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Won’t be long before this lathe goes.

This topic has 13 replies, 11 voices, and was last updated 23 March 2017 at 09:05 by Nick_G.

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22 March 2017 at 14:42 #290039
MalcB
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cheap price on this one.

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22 March 2017 at 14:42 #12926
MalcB
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22 March 2017 at 16:12 #290047
Nick_G
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That is a very good price for that.

Maybe the education establishment has decided to sell it themselves as that is more than they would get from a dealer buying it in to move on. ………………… Possibly.?

Nick
22 March 2017 at 16:39 #290055
John Rudd
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I'd have it myself…..its not too far away from me, across the bridge….

Alas, no room at the inn and a potential house move on the horizon…..besides, I have three lathes already….
22 March 2017 at 17:22 #290068
Robbo
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If you clicked on the link did you also get more offers at the bottom of the page, including another M250 for £2,600!
22 March 2017 at 17:24 #290069
Mark Rand
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Every machine tool seems to be an 'Ex school machine' even when it spent all its life in a steel mill.
22 March 2017 at 17:56 #290077
JasonB
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And if they have all been crashed like AllanB did on a college one the otherday who would want an ex schools/college machine!
22 March 2017 at 19:09 #290085
Robbo
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And on one I saw the "scholars" seemed to think that the gearbox was where you put the swarf.
22 March 2017 at 19:43 #290096
Allan B
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Ummmm me? I would never do a thing like that 😂 😂 😂 they even offered to sell it to me cheep today lol.

Allan
22 March 2017 at 20:58 #290113
Alan Waddington 2
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Not that much of a bargain, no gap bed, basic 4 way toolpost, no faceplate etc

I wouldn't buy a Harrison M without hearing it run either, unless it was really cheap.

Have come across a few M's that looked mint but sounded like a bag of spanners from the headstock.

And always makes me laugh when they put 'Ex School' like it's the holy grail…..Paint might have fared well in the classroom environment , but students are not sympathetic to machinery.
22 March 2017 at 23:50 #290137
Georgineer
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Posted by Alan Waddington 2 on 22/03/2017 20:58:39:l…..Paint might have fared well in the classroom environment……

… that depends if you can live with the epithets and symbols scratched into most of them.

George
23 March 2017 at 00:23 #290141
John Stevenson 1
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Posted by Alan Waddington 2 on 22/03/2017 20:58:39:

I wouldn't buy a Harrison M without hearing it run either, unless it was really cheap.

Have come across a few M's that looked mint but sounded like a bag of spanners from the headstock.

Too right.

Never struck me as a decent design in that they assembled the cluster of gear and then welded them all together.

At least all the Chinese knock off's I have seen have one piece cluster gears and never sound as dad as the M type.
23 March 2017 at 02:13 #290149
thaiguzzi
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Premier machine Tools (no relation) have a couple of VERY nice Smart and Brown's for sale. One model A and a couple of late VSL's. Reasonable money too. If i still lived over there….
23 March 2017 at 09:05 #290160
Nick_G
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If I had the room. ………………. Which I don't

If I had a spare £1500 ………….. Which I don't

If I had need for another lathe ………. Which I don't

I would take a punt / gamble on that.

Nick
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