On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 09:14 AM, Dave Seiter wrote:
The cosmetic condition is Exc/VG?!? Not in my book; i'd say poor/average at best.? Using this one as a yardstick, my SL is better than new!
Agreed. I'd say the cosmetic condition shows it has been left in a damp atmosphere for many years. The chuck is a cheap and nasty die-cast one from the so-called Unimat-1, so not good for much. The handwheels are OK and the steel parts seem to be clean enough. It suggests the machine has been used.
My 1970s SL was in much better condition, and it never had any special care. It was also much better equipped. Not sure what price I would have sold it for. I paid ?250 for a U3 that had obviously been used for about ten minutes before being put away. I could see a gouge in the chuck where someone had obviously turned it on without checking where the tool was, and seemingly not used again. No rust, good paint, motor working on fast & slow, and very clean, apart from the mark on the chuck, which was not a functional problem.
