Thread: eBay (and other auctions) Metalwork Stuff

I wonder if this happened when loaded or round a corner??? Now that would have been a brown trousers moment!

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/north...goods&mpch=ads

Originally Posted by bwal74

Herless Lathe in Revesby Sydney:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221404314...84.m1438.l2649

Seller states it's made in Australia, I thought Herless where made in Taiwan or O/S?

Ben.

Not a snows flakes chance in hell that machine was made here. He's reading the frontplate on the head stock. It has Herless printed on the front label. It wont say made in Australia, it just has their address.
4th picture has a manufactured date of Nov 1982. No one was making manual lathes here by then.

It looks to be of better quality, so I'm guessing Taiwanese. Herless never made anything there, Herless came from Herb Lester, a one generation company, until H&F bought him out, I dont have much regard for the bloke.

Truth in advertising - "Shagged lathe tools........"

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Shagged-l..._qi=RTM1582273

Originally Posted by bob ward

Truth in advertising - "Shagged lathe tools........"

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Shagged-l..._qi=RTM1582273

Truth in Advertising is a RARE thing on Ebay !!!

Originally Posted by Auskart

Truth in Advertising is a RARE thing on Ebay !!!

Agreed.

Certain words need to be banned on ebay.
Vintage, antique, rare and genuine spring to mind.

This is currently on Gumtree in SA:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kilke...ies/1042949689

Price is OK given it's all there.

Paramounts had one last year in tatty condition for about $900.

Very cool machine.

The motor on these is only 1/8 HP.

Rob

Originally Posted by nearnexus

This is currently on Gumtree in SA:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kilke...ies/1042949689

Price is OK given it's all there.

Paramounts had one last year in tatty condition for about $900.

Very cool machine.

The motor on these is only 1/8 HP.

Rob

Interesting. Almost like a baby horizontal borer. Since it's locally made I've saved the pics for posterity.

Originally Posted by Bryan

Interesting. Almost like a baby horizontal borer. Since it's locally made I've saved the pics for posterity.

Interesting design, I wonder what happened to the manufacturer?


Ray

Originally Posted by RayG

Interesting design, I wonder what happened to the manufacturer?


Ray

Apparently this machine was featured on the 1970's ABC show, The Inventors, and may have won a prize.

It was also exported to the USA and was popular with gunsmiths.

If I had room in the shed I would grab it, but I'm full to overflowing.

Rob

Originally Posted by RayG

Interesting design, I wonder what happened to the manufacturer?


Ray

Someone could ring them up and ask them


http://www.whitepages.com.au/business-listing/precision-grinding-co-915529



http://www.homemodelenginemachinist....machine-20347/

I did consider buying one of these in the 1980s for small prototyping work, and still have the brochure - see attached quick photos, which include the pricelist.
However, the Unimac did not suit the way I worked, leaving mill or lathe setups untouched while I worked on the other machine. It's incredibly versatile, but constant switching from mill to lathe mode would have been impossibly frustrating and unacceptably time consuming. OTOH it does appeal as a benchtop HB, or for awkward jobs.

Cheers,
Bill

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A very nice cylindrical square on American eBay, listing is almost over, but as yet no takers and at the price probably no takers for a while. A nice piece of kit none the less.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SQUARE-CYLIN...item2ecffaf921

One for our Brisbane brothers http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/281298043295

Originally Posted by Ropetangler

A very nice cylindrical square on American eBay, listing is almost over, but as yet no takers and at the price probably no takers for a while. A nice piece of kit none the less.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SQUARE-CYLIN...item2ecffaf921

Ropetangler
A very interesting Cylinder Square.
Although I have 4 Hardened & Ground Cylinder Squares they are conventional that is square either end.
This Brown & sharpe is an interesting one with the angle on one end, never seen or heard of this design, however it would be a very handy piece of equipment to own.
A little bit on the expensive side !
regards
Bruce