Here is the long and the short of it. I am a big history buff, and love collecting old machines. I had planned a set up in the corner my 1905 Averbeck Shaper, my 1895 W F Barnes, and the topic of our discussion, a South Bend (I believe model 34?) lathe, all run off a little line shaft setup. Currently however my business is growing. Space has always been and always will be a premium. Having a vintage lathe is nice, but I have a super nice 9" that was my grandfathers that I use nearly ever day. And I was fortunate enough to pick up a nice 10EE last spring. Other than capacity, this lathe offers no real addition to the shop. If I need extra capacity I can run to a friends who has 17" swing Model 60 Monarch.
So that brings me to my dilemma. Selling this old girl.
A good friend of mine just sold a SB 14" lathe of similar vintage with some tooling for $2500. We both agreed the guy had more money than brains. I thought about putting the lathe up on ebay, but I hate selling on ebay and avoid it when I can, and I would frankly be afraid that someone would scrap/part it out.
As a business decision I feel like my best course of action is to sell it. If so, what should I ask? Any NE Ohio guys interested?
So that brings me to my dilemma. Selling this old girl.
A good friend of mine just sold a SB 14" lathe of similar vintage with some tooling for $2500. We both agreed the guy had more money than brains. I thought about putting the lathe up on ebay, but I hate selling on ebay and avoid it when I can, and I would frankly be afraid that someone would scrap/part it out.
As a business decision I feel like my best course of action is to sell it. If so, what should I ask? Any NE Ohio guys interested?