Used Blanchard Grinders We Buy
Used Blanchard grinders are what this hub is for: 274 listings, one builder, no brand mix. The designations run a size ladder from an 8AD-12 up to a 72HD-120, with the 22, 18 and 11 series carrying the depth. Of the 274 listings, 147 are filed as CNC Grinding Machines and 121 as Metal Cutting. We buy them outright.
274 machines, page 1 of 12
Blanchard 16A2 (1981)
Blanchard 18A2
Blanchard 22D42- Blanchard 36-60
- Blanchard 11AD-16
Blanchard 11AD-20 (2019)
Blanchard 18-42 (1981)
Blanchard 18CD-42- Blanchard 20K
Blanchard 22CK-42 (1978)
Blanchard 26HACD-48 (1996)
Blanchard 36HD-66 (1980)
Blanchard 42HD-84 (1970)- Blanchard 48HD-96
Blanchard GHD380 (2014)- Blanchard 11D-16
Blanchard 16-NOV
Blanchard 18D-42
Blanchard 18D-42 (1981)
Blanchard 20CD-36- Blanchard 22-42 ROTARY SURFACE GRINDER
Blanchard 36HD-60 (1986)
Blanchard 48-84
Blanchard 72/84
What Is in the 274 Blanchard Listings We Hold
Every listing in this hub is a Blanchard, all 274 of them. There is no second builder to filter past. Blanchard sits 26th of the 126 brands we track, so this is a mid-sized block rather than a headline one, and it runs wide rather than deep: 133 distinct designations across 274 listings, which averages roughly two listings per designation. Filing is not uniform either. 147 listings are filed as CNC Grinding Machines and 121 as Metal Cutting, with six more sitting one apiece in CNC Miscellaneous Machines, CNC Boring Mills, Other Machines, CNC Motors, CNC Lathes and CNC Vertical Turning Centers. That split matters when you scan the grid, because the Blanchard you want may be filed under Metal Cutting rather than under grinding. It matters when you sell one too. We scope each unit off its own data plate and its own condition, not off the category it landed in.
How to Read a Blanchard Model Number
Blanchard designations come in pairs, and the pairing holds across this hub. An 8 pairs to 12, an 11 to 16 or 20, an 18 to 30, 36 or 42, a 20 to 36, a 22 to 42, a 26 to 48, a 32 to 60, a 36 to 66, a 42 to 72 or 84, a 48 to 96, a 54 to 100, and a 72 to 120. The second number is always the larger and climbs with the first. In practice it tracks the chuck size, so a 22-42 and a 42-84 are not the same conversation. The suffix letters are not decoration either. Across these 274 listings HD appears on 36, plain D on 33, K on 29, AD on 17, A on 9, CK on 7, HACD on 4, CD on 3 and C on 2. Send the letters with the designation: a 22HD-42 and a 22D-42 read differently on our side.
The Sizes We See Most: 22, 18 and 11
Depth here sits in three series. The 22 series is the broadest at 51 listings, spread across variants including 22, 22K, 22D, 22HD, 22AD, 22HACD and 22CK. The 18 series follows at 39, then the 11 series at 38. After that it thins quickly: 20 at 29, 32 at 20, 42 at 12, 26 at 11, 36 at 8, and 48 and 54 at 7 each. The largest single family is a plain 11 at 26, then a plain 18 at 20, then 22 and 22K at 11 apiece. Families of two or more account for 240 of the 274, leaving 34 one-off designations. Category filing varies by family. The 11 family carries the most grinding-filed listings, 17 CNC Grinding Machines against 9 Metal Cutting, and 11D at 4 of 4 and 32HD at 3 of 3 are filed entirely as grinding. The 42 family runs the other way, 6 Metal Cutting to 3 grinding.
