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LATHE / MILL COMBO, Sooke, BC, $6000

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@JustaDB - nope, I have my lathe and mill.:)

He's the owner of the local welding shop and the machines are kept under a tarp. I never had a good look at the machines but if anyone is interested I will go have a closer look.
Shawn restores old cars and equipment so I don't believe they would be abused. He's done some welding (aluminium) for me in the past and his work is very good.
 
It's a nice bench but seems as a unit it's priced to high for the local market. The mill is on for $2K and I don't see $4K for the rest of it.

It's only worth what someone is willing to pay and it doesn't look like anyone around here is willing to pay the asking price.
 
YotaBota said:
It's a nice bench but seems as a unit it's priced to high for the local market. The mill is on for $2K and I don't see $4K for the rest of it.

It's only worth what someone is willing to pay and it doesn't look like anyone around here is willing to pay the asking price.
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Agreed. There was a South Bend 9A that went for something less than $1200.
(I actually think it was a 10K based on the headstock)
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YotaBota said:
@JustaDB - nope, I have my lathe and mill.:)

He's the owner of the local welding shop and the machines are kept under a tarp. I never had a good look at the machines but if anyone is interested I will go have a closer look.
Shawn restores old cars and equipment so I don't believe they would be abused. He's done some welding (aluminium) for me in the past and his work is very good.
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Seems an odd mill for Shawn but could be wheeling dealing. Last time I was there he tried selling me a 26 inch DoAll bandsaw, seems much more his style.
 
Don't know why he has them they've been on the market for a while now.

He wanted to sell me one of his radial drills but wouldn't sell me the Clausing 100 sitting outside (under a roof) on the porch.
 
Talked with Shawn today, he says he'd go to $5k but that's it. It seems he's just trying to get his money out of the deal, bought the lathe and milling machine at an estate auction (auction fever price) and has around $800 into the stand just in materials. He asked me what I thought and I said he was at least $1,500 to high for the market.
You price to sell or you price to wait for someone to come along and buy it, he's waiting for someone.
 
When you figure the 2 steady rests, follow rest, and taper attachment would fetch ~$2500 alone on eBay the price isn't crazy.

Just is it a desirable enough combo for someone to drop 6k on, probably not unless you hit the perfect person, at the perfect time.

I think he could get 5k easy selling them seperate, and selling 1 steady rest separately.
 
The millennials aren't old enough yet to want to start to invest in this sort of thing. Gen-X is but are probably inheriting stuff.
One only has to look at what House of Tools, Busy Bee and some of the commercial places offered 20 years ago and now they are all gone. KMS seems to do best with power hand tools for the trades (and welding) with the occasional bigger machine. Even KBC doesn't have the same lineup of heavy machines that they used to.

Spent a little while this afternoon watching a HAAS make the bottom part of my heat sinks with lessons on how to ensure the part didn't move and registered properly for each machining operation. Learned a lot in such a short time.

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Down to $5K.

He might get a bite now, if all the stuff stays in the drawers it may be an ok deal. I wouldn't expect any Starrett or Mit tools but it would save for someone just getting started. Anyone interested would need to take a good look to see what is actually there.

The mill is on sale for $2,500.

If anyone talks with Shawn and wants I can go take more pictures or do an inventory.
 
This might need two people for a sale, one person who needs a mill but not a lathe and one person who needs a lathe but not a mill. He won't split it up by two buyers could.
My guess would be if you showed up with $4,500 and a way to haul it he'd let it go.
 
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