On 10/20/2014 11:19 AM, Pete C. wrote:

Tom Gardner wrote:

On 10/19/2014 4:24 PM, Ignoramus9750 wrote:
On 2014-10-19, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 10/18/2014 2:33 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
Id be posting a Craigslist ad for them in North Dakota. Given their
work size..they would be good lathes for oilfield work. Even if they
dont cut to .0002..they would be suitable for oilcountry production

Im assuming they are Spanish made based on the name. Nothing wrong
with that btw. Good stuff.

Gunner


What's the difference between these and new? How are they obsolete?


New ones are faster, more accurate, Ethernet enabled, etc.

i


But the market for "good" machines vs "great" machines doesn't exist
except as scrap? I guess it is that big of an advantage in production
and depreciation. It makes sense, who wants to be a second or third
rate producer.

The market for used "good" machines certainly exists, but it's in
smaller non-production shops so those beasts are just outside the
acceptable size range. To a large extent if you can't move it with your
1T truck and a decent trailer it's too big to be useable/affordable in
those markets. That puts the limit at something around 10k-12k weight,
or a nice small VMC.



A few more years of 3D printing and they will ALL be obsolete!