Thread: eBay (and other auctions) Metalwork Stuff

Originally Posted by .RC.

Anyone else see the Jones and Shipman 520?

I did not know bench top cylindrical grinders with power feeds were even made..

Originally Posted by simonl

Yep. been watching that.

Originally Posted by Ueee

It is tiny, go well with that miniature lathe that went in the US a week or 2 ago. 3" swing x 5" centers.

http://www.lathes.co.uk/jonesandshipman/page3.html

Damn it! A bloke's mates are meant to keep him out of trouble and away from temptation!

"Hmm. Never heard of one of those before"
"The description sounds good - and I reckon with a bit of a squeeze you might even be able to get a 40 taper on there"
"So that's who's selling it. Hmm. Just around the corner too. Would probably fit in the boot easily."
"Can't hurt just to call the seller and hear a little bit about it"
"Oh? you'll take less than the asking price?"
"Was only used as a display piece?"

Anyway, the story given to me was that the seller imported it from NZ and used it as a display piece in the show room of his engineering business. He had his fitters take it apart and clean it up, but was amazed at how nice the ways were.
It doesn't have much more than you can see. It was originally a belt drive unit on the oak bench (as Ewan has so kindly pointed out in his post), so either needs that recreated or some form of drive unit fashioned. With a small three phase motor and a VFD I think that would be the better option. The more critical part is the accessories to go with it. At the very least a tailstock but to do all this properly there are steadies, drive dogs, driven spindles and the list goes on.

You guys...

Michael

Originally Posted by Michael G

You guys...

At least yours fits in the boot

Check out this beauty ..it even comes with patina in the form of rust

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lathe-/15...item2339db73d7

Looks like there are at least 5 guy's on Ebay selling "offcuts" and I use the term loosely. There appears to be one guy in Sydney trading under a couple of Ebay names.

For anyone doing their own electric motor modifications.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Clipsal-491-Megger-/251522620470

Originally Posted by morrisman

Check out this beauty ..it even comes with patina in the form of rust

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lathe-/15...item2339db73d7

Well, its not entirely a case of scrap iron at $900 per tonne. It's been well-kept out in a paved courtyard, rather than in the bottom paddock on a farm. Consequently, the ways are only rusted - there's no moss or lichen growing on them yet. With any luck, the chuck isn't actually rusted onto the mandrel. It's also well-presented, in pieces. The photos aren't too grainy and lo-res. Take a punt, $900 isn't much - actually a very reasonable starting price I would have thought. Should see this climb pretty high in the next few days.

Originally Posted by Jayson

Not so sure you could say that... Dulux reconditioning to me implies it has been painted on a pallet or wherever it stands. This one at least to me looks as though it has been stripped down and had parts painted individually then reasembled (no paint on bolts)
May have actually been rebuilt...

Maybe i'm wrong... just saying

Jayson

I'm with you Jayson, it looks a very acceptable paint job to me, no paint on machined precision surfaces or even pulley grooves from what I can see, but as always Caveat Emptor, and of course you still need a top slide and the cabinet would have been handy too. The BIN price doesn't look too bad if you can locate the needed bits, and the mechanicals stack up as described.
Rob

Originally Posted by Gunnaduit

Well, its not entirely a case of scrap iron at $900 per tonne. It's been well-kept out in a paved courtyard, rather than in the bottom paddock on a farm. Consequently, the ways are only rusted - there's no moss or lichen growing on them yet. With any luck, the chuck isn't actually rusted onto the mandrel. It's also well-presented, in pieces. The photos aren't too grainy and lo-res. Take a punt, $900 isn't much - actually a very reasonable starting price I would have thought. Should see this climb pretty high in the next few days.

Can't agree with you there Gunnaduit, I think that the price is high by a factor of about 9. If he gets an offer of $100, he should just grab it and run.
I don't disagree that it is rebuildable, but it will take a lot of work, and I hope that the internal bearings are in good nick, because replacements are likely to be spendy particularly in the headstock area.
The rust on the ways will come off easily using the electrolysis method, as will all the paint, but at least you will be able to see what you have got. Judging by the name it may have come from the same neck of the woods as Dean, Smith and Grace machines, I wonder if there was a connection.
Rob
PS on re-reading your post I'm wondering if you were just being sarcastic, I'm just not sure, perhaps I've just swallowed the bait

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Rob
PS on re-reading your post I'm wondering if you were just being sarcastic, I'm just not sure, perhaps I've just swallowed the bait[/QUOTE

Me too, I almost took the bait

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Originally Posted by Ropetangler

Rob
PS on re-reading your post I'm wondering if you were just being sarcastic, I'm just not sure, perhaps I've just swallowed the bait[/QUOTE

Me too, I almost took the bait

Classic!! Yeah, you wouldn't get me paying more than $100 - that's if I wanted to risk the wife going off her head with that ending up somewhere near the back door of the shed. It's not even an iconic brand. RT, in a way you're more optimistic than me -- I just figured the ways were shot with the rust -- you think maybe electrolysis could bring them back.

Was looking at yet more Deckel FP1's on Gray's and was wondering how many Deckels there must be in the country... They always seem to be coming up...

Originally Posted by .RC.

Was looking at yet more Deckel FP1's on Gray's and was wondering how many Deckels there must be in the country... They always seem to be coming up...

I think there is a nest somewhere, and they are breeding...

Ray

Originally Posted by RayG

I think there is a nest somewhere, and they are breeding...

Ray

Pity they don't grow up, then, into FP2 or FP3s.....

PDW

They must have inbred that much they are all stunted... No new bloodlines coming in...