Another Clausing 8250

Man, you can sure sniff these thing out! How does this compare to a Bridgeport? Ive used a clausing lathe and it was top notch.
 
Sweet! That machine looks to be in great shape. With a set of HArdinge collets and an Albrecht chuck, you're only a 4" Kurt vice away from having a pretty complete precision starter set up.

TNMike, the difference between this machine and a BP is that an average BP table is 9"x42" and the machine weighs in around 2100lbs. One of the great things about the little Clausing is that you get the flexability of a real knee mill in the footprint of a Chinese mill/drill. It's a manageable size for those with limited space.
 
jhiggins said:
Hey folks, Another Clausing vertical mill heads up. This time in New York.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7588841341&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1

I'd be prepared to go $2000 or maybe a little better on this one if any of you are interested in bidding on it.
Click to expand...
aint you got nothing better to do:D surf ebay
joking thanks for the heads up little out of my way and i cant find the funds anyhow

so when you find a nice little lathe in south PA let me know :D
butch
 
Mr. Higgins, I would appreciate it if you could find one of those in the northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin area.......:)

It is simply not fair that Kanter has a nice mill and I don't. :D :rolleyes:
 
fitzo said:
Mr. Higgins, I would appreciate it if you could find one of those in the northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin area.......:)

It is simply not fair that Kanter has a nice mill and I don't. :D :rolleyes:
Click to expand...

Kanter's preoccupation with his vertical milling machine leaves me dubious of his sexual alignment. :p
 
tnmike said:
Man, you can sure sniff these thing out! How does this compare to a Bridgeport? Ive used a clausing lathe and it was top notch.
Click to expand...

John MacDonald did a great job of summing up the advantages of this little Clausing. I agree 100%. If you want to know about quality I would tell you that this mill could not be any better if Bridgeport made it. Clausing machines are of the finest quality and design and the 8250 will perform any knifemaker task you ask of it, and then some. :thumbup:
 
jhiggins said:
Kanter's preoccupation with his vertical milling machine leaves me dubious of his sexual alignment. :p
Click to expand...

Dubious? Does that mean Horny?:confused:

Sounds like you have a bad case of Bridgport envy.
Did I mention that I have a Bridgeport?
Years ago, when I was a boy, I had a Jet mill/drill but then I grew up and became a Bridgeport owning man. I forget Jeff, what is it that you have?:p :D
 
fitzo said:
Mr. Higgins, I would appreciate it if you could find one of those in the northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin area.......:)

It is simply not fair that Kanter has a nice mill and I don't. :D :rolleyes:
Click to expand...

Lifes not fair is it Michael? Is it fair that I was born this way? Is it fair that I own a Bridgeport and I have no idea how to use it? Is It fair that Jeff Higgins is, well, Jeff Higgins? No, Its not.

(You will have a mill soon enough)
 
Hey now!This isn't the JA thread!

Fitzo, I've got a BP I'll make you a good deal on. Probably less than that Clausing will end up selling for. You just have to come and get it (it's not quite as clean as the Clausing though).

I don't have Bridgeport envy, because I have a Bridgeport:)

I have DRO and power feed envy :(

Maybe what I need is a nice decked out Toolmaster! Yeah, Cincinnati knew what they were doing when they named that bad boy.......
 
I'm just happy to have a friend with BP! :) I'm ok with "dancing with the girl I brung...", micromilling my little heart out. Anything bigger, that'll be me on the other end of the phone, Michael!

J, what has kept me from a BP is a basement shop and a nasty garage that didn't have 220V until last year. The Clausing I could probably hire people to get down in my basement.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top