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phillywood

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I have a chance to buy these sets of turning gouges and chisels and they are all Sorby's brand. I made an offer for $50.00 for all of them, what would you think is reasonable to offer since he said that he would want to sell these sets along with his Delta 46-700 12" Variable speed lathe. The guy is not the main person who used it, all of these belonged to his dad who recently passed away. Oh, his father must have been very good since they are all very sharp.
Any suggestions or help would be appreciated.

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The must be older tools as they don't look like and Sorby's I've seen recently.
Can't tell much from the picture.
I do know that new Sorby's go for more than $50 each.
 
Phil , you have 2 different kinds of tools there , turning tools and carving tools . The carving tools are the the ones with the short handles and the metal rings on top and are worth about $50 each or more . The other tools with the long handles are turning tools . Sorby turning tools are not cheap tools and just one of those are worth $50 , that means there are several hundred dollars worth of tools there .
 
As I can best tell from the pic, which I cannot blow up to see better, the handles of the turning tools appear to be the older style, which would lead me to believe they are carbon steel tools.
There is nothing wrong with carbon steel tools, except you have to be more careful to hot heat them while sharpening, and they do not hold an edge as long typically.
 
OK, here is the deal, he wants $380.00 for both the lathe and these tools. the gouges and the chisels are HSS I checked them and they are sharp. the guy said that his father bought them about 8 years ago. The lathe, I checked and printed it's manual and it says on the bottom that it was published 1991, so I am assuming that it was made around that era. I am not too crazy about the lathe as it's not the computerized VS one. It has a lever and it says you have to change the speed by turning the lever while the lathe is running. He said he really doesn't want to part with the gouges W/O the lathe. I know I have to dangle more green carrot in front of his face for the gouges to part with the lathe though. As for the pic, sorry I just copied it from his add, so not a very clear pic.
her is the link for the manual http://servicenet.deltaportercable....=true&productNumber=46-700&selectedType=11207#
 
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OK, here is the deal, he wants $380.00 for both the lathe and these tools. the gouges and the chisels are HSS I checked them and they are sharp. the guy said that his father bought them about 8 years ago. The lathe, I checked and printed it's manual and it says on the bottom that it was published 1991, so I am assuming that it was made around that era. I am not too crazy about the lathe as it's not the computerized VS one. It has a lever and it says you have to change the speed by turning the lever while the lathe is running. He said he really doesn't want to part with the gouges W/O the lathe. I know I have to dangle more green carrot in front of his face for the gouges to part with the lathe though. As for the pic, sorry I just copied it from his add, so not a very clear pic.
her is the link for the manual http://servicenet.deltaportercable....=true&productNumber=46-700&selectedType=11207#
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Still, that's a great price for everything. I have a similar VS Jet 12-396 lath. Bought it new about 6 years ago for $300. Today the same lathe is on Amazon for $799.99, list is $914.00.
Amazon is also listing a use Delta 66-700 for $598. The newer version of the same lath is $900.
 
That's the one I have. Is it smooth? If not, you will probably be looking at pulley replacement. Around $100 for both halves plus a belt.

I paid $100 for mine. No tooling, but a stand, mobile base, and Delta duplicator.

Google "reeves drive". That's how the variable speed is done on that lathe. You may not want one after that.
 
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