Winning bid gets me a tig machine!!

How do you find those gov't auctions, and how do you find the local ones?

John

Other than local news papers, here's some other places to look:

I don't suppose anyones got any links for UK or europe?

-- Big Egg Visit my ebay shop for welding and tools and stuff:

Greetings:

Here is the USA Defense Reutilization Management Office (DRMO) website; they have an office in Molesworth, UK where they conduct sealed bid auctions. They have sold several Bridgeport milling machines that if I were close enough, I would have looked at. Unlike other DRMO's, they store their machines indoors, so they don't turn into rusty scrap iron during the several months long disposal process. There are welders all the time, large variety and even larger variety of condition. The main caveat emptor is to always look at an item in person before bidding (you can bid on the internet). I have bought from DRMO in Germany. A 16" x 8' Southbend lathe for $176.00, only problem was chuck jaws were worn. A 10" x 26" Southbend lathe for $150.00, can't find a problem with it. A brand new, unused size

32 Versamil with all accessories, A1 condition, for $600.00 (US government paid $35,000.00 for it). A nice 6 drawer machinist cabinet like the Vidmar line for $100.00. A friend bought two very large industrial sewing machines for $600.00. An Adler in excellent condition, and a Consew that typically sells for $10,000.00 used in the USA. Let's see, what else? Power hacksaw, two drill presses, and two Lisle drill sharpeners.

Good luck. Another auction site that I've found with European industrial auctions is Dovebid.com.

Regards, Jim Brown