Used mills [John S.]

First: www.gandmtools.com <-- Quite possibly THE worst run site you'll find.


Hi John,

I read your recent post about not looking on places like ebay for used
machinery and how it's actually easier to find cheaper stuff over here.
Since then I've had a look around on places specifically selling things like
gear taken from shut downs etc. I've read my free sample issue of Machinery
Mart also [Wonders how many free samples is enough]. I'm not kidding you at
all, every single vertical mill I saw was over the 2k mark, even really
beaten up old manual BP's and worse. So now I realise I must be looking in
the wrong place for sure as you said.

You mentioned that you had bought BP's and the likes for far less than
1k and that to find them a bit of phoning around was necessary. I'd like to
know what sort of places you would call to find them. I've been looking out
for places I think might have something going and yet have only thought of
one place which _might_ and that is the very small jig and machine buisness
down the road from me. I'm asking one place about local machinery auctions
but could you give me an example of a places you might call when you're
looking for these mills and lathes?

I solute you Mr. S, you're machine hunting powers are many times that of
a simpleton like myself. Please instill 'the knowledge' upon me.

John H.