mark thomas
Titanium
- Joined
- Dec 15, 2004
- Location
- SF Bay Area
So, I've never run one, what do I look for? I'm looking at a mk3 I guess (two dials). Reasonably clean, but not sparkling. Paint near the top is prtty nice, but pretty much gone around the base. A few table holes and gouges. Looks like it was seriously used, but not obviously abused in any way. I noted .030 backlash in X axis. All handles move smoothly. Didn't look at much else in the five minutes I had, but I'll go back.
I'm told it has dividing head, horizontal arbor, regular and high-speed head, two tables, collets, and a bunch of misc tooling, though I didn't see it. I think price is $5K. If I understand market correctly (eg, from reading here now and then), this is a reasonable price for decent condition machine with these accessories, though not a once-in-lifetime steal. Maybe just an OK price for a moderately worn machine.
Any help on how to think about this and how to evaluate the machine would be appreciated.
I'm told it has dividing head, horizontal arbor, regular and high-speed head, two tables, collets, and a bunch of misc tooling, though I didn't see it. I think price is $5K. If I understand market correctly (eg, from reading here now and then), this is a reasonable price for decent condition machine with these accessories, though not a once-in-lifetime steal. Maybe just an OK price for a moderately worn machine.
Any help on how to think about this and how to evaluate the machine would be appreciated.