??? ??? If you make it over to look at it spend some time
scouring the garage for any other parts that may go with it ,
steady & follower rest , extra chuck , centers . Those are all
things that you will end up buying at some point if they don't
come with the machine .Take a indicator with you & run it up
& down the ways & check the spindle runout . The results
from those checks could be a bargaining tool in your favor .
animal
On 6/30/23 8:59 AM, Andrei wrote:
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A quick search of eBay shows sold Atlas 12-inch
lathes selling for $1500-$1800. A search of Craigslist shows
$1,500 price as a midpoint with the lowest being in Nevada at
800 bucks.?
If you can get a discount from that, more power to you.
Considering it is a fire sale, offer them $1,000 and see where
that takes you.?
A brand new 12" lathe from Precision
Matthews is $4,300 and comes with v-ways, fully tooled with
chuck, fixed and following rest, and a bunch of other stuff,
including warranty.?
Now you have a lot of data to help you
decide on an offer.
There is an At;las 3990 about 75 miles from here that I
replied to in an ad.? Not great photos but it has a 3 jaw
and shows a quick change tool post with a boring bar in it.?
It looks like a garage and fairly accessible.? It is being
advertised for a client by what appears to be a real estate
agent.? Story is older guy in ill health and wife getting
rid of the house.? I have an engine hoist so I could move it
into my pickup, possibly by removing the lathe from the
table.
I am guessing that they aren't getting a lot of interest
because the seller messaged me this morning implying that
they were very open to offers.
What is a reasonable price range on one of these lathes??
Looks to be a 12".? Serial is 005555.
Dave
