Where to but used/refurbished machinery

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Where to but used/refurbished machinery

pphawk (Mechanical)

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19 Mar 15 22:07

Hi, I want to travel to USA in order to buy a milling machine and a lathe. I have been looking for a good machinery seller but just a few ones give warranty for the machinery. Could any one of you give some advice about where to buy (used/refurbished) machinery, any state is fine. I would prefer Bridgeportor or Rong Fu for the milling machine;'and hardinge or monarch for the lathe. Which brands do you think are good... Any good shop that refurbished these brands?
Any help is welcomed, thanks

racookpe1978 (Nuclear) · Answer 1 · 2015-03-20 04:57:21

Why travel here to buy a machining tool you will need to ship back overseas?

There are many refurbished and used tool sellers here, but seems like you're adding a substantial travel and shipping expense for a heavy piece of tooling. Export taxes/import taxes in your own country?

Do you need to inspect it before buying?

pphawk (Mechanical) · Answer 2 · 2015-03-20 05:20:04

I live in Ecuador, and the machinery here is very expensive (and Chinese)I have a limited budget so it is better and cheaper if I buy them in US. Do you know amy warranted refurbished machinery seller?

KENAT (Mechanical) · Answer 3 · 2015-03-20 14:29:26

Well, back in the 2010 election I recal a Meg Whitman commercial where she was touting her business experience etc. and the guy on it ran a company refurbishing used US equipment and selling it abroad - so such places exist but I can't remember any details sorry.

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mcgyvr (Mechanical) · Answer 4 · 2015-03-20 18:21:04

Hit up google and start searching for what you want.. Most have listings of all the equipment they have..
"used industrial machinery" is the term I'd start searching for..

I'm a big fan of "Auction" sites for that kind of stuff.. We've picked up plenty of stuff for $10 cents on the dollar or less..
I use the following (most are circuit board related but usually every company has a mill or lathe on there too..)

dovebid
the branford auction group
xline assets

JNieman (Aerospace) · Answer 5 · 2015-03-23 17:27:13

Believe it or not... Craigslist. I see a lot coming and going through there. A lot of refurbishing companies list their products there. Some sell used as-is that may or may not NEED refurbishing. Warranties, though, you'll obviously only get through commercial refurb places.

Good luck - please, if you find some good leads, it might be helpful to post your experience here, if you remember to. Thanks

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