What is a fair price for these lathes, and this hollowing tool?

[Bill Boehme]

Most responses seem to indicate an assumption that the lathes for sale are ready to run. I think that's not the case.

The picture was taken with a wide angle lens which means what you see as a bent handwheel might just be "fat nose" distortion. Also, perspective distortion could lead one to think that the headstock is tilted to the left and the tailstock is tilted to the right. Or that the stand is trapezoidal shaped … or that the casters are tiny.

 

[Steve Tiedman]

I sold my 2001 VL300 shortbed with bed extension in late 2020 for about the same price as it took to build it back then. $2900. Pre-covid price inflation/economy tank/political strife... I'd sell for more now.

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Thread 'For Sale, Vicmarc VL300 lathe with bed extension, Minneapolis MN'

Oct 26, 2020

For sale, Vicmarc VL300 short bed lathe with bed extension. I bought it new from Craft Supplies at the 2001 AAW Symposium in St. Paul, MN. The stand is built from wood, concrete, and structural steel which disassembles for moving, and can be easily altered for the user's standing height (I'm 6' tall). My use of it was always small to midsize projects and a few big bowls. It has always been in a heated/air conditioned shop (corrosion free), and it works and looks as good as the day I put it into service. I own 2 Vicmarcs (VL200 short bed), I'm selling this one.

As built, it features...

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[Steve Tiedman]

The picture was taken with a wide angle lens which means what you see as a bent handwheel might just be "fat nose" distortion. Also, perspective distortion could lead one to think that the headstock is tilted to the left and the tailstock is tilted to the right. Or that the stand is trapezoidal shaped … or that the casters are tiny.

I thought the same thing, but the fisheye distortion of the lens would cause the handwheel to look tilted 11:00-5:00 (circular path), not 1:00-7:00 like the bottom right of the photo shows. I think it may be damaged. Still worth repairing if the casting is okay.