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Re: Looking for lathe manual for model Sears Craftsman 549-289000
Tony at lathes.co.uk has a manual, and photos and other info you might want. The package ain't cheap, but it's not just the operating manual, either.? Thingiverse has stuff for it, too.?
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.? SEMPER GUMBY!
Expect in one hand, expectorate in the other. See which one gets full first.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 01:08:46 PM CDT, Andrei <calciu1@...> wrote:
I did not look at ebay at all. Too much overpriced chinese garbage there nowadays. But I will go now and look as they obviously have something usable there.?
Thank you.
It is a Compact 5. There is a Sears model on ebay for $800. Identical. Also using "Emco Compact 5" for an ebay search, I found several manuals. Some reprints for way too much money and I did come across what appears to be an actual Sears manual.
--
Jim Korman
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Re: Looking for lathe manual for model Sears Craftsman 549-289000
Good thing about the Emco lathes, you can make about anything you need for them on even a just slightly larger lathe or mill.?
Mind if I ask what you paid for it, and if you'd be interested in selling it? Feel free to tell me to STFU, though.? I'll look some more, and see what I can find. You might look at archive.org, seems to me they had some EMCO stuff besides the Unimats. They have a Compact 5 CNC manual that looks like it's in French, might be better than nothing.? Also some stuff on Thingiverse for the Compact 5, as well.?
Bill in OKC
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.? SEMPER GUMBY!
Expect in one hand, expectorate in the other. See which one gets full first.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 12:29:05 PM CDT, Andrei <calciu1@...> wrote:
Yes. here is the pic, Bill.?
The badge says Emco Compact 5 but the seller offered it as?Sears Craftsman 549-289000 because it is what his manual stated. Unfortunately, he did not have the manual anymore, or at least could not find it to hand it over.?
I could not find the Sears manual for part number he offered. I also searched under Compact 5, but the closest I came to it was a Emco 8 manual, which is clearly not it.
Now I just need to buy a 0XA tool post for it, and if I find a manual i will go through the parts list to figure out what else is missing (probably all the change gears for threading).
Have you got any photos of the lathe? I used the Brave browser search, and got a link that says it's an Emco Compact 8, if that helps any.?
If it's a Compact 5, I HATE YOU!!!!? ;) That's the little lathe that I kept finding in a department store in Germany whenever I was there, and couldn't get the money to buy it.?
Bits and pieces for the Compact 8 are expensive on ebay, but they are a FINE little lathe. So is the Compact 5. I finally found a Unimat, which is also a fine little lathe, late last year. Wound up with two of them, trading
off my HF Mini-Lathe for them.?
Bill in OKC? ?<----no luck at all! ;)
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
Aphorisms to live by:
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.?
SEMPER GUMBY!
Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.
Physics doesn't care about your schedule.
The only reason I know anything is because I've done it wrong enough times to START to know better.
Expect in one hand, expectorate in the other. See which one gets full first.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 10:54:10 AM CDT, Andrei <calciu1@...> wrote:
Guys, where can I find a manual for this tiny lathe?
It is a 5" metal working lathe, made in Europe but sold by Sears under the Craftsman badge.?
Any help would be appreciated.?
Thanks,
Andrei
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Re: Looking for lathe manual for model Sears Craftsman 549-289000
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I did not look at ebay at all. Too much overpriced chinese
garbage there nowadays. But I will go now and look as they
obviously have something usable there.?
Thank you.
It is a Compact 5. There is a Sears model on ebay for $800.
Identical. Also using "Emco Compact 5" for an ebay search, I
found several manuals. Some reprints for way too much money and
I did come across what appears to be an actual Sears manual.
--
Jim Korman
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Re: Craftsman 12x36" lathe and Clausing 8530 Milling machine in Marlow, OK. 0
??? ??? Sometimes the best deals are the best to end up with #
0.50 holding up $ 10.00? . My Wife once totaled up all the couple
$$ receipts? for parts for a free motorcycle I got from a bud .
I'm alot more cautious bout things like that these days .
animal
On 6/27/23 7:25 AM, Jon Elson wrote:
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Last year I bought a moderately used Bridgeport R2E3 (BOSS
8) mill with a kaput control.? I wouldn't have wanted that
even if it worked, tiny keypad and 2-line LCD display.?
