Yo machinists. What are these worth?

[badluck]

The owner passed and the kids are selling. They want them gone as they are selling the house. What are they worth? I’m interested if the price is right. Looks like a lot of tooling but I know practically nothing about mills and lathes

 

[Frickstyle]

$500 - $1,000 all in, for everything. It's really only worth it to someone who knows how to use it and is a small time guy / hobbyist in their garage.

Some old stuff in our shop we have to give away or sell for scrap to offset the hauling charge.

Nice digital readouts and rapid / auto feeds on the bridgeport

 

[ltbaney1]

hard to tell condition from the pics, especially the lathe. the bridgeport looks to have aftermarket power feeds on all axis with a DRO. if all functioning the lathe is easy $3000 by itself no tooling or vises. for the lathe, i think i see a ton of tool holders on the shelf behind it and a lot of tailstock tools on the plywood behind it. lathes can be a little tougher to sell from what i hear, not every one can run them, i know a lot of garage guys who are scared of them.

 

[lbhsbz]

Any idea what brand / model /size lathe that is?

The bridgeport mill I'd say $1500-2500 depending on the tooling that comes with it. That vise is nothing special, but mostly usable. Looks like there's a dividing head or super spacer sitting to the left of the vise too.

Gotta go through and see how much of that is tooling and how much of that is trash.

Also in that sort of condition, who knows how worn out that stuff is....I'd see pretty worn out from this view, which is just fine for the home gamer mostly, but values things closer to scrap.

 

[Gramps]

@RD to the white courtesy phone

 

[ltbaney1]

if you just want to move it, get ahold of these guys. they used to be right across the street from me. they will come, make an offer on everything and deal with moving it.

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[bonesfab]

Not as much as they think. Also consider the cost of moving them. The bridgeport is not bad but older with step belt head. The triple power feed is nice though.

 

[wfowahoo]

I have some machinist hand tools that belonged to my dad. Iam a little sick right now so iam not going to take a picture. Its worth while to an individual. FREE

long beach

 

[Kbach]

I have some machinist hand tools that belonged to my dad. Iam a little sick right now so iam not going to take a picture. Its worth while to an individual. FREE

Where are you located? If relatively close I’d love to come take a look.

 

[RiverDave]

Kinda hard to tell from the pics but that mill with the tooling is worth 5-6 depending on condition.. realistically though if they just want to get rid of it 2500-3000

That lathe looks pretty nice 4’ish? +/-

Granted that’s from a pic.. you could walk up to either and find out the guy was cutting glass with it and they could be junk.. or maybe the guy just boy cut plastic and they are both tighter than the boss’ wallet.

RD

 

[Travmon]

I see both of these selling for 2- 3 k all day long

 

[lbhsbz]

I have some machinist hand tools that belonged to my dad. Iam a little sick right now so iam not going to take a picture. Its worth while to an individual. FREE

long beach

Sent you a message

 

[4Waters]

Where are you located? If relatively close I’d love to come take a look.

He's not far from your work

 

[Kbach]

He's not far from your work

Yep, sent him a message already. Waiting to hear back.

 

[Rajobigguy]

Kinda hard to tell from the pics but that mill with the tooling is worth 5-6 depending on condition.. realistically though if they just want to get rid of it 2500-3000

That lathe looks pretty nice 4’ish? +/-

Granted that’s from a pic.. you could walk up to either and find out the guy was cutting glass with it and they could be junk.. or maybe the guy just boy cut plastic and they are both tighter than the boss’ wallet.

RD

You are probably close on the price/value but that is assuming you can find the right buyer. They are a little to much toy for the typical home hobbyist and unless you are certain of the condition they won’t be something a commercial shop would want so marketability is pretty narrow.
Given that they are in need of a quick sale and removal I would offer them $1500 and I’ll get them out of their way quickly.

 

[monkeyswrench]

If they are 3 phase, that can make a difference for the garage guy. It may also mean there's a converter there as well. Sadly, moving them will cost as much as the purchase I think. It gets to be real sketchy doing it yourself. The property owners may want to make that a condition, that machinery movers handle it. Don't want someone hurt putting it in the back of a Toyota, then coming after the estate for it.

