Ever Wonder What Your Machine Cost New?

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Glad you got it sorted out, Dan!



Orthopedic sturgeon, eh?...

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That's what I keep saying but it's becoming harder and harder to find a full-size bed on the lot at the local dealerships <grumble grumble>...

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I say this with the utmost respect: put the machine back together and use it as is. You are not ready to completely refurbish a machine right now. It...

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According to the document, a Springfield Series 180 16x30 "cc Heavy Duty" cost $5400 plus another $510 for each additional 24" bed section....

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EZ-Outs and similar bolt extractors seem to be a bit like cilantro. People either love it or hate it. But I think some of that comes from inappropriate...

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Sorry fellas. I didn't realize that wasn't a good link. I've updated the original post with a link that should work....

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That would be my approach as well but I'd go all the way to red hot. Stuck bolts are no fun. But the blue wrench is fun....

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Well the dust is settling from another online auction. I wound up not buying the radial drill I mentioned in a previous thread but did snag a really nice...

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Apparently it has some applications for air tools:

http://www.le-international.com/pdf/...rbine-oils.pdf

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Easy - if you can't talk to your boss then it's time to find a new boss. Which is essentially what Shoprat did.

Bob La Londe said it best....

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I've done business with Quaker City Auctioneers before. They're usually pretty decent to work with over the phone and in-person. They don't always get...

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YES!!! Where did you find that? The drill is Footburt-Hammond just like the one pictured at the top of that flyer. I've been trying to find information...

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I've got a chance to buy a 3' radial arm drill. It's an American Tool Works Hole Wizard, which I think would look great next to my ATW Pacemaker lathes....

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Sounds like you've made up your mind to go ahead. If I was in your position and could afford it, I'd pay the $7500 and figure the "extra" $2500...

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Yeah... working on machine tools has destroyed my patience for working on rusty old cars / trucks! That looks beautiful. PM your address and I'll put...

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Depends on where you're located. Based on what I'm used to seeing in my area, I think $7500 is a bit on the high side. I would expect the lot to go for...

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I won't repeat the advice that has already been given but I will say that I am very sorry you had to deal with that, Shoprat. Apart from the stress relating...

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In the past, I've used large sheets of gasket cork or rolls of treated gasket paper and cut my own. RTV would work great, I'm sure, but I feel like it...

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You are on the path to wisdom, grasshopper. It's easy to be charmed by these beautiful old machines, but learning to recognize which are worth rebuilding...

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^ You fellas crack me up.