Logan 11 in CA

[JHowell]

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOGAN-9-x-20-BELT-D ... dZViewItem

Looks like a school machine, not bad. A lot of Reliable's stuff goes pretty cheaply. They sell loads of machines, and can't be bothered with details, like figuring out that it's an 11" lathe, not a 9" lathe. It's an 11 for sure, though, look at that honkin' big hole through the spindle. Phwoar.

[sethile]

Yes, I saw that lathe and wondered if it might be an 11... Looks like a nice machine!

This old South Bend looked interesting too, but perhaps it's too old?
http://cgi.ebay.com/SOUTH-BEND-9-WORKSH ... dZViewItem

And Reliable had a newer South bend, but it's still three phase...
http://cgi.ebay.com/NICE-SOUTH-BEND-9-X ... dZViewItem

Sure wish one of these things would come up closer to me! I'm keeping an eye out now....

[KurtHuhn]

This old South Bend looked interesting too, but perhaps it's too old?
http://cgi.ebay.com/SOUTH-BEND-9-WORKSH ... dZViewItem

Too old? No way! That's virtually identical to mine in every way. The gear chart looks like it might be newer, but I'm not expert. It's missing some paint, but other than that, it looks like it's in good shape - it even appears to have a complete set of change gears!

And Reliable had a newer South bend, but it's still three phase...
http://cgi.ebay.com/NICE-SOUTH-BEND-9-X ... dZViewItem

That's an easy fix though - just swap the motor for any old 1/3HP or 1/2HP that matches the mounting bolt pattern (I assume 56-frame). Unless you want to be in it for the afternoon though, don't try to swap a 48-frame motor in there.

[JHowell]

The Model A is sweet, it'll fetch a pretty penny. Not many underdrive cabinet model 9s around. The Workshop is beautiful, I've had a couple of those pass through. You can do anything you want on them; my preference in SBs is for the capillary oiling system with the reservoirs and wicks (side-oilers). The top-oilers are total loss -- you pour it in, it seeps out the bearings and the lathe slings it all over. I learned the hard way to have a few special "lathe shirts."

[souljer]

That looks nice, but is it? It looks like it's been repainted green from blue. You're sure it's an 11? That would work for pipes, and other small projects right?

What would be a fair price for this?

Thanks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOGAN-9-x-20-BELT-D ... dZViewItem

Looks like a school machine, not bad. A lot of Reliable's stuff goes pretty cheaply. They sell loads of machines, and can't be bothered with details, like figuring out that it's an 11" lathe, not a 9" lathe. It's an 11 for sure, though, look at that honkin' big hole through the spindle. Phwoar.

[JHowell]

Yes, it's been repainted a couple of times; the blue isn't original, either. And it's seen some use, as the paint is worn off the carriage controls. The white paint on the handles is a giveaway that it's a school machine -- all the controls are painted to stand out so the kid knows not to grab something that isn't meant to be grabbed. I got a 1923 SB 11 (still restoring it) where every control was a different color.

Teacher: "Engage the half nuts."
Student: "What?"
Teacher: "The yellow handle."

I'm not too worried about the extra paint. Lots of shops consider painting the machines, whether they need it or not, to be general housekeeping. If it were me, and I didn't already have two of them, I'd go $700 tops. Which is not to say it'll go for that, but I saw a very nice 1957 in LA go without bids at $500.

[Frank]

If it were me, and I didn't already have two of them, I'd go $700 tops. Which is not to say it'll go for that, but I saw a very nice 1957 in LA go without bids at $500.

Sold for around your value estimate, Jack, $666. I guess some li'l devil got it!

[Tsunami]

Unfortunatly shipping from CA to CT would cost me over 1700.00 bucks! I had wanted a good southbend and will continue to look locally.