There's an auction at work where some equipment is going to be sold. Two items of interest to a friend and I are a Bridgeport milling machine and a Clausing lathe.
I'm a layman so I don't know what models they are or what's included/not included. I can inspect the machines so what kinds of things should I be aware of and what should I look for? They've only recently been put out of service and I see no rust on the finished metal parts. The Bridgeport looks like it's partially folded down and has a control box on it which I was told controls the bed. The lathe has multiple speeds from what I can tell. Since this is an company auction, there might be a chance to get this stuff since most home users could not use this stuff, much less use it in their garage. What could be a typical price range? Few hundreds, several hundreds, thousands? I imagine quite heavy as well.