Attachment value

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.

I really can't understand your view on this. Either the two TTA's on eBay will sell, or they won't.

Where do 'mugs' come into it? If someone wants to pay that money for them, they will. If they don't, they won't.

Nobody is holding a gun to any bidder/'mug's' head and forcing them to purchase.

Why won't anyone get to use them if a dealer buys them? A dealer is just that, a middleman that will sell them on. If he thinks there is a profit to be made, he will buy, if not, he won't.

If you put them on eBay and a dealer buys them, but you get the price you want, so what?

Selling on eBay is simple. Put things on at 99p, and you take your luck.

Put items on at what you think they are worth, and either they will sell, or they won't. What could be simpler than that?

Benjamin

No apology required, you haven't offended me at all, but thank you all the same.

But yes, I am struggling to understand the point you are trying to make.

If it is that you don't want to sell on eBay in case a dealer buys, then the only answer is not to sell them on eBay. eBay is a public auction, you cannot control who buys from you (unless you block bids).

If you are worried about what happens to them after you sell, then the only answer is, don't sell.

If it is simply that you don't know how to price them, enough clues on pricing have been given by other posters.

The next MEW will hopefully include a design for a taper turning attachment by Jock Miller.

Given the remarkable number of requests I received asking for more details, there is a lot of interest in such devices.

That would suggest it's probably worth you hanging on to it! The article may help you with using it as well, although its focused on construction.

Neil

Hi Benjamin. Message in your inbox.

regards