On Wed, 15 May 2013 07:46:12 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Gunner Asch fired this volley in
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Birmingham 12x30 gear head lathe
Rong Fu 40 mill
Gunner, those are WAY over-priced.
I have a similar lathe (same factory, slightly different model), only
mine is a 14x40. All-up price including a ton of accessories NEW was
only $2400 FOB. (yes, on sale... but does that matter?)
And that dinky, flexy desktop mill-drill isn't a good mill OR a good
drill press. Also available under $1800 if you look for the sales.
He'd have to throw in a truly expensive assortment of tooling to make
that deal worth the postage to send a check.
LLoyd
Indeed. But...both are nearly New. Seriously..... and when I said
there was a pile of tooling..there is a pile that wont fit in a
clothes basket..all still in their factory boxes. It fills a storage
shelf about 4' high.
So its a fair deal all things considered.
If you look at the photos..you will see there isnt even paint chipped,
just a bit of oil and grease on the paint, easily wiped off.
So figure 50-65% of new, for nearly new.
Shrug...I told him he should sell em for a grand, maybe 1100....each.
Someone would snag em.
I was shopping for a buddy, who bought a 1985 Enco, a green painted
copy of the same lathe, in decent condition...for $1100 on Ebay. He
recognized "Enco" and didnt understand that they were made in the same
factory..and the only difference was the color of the paint. Both
of these machines are 2006 versions.
As you know..I buy and sell machinery here and there...and do know a
little bit about the various brands/types/etc and their pluses and
minuses. So I figure I might know a bit about pricing..at least here
in California. Shrug.
The buyer is a professional pistol smith who has been in business for
20 yrs..and never owned a lathe. He has a very very elderly
Bridgeport...round ram and a tiny table..and a jig borer and a
micro-tig (Miller) and does beautiful work
Not cheap..and a little..odd...but does beautiful work
http://www.tjscustomgunworks.com
I told him Id buy him a HLV-H..but he got sticker shock when he looked
it up....(Grin).... I laughed at him when he offered to trade me a
"1911 Custom Package" for that lathe..and told him I do just as good a
job on my own guns for free. He sneered..then I showed him my carry
gun. He humphed, grunted and then said..."not bad..not bad at all"
Shrug
So he bought that Enco..and Ill be moving it the 5 miles from the
seller to his place and then spend a few hours teaching him how to
operate it.
Gunner
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