mark@ems-fife.co.uk

Here`s a sale of small stuff for you guys on the south coast.

http://www.goindustry.com/en/auction...tails-7516.asp

Charles Ping

On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:19:32 -0700, "mark@ems-fife.co.uk"
<mark@ems-fife.co.uk> wrote:

>Here`s a sale of small stuff for you guys on the south coast.
>
>http://www.goindustry.com/en/auction...tails-7516.asp


Shame that it's on the Isle of Wight. Just adds to the cost of
collecting anything - unless of course you live there!

Charles

Charles Lamont

>>Here`s a sale of small stuff for you guys on the south coast.
>>
>>http://www.goindustry.com/en/auction...%28isle-of-wig
>>ht%29-saledetails-7516.asp

I am staggered by the sheer quantity of kit - I imagined Fyne Fort as
being little more than a one-man band. What turnover would be needed to
pay the business rates on a shed big enough to house that lot? Is there
a whole continent of Model Engineers we don't know about buying the
fittings?

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Charles Lamont

Kevin

>I am staggered by the sheer quantity of kit - I imagined Fyne Fort as
>being little more than a one-man band. What turnover would be needed to
>pay the business rates on a shed big enough to house that lot? Is there
>a whole continent of Model Engineers we don't know about buying the
>fittings?

Yes, I thought that as well. Seems almost like they had a different
machine set up for each part they made. I would have only expected a
few machines. Did they have other ranges of parts that were sold into
industry as well as the bits for model engineers?

Regards
Kevin

Andrew Mawson

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> >I am staggered by the sheer quantity of kit - I imagined Fyne Fort
as
> >being little more than a one-man band. What turnover would be
needed to
> >pay the business rates on a shed big enough to house that lot? Is
there
> >a whole continent of Model Engineers we don't know about buying the
> >fittings?
>
> Yes, I thought that as well. Seems almost like they had a different
> machine set up for each part they made. I would have only expected
a
> few machines. Did they have other ranges of parts that were sold
into
> industry as well as the bits for model engineers?
>
> Regards
> Kevin

Presumably it's a closing down sale, so maybe they had overheads too
large for their income, and the size and range of stuff in the auction
reflects this !

AWEM

Kevin

>
>Presumably it's a closing down sale, so maybe they had overheads too
>large for their income, and the size and range of stuff in the auction
>reflects this !

Yes, I believe they have now gone bust. But there were about 30-40
production lathes listed, and all manual machines. They can't have
employed that many people making model engineering fittings. Which is
why I was curious if the model engineering stuff was just a sideline
for them. Or perhaps they got a job lot of lathes cheap somewhere
when someone else threw them out.

There was a quite nice looking BCA jig borer listed as a "mini-mill"
starting at £100. Could be a good buy if no-one notices what it is.

Regards
Kevin

Mark Rand

On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:05:17 +0100, Kevin <kevin.newsgroups@btinternet.com>
wrote:

>
>>

>
>There was a quite nice looking BCA jig borer listed as a "mini-mill"
>starting at £100. Could be a good buy if no-one notices what it is.
>
>Regards
>Kevin


I was hoping that no-one would notice that :-(


Mark Rand
RTFM

Kevin

>
>I was hoping that no-one would notice that :-(
>

Whoops, sorry. But I think the location is going to put a lot of
people off (me, for a start!).

Regards
Kevin

DCreed

>I am staggered by the sheer quantity of kit - I imagined Fyne Fort as
>being little more than a one-man band. What turnover would be needed
to
>pay the business rates on a shed big enough to house that lot? Is
there
>a whole continent of Model Engineers we don't know about buying the
>fittings?[/color]

Yes, I thought that as well. Seems almost like they had a different
machine set up for each part they made. I would have only expected a
few machines. Did they have other ranges of parts that were sold into
industry as well as the bits for model engineers?

Regards
Kevin I also thought the amount of machines was OTT for such a small market,
maybe thats why they went bust. To setup one machine per job seems like
madness, how would you recoup the outlay for the machine and still make a
profit, oh well, thats another well know name consigned to history, Dave


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Charles Lamont

>Kevin I also thought the amount of machines was OTT for such a small market,
>maybe thats why they went bust.

The auction details said closing due to retirement.

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Mark Rand

On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 15:58:01 -0500, DCreed <DCreed.2ut98n@rcgroups.com> wrote:


>Kevin I also thought the amount of machines was OTT for such a small market,
>maybe thats why they went bust. To setup one machine per job seems like
>madness, how would you recoup the outlay for the machine and still make a
>profit, oh well, thats another well know name consigned to history, Dave


Most of the stuff is in excess of 50 years old. So the use of a lot of second
op lathes and capstans with bar feeders is quite reasonable. The machines
probably paid for themselves back in the 60's. The sad thing is that there is
nothing much newer.

There are a few things that interest me in this sale, but they'll probably get
bid out of my range.


Mark Rand
RTFM

Andy Parker

>
>I am staggered by the sheer quantity of kit - I imagined Fyne Fort as
>being little more than a one-man band. What turnover would be needed to
>pay the business rates on a shed big enough to house that lot? Is there
>a whole continent of Model Engineers we don't know about buying the
>fittings?

AFAIK Fyne Forts main business was in yacht fitting supply, the ME
side was an out of season sideline - used to be long lead times on out
of stock items.
Andy Parker, Agate House Lapidary
Ulverston, Cumbria, England
andy@agatehouse.co.uk
www.agatehouse.co.uk