Big-Chuck Blanchards and the Rigging Conversation
31 listings sit at size 42 and above, and 39 sit at 36 and above. That is where the seller conversation changes. The named large designations include 36HD-66 at 5 listings, 54-100 at 4, 42HD-84 and 42-72-84 at 3 each, and 72HD-120, 48HD-96, 42-84 and 42-72 at 2 each. The HD suffix appears on 36 listings overall and clusters at the heavy end: 72HD, 76HD, 54HD, 48HD, 42HD and 36HD. A 72HD-120 does not leave a building the way an 11-16 does. It is often pitted in or on its own pad, the floor loading is real, and the disassembly sequence decides the freight. That is the part sellers most expect to be billed for. We arrange the rigging, crating and freight ourselves, at no cost to you, in all 50 states, and we pay at pickup. What helps beforehand is a photo of the machine in its footprint showing how it is anchored.
What Moves the Offer on a Used Blanchard
Jason Puuri handles the valuation, and on a Blanchard he looks at two things first: the chuck face and the ways. The chuck face tells him how often it has been ground flat and how much magnet is left. The column and wheel head ways tell him whether it still holds flat under load. After that comes spindle condition, control type, and whether the unit is CNC or manual. The book is not uniform, which is why nothing gets quoted off a size chart: 147 listings are filed as CNC Grinding Machines and 121 as Metal Cutting, and the same nominal size turns up in both. Have four things ready before you call. The full designation with its suffix letters, so 22HD-42 rather than 22-42. The serial number. The chuck size. And two photos, one of the chuck face, one of the footprint. A quote typically comes back inside 24 to 48 hours.
Selling a Blanchard Outright Instead of Listing It
We buy the machine. We are not a broker and this is not consignment, so there is no listing fee, no commission, no waiting for an auction date, and no net-30 afterward. We purchase outright and pay at pickup. Age is not the filter people expect. Across the 121 listings here that carry a build year, the range runs 1969 to 2022, and the remaining 153 carry no year at all. A missing year on the plate does not disqualify a machine and does not stop a quote. Running, idle or decommissioned all work, and so does a single machine or a full facility. If the Blanchard is one line on a floor you are clearing, the rest of the grinding department can go on the same quote and the same pickup. Alongside Blanchard we regularly buy Okamoto, Studer, Chevalier, Mitsui, Jones and Shipman, and Landis. One offer, one truck.
Common questions
How do I sell a used Blanchard grinder?
Send the designation off the plate, the year if present, the control type and the condition. A quote typically comes back inside 24 to 48 hours, and we pay at pickup.
Do you buy Blanchard grinders, or only newer CNC machines?
Both. CNC and manual, running, idle or decommissioned. The filing says the same: 147 listings sit under CNC Grinding Machines and 121 under Metal Cutting.
What size Blanchard machines do you buy?
The whole ladder. Designations here run from an 8AD-12 through a 72HD-120, with depth in the 22 series at 51 listings, the 18 at 39 and the 11 at 38.
My Blanchard has no year on the data plate. Does that matter?
No. Only 121 of the 274 listings here carry a build year. Send the designation, the serial and a photo of the chuck face instead.
Do you buy other grinder brands alongside a Blanchard?
Yes. We regularly buy Okamoto, Studer, Chevalier, Mitsui, Jones and Shipman, and Landis. On the same floor as your Blanchard, they go on one quote and one pickup.
Is my Blanchard worth more than scrap?
The deciding factors are the chuck face, the ways, whether it still holds flat, and the control. A complete running machine is a different conversation from one stripped for parts.
Should I sell to a dealer, a broker, or at auction?
A broker lists it and waits. An auction sets the date, not you. We buy it ourselves: no consignment, no listing fee, rigging handled, and payment at pickup.
Thinking about selling Blanchard Grinders?
Two things settle a Blanchard offer: the chuck face and the ways. Both read off a photo faster than off a spec sheet, so a picture of the chuck plus the designation from the plate, 22HD-42 and not just 22-42, gets a number back faster than a phone call. Jason Puuri weighs the size, the suffix and the wear himself. Send those two today.