it...

He bought it around 10 years ago from a place that used it for wood work... Told me that it was filthy as heck... Once he had it at his shop, he did a complete restoration and got it to the way it looks today. This was right after getting it... He installed a new motor and had a new flat belt made for it. And it just sat in his shop. In 10 years he is telling me that he probably used it once or twice...

I asked about additional accessories... nothing outside of what was in the photos... So no:
  • 4-jaws chuck...only the 3-jaws chuck in the photo
  • No face plate nor lathe dogs
  • No center rest nor follower rest
  • It has a drill chuck and a tail center... no head center

He is a retired toolmaker... told me him and his brother used to work for the same company (goodness, he told me the name of the company, but now I can't remember it, lol... )... brother bought one of the Bridgeport mills from the place when he retired... His brother is in Pennsylvania... I get distracted easily... told him about wanting to also find a larger mill as well... that is how the conversation turned into his brother and the Bridgeport he might also be selling...

Anyway... I might just be wasting 4 hours driving back and forth there... but I will get to see one of these beauties in the flesh and talk, and learn, from an guy with a lot of experience on this... I think that alone is worth the trip...
 
woodchucker said:
How much is he asking?
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US$2,000.00 which, based on what I have seen, he asking too much...

I told him that I might be wasting his time, but that I wanted to see it... he was fine with that. We never touched on the topic of the asking price over the phone... No sense doing so unless I am really serious about getting it... I was clear that I really have never seen one and would love to see it.

Funny, he did ask me "Do you know what you are looking at? It is a small lathe, no quick change gearbox. I have had folks stop by thinking it is something different..."
 
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