Attachment value

I should think the taper attachment would fetch between £300 to £500

If you do a search on eBay you will see, in the top right hand corner, the word advanced. If you click this, you can scroll down to "sold listings" check this box and you will see all results for that search and the prices that they fetched.

In my opinion this is the best guide for how much something is worth.

Regards.

David.

A couple of years ago I sold an L5 taper turning attachment for £200 on the bay.

Don't forget the attachment needs the splined cross slide screw as well which may be the one you have on the lathe.

Good luck

John

I'm sure both of those items would sell almost instantly on ebay or elsewhere; but are you sure you won't ever need to cut a long taper or need the metric/imperial conversion for screwcutting from the 127T wheel?

Within reason, IMO, it's almost impossible to have too many attachments/accessories for any machine, as long as you have the storage space available. But if you thought that it would be almost impossible to walk across my workshop without stubbing your toe on some bit of "I'll need that one day" equipment you would probably be correct

One could arrive at a realistic asking price and offer items on the forum sales? Avoid giving epay about 13.5% and saving someone on here some cash?

For a commercial price for a one off order look on Tony's site "Lathes.co.uk". I would like one but not at that price! That is more than a 1/10th of the price I paid 20+ years ago for the lathe. So like and need are different beasts! I've managed so far by using lathes owned by friend's , but it would be nice to find an affordable 127t . Nathan.

PS. I'm NOT knocking Tony!

The longest taper from a continuous cut will be whatever the stroke is of the topslide on your lathe. You were very lucky to get two 127T wheels with your lathe -but that will be good luck for someone else when you pass one of them on.

Original accessories like changewheels, headstock bushes and steadies are often lost as machines go from owner to owner in my experience.

I have a virtually unused item in my garage that I intend selling. I see them listed at £1000, bar the odd quid or so, on epay. They never sell (well, not to anyone sensible). Likely those vendors are either looking for a mug or are offering the same thing at what might be a huge apparent saving (cf the £1000 item) but still at more than the realistic price that most people are prepared to pay. It’s called wheeling and dealing. Mugs watch out!

You see it all the time on auto mart - the same vehicle up for sale at slowly diminishing offer price until someone takes the bait and bites. It’s called fishing, a Dutch auction or (by computer) phishing?

No, not really, phishing is "The fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers".

It's the simple equation of buying and selling, any item is worth whatever someone is prepared to sell it for, and what someone is prepared to buy it for.

Many factors may influence that - supply and demand, how many are selling, how many are buying etc, but the equation stays the same.

Unfair? Well, that of course depends on whether or not you are buying or selling, and there is always the option not to buy.

I think you would be a fool to sell it. With the lathe it enhances the value and saleability. If you are that hard up that you need £200 then you can't afford this hobby as you stand and would be better off selling both lathe and attachments and getting a smaller one within your means.

Not sure where you are coming from??????

Jim

Agreed Jim, an extraordinary post. I thought he was thinking of selling parts that he considered of no use to him, so surplus to his requirements - now or in the future - not that he was hard up for a couple hundred quid.

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Edited By not done it yet on 02/01/2018 15:48:33

No, an L5, or any other older lathe in good condition certainly hasn't had it's day. Amateurs like them, but so does the sort of commercial user who needs a economical basic lathe. I know of a local engineering business with about 30 CNC machines doing most of the work. They also own two old manual lathes for short-run jobs that don't justify setting up a CNC run. Rarely used yes, redundant no. I once met a chap who repaired agricultural equipment in a barn. He too had an old lathe and I can't imagine him spending big money on a new one. On the other hand education and business have been selling basic machine tools off on a large scale - they aren't as useful as they once were.

As David Standing said, it's only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it. At worst, scrap value, or you have to pay to have it taken away. At best two or more people are desperate to buy and happy to pay big money.

Prices can change in a flash; the value of your 127 toothed gear would fall spectacularly if a government surplus sale dumped 100,000 on the market tomorrow. Or the price would shoot up if few professional users needed one in a hurry to meet a contract and yours was the only one on offer.

There's a big difference between retail and second-hand prices. A business has to charge customers VAT at 20% and they also need to make a profit. It's not uncommon to see a 40% difference between what you get as a private seller and what the same item will cost you as a private buyer. Or more.

If you want to sell privately to like minded people, an Ad on this forum is a good a way as any. Offer it at whatever price you think reasonable: if no-one bites, drop the price and try again.

If you want to make a profit, an auction site like ebay will maximise the number of people who might fight a bidding war.

If it was mine, I'd keep it the taper attachment. Chaps often find a need for tools and materials a week or two after selling them. You will kick yourself if it happens to you - obsolete attachments don't grow on trees.

Dave

Edited By SillyOldDuffer on 02/01/2018 16:00:23