Belsaw Key Cutter

Is it ok to advertise a key cutter for sale here?

I took the Belsaw course in 1981 and never went into business with it.

Some guys on a locksmith Yahoo group said the key cutter might be worth $200-

300 to sell.
Reply to
Melissa
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The Belsaw machine costs $300 new and is probably overpriced; selling it, figure you *might* get half that.

Reply to
Joe Kesselman (address as shown

Some guy may well have been mistaken. I was guessing, based on what I've paid for key machines in the past.

Whoops!

Reply to
Stormin Mormon

The Belsaw's a bit of a kluge. It's usable, and it can even do some code-cutting since they cleverly put a micrometer on the cutting guide (though you need guide keys which aren't a huge improvement over depth keys, or you need additional kluges either purchased or improvised to measure the other axis), but it's not exactly a polished design -- think of an old belt-driven grindstone for comparison -- nor the most rigid I've seen despite the cast iron (which, together with the extremely simple key clamps, can introduce cutting errors).

Remmeber, F/B includes this machine as part of a $500-or-so correspondence course. That not only sets an upper bound on its "new" value, it means there are a fair number of them in circulation.

Put it all together, and I just don't see it as a very high-demand item.

I haven't seen a Hawley catalog recently, but that would be a good place to check current value of a used unit that has at least been inspected to make sure all the parts are there and nothing's excessively wrong.

(I have one. I'd be using it occasionally if I could just get my act in gear and go find a replacement drive belt...)

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Joe Kesselman (address as shown

They regularly go for about $50 used. If it has the micrometer spacing attachment ad another $10-$25.

Reply to
Bob DeWeese, CML

These frequently end up on e-bay. The auctions are pulled after a few days if someome complains. You can get an idea of what they sell for by watching the bids. If you keep track of the bidders, you'll have an idea of who might be interested.

I've seen them sell for $150 and up. Even if they are not great machines, they are a lot better than nothing and actually not bad for people learning the basics.

Daniel

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dbs__usenet

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