Nearly complete Presto 6N setup on eBay

Post: # 21813Unread post **Angus McCarthy** Sat Nov 10, 2012 7:54 pm

Here we go again! Rebuilt 1-C head. Five lead screws ranging from 96-150. A few Transco blanks, 4 styli and paperwork out the wazoo!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281019907709

Post: # 21907Unread post **Angus McCarthy** Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:31 pm

Wowee...

Final price, $2,524.00!

Post: # 21910Unread post **piaptk** Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:12 am

Interesting... Shows you how much difference in working condition vs as-is makes. If youve got more money than repair skills and want to start cutting, its totally worth it to not have to putz around getting stuff fixed, finding missing parts, etc.

Post: # 21913Unread post **dietrich10** Thu Nov 22, 2012 6:35 pm

Price seems to make sense. Ready to go system

Post: # 21923Unread post **Angus McCarthy** Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:03 pm

piaptk wrote:If youve got more money than repair skills and want to start cutting, its totally worth it to not have to putz around getting stuff fixed, finding missing parts, etc.

But that's half the fun as far a I'm concerned.

Post: # 21932Unread post **piaptk** Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:00 pm

Its half the fun if you know what you are doing, otherwise it is an enormous pain in the ass that you will pay $2500 not to have to deal with...

Post: # 21933Unread post **powerstrip** Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:11 pm

piaptk wrote:Its half the fun if you know what you are doing, otherwise it is an enormous pain in the ass that you will pay $2500 not to have to deal with...

Totally agreeing with angus here. What if something breaks? What if you need an adjustment? Last I checked, the presto repairman was retired. Pay not to deal with it from the jump, from there, you're basically on your own

I bought mine for 1/3 of the cost of this new setup, had to put about 500 usd into it, and it took about a year and a half for me to get around to.

So it is a toss-up. I felt so glad when it was finally running though!

Post: # 21935Unread post **piaptk** Sat Nov 24, 2012 3:45 pm

Well, there are enough roadblocks to good cuts if you know that your lathe is 100% functional... If your lathe is in unknown condition (an you dont have anyone around to help), you can waste a whole lot of time and money trying the billion different things that may or may not be the problem. It is significantly easier to fix something when you know how it worked before it was broken.

I, personally, wouldnt have paid that price right now (that ive had 4 years of experience with these machines), but i definitely would have 5 years ago, when i had absolutely no clue and had only seen one online, but really wanted to cut records, BADLY!

Post: # 21951Unread post **powerstrip** Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:16 am

^^^

yeah, exactly. I think this is what the winner was competing with. Prolly two people at the top of the chain who had never cut before, looking to get started.

I quit/got fired/ran out of steam from mt job last year and the cutter was staring at me all lonely in the corner, saying "you gonna work on me finally?" Finally had time to work on it, but then money became an issue, go figure.

Final verdict: Needed new stylus, new motor, tubes replaced, platter leveled, and...ready to go. bout $750 later