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So, Whatzit? A rare antique? The opening bid of $1200 is probably more than it cost brand new.

Bob Swinney

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His opening bid's too high. Buying it without being able to inspect it, you have to get a good deal. It's been stripped of its steady/follower rests and doesn't have a real (well, modern) toolpost. Doesn't even have a 4-jaw. I would recommend passing on a deal like this. You don't want to buy a lathe from someone who bought it to sell all the tooling and then sell essentially a bare lathe. You'll wind up paying another $1200 to tool it all the way up. The deals are out there, keep looking. I have a nice 9" South Bend up in Washington State I can sell you with quite a bit of tooling, but I'm not prepared to crate it up for shipping so you'd have to come get it. If you want to discuss it email me by going to

Grant Erwin Kirkland, Washington

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It would be helpful if your subject line gave us a clue. For example, "Help--lathe on e-bay"

Once upon a time I had one of those. As I recall the purchase price was under $1000, probably around or slightly before 1980, with dead & live centers, 3 & 4 jaw chucks, and a 10" faceplate.

It wasn't a bad lathe, but it wasn't very stiff. While I haven't used one recently, one of the Jet 9" lathes at around $1000 could well be a better deal.