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WW&F Railway Museum Discussion => Work and Events => Topic started by: Rick Rowlands on June 02, 2017, 06:39:38 PM
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There is a 36" Bullard vertical turret lathe available for sale cheap ($2,200) in western PA. It runs and I'm probably going to use it to machine the treads of the wheels on our 5 ton Brookville. After that job is done its destined for scrap unless someone takes it.
With all the future work to be done on the 11 project, a VTL would come in handy machining the drivers, pistons, cylinder heads etc. $2,200 is roughly scrap price for it. Don't know if you already have one or access to one.
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That would be a great machine to have. What is its footprint?
$2200 sounds a little high for scrap price. Even at the highest scrap value I found of $190/ton, that'd be a 12-1/2 ton machine.
Do you think the owners would accept a counter offer, a little closer to its realistic scrap value? At $2200, the additional cost of shipping would likely make it out of reach for us.
Thanks!
Jason
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Jason,
I can weigh it on Sunday. I'll get back to you.
Rick