On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:28:30 -0800 (PST), Garrett Fulton
wrote:

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 12:21:03 PM UTC-5, Clare wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 00:30:14 -0800, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 01:38:13 -0500, Tom Gardner
wrote:

On 12/27/2015 7:00 AM, Steve W. wrote:

Actually there is a market for the shafting but probably not a ton of
money. There are quite a few folks out there setting up line shaft
driven shops and museums. The problem is getting the info out.

What is the Bridgeport? 3phase? Tooling?


The BP is my pride and Joy! 3-ph, 2hp. variable speed. Pretty complete
R-8 tooling, XY DRO, power x. One shot oiler. Like new, not a scratch
(almost)

So take it home and use it in your home shop. Put in your will Roger
gets it when you "loose interest"

Most they are worth is about $5-7k in good condition..at best. And at
an auction..probably about half that..at most.

Most..most auctions are held for dealers..who pay much less than full
market value so they can sell at market value +/- and make a living.
Id never pay full boat for a piece of machinery. Ever.

Gunner
But if a hobyist (or 2) was at the same auction you wouldn't get it
either. I've seen "home shop compatible" equipment bir up to almost
new list at auctions in my area. There is a local auction place that
sells fleet vehicles, banctrupt business eqipment and stock, recovered
goods from the PD, equipment from local school boards etc - and very
little machine tool equipment goes cheap.

I was once at an auction for a machine shop that closed in NC. I had researched the price for a Lincoln tig welder that was there, and looked to be in good condition. Myself and two other guys bid for it, and it kept going up. The guy that got it paid more than the new list price. When I left he was standing next to it, wiping the dust off the top with an ear to ear smile. I thought,"What a wailing dumbass". Was my last auction, as I'd seen similar things happen to many times. Just my .02 on auctions.

Ayup. NC doesnt have a large surplus of machine tools as do other
states and they will go for prime amounts. Iggy will verify that in
once industrial areas like Chicago and surrounds..stuff will go much
much cheaper.

A perfect example of this is the difference in price between single
phase and 3phase versions of welders. Hobby guys keep the market
going on single phase machinery

Gunner