Re: Bridgeport (was : no subject)

E-bay offers mostly used machienry sales outfits looking to expand
their sales. not shops going out of business selling these at
auction. that Series 1 you mention might have brought $1,500-$2,000
at auction, add cash paymnet and immeadiate removal.

(getting more chatty that on topic)

The US has something like 90% of it's population within 100 miles of
the coasts. The only major population center oustide of that is near
the great lakes.

Pittsburg Pennsylvania is within 300 miles of 30% of the population
of the US.

end of chat, end of thread ?




--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "stevenson_engineers" <machines@n...>
wrote:

> >--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "John H." <johnhe-uk@s...> wrote:
> > > I also came across three Bridgeports for $2,000 each with DROs

and

> > > power feed. And in my searches, I was told that if you look

hard

> > > enough, you can find an old Series one with servo's.
> >
> > A single word, ebay.com You guys are SO lucky it's untrue, this

is

> >without
> > doubt the biggest tooling _give-away_ I've ever seen. When people
> >aren't
> > watching there are new looking surface grinders and millers going
> >for a few
> > hundred dollars. Some of the things that go on there are

literally

> >robbery.
> > I watch the US auctions just to see what's being sold and for how
> >much
> > (Weird since I live in the UK).
> >
>
> Try looking in the UK.
> There are bargains to be had here as well, possibly better than in
> the US. What you have to realise it the size of the US. In the UK

if

> you are selling a machine you can probably get 10 people withing

200

> miles interesed. In the US within 200 miles there are probably one
> one or even no takers. You are then faced with shipping costs which
> can be more than the machine.
> I've seen many posts where the machine bought after getting it
> shipped back isn't what it's made out to be. Even if the guy agrees
> to accept it back you are out shipping two ways. All this because

the

> distances are too great to just pop up and have a look.
> Looking and buying on Ebay is an idle mans game. You wait and often
> in the end it's down to the guy who has the best sniping software.
> You talk about buying a mill in the US cheaper than here?
> If you check back against my name in rcm, Chris Heapies web page,

UK,

> rec modelengineering and this list for the last year you will see

at

> least 6 mills and 10 lathes not one of which has sold for more than
> 1,000 UKP, many at half that.
>
> You want a Bridgeport?
> OK genuine Bridgeport, not clone, genuine Series 1 CNC not the
> modified J type. On SERVO'S yes made with servo's and Heidenhain
> controller not the crap BOSS one. WITH HANDWHEELS for manual as

well

> as CNC.
> Fully working only one small known fault [ stuck rapid switch on X
> axis ] Seen under power, any any trial 2,000 UKP.
>
> How much do you think this would make in the US on Ebay?
>
> John S.