Used CNC Machine Guides
Plain shop-floor guides for buying, pricing, selling and moving used CNC equipment. Each one is written to be printed and taken to the machine.
Buying a used machine or tooling
How to Evaluate a Used Machining Center: ChecklistPrintable shop-floor checklist for buying a used VMC or HMC: hours, control backups, spindle taper and runout, wear, geometry, included tooling, and the 8 photos to request.
Used Haas Mini Mill: What to Check Before You BuyLooking at a used Haas Mini Mill? Check the control generation, alarm history and timers, the option list, spindle and drawbar, carousel tool changer, ways, screws and power.
Used CNC Lathe With Live Tooling: What to Check Before You BuyBuying a used CNC lathe with live tooling? Check the turret indexing, live-tool drive, spindle and chuck, sub-spindle transfer, C-axis, tailstock, ways and bar feed.
Used CAT40 Tool Holders: What to Check Before You BuyBuying used CAT40 tool holders? Check for CAT vs BT mix-ups, taper fretting and burrs, runout at the nose and at length, pull studs, and type-specific wear.
What a machine is worth
How Much Is a Used Haas VF-2 Worth?Used Haas VF-2 price: asking vs sold, VF-2 vs VF-2SS, control generation, which options move the number (TSC, probing, side-mount), what knocks it down, and the photos to price one.
How a CNC machine valuation worksWhat we need from you to put a realistic number on a used machine.
Selling and moving a machine
How to Prepare a Used CNC Machine for a Faster Sale: Seller ChecklistPrintable seller checklist for a used CNC machine: records and control backups to gather, cleaning and staging, power-on demo, the photos and video buyers want, disclosure, rigging and the sale package.
Rigging a Used CNC Machine: Prep, Power, Air and Who PaysMoving a used CNC machine? Shipping brackets, lifting points, floor and door checks, power and air prep, re-leveling, insurance and who pays for rigging, in plain shop terms.
Sell a used CNC machine in MassachusettsSelling from a shop in Massachusetts or New England.
Gages and inspection equipment
Buying or selling micrometers, gage blocks, pin gages, thread gages, surface plates or a CMM? Those guides live on our sister site, Used Gages.