Drummond M type selling

[Sam Longley 1Participant @samlongley1]

I have had a Drummond M type for 43 years . Have not used it much as I also had a large Colchester at my business premises. However, when i did use it it saved me much more than it cost. It has a 3 jaw chuck with 2 sets of jaws, One still in the box. it all works & there are about 20 change wheels. I actually used it for small threading jobs.

So here is the question– If I put it on ebay ( have to sell soon as new lathe & mill arriving soon) what sort of price is it likely to fetch? I have an opportunity to sell it to a local for " £100 possibly 200-00 but I do not have a clue what it is worth. with the prices of new lathes so low I will not get much. or will I?

Although it is old the ways are Ok & everything is tight

Any ideas- & no!!! I was not trying a crafty trick to flog it here so apologies if I am out of order. I am sure the mods will delete it if I am

[Sam Longley 1Participant @samlongley1]

[Ralph HParticipant @ralphh]

Is the motor bracket cast or welded onto the tray? It looks a good conversion to electricity and from literature, almost certainly original, which are quite unusually found. With the rest fairly original and with the set of changewheels, 200 pounds would be acceptable I think but only as a worst case. Examples on ebay with home-made conversions have gone for more than that.

If you type in "drummond lathe" and select "sold items" then you will be able to compare prices of sold examples with yours in addition to any opinions from here. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

[nigel jones 5Participant @nigeljones5]

id guess 250

[Ralph HParticipant @ralphh]

Having had a look and comparison with some on there and from memory, I would say 220 to 250, second the above.

[geoff walker 1Participant @geoffwalker1]

Hi Sam

It's what they call a "knee planer" (the large gear will plane your knees if your not careful)

Very rare and looks like a good example.

£250 I would say is cheap, try it £350 -375 buy it now, should sell at that price.

If I had the room I'd buy it, already got two m's though.

geoff

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

I happily took £100 for my South Bend heavy 10 three years ago. It was in reasonable condition but I wanted to let someone have it to learn on.

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

Looks like a fabby starter kit for anyone looking for a second hand unit

The flat belt pulley indicates an earlier unit to me while the electric underdrive is quite rare

Brings back memories… anyone thinking of moving it should have a strong back…

The heaviest most awkward item for me was the flywheel, about 70kg?

legs 20kg x 2

tray 40kg

lathe bed with bits removed 60kg

flywheel 70kg

assorted removable bits 30-50kg

Plus the motor… another 40kg?

About 300 kilos to shift, being able to source it locally for 200 quid is a good deal if the headstock bearings and backgear are in decent nick

The M series is one of the best hobby lathes Britain ever produced, capable of doing production work and built throughout WW2 because of it's abilities

Edited By Ady1 on 09/01/2016 11:15:26

[Sam Longley 1Participant @samlongley1]

Actually you are right . it is heavy. I had to move it on my own from one shed to another & needed copious use of crow bars & rollers. Thing is that being heavy there is no vibration & it does not have any appreciable flex. I do have it on a base but that is because I am tall. I also hit my toes on the base which stops me hitting the flywheel- which I have never done. I had intended to fill the base with concrete but found it unnecessary

The headstock bearings are adjustable ( that is why there is a strip of aluminium fixed to them to prevent them moving from the set position

Edited By Sam Longley 1 on 09/01/2016 11:19:14

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