OK, so you have not got quite the budget to snap up a bargain 'as new' CNC machine from our second hand machine tool site for 50k or so just yet but why not have a look at the other machine tool items we have for sale? Take this boring tool holder for instance (not boring as in yawn of course!) , it could be yours for under £40 and we have also had items for sale with a starting price of just one English pound!

Or, if you are not looking to buy any equipment at the moment why not have a look around your workshop to see if you have any idle machine tools, adding them to our site to attract a buyer is very simple and you could have some useful cash in the bank!

Please visit www.promotemachinery.com to have a look now.

It is a short working week here in the UK with the Easter break coming up (Good Friday and bank holiday Monday off for some lucky people!).

Did you know? That the first eggs given at Easter many years ago were birds eggs painted in bright colours to symbolise new life. There is an Anglo Saxon legend about a goddess called Eostre who found a dying bird and changed it in to a hare so it could survive the winter, the hare found it could lay eggs and every Spring decorated eggs and left them for the Goddess as a gift. I wonder if this where the Easter bunny came from?

Oh well, that 'Did you know' is nothing to do with a noisy machine work shop but if you get on the who wants to be a millionaire TV program and the million pound question is 'who is Eostre?' then hopefully you will thank us!

Have a great week!

We are so pleased that things are getting even busier at www.promotemachinery.com with some great machine tools etc being offered for auction. The business is going from strength to strength and all we can say is "Watch this space" to see how things are progressing, we also hope you like our new logo by the way! We hope you are keeping busy and please feel free to leave any comments on this blog if there is any way we can help you with your business.

KITAMURA HX250iF HORIZONTAL MACHINING CENTRE

Someone could get a right bargain here! (and if you want it then you better be quick because there are two bids on it already with not long to go until the auction ends!) This machine would cost you well over £100,000 new and you could snap this second hand machining centre that is 'As new' for a fraction of that cost if you are the lucky one to win the auction.

This is the Smallest Horizontal on the market, suited to companies producing medium to long batch runs with small components and a limited floor space. As New / Ex Demo with full dealer facilities - Pallet size 250mm by 250mm- High speed twin pallet rotary APC- Full B axis rotary table- Upgraded Fanuc 16iMB CNC control- X 305mm, Y 305mm, Z 330mm- Workpiece size - 350mm dia by 400mm high- Spindle speed 15,000 rpm- ATC capacity 40 tools- Small floor area 1,650mm by 2,850mm- Through spindle coolant List price for this machine is over £115,000 - Reserve is set considerably lower than this. Finance / Delivery / Installation & Training can be arranged at extra cost

Interested? then for further detail click HERE now! Just over 5 days left and the clock is ticking!

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Did you know?

About MACH
The established showcase for UK manufacturing

MACH is the established UK showcase of the latest in manufacturing technologies. The show is brought to you by the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), a UK based trade association dealing specifically with engineering based manufacturing.

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MACH is an exhibition organised for the industry by the industry
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MACH 2010 will feature relevant exhibitors and some of the best innovations and latest developments to come from the manufacturing technologies sector.
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MACH 2008 attracted almost 500 exhibitors and over 27,000 visitors.
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MACH 2010 takes place in halls 4 and 5 at the NEC Birmingham on 7-11 June 2010

At MACH 2010:

- Metalcutting
- Metalforming
- Automation and robotics
- CAD/CAM
- Engineering Lasers
- Measurement and Inspection
- Tooling and Workholding
- Welding and Metal Fabrication
- Rapid Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping
- NEW FOR 2010 User Partner Zone

Need to find out more? then please visit the Mach show information site by clicking HERE

Wow look at this Bridgeport VMC machine!

WOW! Just take a look at this lovely machine that still has 25 days to go before one lucky bidder has a chance of getting this great VMC 800X Bridgeport Vertical Machining Centre. It is quoted as being in in excellent condition and Just look at the spec!