Ugh!? I had a 1938 round-ram Bridgeport manual mill that I
bought in 1982 and converted to CNC in 1996.? It was a true
"Frankenmill", with a lot of wear on the ways.? All cuts had
measurable curvature.? The servo amps on the R2E3 worked,
but made a horrible whining noise, so I had to replace them
with AMC units.? Then, I installed my own CNC interface
hardware.? The R2E3 uses KwikSwitch 200 tooling, so all my
R8 tooling was useless.? I spent way too much on getting a
bunch of KS200 arbors, etc.? Once the R2E3 was fully
operational I sold the Frankenmill and got a lot of shop
space back.? Oh, the guy who sold me the mill was going to
scrap it, so I got it for $500.? Cost almost that much to
get it moved.
Jon
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Re: Looking for lathe manual for model Sears Craftsman 549-289000
I did not look at ebay at all. Too much overpriced chinese garbage there nowadays. But I will go now and look as they obviously have something usable there.?
Thank you.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
It is a Compact 5. There is a Sears model on ebay for $800. Identical. Also using "Emco Compact 5" for an ebay search, I found several manuals. Some reprints for way too much money and I did come across what appears to be an actual Sears manual.
--
Jim Korman
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Re: Looking for lathe manual for model Sears Craftsman 549-289000
It is a Compact 5. There is a Sears model on ebay for $800. Identical. Also using "Emco Compact 5" for an ebay search, I found several manuals. Some reprints for way too much money and I did come across what appears to be an actual Sears manual.
--
Jim Korman
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Re: Looking for lathe manual for model Sears Craftsman 549-289000
Yes. here is the pic, Bill.?
The badge says Emco Compact 5 but the seller offered it as?Sears Craftsman 549-289000 because it is what his manual stated. Unfortunately, he did not have the manual anymore, or at least could not find it to hand it over.?
I could not find the Sears manual for part number he offered. I also searched under Compact 5, but the closest I came to it was a Emco 8 manual, which is clearly not it.
Now I just need to buy a 0XA tool post for it, and if I find a manual i will go through the parts list to figure out what else is missing (probably all the change gears for threading).
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Show quoted text
Have you got any photos of the lathe? I used the Brave browser search, and got a link that says it's an Emco Compact 8, if that helps any.?
If it's a Compact 5, I HATE YOU!!!!? ;) That's the little lathe that I kept finding in a department store in Germany whenever I was there, and couldn't get the money to buy it.?
Bits and pieces for the Compact 8 are expensive on ebay, but they are a FINE little lathe. So is the Compact 5. I finally found a Unimat, which is also a fine little lathe, late last year. Wound up with two of them, trading
off my HF Mini-Lathe for them.?
Bill in OKC? ?<----no luck at all! ;)
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
Aphorisms to live by:
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.?
SEMPER GUMBY!
Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome.
Physics doesn't care about your schedule.
The only reason I know anything is because I've done it wrong enough times to START to know better.
Expect in one hand, expectorate in the other. See which one gets full first.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 10:54:10 AM CDT, Andrei <calciu1@...> wrote:
Guys, where can I find a manual for this tiny lathe?
It is a 5" metal working lathe, made in Europe but sold by Sears under the Craftsman badge.?
Any help would be appreciated.?
Thanks,
Andrei
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Re: Looking for lathe manual for model Sears Craftsman 549-289000
I was going to suggest that, but looked, first, and they don't have it. They so classic US machinery, and 549 isn't listed. 'Cause it's made in Austria.?
Bill in OKC
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.? SEMPER GUMBY!
Expect in one hand, expectorate in the other. See which one gets full first.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 11:21:15 AM CDT, Charles Brumbelow via groups.io <mrb37211@...> wrote:
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Charles
On Jun 27, 2023, at 10:54 AM, Andrei <calciu1@...> wrote:
?
Guys, where can I find a manual for this tiny lathe?
It is a 5" metal working lathe, made in Europe but sold by Sears under the Craftsman badge.?
Any help would be appreciated.?
Thanks,
Andrei
Re: Looking for lathe manual for model Sears Craftsman 549-289000
Have you got any photos of the lathe? I used the Brave browser search, and got a link that says it's an Emco Compact 8, if that helps any.?
If it's a Compact 5, I HATE YOU!!!!? ;) That's the little lathe that I kept finding in a department store in Germany whenever I was there, and couldn't get the money to buy it.?
