Used Bost Machines We Buy
Used Bost machines are bought outright: Machine Tool Exchange purchases them direct from the companies that own them, no consignment, no broker. All 12 listings in this hub are Bost and only Bost, split 6 Metal Cutting, 3 CNC Vertical Turret Lathes, 2 CNC 5-Axis Machining Centers, 1 CNC Extruder. Recorded build years run 1991 to 2018.
12 machines, page 1 of 1
Bost C110 AC (2018)
Bost VTL16C-1400 (2005)
Bost VTL16C (2005)
Bost VTL16C-1400 (2011)
Bost BD605 5 AXIS CNC MILL (1991)
Bost BD 605 5-AXIS CNC VMC (2000)
Bost BD22TS (1996)- Bost BOSTRAM 160 (2005)
- Bost BOSTRAM (2005)
- Bost HPM-810G 3-AXIS CNC MILL (2001)
- Bost PNEUMATIC
- Bost T4F (2016)
What Is in the Bost Hub Right Now
Every listing on this page is a Bost. Twelve listings, one brand, no second manufacturer mixed in anywhere. The category split is 6 filed under Metal Cutting, 3 under CNC Vertical Turret Lathes, 2 under CNC 5-Axis Machining Centers, and 1 under CNC Extruders. Those four buckets account for all twelve, and there is no fifth. Half the hub therefore sits in Metal Cutting, the broad top-level grouping in our own taxonomy rather than a narrow machine type, so the Bost book here reads wider in description than the category names suggest. Across the twelve listings there are 11 distinct model strings, and ten of the eleven appear exactly once. Eleven of the twelve listings record a build year, and those eleven run 1991 to 2018, a 27-year spread. One carries no year at all. This is a small, single-brand corner of what we buy, and the specifics are the point rather than the size.
The VTL16C Vertical Turret Lathes
VTL16C is the largest Bost family in this hub at 3 listings: two entered as VTL16C-1400 and one entered as VTL16C. All three are filed under CNC Vertical Turret Lathes, and 3 is also the entire VTL count for this hub, so the family and the category are the same three machines. VTL16C-1400 is the only model string anywhere in this hub that appears more than once. What actually gets looked at on a used vertical turret lathe, whether a shop is buying or we are scoping: table diameter and swing, the condition of the rail and the ram, turret and tool station count, chuck and jaw condition, whether it still holds tolerance under a cut rather than only in air, and the floor and rigging picture, because a VTL is not a machine anybody moves casually. We ask about those rather than assume them, so tell us how yours is configured.
BD605 5-Axis Machines, BOSTRAM, and the One-Off Bost Models
Two listings in this hub are filed as CNC 5-Axis Machining Centers, and the hub holds two BD605 5-axis machines. