9a in Somerville MA


Payson
 

Not mine. Just saw it on Craigslist in Somerville, MA. Looks like a lathe and collection of parts that were seldom used? Including the leather belt?

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/tls/7552279082.html

Payson.


Andrei
 

These prices are getting out of hand. You can get a brand new lathe at that price




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Subject: [SouthBendLathe] 9a in Somerville MA
 
Not mine. Just saw it on Craigslist in Somerville, MA. Looks like a lathe and collection of parts that were seldom used? Including the leather belt?

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/tls/7552279082.html

Payson.


mike allen
 

        Whats worse is he will probably get it . People see flakes & pull out their check books . So it has a collet set & 2 chucks . I don't see the reversing switch & it's only 16" between centers .

        Payson are prices like this alot in that area ?

        animal

On 11/12/2022 5:41 PM, Andrei wrote:

These prices are getting out of hand. You can get a brand new lathe at that price




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Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2022 8:33:24 PM
To: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io>
Subject: [SouthBendLathe] 9a in Somerville MA
 
Not mine. Just saw it on Craigslist in Somerville, MA. Looks like a lathe and collection of parts that were seldom used? Including the leather belt?

https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/tls/7552279082.html

Payson.


Rick
 

That price seems outrageous to me.  This is in the Northeast, usually plenty of lathes around here at reasonable prices.  I paid $450 for a SB9A  5 minutes from my house in 2015, and it is a 4’ bed and as nice as this one.  Mine came with the collets, steady, follower, taper attachment, thread dial, and more.


mike allen
 

        Yeppers . I paid $250.00 for my 9A 3 1/2 ' bed but only one chuck & a handfull of armstrong tool holders . In the north Sierras of Calif .The guy wanted $ 750.00 for it a year earlier , but the day I called was the day after he accepted a bid on his ranch . I told him I wanted the Craftsman bench grinder & a 109 lathe & he had to help me load it . The guy was a dick so I didn't feel sorry for him

 a week later when the buyer withdrew his bid . I finally managed to get a collet drawbar & necessary hardware  for it at a real fair price . Anyone have any 3C collets that are burning a hole in their

  shelf ? I had a bud that gave me a pair of virtually un-used telescopic steady & follower rest for a Heavy 10 . I was able to trade those for the ones for my 9A over on the Practical Machinist forum.

        animal

On 11/12/2022 6:15 PM, Rick wrote:

That price seems outrageous to me.  This is in the Northeast, usually plenty of lathes around here at reasonable prices.  I paid $450 for a SB9A  5 minutes from my house in 2015, and it is a 4’ bed and as nice as this one.  Mine came with the collets, steady, follower, taper attachment, thread dial, and more.


Payson
 

Oh yah. Look at this Muehlmatt sensitive drill press. $200 aint bad, but the suggestion is to restore it as a historic item. A lot of work and you don't know if the shaft is true...
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/tls/7547200470.html
and this for $2,500.
https://boston.craigslist.org/nos/tls/7544714421.html
Wood lathes seem to be more reasonably priced now.

Payson.


mike allen
 

        Another thing I forgot to mention . I have a bud that has been a machinist since dirt was new . He showed me a quick lesson on scraping / flaking  when I had his 9A tool room lathe apart .

        From what he showed me anyone with a good scraper can make a bed look like the one in the add . The % of those that can do it correctly is a whole nother story .

        animal

On 11/12/2022 6:15 PM, Rick wrote:

That price seems outrageous to me.  This is in the Northeast, usually plenty of lathes around here at reasonable prices.  I paid $450 for a SB9A  5 minutes from my house in 2015, and it is a 4’ bed and as nice as this one.  Mine came with the collets, steady, follower, taper attachment, thread dial, and more.


mike allen
 

        That south bend has the better collet closer & the upgraded reverse tumbler , a micrometer carriage stop . I bet the spindle bearings for that sensitive drill press could set  fella back a couple-

        300.00 bucks . I don't think this is teh same Hamilton mentioned in the drill press add , but check out this lathe that a different Hamilton made .

        http://www.lathes.co.uk/hamiltonmaryland/

        animal

On 11/12/2022 7:01 PM, Payson wrote:

Oh yah. Look at this Muehlmatt sensitive drill press. $200 aint bad, but the suggestion is to restore it as a historic item. A lot of work and you don't know if the shaft is true...
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/tls/7547200470.html
and this for $2,500.
https://boston.craigslist.org/nos/tls/7544714421.html
Wood lathes seem to be more reasonably priced now.

Payson.