Bits and pieces for the Compact 8 are expensive on ebay, but they are a FINE little lathe. So is the Compact 5. I finally found a Unimat, which is also a fine little lathe, late last year. Wound up with two of them, trading off my HF Mini-Lathe for them.?
Bill in OKC? ?<----no luck at all! ;)
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.? SEMPER GUMBY!
Expect in one hand, expectorate in the other. See which one gets full first.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 10:54:10 AM CDT, Andrei <calciu1@...> wrote:
Guys, where can I find a manual for this tiny lathe?
It is a 5" metal working lathe, made in Europe but sold by Sears under the Craftsman badge.?
Any help would be appreciated.?
Thanks,
Andrei
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Re: Looking for lathe manual for model Sears Craftsman 549-289000
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Charles
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On Jun 27, 2023, at 10:54 AM, Andrei <calciu1@...> wrote:
?
Guys, where can I find a manual for this tiny lathe?
It is a 5" metal working lathe, made in Europe but sold by Sears under the Craftsman badge.?
Any help would be appreciated.?
Thanks,
Andrei
Looking for lathe manual for model Sears Craftsman 549-289000
Guys, where can I find a manual for this tiny lathe?
It is a 5" metal working lathe, made in Europe but sold by Sears under the Craftsman badge.?
Any help would be appreciated.?
Thanks,
Andrei
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Re: Craftsman 12x36" lathe and Clausing 8530 Milling machine in Marlow, OK. 0
Last year I bought a moderately used Bridgeport R2E3 (BOSS
8) mill with a kaput control.? I wouldn't have wanted that
even if it worked, tiny keypad and 2-line LCD display.?
Ugh!? I had a 1938 round-ram Bridgeport manual mill that I
bought in 1982 and converted to CNC in 1996.? It was a true
"Frankenmill", with a lot of wear on the ways.? All cuts had
measurable curvature.? The servo amps on the R2E3 worked,
but made a horrible whining noise, so I had to replace them
with AMC units.? Then, I installed my own CNC interface
hardware.? The R2E3 uses KwikSwitch 200 tooling, so all my
R8 tooling was useless.? I spent way too much on getting a
bunch of KS200 arbors, etc.? Once the R2E3 was fully
operational I sold the Frankenmill and got a lot of shop
space back.? Oh, the guy who sold me the mill was going to
scrap it, so I got it for $500.? Cost almost that much to
get it moved.
Jon
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Re: Craftsman 12x36" lathe and Clausing 8530 Milling machine in Marlow, OK. 0
Me neither. That's way more than I've spent on tools in my whole life.?
Bill in OKC?
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
Aphorisms to live by: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.? SEMPER GUMBY!
Expect in one hand, expectorate in the other. See which one gets full first.
On Monday, June 26, 2023 at 09:21:40 PM CDT, mike allen <animal@...> wrote:
I can't .
animal
On 6/26/23 7:20 PM, Andrei wrote:
You can still buy new bridgeports for about 17k
Get
??? ??? Theres some mighty fine lookin desk top type machines
over in Europe . Theres several folks with youtube channels
that love to show their mills & lathes .I have a round
column mill that I never got setup sittin on my lift cart
& a KBC tools knee mill which will be the mill I setup
hopefully soon . The only reason I have either is cause I
bought the round column real,real cheap & the knee mill
was free along with a Enco 11x22 lathe , both spent their life
cuttin plastic & delrin . If my kid don't claim the round
column mill it will become funding for the larger mill . It's
unfortunate that no US company is interested in buildin some
non overpriced American iron for hobbyist's these days . I
keep watchin youtubes & seein all these nice machines that
we don't have over here on our side of the pond . Seems that
most of the Bridgeports I see priced where a hobby guy can
afford them are pretty much used up . I think I'd rather have
a Index over a BP any day , they just don't come up that often
. I have a bud that offered me a head off a BP that we plan to
look-seeee if we can mod something to get it to mount on that
large mill I have .
animal
On 6/26/23 2:29 PM, Andrei wrote:
The 85xx were bigger,
with larger work envelope. Different class altogether.?
Interesting.
I will take my Atlas 8525 anyday.
?
There was a
scaled down Bridgeport inspired machine. The Rusnok
milling machine. Probably the best desktop mill you
can buy at a reasonable price (at that time). Nowadays
they go for about 3 grand.?
