What's a southbend 9 lathe going for?

[crowldawg]

I have been looking for a southbend, logan or atlas lathe for a while. Every time I find one on Ebay that I think is worth the price, its pick up onlya 1000 or more miles away.
There is one on the bay now ,close to home but the asking price is $2K

 

[A_Pmech]

I have been looking for a southbend, logan or atlas lathe for a while. Every time I find one on Ebay that I think is worth the price, its pick up onlya 1000 or more miles away.
There is one on the bay now ,close to home but the asking price is $2K

That's a LOT of money for a little machine like that.

 

[scott37300]

I've seen them go as low as a couple hundred bucks up to the price you posted. It depends on a lot, condition of machine and features but one of the biggest factors in the price of a lathe is the tooling that comes with it. The tooling can add up real fast.

 

[Packard V8]

To what use will the lathe be put?

You've embarked on a perilous quest. If the intention is precision machining, many of the older small lathes have the bed ways worn past holding a straight cut. Finding a lathe with good bed ways, fully tooled, is an expensive proposition. Conversely, buying a bare lathe, the tooling costs will often more than eat up the difference.

Bottom line, if you don't know what to look for and how much to pay, find someone who does and beg/pay/flatter him into helping you. You'll be glad you did.

jack vines

 

[crowldawg]

Nothing terribly precise.I have a lot of old woodworking tools that need parts that no longer exist . I would have to buy another and cannibalize it which I hate to do.
Most of the small lathes are from schools that have done away with their programs .I don't think they really saw much use .Maybe abuse

 

[Joe From NY]

i see you're on Long Island. There is a guy named George on here (i forget his user name) around Lynbrook. i bought my lathe from him. he fixes up old equipment and he had some equipment for sale last time i saw him. he is a real craftsman. maybe he will see this and give some advice. (aside from for me to mind my own business).

 

[crowldawg]

Thanks Joe. Hopefully he will

 

[Joe From NY]

it's a clausing, but it's in East New York and the price is right.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/tls/1938671221.html

and these guys (SOUTH BEND LATHE NEEDS MOTOR $750) look like they are in lindenhurst, suffolk:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/tls/1937343876.html

 

[larry_g]

Don't discount a Sheldon lathe. I've moved from Atlas, to Logan, to Sheldon. Each time I got a more robust machine in a 10" swing. Good luck on your hunt. I believe that you should find a decent lathe in the $800-$1200 range.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[Joe From NY]

i see you're on Long Island. There is a guy named George on here (i forget his user name) around Lynbrook. i bought my lathe from him. he fixes up old equipment and he had some equipment for sale last time i saw him. he is a real craftsman. maybe he will see this and give some advice. (aside from for me to mind my own business).

EDIT: Sorry, i just realized he is on another forum: http://www.practicalmachinist.com/

it is a great site if you are into machine tools.

 

[fflintstone]

in my neck of the woods they start @ $300 and go up. here you may find a decent one for as little as $500. with michgan leading the nation in unemployment and all the manufaturing leaving here, I see lathes in the back of pickups all the time. the average asking price for that size lathe here is $600-$800.
when I finaly bit the bullet I bought a HUGE lathe for close to scrap value. I am no longer in the market but keep my eye out for that $500 or less deal.