 

[lbhsbz]

If they are 3 phase, that can make a difference for the garage guy. It may also mean there's a converter there as well. Sadly, moving them will cost as much as the purchase I think. It gets to be real sketchy doing it yourself. The property owners may want to make that a condition, that machinery movers handle it. Don't want someone hurt putting it in the back of a Toyota, then coming after the estate for it.

They go pretty easy with a hydraulic drop bed trailer and about 6 pieces of old galvanized pipe.

 

[Rajobigguy]

They go pretty easy with a hydraulic drop bed trailer and about 6 pieces of old galvanized pipe.

Several options for machinery skates on Amazon. 2-3 hundred dollars and worth it.

 

[Racey]

If they are 3 phase, that can make a difference for the garage guy. It may also mean there's a converter there as well. Sadly, moving them will cost as much as the purchase I think. It gets to be real sketchy doing it yourself. The property owners may want to make that a condition, that machinery movers handle it. Don't want someone hurt putting it in the back of a Toyota, then coming after the estate for it.

They are definitely 3 phase, but VFD's are ubiquitous now and also give you the ability to speed control, soft start, and energy brake the motors along with being able to hook them to single phase power.

Bridgeports have gotten stupid expensive. Tight ones easily go for 7-8k now.

They are also very easy to rebuild.

Also moving them is no problem, and for about $150-$250 you can get an AC crane to come load them onto a flat deck trailer.

When moving the mill you drop the table all the way down, invert the head, then raise the table up against the top of the heat with a piece of wood between the two. This greatly drops the center of gravity.

The lathe you have to be much more careful moving, they are top heavy and have a tendency to roll onto the handles. They can be rolled on pipes along their axis, scooting them laterally you have to be much more careful. I'll post pictures of the lathe skates i made, normal machinery skates are dangerous as fuck for most lathes, as they sit too high and can lock up on debris, and the lathe has a narrow foot print which creates a very easy tipping moment.

 

[monkeyswrench]

The last equipment I moved was a goat rodeo. Forklift jack to get the stuff on skates, and then wheel them into the doorway. Used a Gradall to reach through the door, lift and play "Operation" through the single bay door. Gently traverse the gravel driveway and load. Mill, lathe and a Pullmax. It was an interesting experience. Had to do the same across the new owners pavered driveway.

 

[badluck]

Moving them would be a pia. Driveway s sloped and narrow. We have skates jacke rollers pretty much all kinds of rigging. We used to have 2 low boy trailers that went flat to the ground. I’ve moved metal brakes and hydraulic shears which the brake was top heavy and the shear was about 5k lbs but never a mill or lathe. I’ll see what the price is before I worry about moving them.

 

[Racey]

Moving them would be a pia. Driveway s sloped and narrow. We have skates jacke rollers pretty much all kinds of rigging. We used to have 2 low boy trailers that went flat to the ground. I’ve moved metal brakes and hydraulic shears which the brake was top heavy and the shear was about 5k lbs but never a mill or lathe. I’ll see what the price is before I worry about moving them.

Wood wedges are a great way to manage slopes. I found this lathe in a widow's garage about 5 years ago, driveway was pretty steep. Me and a friend moved it out by hand, about 7000lbs i figured, thing is 14 feet long.

With the low boys under one side you can move it or spin it on its axis depending on how you position the single machinery roller at the other end

You can see my low boy skates under the headstock. They hold in place via long allthread. The axle line is well above the load point so they stay extremely stable.

 

[outboard_256]

I think I paid a heavy equipment mover to move the bridge port I got from socaldave $450. He transported it 30 miles and moved it into my garage. Had to turn the head of the mill sideways to get it to fit under my garage door opening which he did for me. I tried for a few days to figure out a way to transport it myself but couldn't figure out a safe way. They are tall and heavy.

 

[wfowahoo]

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