Possible machinery rescue: Linley jig borer & Star lathe

[John in MA]

Wanted to give a heads up to you guys. Elderly widow friend of mine is putting her house on the market and I've been trying to find a buyer for some machinery her husband had. If we can't sell this stuff in the next week or so, chances are it'll be scrapped or abandoned. I don't have the space or time to adopt it. If we run out of options, anyone here is welcome to save them. Also have other random shop stuff, plus a large antique letterpress printing press.

Here's the FS ad: https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...orer-milling-machine-star-10-qc-lathe.412689/

 

[animal12]

MY first metal lathe was a Star . Learned a whole lot of what not to do with that lathe . Also got to the [point where I could make some pretty darn good parts with that lathe , it still lives in the back of my shop . I might suggest if you do not find a buyer maybe offer it up to a maker space in your area , & maybe see if they will let you put a add on their bulletin boards to help you possibly move these machines . Looks like the lathe may have 2 chucks ? or maybe 2 chucks & a faceplate ?
animal

 

[John in MA]

It's a nice lathe, I'd take it if I didn't already have a lathe that size. Comes with just the chuck on the spindle and some random tooling. The spare chuck and faceplate walked off.

 

[animal12]

Thats too bad .

 

[John in MA]

Linley is sold thankfully. Getting down to the wire with the Star. Do people not buy these any more? I haven't gotten a single message on five different sale platforms.

 

[John in MA]

Star sold! Just have a nice safe and some random smaller things we need to find a home for.