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Round Tower Mill ?

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What's it worth? The table had zero movement that I could feel by just grabbing it and trying to shift it in either direction. Even when I threw my weight against it. There was about 1/4 turn of slop in the X axis hand wheel, and almost 1/2 in the Y. Both moved the table very smoothly and easily. Its got square acme screws on the table. The knee handle (I guess that is what it is) was broken and would need to be replaced or a new one fabricated. It looks like a pot metal handle and so it could probably not be welded. Its pretty simple though. I could make one easily enough.

Sorry about the lousy picture quality. I didn't think about taking a good camera when I went to go look at it. Just had my cell phone.

Reply to
Bob La Londe
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Chinese/Tawianese copy of the standard Bridgeport 1J.

The play can be adjusted out..usually.

$800-1500 here in California with some wear on it, and no DRO Course..we have lots of actual Bridgeports for that price....

No powerfeeds either, they will set you back about $200..and you actually only need one.

Tool holders? Vise?

Vise will set you back $50-120 for a used 6" Tool holders will set you back about $100 if you shop wisely..or you can buy......

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Cringe.....

or.....

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DRO..which may be a nice thing..if the mill is in good enough condition....

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etc etc etc

Gunner

I am the Sword of my Family and the Shield of my Nation. If sent, I will crush everything you have built, burn everything you love, and kill every one of you. (Hebrew quote)

Reply to
Gunner Asch

Not more than four or five hundred at the most. You can pick up fully equipped machines with tooling for a thousand.

Reply to
John R. Carroll

Not here in N Texas. That machine would go fast at $1500, especially if it's single-phase. That's with minimal or no tooling.

Reply to
RBnDFW

Some are more gullible or impulsive than others. Something I already knew. The question was what is the thing worth, not what a fool would pay. Sheesh, I've seen things on Ebay or at auctions go for more than new price, Literally.

Without readouts and a set of R-8 collets it isn't worth scrap iron and BTW, real men laugh at power fed Bridgeport clones.

Reply to
John R. Carroll

as has been noted before and repeatedly...its Regional.

Hence I generally indicate what stuff sells for here in So. California...as I have no clue what something will sell for in Selma Alabama or Dallas or Muncie....

It should be further noted that the Rust Belt..the Northeastern states that have large...large...incredibly large areas of failed/abandoned manufacturing....still have huge amounts of machinery on hand..large surplus quantities that have little buyers.

In areas where there is lesser machinery..prices are higher.

Simply because it costs often times more than the individual piece of machinery is worth, to move it from one area to another.

Gunner

I am the Sword of my Family and the Shield of my Nation. If sent, I will crush everything you have built, burn everything you love, and kill every one of you. (Hebrew quote)

Reply to
Gunner Asch

Maybe. I call it supply and demand. There isn't much old iron around here.

Reply to
RBnDFW

Gunner ought to get himself a big flat bed.

Reply to
John R. Carroll

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