Chasing a mill on an online auction. Bad thing is there is an Enco 1236 lathe there also. I know the fellow selling the stuff all of it has seen little use, but has been cared for very well.
The mill has seen more attention than the lathe as far as bids. The sucker I am, I may well end up with the lathe.
The Sheldon I got from Bill is working fine for my needs and wants. These small home shop lathes and mills are few and far between in this part of the country, let alone finding one that has not been abused or neglected.
As always when you buy somthing others come up, no matter what it is. I feel like I pretty well know what these will bring around here. Sometimes they are a bit pricey compared to other parts of the country, still a good deal compared to a new one.
Got a bid on the bench top mill and am going to stay at that bid, a little less than 2/3 the price of a new one just because of the little bit of tooling and knowing the history of the machine.
May need assistance of weak minds and strong backs.
Jeff
The mill has seen more attention than the lathe as far as bids. The sucker I am, I may well end up with the lathe.
The Sheldon I got from Bill is working fine for my needs and wants. These small home shop lathes and mills are few and far between in this part of the country, let alone finding one that has not been abused or neglected.
As always when you buy somthing others come up, no matter what it is. I feel like I pretty well know what these will bring around here. Sometimes they are a bit pricey compared to other parts of the country, still a good deal compared to a new one.
Got a bid on the bench top mill and am going to stay at that bid, a little less than 2/3 the price of a new one just because of the little bit of tooling and knowing the history of the machine.
May need assistance of weak minds and strong backs.
Jeff