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The collets look to be mostly Levin- that set is worth 3x what you paid easily. The bushing tool and accessories probably 2x. Nice find! The lathe looks to be Peerless (perhaps marked Marshall-Peerless), not the best but it does have the collet holding tailstock with it great.

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44 minutes ago, rehajm said:

Yes a nice haul. Not everyone’s a flipper- I frankly find it to be a PITA. If a knowledgeable fellow makes a few quid sorting out unwanteds and finding them good homes the world is better off. Well done!

I am a hoarder.  Now I have seven lathes. 

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6 minutes ago, LittleWatchShop said:

I am a hoarder.  Now I have seven lathes. 

Between you and JD that's like 20 that are off the market and everyone wonders why they keep getting more expensive 😂.

 

I have had one watchmaker lathe for the last 24 or so years- but it has literally about 10k hours of use on it in that time, haha. Well, I recently found another identical one for a song so I had to get it, good to have backups.

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4 minutes ago, nickelsilver said:

Between you and JD that's like 20 that are off the market and everyone wonders why they keep getting more expensive 😂.

 

I have had one watchmaker lathe for the last 24 or so years- but it has literally about 10k hours of use on it in that time, haha. Well, I recently found another identical one for a song so I had to get it, good to have backups.

Three of my lathes are setup for dedicated use. 1) primary turning (Levin), 2) graver sharpener (Peerless), 2) remote office general purpose (Peerless).

I started with the two Peerless that my dad left me.  Kept searching for better precision and then discovered Levin and searched for that.  My Levin with cross slide and 4-jaw chuck, collet tailstock, also came from FB for $300...another good deal.

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I have spondylitis of the neck which was caused to poor posture. When I was around 40 xrays showed the wear I had was from someone in their 70's I have to take meds for the rest of my life, some times now my neck locks and I can't move my head very well.

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