John I saw this and couldn't resist sharing this great deal with you.Alistair

[Alistair Hosie]

John this is for all your acts of kindness to me over many years old pal. I will stand aside and let you have a go at it just this once.A real re-sellable bargain if your so inclined.Your old pal Alistair

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRIDGEPORT...00073491&rt=nc

[The Artful Bodger]

Alistair, I think you should know this ensemble is still available!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/business-fa...-795645141.htm

[John Stevenson]

Think I'll pass mate but often makes me wonder what would happen if someone * bought * this from a dummy account ? Ebay would see the sale and take their commission out of the sellers account and it would be up to the seller to do all the arguing.

Artful,
Interesting, I wonder if the mill table is still below the lathe.

[Alistair Hosie]

I don't think this can be for real John surely it is a joke eh? Alistair

[Alistair Hosie]

Artful at least that is a nice looking lathe what do you think about it? Alistair

[The Artful Bodger]

Alistair, the lathe appears the same as mine which has proved satisfactory for a retired software engineer to learn how to turn scrap into swarf.

The ensemble has been advertised for some time and would usually attract a few comments but no one is saying anything!

Sir John, the mill looks a good size and I note he mentions the X power feed so I guess the table is still under there! I think the combination has seriously impacted on the available work envelope of both the lathe and the mill. He just needs to gear the lathe gear train to the mill X and Y feeds to get some seriously complicated machining processes underway!

[mike4]

Maybe he has weak wrists and is going to mill the ways flat on the lathe.

Michael

[boslab]

I've seen loads of bonkers prices since replacing lost tools, eg cable crimpers for lugs at £1500 Allen key set £500, odd, the site is riddled with massively inflated items, perhaps it's some kind of laundering thing going on? It is very odd.
Mark

[KiddZimaHater]

£50,000 ??!!?!?
Holy Smokes man, that translates into $80,500 US.
Are there Gold bars stashed inside of it?

[loose nut]

Bridgies go new for about $15,000 in the US, so maybe Sir John could buy a few and import them into the Uk and sell them for 50,000 LBs each. Make a few bucks to get a pie and a pint.