Did I bow out too early Dayton Drill Press at Auction

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I'm starting to have regrets about an auction I went to. Old guy died that had some machining tools. Old Robot surface grinder missing the hydraulics for auto feed, south bend lathe w/o power cross feed and a Dayton variable speed 3/4 HP drill press.

I can't remember if the table was geared but it was a floor model with a vari speed drive. Drive looked to be a bit stuck but looked like it was all there.

I had offered the lady 250.00 for it before she decided to auction it off and at the auction I stayed in up to 250.00 in a two man bidding war.. The other guy really wanted it and if my checking balance was a bit heavier, I'd have stayed in a bit longer.

Now I am wondering if I figured a bit low on what I should have been willing to pay. I don't see many drill presses at auctions in my areas, generally table saws, radial arm saws, metal saws, and some lathes. Very few drill presses.

So what would a decent price have been?

Wes

Ignoramus12004 · Accepted Answer

you did good, $250 is not a great bargain.i

Christopher Tidy · Answer

I agree. I'm sure if you search you'll find a decent drill press for less. I could get a floorstanding one in good condition for £100 or less here.Chris

Ignoramus12004 · Answer

Wow, getting a drill press for 00 is a great deal indeed. :)i

Christopher Tidy · Answer

I reckon you have some kind of character encoding problem. No "pounds sterling" sign? It should have read one hundred pounds sterling.Chris

Ignoramus12004 · Answer

wrote:Hm, perhaps you are right, I cannot see the pound sign when I looke atyour original message.i

Proctologically ViolatedÂ©Â® · Answer

I agree w/ Ig.I have been offered two and three gang drill presses (clausing heads, that great super-heavy smooth cast iron table w/ the oil-catcher) *for free*, just to get it out of a machine shops way!If it's the Rockwell-type split-pulley variable speed, I used to think I'd cut off a digit to have one of those, and finally got two such heads on a 3-gang table.I cite the old adage, Watch what you wish for, as I'm not that impressed. They rob power, are noisy, not that smooth, and, as I am coming to realize, not that necessary, unless you *really* need to dial in speed and/or *really* hate shifting belts.If it's a conical idler type variable speed, then that's different.  I would like to have something like that myself--or so I think....  ---------------------------Mr. P.V.'dformerly Droll Troll

clutch · Answer

It was a rockwell-type split pulley.  I really hate changing belts buteconomic$ may cause me to take a step pulley when I can find one atthe right price.Wes

Larry Jaques · Answer

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:44:24 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,Ignoramus12004  quickly quoth: wrote:Turn off the Russian font, dude. That read "100 Pounds, Sterling."with our Engrish fonts turned on.

jw · Answer

There WILL be another one. There always is. I have done the opposite, bidding higher than I wanted because I didn't think I would find another one. Only did that once. It was not very long later I found a bigger/better model for less money.

Might not seem like it now, but if you keep your eyes open you will find what you are looking for. It's been repeated here a million times, but if you tap into the "local resources" you will be amazed at the amount of machinery around.

JW

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