Search for
Rusnok 850 to look at it.?
I could never figure out why Bridgeport
never scaled down their machine to suit the Sears
Roebuck Craftsman crowd. I¡¯ve wore out a couple or
two Bridgeports in my time.
?
I
missed that part. I guess a used Bridgeport for
about 2-4 grand would fill that need. Quite a
bit larger than the 8520
Andrei,
I said American made.
Brian
?
Here
is the new, version of the 8520 but with
an R8 spindle (Taiwan copy, of course).?
Andrei,
So it¡¯s the dedicated
following that makes them valuable.?
I love my 8525 and will let
my son sell it when I¡¯ve gone beyond the
vale.
?
I don't have an 8520, or
8530, or 8540, but if I were to sell
one bare (no tooling), I guess the
price I would be asking would be
something at or slightly under 2000
bucks, depending on how much work I
put into the machine to fix/improve
it.?
Andrei,
Well it¡¯s good to
hear there is still some old
American iron that¡¯s been saved
for posterity. And reasonably
priced to boot!
But what would you
sell your 8520-8530 Atlas Clausing
mill if you have one? Bare bones
never mind the tooling.
Brian
? Three months ago
I went to an auction where they
sold two of the 8520 mills. One
went for $750 and the second for
$1800. The one for 1800 had a
partial cnc conversion. Both
were in average shape. Not beat
up at all.
Get
Ralph,
What would you
ask for it today?
Brian
?
Mike, that
is a really high price.
I paid $350.00 or
$700.00 for my 8520.
Ralph
On
Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at
8:50?PM mike allen
< animal@...>
wrote:
That seems pretty
darn hi for a MT2
spindle mill .
Usually when I see
those mills their
in the 1,800-2500
hood .
animal
On 6/25/23
11:03 AM, Bill in
OKC too via
wrote:
Not mine, and I
can't afford them,
but I'm sitting
here drooling...?
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Re: Craftsman 12x36" lathe and Clausing 8530 Milling machine in Marlow, OK. 0
Heres a add for a horizontal in Carmel CA from a few months back
.Looks like a pretty clean machine with tooling ,? for a
horizontal . The magic words are all in the last post .
animal
On 6/26/23 1:48 PM, Andrei wrote:
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Here is the new, version of the 8520 but with an R8 spindle
(Taiwan copy, of course).?
Andrei,
So it¡¯s the dedicated following that makes them
valuable.?
I love my 8525 and will let my son sell it when
I¡¯ve gone beyond the vale.
Brian
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Re: Craftsman 12x36" lathe and Clausing 8530 Milling machine in Marlow, OK. 0
Next time I run into Robin leech I'll have to ask ifin I can
borrow it .
animal
On 6/26/23 7:23 PM, Andrei wrote:
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Hard to afford, but available for the rich and famous.
Get
I can't .
animal
On 6/26/23 7:20 PM, Andrei wrote:
You can still buy new bridgeports for
about 17k
Get
??? ??? Theres some mighty fine lookin desk top type
machines over in Europe . Theres several folks with
youtube channels that love to show their mills &
lathes .I have a round column mill that I never got setup
sittin on my lift cart & a KBC tools knee mill which
will be the mill I setup hopefully soon . The only reason
I have either is cause I bought the round column real,real
cheap & the knee mill was free along with a Enco 11x22
lathe , both spent their life cuttin plastic & delrin
. If my kid don't claim the round column mill it will
become funding for the larger mill . It's unfortunate that
no US company is interested in buildin some non overpriced
American iron for hobbyist's these days . I keep watchin
youtubes & seein all these nice machines that we don't
have over here on our side of the pond . Seems that most
of the Bridgeports I see priced where a hobby guy can
afford them are pretty much used up . I think I'd rather
have a Index over a BP any day , they just don't come up
that often . I have a bud that offered me a head off a BP
that we plan to look-seeee if we can mod something to get
it to mount on that large mill I have .
animal
On 6/26/23 2:29 PM, Andrei
wrote:
The 85xx were
bigger, with larger work envelope. Different class
altogether.?
Interesting.
I will take my Atlas 8525 anyday.
?
There was
a scaled down Bridgeport inspired machine. The
Rusnok milling machine. Probably the best desktop
mill you can buy at a reasonable price (at that
time). Nowadays they go for about 3 grand.?
