hendey tiebar on craigslist in Utica NY (2024)

Hi everyone,

There's a Hendey tiebar on the Utica NY craigs list (link below). I had been talking to the owner last December but did not go look at the machine. The owner did not know the swing or bed length but said the machine was 10 ft. long. I decided that was too big for me so i passed. Subsequent to that i bought a hendey 14 x 8 which is "only" 9' 5" overall (go figure...). Anyway, i don't know the owner but thought i'd let the forum know in case there is any interest. There's also an old monarch conehead on craigslist in Geneva NY.

Lg metal lathe

Mark

He's come down a bit in price since I first saw this last summer.

Usually movement in price means they're open to negotiation. I could see this as a $700 lathe - and whomever bought it at that price would have spent their money well.

That is unless they can buy it for less...

Joe in NH

I looked at that lathe a year or more ago. I didn't study it too closely because I was trying not to bring home yet another lathe. As I recall it did look like there was quite a bit of wear. Just going by (my very poor) memory, I am guessing 16 inch swing, maybe 4 feet between centers.

The one picture with red triggered my interest because I recognized the portion of the adjustable eccentric in the top of the picture as a shaper feed. At the time the ad said lathe and milling machines. It was indeed an 1880-ish Hendey shaper. I still tried to get home empty. I told him what I thought market prices would be. I ended up offering less than what I had just told him the shaper was worth and, after consultation with the Mrs. he loaded it in my truck. I am surprised that picture is still in the ad. Anyway... substantiating Joe's notion on willingness to negotiate.

I ended up offering less than what I had just told him the shaper was worth and, after consultation with the Mrs. he loaded it in my truck

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Now you are just being spiteful.
All talk and no pictures.

smt

stephen thomas said:

Now you are just being spiteful.
All talk and no pictures.

smt

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What...? Being honest and being cheap don't have to be mutually exclusive.

A couple of pictures of the shaper before I picked it up are in this thread
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-and-history/fox-machine-co-3-1-2-milling-machine-cl-central-nys-308568/?highlight=esbutler

I've since acquired a Potter & Johnston universal shaper so the Hendey sits safely on the sidelines.