Emco Unimat 3 – What’s it worth?

[CamsterParticipant @camster]

Hi,

 

I’ve just inherited an EMCO Unimat 3 which belonged to my Father. It’s been used once as far as I know. Here’s a link to a few photos

 

https://picasaweb.google.com/camjames3/EmcoUnimat3?authuser=0&feat=directlink

 

Before trying to sell here or via Ebay, I wondered if anyone could give me an indication as to what it’s worth.

 

Many thanks

[CamsterParticipant @camster]

[MICHAEL WILLIAMSParticipant @michaelwilliams41215]

http://www.myford-lathes.com/index.htm

 

Have a look at this site . It says Myford in the title but actually he has all sorts of machines for sale including usually lots of EMCO items . The chap the runs it has a reputation for being easy to deal with so perhaps he can help you .

 

MW

[John HaineParticipant @johnhaine32865]

Or do an ebay search on Unimat and see what they are fetching – generally very prices IMHO, probably reflect how much better they are than the average Asian product at similar “new” prices today.

[Geoff TheasbyParticipant @geofftheasby]

I bought my Unimat 3 a few years ago on ebay. It cost me £160. I needed to replace the motor, and I bought several accessories, so it might depend what it has with it.

I should say maybe £200/250+ with all the tooling, or £150 for the basic lathe.

I am sure that it is capable of better work than my ability allows, but it is a little small, so I am looking to obtain a bigger one.

 

Regards

Geoff

 

[Engine BuilderParticipant @enginebuilder]

I put one on ebay last year for a friend and it reached £370. There was a lot of interest, about 44 people were watching and bidding.

I only included the chuck and tailstock chuck.

There were some other accesories but I listed them as a seperate sale.

[John HaineParticipant @johnhaine32865]

See…

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/emco-unimat-lathe-/280802715913?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item4161256909

 

4 days to go and already £204. There are other items such as just the milling kit going for significantly more.

[john jennings 1Participant @johnjennings1]

Assuming U3 is in good unworn condition £150 seems cheap (was this with a dud motor?) £370 possibly a tad expensive. The ebay item in the previous post has an indeterminate amount of rust which may or may not be serious, it does include the mill/drill head and quite a heap of HSS tool bits but no top-slide. As with most machine tools the additional kit will in the end determine the value/cost of a package as much as the basic tool.

 

(Note the well equipped Cowells lathe currently at £515)

[CamsterParticipant @camster]

Wow, thanks for the replies gents, certainly food for thought. It would be nice to sell to an enthusiast who will use it rather than it spend years in my loft having spent years stored at my stents house.

[Gone AwayParticipant @goneaway]

One of the parameters when searching eBay is “search completed items” and the results of that search show the price at auction close and whether the item sold for that price or not.

 

Can be useful in a case like this.

 

(BTW, small point but …. as a courtesy to people you are requesting help from you might rotate the pictures you post or link to so that people don’t have to crick their neck sideways to look at them).

Edited By Sid Herbage on 09/01/2012 21:58:05

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