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New 1640 One Way for sale

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Gretch Flo

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A friend of a friend came to my house in 2006. He was retiring as an ENT physician. He had experience with woodworking. I showed him my lathe and a few demos. He then thought this is what he'd do in retirement. He bought clones of what I had and suggested as far as beginning accessories.. So he bought a 1640 with a 2 HP motor and $900 of equipment. It Took a while to wind down his practice, just as his lungs (ran in the family) were giving out. He never chucked a piece of wood nor used any of the equipment. He has come to the decision he has to get rid of stuff.

Can you assist me to assist him in selling this??? I know some of you are lurking and may want to upgrade, and wanted the "family" to hear about this first. What do you think is a fair price for the lathe?? (not counting shipping) Some of you have mentioned that a quality lathe in good shape can command a price about equal to what you pd for it. I do not want to be a middle "man", but just to get the ball rolling. I may buy some of his accessories. Appreciatively, Gretch
 
Gretch,
I belong to a turning club in Indiana and have members who want a lathe, preferab ly a used one but if you tell me what he wants for it I will pass it along. Thanks Gary
Gretch Flo said:
A friend of a friend came to my house in 2006. He was retiring as an ENT physician. He had experience with woodworking. I showed him my lathe and a few demos. He then thought this is what he'd do in retirement. He bought clones of what I had and suggested as far as beginning accessories.. So he bought a 1640 with a 2 HP motor and $900 of equipment. It Took a while to wind down his practice, just as his lungs (ran in the family) were giving out. He never chucked a piece of wood nor used any of the equipment. He has come to the decision he has to get rid of stuff.

Can you assist me to assist him in selling this??? I know some of you are lurking and may want to upgrade, and wanted the "family" to hear about this first. What do you think is a fair price for the lathe?? (not counting shipping) Some of you have mentioned that a quality lathe in good shape can command a price about equal to what you pd for it. I do not want to be a middle "man", but just to get the ball rolling. I may buy some of his accessories. Appreciatively, Gretch
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Gretch Flo said:
A friend of a friend came to my house in 2006. He was retiring as an ENT physician. He had experience with woodworking. I showed him my lathe and a few demos. He then thought this is what he'd do in retirement. He bought clones of what I had and suggested as far as beginning accessories.. So he bought a 1640 with a 2 HP motor and $900 of equipment. It Took a while to wind down his practice, just as his lungs (ran in the family) were giving out. He never chucked a piece of wood nor used any of the equipment. He has come to the decision he has to get rid of stuff.

Can you assist me to assist him in selling this??? I know some of you are lurking and may want to upgrade, and wanted the "family" to hear about this first. What do you think is a fair price for the lathe?? (not counting shipping) Some of you have mentioned that a quality lathe in good shape can command a price about equal to what you pd for it. I do not want to be a middle "man", but just to get the ball rolling. I may buy some of his accessories. Appreciatively, Gretch
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Gretch........

I believe your reference to those who have mentioned their lathe would now command a price about equal to what they paid for it, is considering the retail price for a new one has gone up from what they paid when they bought theirs........

I see a new Oneway 1640 w/2hp motor has a current retail price of $4510 at CSUSA. Shipping charges are additional. The current price on a new one isn't going to vary much from another source.

What's fair? That's hard to say......it all depends on how many people are interested and how much they are willing to pay. Your friend might consider listing this lathe on eBay, and let the bidding determine the selling price. If he lists it on this site in the want-ad section, he'll have to come up with a sales price.

My guess is anything above $3000 would be fair. He might get more......run an ad for $3750-4000, or more.......and see if there are any takers. If he bought his in 2006, this is likely close to what he paid for it. One thing to consider, is the closer to the current retail price you get, the more a potential buyer will opt for getting the "satisfaction guarantee" from an established dealer.......rather than to purchase something that is an "as is" deal........

Sorry to hear about your friend.

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price oneway

I think he paid about what a new one runs for now. Now how did that happen??? $/canadian $ exchange??? He also pd for the 2 horse upgrade. Couldn't see that listed with a quick look, Thanks for the info, Gretch
 
Oneway 1640

I have bought, reconditioned and sold a number of lathes over the last few years. As a rule of thumb, I price them at about 75% of what a comparable new lathe would cost. In this case, if a new Oneway with a 2hp motor would cost $4500, I would list a used one at about $3300 and negotiate from there. If the lathe is in mint condition and looks it, I would consider listing it for $3500-$3700. One thing I'd mention is that the market for a lathe this size is limited and it may take some time to find a buyer. Hope this helps.
Tim Carter
 
Lathe Location

Is the lathe located somewhere near you? If we know where it is someone in that area might be interested enough to make an offer and help avoid shipping problems/costs. Thanks.
 
one way noisy bearings

Jake Gevorgian said:
I hope the bearings are not the noisy ones. If it is, then a pro woodturner will deduct a significant amount of money from the offer...
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I am going to his house in a few minutes to see if any of the tools just need to find their way to my shop!!! I will turn it on and up. with no load and listen. Can't remember when the noise occurred on previous threads. Seems it was in the hi end. Thanks for the info, Gretch
 
Gretch Flo said:
I am going to his house in a few minutes to see if any of the tools just need to find their way to my shop!!! I will turn it on and up. with no load and listen. Can't remember when the noise occurred on previous threads. Seems it was in the hi end. Thanks for the info, Gretch
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Gretch, you can do a search on Bill Luce to get a full accounting of the problems with his lathe. I don't believe that he said anything about the final resolution, but it might be that the new bearings make more noise and that's that.

Making a bit more noise is not necessarily bad because it could be a different type of bearing such as one that is preloaded or has some other reason for not being as quiet as the previous bearings. However, I seem to recall that the noise was more than just a tiny amount. And, who knows what else could be the cause ... just speculating -- an invisible crack in a welded joint or casting flaw -- or something else like a seemingly minor change in the shape of the headstock casting that led to an unexpected consequences such as it behaving like a tuning fork if it gets pulsed at just the right frequency by something.
 
oneway

Went there this am. The lathe doesn't rattle a la Bill Luce. I bout s spigot jaw for my talon, and a spindle gouge and a roughing gouge and gave him 95% of the going cat. rate. Nice to see a pristine OneWay. Mine is battered with finish junk., but works great, Gretch
 
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