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Anyone bidding on 26" Axelson in NE Texas?
- Thread starter Glug
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johnoder
Diamond
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2004
- Location
- Houston, TX USA
Three for sale (up to 24 X 192) in same shop on Houston CL - hoping for any "reasonable" offer
alskdjfhg
Diamond
- Joined
- Feb 20, 2013
- Location
- Houston TX
Just looked those up.
Their starting prices are kinda high. Especially considering the big one is ]sitting outside, have no chuck or tool post.
Looks like they also have a W&S 4A, one of those would be cool.
Hope someone can save this beast, it is in extreme NE Texas and near a few other states.
The Std modern badge on the lathe is curious. Maybe they did a resto for the govt? That still wouldn't explain the size on the tag - 26 x 30.
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=12674038&convertTo=USD
The Std modern badge on the lathe is curious. Maybe they did a resto for the govt? That still wouldn't explain the size on the tag - 26 x 30.
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=12674038&convertTo=USD
johnoder
Diamond
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2004
- Location
- Houston, TX USA
pic 15 shows it is a 16x54.
The headstock has the later style cartridge oil filter so it should have toolsteel ways.
Probably worth cleaning up if you have a use for a lathe that small size, have a toolpost and some spare D1-6 chucks and you can buy it for $200 or so.
With no chuck or toolpost and mystery condition it doesn't make sense to pay more than that. You'll have way more than it's worth into it than just buying a known good one.
The headstock has the later style cartridge oil filter so it should have toolsteel ways.
Probably worth cleaning up if you have a use for a lathe that small size, have a toolpost and some spare D1-6 chucks and you can buy it for $200 or so.
With no chuck or toolpost and mystery condition it doesn't make sense to pay more than that. You'll have way more than it's worth into it than just buying a known good one.
john.k
Diamond
- Joined
- Dec 21, 2012
- Location
- Brisbane Qld Australia
Why cant these guys throw a couple of sheets of old roofing iron over and spray the lathe with a coat of waste oil.There is some good machines sitting out in the weather.A toolsteel bed would develop serious rust very quickly.
dalmatiangirl61
Diamond
- Joined
- Jan 31, 2011
- Location
- BFE Nevada/San Marcos Tx
I saw this lathe too, I think the Standard-Modern tag is from the S-M listed in another lot at same location (I have one like that). I thought about it because I could use one with a longer bed, but do not want to rush back to Tx yet, or move it twice..... Go for it!
dalmatiangirl61
Diamond
- Joined
- Jan 31, 2011
- Location
- BFE Nevada/San Marcos Tx
Because they just don't care! I did mil surplus for many years, standard mo was bring in a beautiful pristine machine and plunk it out in the yard for 1 year minimum to get a good patina, then auction it off and snivel at the bidders for being cheap.
More than I expected. At least it isn't a scrapper price.The thing looks so clean, with residual liquid, I wonder if it was pressure washed. Of course oily grime was good protection.
In the second photo, what's that small knob and lever just above the crossfeed wheel?
The second photo shows the back of the machine, but I assume you are looking at the crossfeed micrometer stop. The lever engages it and the knob is fine adjustment. It works in both directions good for OD and ID threading or finish passes when you don't want to drag the tool across.
I thread on my Axelson frequently and really like that feature.
Hard to see in pictures, but Axelsons have 2 crossfeed dials. One fine and one coarse so you can keep track of exactly where you are. One has a .500" range and the other covers 10" or so.
tnmgcarbide
Diamond
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2004
- Location
- N. GA- 33.992N , -83.72W usa
"useless , obsolete , scrapmetal" . it sits outside so that piles of "good" stuff like office furniture,
windows 95 and SUN_SPARC era computers, CRT monitors , dot-matrix printers , and xerox machines can be warehoused safely indoors..... we don't want any of that stuff getting wet and ruined !
roll-a-leblond
Cast Iron
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- Jan 18, 2014
- Location
- louisiana
I was going to bid on it,how much did it sell for?
cranium
Hot Rolled
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- Feb 18, 2013
- Location
- Crockers Nub, NC
Looks like it went for $1658.
rj1939
Stainless
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- Jan 31, 2008
- Location
- southern il
At that price.......at least it isn't likely on a ship headed for a crappy Chinese foundry.
