Matthew Carel
Plastic
- Joined
- May 31, 2019
Okay, so I know that this is a silly thread but I want an honest value of a 16CW is worth. I've been searching for another engine lathe to add to my shop and it has been a nightmare to find something that someone doesn't want an arm and a leg for, or isn't completely trashed. I came across a 16cw on CL that a guy had. He purchased it a few years back but never took the time to learn much about it. When I looked at it, surface rust had consumed the machine badly from the un-insulated building that it was setting in. Luckily it did not have pitting rust. It had a few chucks which were rusted, and a few other accessories (no taper attachment thought). The machine was not under power, so I could not tell how it ran. Overall, it could have been a decent machine with some desperate cleanup. The ways looked very well from some initial clean up I did while I was looking at it. I made a generous offer of $1500 and the dude looked at me like I was crazy. He told me that he wanted $6000 and wouldn't take a penny less. I thought I was doing this guy a favor by offering $1500 considering the condition. I looked at this machine over a year ago and today the stupid thing is still on CL rusting away lol.