Member postings for Benjamin Day

Hi Bazyle, thanks for your input/concern. a smaller lathe more within my means you say?......like a Myford you mean?....thing is, I have two of those........

To clear up any confusion, "not done it yet" hit the nail on the head. Two 127t gears and a taper attachment came with a lathe I bought. One of the gears is definitely surplus to my requirements, and I am as yet undecided about the tta. as it stands I have no real clue how to price these items IF I even decide to sell them on. I feel I should point out that when Nathan Sharpe showed me the price of a newly machined 127t gear, I could have added to that price, reasoning that mine is original, the real deal more collectable blah blah an' all that noise.....I instead nearly halved that price....because I need the money of course.

Dave, thanks for your insight, I've never been in a bonafied machine shop myself but would have guessed everything was cnc in a modern opperation......I suppose I just didn't think about it too hard lol but I am glad I'm wrong! That chap in the barn though, I think he is the sort of guy I imagined to be the market for this kind of older machinery, a wee bit more than a hobby I concede but not exactly making millions. As far as making a profit on the items is concerned, I still wouldn't know how to break down my purchase to work this out so Its kind of a moot point.

As far as I can tell, they both seem to be pretty rare. I've never seen/cant find previous sale info on the Taper attachment bar John Hilton's experience at the begining of this thread. similar (hardinge) but incomplete tta's are on the bay as we speak for silly money (one "buy it now" £813.16 and the other for £887.08) waiting for aforementioned mugs and the only 127t gear was again pointed out in this thread By Nathan Sharpe, and it is a new copy as it were, not an original. If I put them on the bay as an auction I feel that 100% a dealer will spot it and get the winning bid, and no one will ever get to use them. If I can find its "real" value......what real people will be able to afford/justify to the budget troll in the kitchen then sweet, I can pop it on a site like this knowing Karma aint gonna be lookin' at me while avoiding the dealers all together......if not I guess the bay is the only way.....its just a shame is all.

thanks again everyone, I do appreciate all the help.