What's this lathe worth!?

[sam2145871]

I have the opportunity to buy a lathe from where my father works, but I'm not sure how much it is worth. All I have for information is that it's a South Bend CAT# CL8187RB 10x48. It was never used much, pretty much only for making center punches and other little tooling. It comes with a 3 and 4 jaw chucks, a few different steady rests, and 2 other boxes of odds and ends. It's 3 phase at the moment so I would also have to get a new motor to go to single phase. Any one know how much something like this would be worth.

[jmhinescj]

I'm afraid the catalog number doesn't mean much to me...any idea how old it is?

[BumpyDodge]

I have all Atlas stuff, but I'd guess something that size in working order with a quick change gearbox and a lot of extras would be worth at least $1000-$1500.

[Ed ke6bnl]

I have the opportunity to buy a lathe from where my father works, but I'm not sure how much it is worth. All I have for information is that it's a South Bend CAT# CL8187RB 10x48. It was never used much, pretty much only for making center punches and other little tooling. It comes with a 3 and 4 jaw chucks, a few different steady rests, and 2 other boxes of odds and ends. It's 3 phase at the moment so I would also have to get a new motor to go to single phase. Any one know how much something like this would be worth.

ye you want a quick change gear box. I would leave the motor and mybe get a frequency drive and have the vaiable speed or get a phase converter for the motor . I believe they made two 10in lathes one was a heavy duty and is a great choice I had a 9" and it was a great unit for the house. Ed

[D60]

Looks like you're in WI so you're much closer to a shitload of used machine tooling. I cant' speak to that specific Southbend, but hop on Ebay and Craigslist and get a feel for asking prices. Here in CO that lathe would go for at least twice whatever you'd pay out there.

[bgaidan]

Anything under $1500 would be a deal considering it's coming with about $600 worth of accessories.

[sam2145871]

I'm not exaclty sure how old the machine is, but for a round about time period, my father says that he remembers it being there about 20 yrs. ago. Thanks for the help guys!