"Gary Owens" wrote in message
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I have a chance to pick up a Nicholas 5H hand mill for $300. It seems to be
in good condition, under 30 years of gunk. It has a pumantic (sp) feed, and
a HUGE 3/4 motor. Does that seem like a reasonable price. I can't fit a
full size mill in my shed, so this looks like the ticket.
Any comments, Ideas, ect.

Thank You
gary

Don't know what the market in Florida is. They don't usually bring more than
$200 in NY, and that's when they're in pretty clean shape. Does it have a
functioning arbor? If not you will have to buy one with the right pilot end
which turned into a PITA project for me. Later I picked up a better Nichols
mill at an auction for less than I spent on an arbor for the first machine.
I would make sure that everything's there and is functional before you
purchase it. 3/4 HP may be an older model, one of mine is a 1HP and the
other is a 1-1/2 HP. There is also a high speed spindle option with special
bearings on some models. Don Nichols is the expert here, a Google search on
his posts will yield quite a bit of info.