Search
for Rusnok 850 to look at it.?
I could never figure out why
Bridgeport never scaled down their machine to
suit the Sears Roebuck Craftsman crowd. I¡¯ve
wore out a couple or two Bridgeports in my time.
?
I
missed that part. I guess a used Bridgeport
for about 2-4 grand would fill that need.
Quite a bit larger than the 8520
Andrei,
I said American made.
Brian
?
Here is the new, version of
the 8520 but with an R8 spindle
(Taiwan copy, of course).?
Andrei,
So it¡¯s the dedicated
following that makes them valuable.?
I love my 8525 and will
let my son sell it when I¡¯ve gone
beyond the vale.
?
I don't have an 8520,
or 8530, or 8540, but if I were
to sell one bare (no tooling), I
guess the price I would be
asking would be something at or
slightly under 2000 bucks,
depending on how much work I put
into the machine to fix/improve
it.?
Andrei,
Well it¡¯s good to
hear there is still some old
American iron that¡¯s been
saved for posterity. And
reasonably priced to boot!
But what would
you sell your 8520-8530 Atlas
Clausing mill if you have one?
Bare bones never mind the
tooling.
Brian
? Three months
ago I went to an auction
where they sold two of the
8520 mills. One went for
$750 and the second for
$1800. The one for 1800 had
a partial cnc conversion.
Both were in average shape.
Not beat up at all.
Get
Ralph,
What would
you ask for it today?
Brian
?
Mike,
that is a really
high price. I paid
$350.00 or $700.00
for my 8520.
Ralph
On
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
at 8:50?PM mike
allen < animal@...> wrote:
That seems
pretty darn hi
for a MT2
spindle mill .
Usually when I
see those
mills their in
the 1,800-2500
hood .
animal
On 6/25/23
11:03 AM, Bill
in OKC too via
wrote:
Not mine, and
I can't afford
them, but I'm
sitting here
drooling...?
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Re: Craftsman 12x36" lathe and Clausing 8530 Milling machine in Marlow, OK. 0
??? ??? I just got this one for some reason , must have been
flagged by the folks watching me these days . The machine in that
link looks like the Grizzly version if the KBC machine I have
sitting here , except my machine is from the late 80's or very
early 90's . Mine came with a real nice HOMAG 8" rotary table ,
vise & right angle attachment .
animal
On 6/26/23 1:48 PM, Andrei wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Here is the new, version of the 8520 but with an R8 spindle
(Taiwan copy, of course).?
Andrei,
So it¡¯s the dedicated following that makes them
valuable.?
I love my 8525 and will let my son sell it when
I¡¯ve gone beyond the vale.
?
I don't have an 8520,
or 8530, or 8540, but if I were to sell one bare (no
tooling), I guess the price I would be asking would be
something at or slightly under 2000 bucks, depending on
how much work I put into the machine to fix/improve it.?
Andrei,
Well it¡¯s good to hear there is still some
old American iron that¡¯s been saved for posterity. And
reasonably priced to boot!
But what would you sell your 8520-8530
Atlas Clausing mill if you have one? Bare bones never
mind the tooling.
Brian
? Three months ago I went to an auction
where they sold two of the 8520 mills. One went for
$750 and the second for $1800. The one for 1800 had a
partial cnc conversion. Both were in average shape.
Not beat up at all.
Get
Ralph,
What would you ask for it today?
Brian
?
Mike, that is a really high
price. I paid $350.00 or $700.00 for my 8520.
Ralph
On
Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 8:50?PM mike allen < animal@...>
wrote:
That seems pretty darn hi for a MT2
spindle mill . Usually when I see those
mills their in the 1,800-2500 hood .
animal
On 6/25/23 11:03 AM, Bill in OKC too
via wrote:
Not mine, and I can't afford them, but
I'm sitting here drooling...?
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Re: Craftsman 12x36" lathe and Clausing 8530 Milling machine in Marlow, OK. 0
Hard to afford, but available for the rich and famous.