• Year of manufacture May 2002
  

• Heidenhain TNC 426 control
  

• 12,000rpm spindle
  

• BT 40 spindle
  

• Side Mounted 30 Tool Changer
  

• Swarf auger
  

• Ethernet Card
  

• Washdown System
  

• Table size 1000 X 480mm
  

• 13Kw Main spindle motor
  

• Traverse X=800 Y=500 Z=600mm

In very good condition and used daily, no faults - perfect working order, has only been used on Aluminium. If you want to take a further look the please click HERE now!

Now surely if you are looking to buy a second hand used machine tool then this MUST be worth a look!

If you are after a used Bridgeport machine centre that is in excellent condition then click HERE for further details, you only have about 9 days left though and there are already a couple of bids on this great machine!

Did you know? We spoke in this blog earlier about who invented the CNC machine but do you know who invented the water jet cutter? We know the last thing you want is a 'War and Peace' history lesson but just in case you happen to be on who wants to be a millionaire and the million pound, or dollar, or Euro or yen depending upon where you are is this exact question then in brief:

Once upon a time there was this German guy called Norman Franz who worked in the forrestry business and in the 1950's he played around and experimented with a water jet machine used for cutting timber but it was not until the 1970's that this other guy came along called Mohamed Hashish and he further developed the idea of the water jet but adding abrasives to the mix thus making a far more powerful tool. Well, so now you know.

Oh well, that is the weekend almost finished so have a great start to the new week and we hope business keeps very busy for you!

And please do not forget if you have some old (or almost new) machine tools then release some money by visiting www.promotemachinery.com NOW!

You only have until the 23rd of March if you are interested in this second hand CNC machine which is already gaining a lot of interest.

This is a used one owner 1998 Colchester Tornado 110 CNC Chucking package slant bed CNC Lathe with Fanuc 21B Control, 51mm spindle bore, 200mm power chuck and if you want further information then please click HERE before it goes!

AND! If you thought we just sold big machines on our machine tool auction site then believe it or not some of out products have a starting bid price of only a pound! For example you could snap up a combination square by clicking HERE

OR Perhaps you have some tools laying around gathering dust that could release some extra cash for you? If so then why not visit www.promotemachinery.com and register now for free!

We hope you have a great weekend!!

Sorry if you missed this great second hand CNC machine lathe that sold at the end of January, by the end of the auction it had 11 bids on it from keen business owners that knew of a bargain when they saw one! Do not worry though because there are plenty of more machines to look at over at our used machine tool auction site www.promotemachinery.com

'Automatic' Bidding Added To Promote Machinery Site

We just want to make your user experience so much easier so therefore the
Promote machinery site now has the benefit of Automatic (proxy) Bidding.

The process of Automatic bidding is designed to make the bidding in an Auction more convenient so that you don't have to keep coming back to re-bid every time someone places another bid.

Why not visit our site now to have a look!

www.promotemachinery.com

Did You Know?

The moderns CNC machine of today came about thanks to a man called John T.Parsons who after the second world war was involved in the manufacture of helicopter blades. Because these rotor blades needed precise machining he worked out that an early IBM computer could produce very accurate contour guides. Due to this success the air force offered him a contact to design a machine to automatically cut contours to manufacture wing sections for planes. The machine was very big and expensive but did a great job using a card reader and servo controls. It would not be until the start of the 60's that this new breed of machine would become more affordable thus allowing it to be used in a range of industries. That's the end of todays history lesson folks!

You could grab a bargain if you are quick! Have a look at this MIYANO TSV35 CNC Drill Tap machining centre

In Brief: A Used MIYANO TSV35 CNC Drill Tap machining centre with FANUC 21 Control system...A one owner machine, first installed in 1997 and still under power and in production here in Oxon. Viewing of this highly productive machine is most welcomed!!

If you would like to see further information about this machine or others like it then please visit out second hand CNC machine auction site HERE