Rescuing vintage machines noone wants! Kitting out a Hobby Engineering Workshop for cheap!
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- čas přidán 8. 02. 2023
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Join me on the rather extravagant trip I made to the UK after spending a bit too much time on some machine auction sites!!
I ended up with every machine you could possibly need in a home hobby workshop. Plus some extras that took my fancy whilst there!!
I collected them all in ~47h, across 4 cities in the UK.
The total journey distance was over 800km.
The total weight of machines and equipment was ~6 tons.
Follow me on the journey collecting each machine, getting them loaded onto the truck and send back home.
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The machines I bought were:
- Bridgeport BRJ Vertical Milling Machine
- Guyson Blasting Cabinet
- Tom Senior Horizontal Mill
- Colchester Master Lathe (Buck model variant)
- Studer Type OB Grinder
- Progress 3A Pillar Drill
- 2x metal cabinets
- Plus a load of tooling and extra bits and bobs
Please note:
As these machines were purchased abroad, via an auction website, I did not get to view any of them, or see them running before collection. You are literally watching me see the machines for the first time.
As such, I had no idea of their condition - Assessing the condition of each machine will be in later videos.
This is not how I would recommend buying machines, despite it being very good fun!!
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Great to see you build your shop!
It's lovely to see that you are buying really good quality older machines. You can spend the same or more on far eastern machines (made on old machines like this!!) but those will need replacing themselves in a few years time. What you've bought is machinery of a totally different quality, that will see your grandchildren out. And it sounds as if you've bought at incredibly low prices. Conversely, it's also lovely to see these fine machines are going to a good home where they will be looked after and appreciated. I wish you the very best of luck with them.
I'm 82, have been a model engineer since I was 12. Seven steam locos constructed in three 3.5gauge, two 5 and two 7.25 plus a lot of other "stuff". My workshop comprised an elderly Colchester Chipmaster 5in x 20 lathe an Elliot 10in stroke shaper, a band saw, drilling machine and a ton of small tools etc.
I have found used small professional machine tools offer the best value in terms of accuracy and capacity.
Buying good used equipment !
The deepest darkest day of my life was when I was offered a Myford lathe for NOTHING with a load of tooling and extras. I couldn't take it. Deeply Deeply sad even now.
That does suck. Why was accepting it not possible? I hope it went to an equally good home though. Where are you based? Did you ever get one?
@@BestLathePlans never got one. No space at the time. I believe it got sold. The owner moved to USA.
I think I’ve finally finished my workshop after almost 5 odd years always something we need. You’ll get there looks like a tool and cutter grinder if so good for sharpening end mills
Was thinking at the start of this vid, What! No grinder or drill press? Should have kepy my mouth shut!!
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I was chatting to Matt and Julia 2 weeks ago at Guildford on their last minute getting the Business. It was such a lovely workshop went in 2017. Nice mill. Me 9 lathes various and 3 milling machines. Yes I use at least 3 machines each day building something in 5 inch. Plans to build a cnc lathe and a mill both for metal. I won a smaller Progress Drill for £100 on e-bay. Yes them 12 " rotarys are very heavy plus 2 6" Abwoods.
It will be interesting to see what you do with all these machines. Good luck putting together your shop. Can't wait to see your next video. Even if its only a shop update.
The UK... well Wales. Comedy gold.
what a journey! thanks for sharing. Bridgport mill and colshester MASTER lathe, 2 of the very best machines! glad you picked up the drill press and cool vintage looking surface grinder! they were freaking cheap too! I thought the bridgeport would be a few thousands and same with the lathe. Love from USA
The Studer is a quality Swiss made cylindrical grinder, seriously well made precision kit
It's one of my favourite machines. A thing of absolute beauty. Gorgeous engineering, and a solid unit too. (But don't tell the other machines!!) Do you have any experience using one?
WELL DONE , NICE KIT WILL SERVE YOU WELL, REGARDS RICHARD.
Thanks 👍Yeah I'm hoping so. Most of it is 50+ years old, so it'll probably out last me! Ha.
Wow, good effort. It’s taken me 20 years to get my workshop to fully kitted status. You’ve done it in 3 days!
Hi @machineshopatthebottomofthegarden. Thanks for your watch, and comments. Well, I have the machines... They're not quite setup and ready to play with. Yet. It's going to be a busy spring...
What machines do you have in your workshop?
Wow that was some nice scores 👍👍
Cheers....ATB....
Congratulations on your purchases.
Thank you! Cheers!
Now I have to get them setup and calibrated. Ha.
Some ridiculously cheap machines there. Good bag.
Yep, I've been pretty lucky with the auctions, and snagged some bargains...
stuff dreams are made off
Indeed. And very good dreams at that! Buying them was easy. Transporting them was expensive, and restoring them properly takes ages...
Would love an update on these mate
Cheers mate! I'm just building my shop over in Bulgaria.
What are you kitting it out with?
@@BestLathePlans so far I got:
- HBM Lathe 360x1000
- Cormak Lathe 410x1000
- HBM BF 30 Milling Machine (this should be converted to CNC)
- HBM BF 60 Milling Machine (this one is as big as your Bridgeport)
- HBM Grinder
- HBM Sandblasting Cabinet
- HBM Band Saw
Here in Bulgaria the used equipment is so expensive. I can only dream of a lathe for 150 pounds... I'm starting my channel as well. I will follow yours for sure. Cheers!
hi did you have to pay duty coming back in with those machines
Yeah, you always want your shop first.
Yeah that would be the sensible way to do it...
what auction did you buy these at? thanks
ow you did buy it nice
Yep. Its in storage here while I get it cleaned up. Its a gorgeous machine!!
@@BestLathePlans I was at the place you with a shop about five years ago. Looking for a Dbit grinder now. You will use it often once you get it going. You got great prices on that stuff.
I can't believe this stuff sells so cheap. It's mental.
I'd be interested in knowing the total cost, including rigging costs and transportation back to your shop, for comparison to what we're doing here in the states. What we generally deal with are either worn-out machinery that is in need of a lot of work to put it back into proper condition, _or_ wildly overpriced machines. Sometimes, they are both.
Steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car.
jesus these colchesters go for around $3000 round here in canuckistan
How did you source the machines? Auction site or???
Go big or go home eh 😂😂 . £500 for the colchester lathe wow
You should have bought that grinder
Im very goad you said that. Haha
There was room left on the lorry
There was some, but there was nothing left in my bank account. Ha. And I was concerned about where I was going to put them all...
@@BestLathePlans nice score, fun trip!
Yeah i really enjoyed it. The Mrs and the bank account are worried im going to do another trip. Ha
Since I have the lorry . . . What about this grinder eh?
May as well be efficient. Would have been a waste doing 2 trips. Think of the carbon footprint... Haha
Where dooes one find an equipment auction for machines
Good question. That depends what you are after. Anything in particular?
Great to see you build your shop!
Why thanks... still a long way to go. But I have the machines now. The cleanup, strip down, recallibration, and setup is all coming. And takes waaaaay longer. I'm finding that out the hard way!