Get
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
I can't .
animal
On 6/26/23 7:20 PM, Andrei wrote:
You can still buy new bridgeports for about 17k
Get
??? ??? Theres some mighty fine lookin desk top type machines over in Europe . Theres several folks with youtube channels that love to show their mills & lathes .I have a round column mill that I never got setup sittin on my lift cart & a KBC tools knee
mill which will be the mill I setup hopefully soon . The only reason I have either is cause I bought the round column real,real cheap & the knee mill was free along with a Enco 11x22 lathe , both spent their life cuttin plastic & delrin . If my kid don't claim
the round column mill it will become funding for the larger mill . It's unfortunate that no US company is interested in buildin some non overpriced American iron for hobbyist's these days . I keep watchin youtubes & seein all these nice machines that we don't
have over here on our side of the pond . Seems that most of the Bridgeports I see priced where a hobby guy can afford them are pretty much used up . I think I'd rather have a Index over a BP any day , they just don't come up that often . I have a bud that
offered me a head off a BP that we plan to look-seeee if we can mod something to get it to mount on that large mill I have .
animal
On 6/26/23 2:29 PM, Andrei wrote:
The 85xx were bigger, with larger work envelope. Different class altogether.?
Interesting.
I will take my Atlas 8525 anyday.
?
There was a scaled down Bridgeport inspired machine. The Rusnok milling machine. Probably the best desktop mill you can buy at a reasonable price (at that time). Nowadays they go for about 3 grand.?
Search for Rusnok 850 to look at it.?
I could never figure out why Bridgeport never scaled down their machine to suit the Sears Roebuck Craftsman crowd. I¡¯ve wore out a couple or two Bridgeports in my time.
?
I missed that part. I guess a used Bridgeport for about 2-4 grand would fill that need. Quite a bit larger than the 8520
Andrei,
I said American made.
Brian
?
Here is the new, version of the 8520 but with an R8 spindle (Taiwan copy, of course).?
Andrei,
So it¡¯s the dedicated following that makes them valuable.?
I love my 8525 and will let my son sell it when I¡¯ve gone beyond the vale.
?
I don't have an 8520, or 8530, or 8540, but if I were to sell one bare (no tooling), I guess the price I would be asking would be something at or slightly under 2000 bucks, depending on how much work I put into
the machine to fix/improve it.?
Andrei,
Well it¡¯s good to hear there is still some old American iron that¡¯s been saved for posterity. And reasonably priced to boot!
But what would you sell your 8520-8530 Atlas Clausing mill if you have one? Bare bones never mind the tooling.
Brian
? Three months ago I went to an auction where they sold two of the 8520 mills. One went for $750 and the second for $1800. The one for 1800 had a partial cnc conversion. Both were in average shape. Not beat up at all.
Get
Ralph,
What would you ask for it today?
Brian
?
Mike, that is a really high price. I paid $350.00 or $700.00 for my 8520.
Ralph
On Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 8:50?PM mike allen < animal@...> wrote:
That seems pretty darn hi for a MT2 spindle mill . Usually when I see those mills their in the 1,800-2500 hood .
animal
On 6/25/23 11:03 AM, Bill in OKC too via wrote:
Not mine, and I can't afford them, but I'm sitting here drooling...?
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Re: Craftsman 12x36" lathe and Clausing 8530 Milling machine in Marlow, OK. 0
I can't .
animal
On 6/26/23 7:20 PM, Andrei wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
You can still buy new bridgeports for about 17k
Get
??? ??? Theres some mighty fine lookin desk top type machines
over in Europe . Theres several folks with youtube channels
that love to show their mills & lathes .I have a round
column mill that I never got setup sittin on my lift cart
& a KBC tools knee mill which will be the mill I setup
hopefully soon . The only reason I have either is cause I
bought the round column real,real cheap & the knee mill
was free along with a Enco 11x22 lathe , both spent their life
cuttin plastic & delrin . If my kid don't claim the round
column mill it will become funding for the larger mill . It's
unfortunate that no US company is interested in buildin some
non overpriced American iron for hobbyist's these days . I
keep watchin youtubes & seein all these nice machines that
we don't have over here on our side of the pond . Seems that
most of the Bridgeports I see priced where a hobby guy can
afford them are pretty much used up . I think I'd rather have
a Index over a BP any day , they just don't come up that often
. I have a bud that offered me a head off a BP that we plan to
look-seeee if we can mod something to get it to mount on that
large mill I have .
animal
On 6/26/23 2:29 PM, Andrei wrote:
The 85xx were bigger,
with larger work envelope. Different class altogether.?
Interesting.
I will take my Atlas 8525 anyday.
?
