I work for a big international manufacturing company that applies pretty strict rules about 5S (basically cleaning and organizing), which means that usually everything that does not comply 100% with this policy, gets thrown out.
So couple of days ago I was wandering outside the building and came across the pile of things they threw out... On top of it was a small bench drill/mill and a small lathe.
I went to investigate who threw them out and went to see the plant controller as I wanted to buy them (scrap price anyway). Unfortunately the answer was that for some bureaucratic reason they can not sell them to me... but, they can give them to me for free.
After a phone call later to a friend to bring his truck, we had them loaded and brought to my place.
They are not in perfect shape, some minor things are damaged/missing, but mostly needs just cleaning, some grease and adjustment.
I really can't complain for the price I got them
There were even some accessories included inside the base of both machines (vise, mills, drill bits, spare belts, gears for cutting different threads on the lathe, etc.)
The plan is to disassemble everything, clean, remove the hideous paint done by brush, grease everything and replace everything damaged or missing.
So couple of days ago I was wandering outside the building and came across the pile of things they threw out... On top of it was a small bench drill/mill and a small lathe.
I went to investigate who threw them out and went to see the plant controller as I wanted to buy them (scrap price anyway). Unfortunately the answer was that for some bureaucratic reason they can not sell them to me... but, they can give them to me for free.
After a phone call later to a friend to bring his truck, we had them loaded and brought to my place.
They are not in perfect shape, some minor things are damaged/missing, but mostly needs just cleaning, some grease and adjustment.
I really can't complain for the price I got them
There were even some accessories included inside the base of both machines (vise, mills, drill bits, spare belts, gears for cutting different threads on the lathe, etc.)
The plan is to disassemble everything, clean, remove the hideous paint done by brush, grease everything and replace everything damaged or missing.
