Sale of tool and die shop

[Dabbler]

Bert, my mentor and friend is selling his basement metal working shop. Call me at 403-827-1434 to set up an appointment for Saturday, September 21 or after. Everything in perfect condition impeccably maintained. All sales are cash, buyer responsible for moving articles.

Hartford milling machine $1500 7 X 42
12" Yasuasa rotary table $3000
General 14" bandsaw, 3/4 HP $1000
Heat treat furnace, digital controls, natural gas, approx 18" X 18" x 18", with tongs, salt bath, oil quench. $1000
Mitutoyo hardness tester $1800
Spin indexer $75
Surface grinder and lots of wheels and hubs, automatic hydraulic 3 phase 220v $10,000
Diamond wheel for above surface grinder, mounted on arbour $300
Swiss Precision Instruments radius wheel dresser $1000
5" Magnetic Sin plate Suburban tool $900
Sand blast cabinet, stainless steel and 60601 aluminum, lighted $700
7 X 12 horizontal bandsaw, Taiwanese with 12" roller conveyer $1100 (must be sold together)
6 X 48 belt sander 1HP, custom built, very rugged, $1500
Wash tank $75
Magnifying Luxo lamp, Florescent $75
Mitutoyo surface plate 24 X 36 on stand, $700
Brown and Sharpe 18" height gauge, $1800

 

[YYCHM]

Can you post an image of the mill?

 

[Dabbler]

I didn't get a photo of it (I know, stupid of me).

 

[Dabbler]

I'll be there tomorrow morning. I can upload a pic of it then.

 

[Dabbler]

Heat treat furnace s SOLD
Hardness Tester SOLD
12" Rotary Table SOLD
7 X 12 saw SOLD

 

[Dabbler]

Here is the mill. I just had a in-house estimate for moving the mill out of the house and without demolishing the stairs, it is a 'no go'... The lathe was going to be between $8500 and $10,000.

I'm still working on how to do it. More quotes, different approaches.

here's the mill:

 

[YYCHM]

What happened to "Hartford milling machine $1500 7 X 42"?

 

[Brent H]

Hey Dabbler,

You can pull apart the mill somewhat (still can be a time consumer) easy (looks like a Bridgeport clone?) and break it down into various components - Table, head, arm, apron, turret and base. The base is a beast though - you would have to fab up a quick railway up the stairs and haul it up. Need some really strong buddies for sure

How did it get down there? One guy I know pulled up the carpet in the living room, cut out the floor sheeting and lowered a pool table in between the joists, glued and screwed the floor back down and viola...

 

[Dabbler]

The surface plate SOLD
Height Gauge SOLD

All components of the surface grinder, lathe and mill were broken down and slid down a plywood ramp to the basement, using manpower.

Frinction and gravity being what they are, this will be much more difficult for the larger components. We are getting quotes to get all of it out of the basement, and add the costs to the machines.

Items left are:

Bandsaw
Sander
Indexer
Surface Grinder
Milling machine
12 ' roller conveyor
luxo lamp

 

[Dabbler]

Mill SOLD
gauge blocks SOLD

 

[Oldskool]

We completely disassembled both the mill and the lathe and slid the heavy parts down the stairs with the help of a winch and 3 big guys. I don’t see why they can’t come out the same way.

 

[Dabbler]

The lathe bed alone is 1300lbs + It will slide down some stairs, but gravity is a bitch. There's no manual sliding that back up. We are opting for the basement window for the lathe bed. The headstock may weigh more. Stay tuned for photos on a new thread!

 

[Dabbler]

Sander SOLD

 

[historicalarms]

I haven't seen the lay of the stairs where your at but if its a straight pull from bottom to top, (even better if the stairs lines up with the outside entrance) I'm with Oldschool on this one.

A couple of planks on the stairs with a tube of grease on them and a plywood sleigh for the lathe bed to ride on likewise greased and two men with a 2 ton chain hoist(or even with a 3500 lb. boat winch, cheap from P.A.) will pop that thing outa there in five minutes.

 

[PeterT]

Might be a good idea to pre-drain the headstock oil & apron oil unless you want free ramp lubrication at a somewhat inopportune time with the lathe half way up the stairs (he says knowingly). I guess at an angle the oil level can be exposed to seals & shafts different than level. I assumed if was clean splashing around running level it should stay put at an angle but it didn't take long for puddles to form, setting the stage for a Keystone Kops episode.

 

[Dabbler]

I wish it were so easy... There's a sharp left hand turn at the top of the 45 degree incline stairs, 9'6" high. In addition - the landing at the top of the stairs is quite small.

there's *no* way to get the lathe bed (1300 lbs, approx) up the stairs and turned around and out the door. The machine movers (Prime) wouldn't do it that way. not safe. not doable, even with a stair walker. I've figured a more elegant solution, of which I will post videos. for the pulls up the stairs (headstock, mill base) we are cutting a hole in the outer wall and pulling, again, needs two redirects, but I'll post video. the 500lb heat treat furnace is also coming out that way.

 

[boatbuilder]

Just wonder in you have more pictures and info on surface grinder?
Thanks
Jim

 

[Janger]

Some pics. Lathe bed hoisted up with chain hoist on roller track in the joists. Then out the window. It went smooth and pretty quickly. No drama - John has everything nicely thought out and prepped.

 

[Tom Kitta]

Huge amount of work. Even if the stuff was free it feels it was too much work to get it out.

 

[Dabbler]

@boatbuilder, skip to the The Move is on thread for an update picture of the surface grinder.