There was a
scaled down Bridgeport inspired machine. The Rusnok
milling machine. Probably the best desktop mill you
can buy at a reasonable price (at that time). Nowadays
they go for about 3 grand.?
Search for
Rusnok 850 to look at it.?
I could never figure out why Bridgeport
never scaled down their machine to suit the Sears
Roebuck Craftsman crowd. I¡¯ve wore out a couple or
two Bridgeports in my time.
?
I
missed that part. I guess a used Bridgeport for
about 2-4 grand would fill that need. Quite a
bit larger than the 8520
Andrei,
I said American made.
Brian
?
Here
is the new, version of the 8520 but with
an R8 spindle (Taiwan copy, of course).?
Andrei,
So it¡¯s the dedicated
following that makes them valuable.?
I love my 8525 and will let
my son sell it when I¡¯ve gone beyond the
vale.
?
I don't have an 8520, or
8530, or 8540, but if I were to sell
one bare (no tooling), I guess the
price I would be asking would be
something at or slightly under 2000
bucks, depending on how much work I
put into the machine to fix/improve
it.?
Andrei,
Well it¡¯s good to
hear there is still some old
American iron that¡¯s been saved
for posterity. And reasonably
priced to boot!
But what would you
sell your 8520-8530 Atlas Clausing
mill if you have one? Bare bones
never mind the tooling.
Brian
? Three months ago
I went to an auction where they
sold two of the 8520 mills. One
went for $750 and the second for
$1800. The one for 1800 had a
partial cnc conversion. Both
were in average shape. Not beat
up at all.
Get
Ralph,
What would you
ask for it today?
Brian
?
Mike, that
is a really high price.
I paid $350.00 or
$700.00 for my 8520.
Ralph
On
Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at
8:50?PM mike allen
< animal@...>
wrote:
That seems pretty
darn hi for a MT2
spindle mill .
Usually when I see
those mills their
in the 1,800-2500
hood .
animal
On 6/25/23
11:03 AM, Bill in
OKC too via
wrote:
Not mine, and I
can't afford them,
but I'm sitting
here drooling...?
|
Re: Craftsman 12x36" lathe and Clausing 8530 Milling machine in Marlow, OK. 0
You can still buy new bridgeports for about 17k
Get
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Show quoted text
??? ??? Theres some mighty fine lookin desk top type machines over in Europe . Theres several folks with youtube channels that love to show their mills & lathes .I have a round column mill that I never got setup sittin on my lift cart & a KBC tools knee
mill which will be the mill I setup hopefully soon . The only reason I have either is cause I bought the round column real,real cheap & the knee mill was free along with a Enco 11x22 lathe , both spent their life cuttin plastic & delrin . If my kid don't claim
the round column mill it will become funding for the larger mill . It's unfortunate that no US company is interested in buildin some non overpriced American iron for hobbyist's these days . I keep watchin youtubes & seein all these nice machines that we don't
have over here on our side of the pond . Seems that most of the Bridgeports I see priced where a hobby guy can afford them are pretty much used up . I think I'd rather have a Index over a BP any day , they just don't come up that often . I have a bud that
offered me a head off a BP that we plan to look-seeee if we can mod something to get it to mount on that large mill I have .
animal
On 6/26/23 2:29 PM, Andrei wrote:
The 85xx were bigger, with larger work envelope. Different class altogether.?
Interesting.
I will take my Atlas 8525 anyday.
?
There was a scaled down Bridgeport inspired machine. The Rusnok milling machine. Probably the best desktop mill you can buy at a reasonable price (at that time). Nowadays they go for about 3 grand.?
Search for Rusnok 850 to look at it.?
I could never figure out why Bridgeport never scaled down their machine to suit the Sears Roebuck Craftsman crowd. I¡¯ve wore out a couple or two Bridgeports in my time.
?
I missed that part. I guess a used Bridgeport for about 2-4 grand would fill that need. Quite a bit larger than the 8520
Andrei,
I said American made.
Brian
?
Here is the new, version of the 8520 but with an R8 spindle (Taiwan copy, of course).?
Andrei,
So it¡¯s the dedicated following that makes them valuable.?
I love my 8525 and will let my son sell it when I¡¯ve gone beyond the vale.
?
I don't have an 8520, or 8530, or 8540, but if I were to sell one bare (no tooling), I guess the price I would be asking would be something at or slightly under 2000 bucks, depending on how much work I put into
the machine to fix/improve it.?
