Gunsmithing Forum

[T_Widdy]

Where do you folks buy used machines?….besides Facebook


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Equipment auctions, lots of them are online

 

[Dogone]

I bought a Grizzly gunsmith lathe and taper attachment. The used lathe thing is just a big impediment to getting where you want : to work on guns. I also bought a grizzly mill/ drill. If I could only have one tool it would be the mill.

 

[BBob]

If I could only have one tool it would be the mill.

Hard to chamber barrels with a mill. I’d think an aspiring gunsmith might look for a lathe first.

 

[BBob]

I picked up my gunsmith lathe from a gunsmith on one of the shooting forums. Had to drive to go get it. I picked up my mill from a local used machine tool dealer. I picked up my big lathe from a used tool dealer and had it shipped. I picked up a lot of tooling off the Practical Machinist forum. Lots more tooling came from networking with machinist and fabricator friends and word of mouth on local estate sales, local shop closings, older guys selling off their shops, etc….

 

[Arithson]

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[BBob]

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Ya know you can also do that by going to the top of the thread and click on the “Watch” box thingy