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24th Jul 2021, 12:41 AM #1Diamond Member
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colchester lathe on ebay$$$$$$$$$$$
I think this is the most overpriced lathe i have ever seen
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/30401747...wAAOSwqdhgteIc
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24th Jul 2021, 05:09 AM #2Pink 10EE owner
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It is a dealer though. Centurion Machinery.
Gold, the colour of choice for the discerning person.
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25th Jul 2021, 11:18 AM #3Gear expert in training
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From what I can gather, that's about half the new price. Colchesters are pretty much indestructible (our 50 year old Mk 1 Bantam will still run 1600 rpm all day with no more than 2 microns spindle runout) so for an industrial buyer it's probably not a terrible long term investment, I'd certainly pay the premium over a new H&F (or other generic Taiwanese) equivalent https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/L638D
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25th Jul 2021, 01:37 PM #4Diamond Member
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I agree that the old Colchesters are pretty bullet proof but the newer ones like in the link are rubbish. We have a magnum at work that is the bigger brother of the one in the link, and i hate it, it has some very serious design flaws, would rather have a good Taiwanese lathe like a Chinhung.
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25th Jul 2021, 01:43 PM #5Gear expert in training
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Ah, didn't realise that quality had dropped so much. I haven't used the big lathes enough to really know, all I've had is vintage Colchester and Schaublin so I'm a bit spoilt in that department
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31st Jul 2021, 09:42 PM #6Golden Member
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But if in relative terms this is more overpriced https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Surface-...p2047675.l2557
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31st Jul 2021, 09:51 PM #7Golden Member
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This auction started with a buy it now price of $700. I bet the seller is a very happy person. On the plus it became easy to decide not to buy.
Steve
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1st Aug 2021, 12:11 AM #8Diamond Member
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Wish i had a crystal ball, only a few years ago manual machines were going for scrap at most auctions i went to and 20ft containers were dirt cheap. could have warehoused some and made some good coin now.
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1st Aug 2021, 10:48 AM #9Golden Member
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1st Aug 2021, 03:04 PM #10
When i pick up my surface plate a while back in craigieburn, there was a large warehouse full of metal work machines, most of them were sold to a Indian chap. The machines were pack into shipping containers and ship back to India.
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