Andrei,
Well it¡¯s good to hear there is still some old American iron that¡¯s been saved for posterity. And reasonably priced to boot!
But what would you sell your 8520-8530 Atlas Clausing mill if you have one? Bare bones never mind the tooling.
Brian
? Three months ago I went to an auction where they sold two of the 8520 mills. One went for $750 and the second for $1800. The one for 1800 had a partial cnc conversion. Both were in average shape. Not beat up at all.
Get
Ralph,
What would you ask for it today?
Brian
?
Mike, that is a really high price. I paid $350.00 or $700.00 for my 8520.
Ralph
On Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 8:50?PM mike allen < animal@...> wrote:
That seems pretty darn hi for a MT2 spindle mill . Usually when I see those mills their in the 1,800-2500 hood .
animal
On 6/25/23 11:03 AM, Bill in OKC too via wrote:
Not mine, and I can't afford them, but I'm sitting here drooling...?
|
Re: Craftsman 12x36" lathe and Clausing 8530 Milling machine in Marlow, OK. 0
??? ??? Theres some mighty fine lookin desk top type machines
over in Europe . Theres several folks with youtube channels that
love to show their mills & lathes .I have a round column mill
that I never got setup sittin on my lift cart & a KBC tools
knee mill which will be the mill I setup hopefully soon . The only
reason I have either is cause I bought the round column real,real
cheap & the knee mill was free along with a Enco 11x22 lathe ,
both spent their life cuttin plastic & delrin . If my kid
don't claim the round column mill it will become funding for the
larger mill . It's unfortunate that no US company is interested in
buildin some non overpriced American iron for hobbyist's these
days . I keep watchin youtubes & seein all these nice machines
that we don't have over here on our side of the pond . Seems that
most of the Bridgeports I see priced where a hobby guy can afford
them are pretty much used up . I think I'd rather have a Index
over a BP any day , they just don't come up that often . I have a
bud that offered me a head off a BP that we plan to look-seeee if
we can mod something to get it to mount on that large mill I have
.
animal
On 6/26/23 2:29 PM, Andrei wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
The 85xx were bigger, with larger work envelope. Different class
altogether.?
Interesting.
I will take my Atlas 8525 anyday.
?
There was a scaled
down Bridgeport inspired machine. The Rusnok milling
machine. Probably the best desktop mill you can buy at a
reasonable price (at that time). Nowadays they go for
about 3 grand.?
Search for Rusnok 850
to look at it.?
I could never figure out why Bridgeport
never scaled down their machine to suit the Sears
Roebuck Craftsman crowd. I¡¯ve wore out a couple or two
Bridgeports in my time.
?
I missed that
part. I guess a used Bridgeport for about 2-4 grand
would fill that need. Quite a bit larger than the
8520
Andrei,
I said American made.
Brian
?
Here
is the new, version of the 8520 but with an R8
spindle (Taiwan copy, of course).?
Andrei,
So it¡¯s the dedicated following
that makes them valuable.?
I love my 8525 and will let my
son sell it when I¡¯ve gone beyond the vale.
?
I don't have an 8520, or 8530,
or 8540, but if I were to sell one bare
(no tooling), I guess the price I would
be asking would be something at or
slightly under 2000 bucks, depending on
how much work I put into the machine to
fix/improve it.?
Andrei,
Well it¡¯s good to hear
there is still some old American iron
that¡¯s been saved for posterity. And
reasonably priced to boot!
But what would you sell
your 8520-8530 Atlas Clausing mill if
you have one? Bare bones never mind
the tooling.
Brian
? Three months ago I
went to an auction where they sold
two of the 8520 mills. One went for
$750 and the second for $1800. The
one for 1800 had a partial cnc
conversion. Both were in average
shape. Not beat up at all.
Get
Ralph,
What would you ask
for it today?
Brian
?
Mike, that is a
really high price. I paid
$350.00 or $700.00 for my
8520.
Ralph
On
Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at
8:50?PM mike allen < animal@...>
wrote:
That seems pretty
darn hi for a MT2
spindle mill . Usually
when I see those mills
their in the
1,800-2500 hood .
animal
On 6/25/23 11:03
AM, Bill in OKC too
via wrote:
Not mine, and I can't
afford them, but I'm
sitting here
drooling...?
|
Bill in OKC too
Jim Korman