Selling Colchester Master 2500 For A Neighbour

[140mower]

I'm off on the three hour drive to Hamilton from Scarborough...

Well, how did you make out? Is it coming home with you?

 

[YotaBota]

Is Stan still with us?

 

[TorontoBuilder]

Well, how did you make out? Is it coming home with you?

Is Stan still with us?

Stan send me a message today while I was driving to Hamilton... something about seeing if he can get fork lift people for me... I've moved on...

My brother and I spent 1 1/2hrs with the widow and her brother. We looked at the lathe and a great deal of tooling in a cabinet and on shelving... there was not a single item from mainland china or taiwan. It was all european and US made quality goods. We will be helping the owner with price estimates and in listing and selling it in reasonable lots. The owner made it clear that she would not accept any offer today, but that she needed to "check" our offer before deciding. That's cool. I'd have loved to have had her accept the offer tonight just so I know I can stop looking for lathes, but meh I look for lathes all the time anyways.

There are some awesome MT reamers in large sizes that we cant use, but I still covet. There is some good tooling people here will appreciate.

My brother made a good fair offer on the lathe and some lathe tooling, the chuck is not a brand name, nor is the the rusty 4 jaw chuck anything special, but the lathe is well maintained and runs well. We also identified items we'd like to buy in January when the budgets rebound. I made a fair offer on an expensive lathe tool. to sweeten the overall deal, and also said I would like to look at everything in more detail to make offers at a later date once I check my budget and what items I am in most need of.

There was a Starrett gauge set I got a pic of that will be for sale.. If you want to make an offer I can pass it along

 

[TorontoBuilder]

Stan send me a message today while I was driving to Hamilton... something about seeing if he can get fork lift people for me... I've moved on...

My brother and I spent 1 1/2hrs with the widow and her brother. We looked at the lathe and a great deal of tooling in a cabinet and on shelving... there was not a single item from mainland china or taiwan. It was all european and US made quality goods. We will be helping the owner with price estimates and in listing and selling it in reasonable lots. The owner made it clear that she would not accept any offer today, but that she needed to "check" our offer before deciding. That's cool. I'd have loved to have had her accept the offer tonight just so I know I can stop looking for lathes, but meh I look for lathes all the time anyways.

There are some awesome MT reamers in large sizes that we cant use, but I still covet. There is some good tooling people here will appreciate.

My brother made a good fair offer on the lathe and some lathe tooling, the chuck is not a brand name, nor is the the rusty 4 jaw chuck anything special, but the lathe is well maintained and runs well. We also identified items we'd like to buy in January when the budgets rebound. I made a fair offer on an expensive lathe tool. to sweeten the overall deal, and also said I would like to look at everything in more detail to make offers at a later date once I check my budget and what items I am in most need of.

There was a Starrett gauge set I got a pic of that will be for sale.. If you want to make an offer I can pass it along

There is a nice Albrecht keyless chuck on a R8 arbor that I'm going to tell my friend in Milton about, since he is close, he doesn't have one and he can afford it.

 

[TorontoBuilder]

There is a nice Albrecht keyless chuck on a R8 arbor that I'm going to tell my friend in Milton about, since he is close, he doesn't have one and he can afford it.

There was an Alina K22 dial indicator that I thought was nice. There were several other indicators and mitutoyu digital calipers (legit ones) that the owner will be putting up for sale

 

[YotaBota]

First impressions mean a lot in cases like this, I hope yours went well and it works out well for you.

 

[TorontoBuilder]

Oh one other interesting item I always enjoy seeing is a Superior Electric Powerstat Variable Autotransformer aka Variac. I know they are expensive and indispensable for some things...

I told the owner they are valuable and promised to get her idea of pricing to ask for it.

 

[TorontoBuilder]

First impressions mean a lot in cases like this, I hope yours went well and it works out well for you.

Thanks, I appreciate that. My brother is very personable and he and the widow got along very well. she liked his passion, knowledge and how much he knew about he husbands tools especially what her husband had made himself. I have high hopes. This lathe is older than he wanted initially but it is all that he really needs and a nice lathe.

 

[Canadium]

Should have stopped by my place to pick up your angle grinders!

 

[Former Member]

I just recently bought my Colchester Chipmaster lathe and paid $750 because the seller insisted I make an offer before I had a chance to view the lathe. He then said he had someone that was offering $500.

He was a business person in the industry and the lathe owner, so I don't feel too badly for paying less than I was willing to pay.

Now how many people will show up having said I'll pay $4000 and then up their offer when they see a pratt burnerd 4 jaw chuck, a ER collet chuck and a full complement of 12 EC collets?

I have my way I'm comfortable doing business that is fair and ethical and I'll stick with it.

This is fair and ethical. I have no problems with it you making out like a bandit, honestly I'd do the same.

 

[Mcgyver]

The owner made it clear that she would not accept any offer today, but that she needed to "check" our offer before deciding.

Before you drove? Fine, eyes wide open. If after, that is almost beyond brutal.

 

[TorontoBuilder]

Before you drove? Fine, eyes wide open. If after, that is almost beyond brutal.

after we drove... but hey it is what it is

 

[Mcgyver]

Wow. Good for you for remaining calm.

 

[trlvn]

I also asked what the power requirements were, are they 575v 3 phase 60hz, or 440V 3 phase 60 hz like my Chipmaster lathe came with, or something else?

I'd like to have the size confirmed, it appears to be 1340 which is what we've been looking for, but two others we looked at turned out to be the short bed 1335 versions. I think I see a foot brake, but I'd like that confirmed...

What are the basic specs on the machine, then?

Craig

 

[Susquatch]

There is a nice Albrecht keyless chuck on a R8 arbor that I'm going to tell my friend in Milton about, since he is close, he doesn't have one and he can afford it.

Let me know if your Milton buddy isn't interested, I'd be most interested in that chuck myself.

 

[TorontoBuilder]

Wow. Good for you for remaining calm.

Yeah I remained calm, why not. Well at least until the drive home and hitting nasty lake effect snow and black ice around Oakville/Mississauga border. Then I think I shat myself a little as the car started to slowly oscillate and skate

 

[TorontoBuilder]

What are the basic specs on the machine, then?

Craig

I think at this point, people who are interested will need to do their own due diligence, I'm not going to help others outbid us because they can save hours of time and fuel $$ to go there from my giving them free information..

 

[TorontoBuilder]

Let me know if your Milton buddy isn't interested, I'd be most interested in that chuck myself.

Absolutely, I'm sorry I thought you'd have already had one. If you send me a PM with an amount you're willing to pay I'd grab it for you when we go back if my friend doesn't want it.

My buddy in Milton only recently got his bridgeport and he only has like two or three end mills, and a keyed jacobs chuck. He has much to learn so he may likely be willing to wait for another chuck to come along.

 

[DavidR8]

I think at this point, people who are interested will need to do their own due diligence, I'm not going to help others outbid us because they can save hours of time and fuel $$ to go there from my giving them free information..

I thought you said you decided to buy a new machine?

At this point I've already decided that a new machine is the better option, and I just need to convince my brother to let me put a couple grand into the purchase to make that happen. Newmarket would be a far easier pick up.

 

[TorontoBuilder]

I thought you said you decided to buy a new machine?

Sadly, I'm not the person in charge of the decision... BUT I am not going to aide in undercutting my brother when he is trying to make a very fair deal. Also I will be using whatever lathe is purchased daily, and frankly I'd like to have that lathe, whatever it is very soon because I need one... since we sold the 12x37, being latheless sucks when you need to turn parts.

Is the drive too much for you David