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Used lathe price question

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Ricc Havens

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I posted this on another forum but thought I'd ask here too in case anyone has bought used lathes recently for pricing ideas. I am on a limited disability income so I wasn't looking to upgrade my Jet 1642 to something else. But may have an opportunity to upgrade to a used Powermatic 3520B. It had light use by an older guy in his late 70's and has not been used in three years due to his health issues. Yes, I know price can vary depending on what he is including. He does have miscellaneous gouges and tools., grinder, wolverine jig, etc. But, I already have all that and don't have the budget for the extras. So if he decides to part it all out what would be a good price for a used 3520B manufactured in 2009?

Along with that, in order to partially fund the purchase I would have to sell my used Jet 1642-2hp. It has seen regular use on a weekly basis but not production type output. It's about 8yrs old and in good shape. So what would be a fair price for it?

Thanks
Ricc
 
Can't help you with the 3520B. I bought a 1642- 1 1/2 hp for $1,000 about 2 years ago. Our club and a good friend of mine paid that same amount for that 1 1/2hp versions about 3 years ago. You can decide what the extra 1/2 hp adds.
 
Ricc,

Here in the Pacific Northwest when Jet 1642s come up for sale they are usually priced between $1200 and $1500 regardless if they are the 1.5 or 2hp or condition.

A Powermatic 3520b sold on craigslist three days ago for $3000. It has a manufacturing date of 2008 but it has never been used. Not once. The gentleman makes furniture, bought the lathe and was always too scared to use it. It sold with the bed extension, no other accessories.

Yesterday there was a working Oneway 2436 with a bed extension listed in Seattle for $1700. I was the second caller and thirty seconds too late.
 
I have the Jet 1642
several friends have the Powermatic 3520b
I have never (not once) needed to turn anything over 16" (or 14" for that matter)
I have turned on long piece (baseball bat)
I have never stopped my lathe because it couldn't handle the piece I was turning.

so my question to you is...what will the Powermatic give you that the Jet doesn't?
They are basically the same lathe...PowerMatic outside of the US is called...wait for it...JET.
 
egsiegel said:
I have never (not once) needed to turn anything over 16" (or 14" for that matter)
I have turned on long piece (baseball bat)
I have never stopped my lathe because it couldn't handle the piece I was turning.

so my question to you is...what will the Powermatic give you that the Jet doesn't?
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I have been fortunate enough to acquire some Aussie burls that are just a little too big to turn on the 16" Jet. I do not want to cut the natural edge off just to make it fit on my lathe. I have also in the past year or so had an opportunity to win a large maple burl in club raffles. But I don't buy tickets for those raffles as my lathe doesn't have the capacity So while it's not an every day need for larger turning capabilities it would be nice to have when the item requires it.

To Damon and Richard, thanks for the replies. If anyone else has input please continue to share.

Ricc
 
The 3520 would give you less vibration as long as bearings are good.....i have the 1642.....not for sale
 
so my question to you is...what will the Powermatic give you that the Jet doesn't?
They are basically the same lathe...PowerMatic outside of the US is called...wait for it...JET.

You are correct that they both spin wood. After that the Powermatic is heavier, available with more horsepower, and some models come with a dropped extension for much larger platter diameter turning. So you can do much larger work with the Powermatic. Of course this has been discussed before; http://www.aawforum.org/community/index.php?threads/keep-jet-1642-2hp-or-buy-powermatic-3520b.11541/
 
I purchased another used lathe today to add to my collection, originally a $2400.00 machine new a year ago and paid $1600.00 today. A Grizzly G0766 3HP VFD 22" diameter swing with quick change belt arrangement for two speed ranges. Felt sorry for the young man selling his only machine to finance his wedding that is coming up.
 
Mike Johnson said:
I purchased another used lathe today to add to my collection, originally a $2400.00 machine new a year ago and paid $1600.00 today. A Grizzly G0766 3HP VFD 22" diameter swing with quick change belt arrangement for two speed ranges. Felt sorry for the young man selling his only machine to finance his wedding that is coming up.
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Oh good Lord, that was a mistake! He should have kept the lathe.We spent $10,000 to get our daughter married, $20,000 in legal fees for a brutally difficult divorce/custody battle.
My older brother has been divorced 3 times. His theory today is that a marriage license should cost $20,000, and a divorce should cost $100. He might have made some better decisions if the marriage license fee was that high.

Which reminds me of my favorite joke; Statistically today, half of all marriages end in divorce, the other half ends in death!
 
I've been seeing the 3520B listing in the range of $2700-$2900 depending on what comes with them. What they actually trade for may be slightly different as it is hard to track the closed prices on semi negotiable items.
 
Richard Coers said:
so my question to you is...what will the Powermatic give you that the Jet doesn't?
They are basically the same lathe...PowerMatic outside of the US is called...wait for it...JET.

You are correct that they both spin wood. After that the Powermatic is heavier, available with more horsepower, and some models come with a dropped extension for much larger platter diameter turning. So you can do much larger work with the Powermatic. Of course this has been discussed before; http://www.aawforum.org/community/index.php?threads/keep-jet-1642-2hp-or-buy-powermatic-3520b.11541/
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Exactly...I could go up to a Powermatic and turn bigger heavier pieces. But I NEVER turn Bigger Heavier pieces. When I have in the past, I didn't enjoy it...so I don't. So do I have a need for an "upgrade"? That was my question for the original post. "What do you want to do that you can't now?"
 
egsiegel said:
Exactly...I could go up to a Powermatic and turn bigger heavier pieces. But I NEVER turn Bigger Heavier pieces. When I have in the past, I didn't enjoy it...so I don't. So do I have a need for an "upgrade"? That was my question for the original post. "What do you want to do that you can't now?"
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As I stated earlier (reply #5 above) to your question - I have large burl caps that I was lucky enough to acquire. They can't be turned on my Jet 1642 unless I cut off part of the natural edge of the burl. I do not want to do that as a turned piece with part natural edge and part bandsaw cut and sanded edge just ins't appealing to me. I like to turn pieces like this (and this one I had to turn on a friend's lathe which isn't convenient to go and do very often) upload_2019-8-23_10-33-26.png
 
Ricc Havens said:
As I stated earlier (reply #5 above) to your question - I have large burl caps that I was lucky enough to acquire. They can't be turned on my Jet 1642 unless I cut off part of the natural edge of the burl. I do not want to do that as a turned piece with part natural edge and part bandsaw cut and sanded edge just ins't appealing to me. I like to turn pieces like this (and this one I had to turn on a friend's lathe which isn't convenient to go and do very often) View attachment 30215
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sounds like you need a bigger lathe
 
Richard Coers said:
Oh good Lord, that was a mistake! He should have kept the lathe.We spent $10,000 to get our daughter married, $20,000 in legal fees for a brutally difficult divorce/custody battle.
My older brother has been divorced 3 times. His theory today is that a marriage license should cost $20,000, and a divorce should cost $100. He might have made some better decisions if the marriage license fee was that high.

Which reminds me of my favorite joke; Statistically today, half of all marriages end in divorce, the other half ends in death!
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Marriage is like a deck of card. At first, all you need are diamonds and hearts. Later, you wish for a club and a spade.
 
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