Help with Mill drill value?

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dmelton

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Looking at possibly getting an older Jet Mill Drill. It's a Jet16, a little older but in good running condition. Owner is asking 1000$ for the mill with some tooling (a couple end mills and a chuck) 1500$ with the mill, table, tooling, etc.

Thoughts?

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I'd try to get the whole lot for the 1k... But then I'm a cheap s.o.b.


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You realize that is 3 phase power right? It might be worth what he's asking, but if you're willing to go with 230 volt three phase you might go ahead and get on old industrial mill. I sold a 2 HP Bridgeport last year with DRO and tooling that was a lot more mill that that for $800, but not everybody wants to deal with moving heavy stuff.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
You realize that is 3 phase power right? It might be worth what he's asking, but if you're willing to go with 230 volt three phase you might go ahead and get on old industrial mill. I sold a 2 HP Bridgeport last year with DRO and tooling that was a lot more mill that that for $800, but not everybody wants to deal with moving heavy stuff.
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He has replaced the 3phase with a new single phase motor.
 
dmelton said:
He has replaced the 3phase with a new single phase motor.
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That's a pet peeve of mine. The original motor probably would have been a balanced machine tool motor designed for this kind of application. If he stuck some "farm duty" air compressor motor on it you might have vibration that leads to surface finish issues. You should be able to hold your hand on the casting around the spindle while it's running and it should feel dead or nearly so. If you feel vibration tell him I called him a chode.
 
I'm gonna go look at it, I'm thinking I'll offer what I have on hand, about 700$ If that doesn't do it, I'll keep looking. I primarily want a small sized mill/drill for more precise drilling, countersink, slotting, chamfering operations.
 
Looks like a rusty hunk of worn out Taiwan junk to me. $1000? You gotta be kidding. What does a new one cost?
 
I would stay away from any round column milling machine. They aren't rigid enough to do much milling.
I gave one away recently.
 
Frankly for what he's asking I'd look hard at a Harbor Freight mini mill. It's probably worth the price, but not to me, and for what it's lacking I'd rather go with something that's got pretty much the same limitations but more features and for less money.
 
few years ago guy was selling 3 bridgeports 750$ jsut needed cleaned up. they were bigger then i wanted and asked if he had a smallerr36 inch table one. he did and it was in running order he dropped it off to my workshop for 1600$
if you have a 1k$ budget get a HF mini mill when they go on sale and some base tooling thats how i started now i can swap tooling between my mini and BP both are useful in the knife makers shop
 
There is an $1100 Mill-Rite with a pretty clean table in Madison, on the same site you seem to have found that table top mill on.

EDIT; it is otherwise ugly looking, would need some clean up, but it has the heft to make it reasonably useful.
 
ron_m80 said:
There is an $1100 Mill-Rite with a pretty clean table in Madison, on the same site you seem to have found that table top mill on.
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Wow, I'd missed that one somehow. Says the motor is 3 phase and needs to be re-attached. Not sure how big of a job that would be....
 
I see where he'd added a DC motor. man, I honestly have no idea how I would tackle moving that thing into my shop....
 
It's a four bolt arrangement, and looks like the original pancake motor. I'll only say its a respectably sized machine. The ways look a little rusty, and Mississippi has to be hard on exposed metal. Something to keep in mind.
 
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