Am I allowed a tiny gloat ?

[John Stevenson]

Came in tonight, sat down and looked thru the adverts that had gone on site earlier today.

Spotted this.



With plates but no tailstock. Quick hunt round and found a tailstock and a full set of index gears but no quadrant.

Advertised at £40 [ <>$60.00 ] and it's got to have been snapped up ? Quick phone call later and I now have to go 50 miles to collect it.

Must be some pubs doing dinner round that neck of the woods don'tch think ?

[Black_Moons]

Run now to collect it! Don't wait till someone else offers $100

[John Stevenson]

Bought it over the phone, just got to collect it but it's long distance at 50 miles.

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[motorworks]

you lucky dog and bitch about 50 miles
I drive that most days....

all in all another good one John

[bollie7]

you lucky dog and bitch about 50 miles
I drive that most days....

all in all another good one John

I'll 2nd that. I drive 50klm (31 miles) each way to work and home everyday. wouldn't hesitate to drive 150k for a bargain like that. Its all relative I suppose.
bollie7

[Bguns]

No Gloat allowed John.

You own a Bridgeport, which would fold in half with that nice Dividing Head on the table

[John Stevenson]

No Gloat allowed John.

You own a Bridgeport, which would fold in half with that nice Dividing Head on the table

That's true, it's for the old Victoria U2 horizontal.
I want to build one of these.



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[JoeFin]

I have 1 Cincinnati Dividing Heads that has the arm for cutting Helical Gears driven off the Cincinnati #2 Horizontal Mill, table feed.

[ulav8r]

Hate to see you have to drive halfway across the country, just have them ship it to me.

[Al Messer]

50 miles? Heck, we have to drive that far to get a decent Pizza. Go for it and CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[Black_Moons]

I still say drive there NOW and pick it up. Its only 'sold' till someone offers twice as much and its still in the sellers house.

[NiftyNev]

I'm leaving in a couple of hours to pick this up.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Amta-small-turret-lathe_W0QQitemZ220550883955QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_BnI_Woodworking_Metalworking?hash=item3359db6a73

It's a two hour drive there, it's raining and we are having flash flooding everywhere. Making it an overnight combined with visiting relatives and so I can take my time and hopefully not get too wet. The things you do for a new toy.

Nev

[camdigger]

Quick phone call later and I now have to go 50 miles to collect it.

I'm having trouble with the complaints re the distance. I drove over 80 miles to work this morning. I've been making that jaunt twice a week for 6 years. When I worked in the field, a 50 mile drive night and morning was a doddle. 12 hour drives at motorway speeds were a matter of course. But back then I was being paid dayrate and by the kilometer.....

OTOH, a gloat before the rotab hits the front gate is a bit premature isn't it?

The Donald should make it all 50 miles if you stop and let it rest coming and going.

[small.planes]

I still say drive there NOW and pick it up. Its only 'sold' till someone offers twice as much and its still in the sellers house.

In the UK generally if someone sells something thats it sold. Gazumping is rare to say the least.
I bought a similar head from Tim nearly 2 years ago, it didnt make its way here for about 8 months.... (waiting for a cross country chain, and an actual need for it)

Dave

[vpt]

There is a dividing head 10 miles from me for $125 obo no tailstock. Good deal? Sorry not trying to steal your thread, just didn't want to start a new thread for just this and it related. lol