Value and identification of these Machines.

[Sheldon DeCosse]

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Hello Friends, First time uploader, see if it works..<br>
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I am looking at getting into turning, and a friend has these machines with a pile of tooling he would like to sell. They were his dads, and has no idea of value. Anyone recognize them, and help me with an assessment of quality, and price? There is a pile of belts for the sander on the blue lathe as well.<br>
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Thanks in advance,<br>
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Best<br>
Sheldon

[Brian Kent]

Is this a lathe?

[Sheldon DeCosse]

Having a hard time with the up loads. Any tips?

[Brian Kent]

Every once in awhile there is a photo that is not working, right next to another photo with the same camera that is working. Last resort - take a couple more pictures of the same thing and try them.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Sheldon - check out this thread on uploading photos.

[Sheldon DeCosse]

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These are the machines. Idea of value? Any opinions would be great. The pic I posted earlier is the front view. The Blue machine has a DC variable speed drive. seems pretty heavy duty. As you see from the side view, there is a sander attached to it... also comes with a pile of belts. The original owner has passed away. The tools are plenty and very high quality as well. Thanks for the input,

Best

Sheldon

[Brian McInturff]

Where are you located Sheldon? Both of those are UK machines. Would love to see them.

[Sheldon DeCosse]

Brian,

I am in BC Canada. I thought they were a long way from home.

I sure wish I had the chance to meet the original owner. He has some MONSTER TURNINGS

[Peter Blair]

Hey Sheldon. I too am in BC, in the Delta area. If we are close I would be pleased to take a look and see if I could give you some idea of value.

[Sheldon DeCosse]

Pete,
In the east Kootenays...

Not going to work,

best
Sheldon

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

The first picture is a Graduate bowl lathe and they are very rare. I don't have a dollar value but if you sell it on ebay it will get snatched up quickly. The blue machine is a tube lathe of some kind and in my mind not worth a lot.
faust

[Doug Ladendorf]

I have seen the Union Graduate bowl lathes sell from $500-$800, maybe a bit more in the U.S. It's an excellent lathe but not common in the states. The Record looks like one of their heaviest. We often look down on "tube lathes" as Craftsman and others has some that were pretty cheap. However those are solid steel bars, not tubes. That design seems to be more accepted in the UK. It is a highly capable lathe. The previous owner sounds like quite an accomplished turner.

Doug

[Brian McInturff]

If you were further south I would be interested in the Union. The swing on that Record looks pretty large itself and probably is a beefy lathe. I think tube lathes got a bad rep in the 70's when everyone was getting into the tool business and cheap tools were being imported from Taiwan.

[Sheldon DeCosse]

Thanks guys. Would 1000 bucks for both machines and the tooling be too much of a low ball offer?
best
Sd

[Doug Ladendorf]

Seems like a starting point. Your friend may want to know its going to a good home. That has value too.

Doug