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price for a used vb36?

I'm looking for some opinions on the selling price of a good used vb36. I've searched all over the internet and can't find any used ones for sale.

I currently have a 12" Delta for small stuff. But I have quite a bit of very big pieces of wood I would like to rough turn before it all splits. I am interested in doing stuff that would exceed 24" in diameter. Someone I know is interested in selling his VB36 for under $5000. It is in great shape. Including the tailstock, etc. the retail price would be around $9000.

My question is, would it be possible for me to get the lathe, spend a year turning my big stuff and then sell the lathe for what I bought it for? Or am I dreaming and trying to justify getting a lathe I could never hope to buy otherwise? In spite of some irrational justification, I really don't want to do anything stupid. Is there a price at which my idea would make sense?

Thanks

BW

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sixwilliams
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It has been said many times in many places by better turners than me- "You can turn small stuff on a big lathe but you can't turn big stuff on a small lathe" Think about! What are you waiting for?

Reply to
Canchippy

Not surprising - very, very few of the "premium" lathes like the VB, Stubby or Oneway hit the used market. I bet most are sold pretty quickly by word of mouth.

$5k sounds very reasonable if $9k is new retail. I don't think you'd have a problem selling if for very near what you buy it for at that price. A Stubby or Oneway will likely be a tad easier to sell just from a familiarity standpoint, but I don't think a VB would sit around long - especially if you advertised it on the national classified boards like the AAW forum.

Reply to
Owen Lowe

It seems to me that you have stolen this lathe. You could likely sell it for 7000 or more if advertised in a large wood turning form.

On the rare occasion a used stubby come to the market they go for 90% of current new price.

Walt A

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Walt & Jenne Ahlgrim

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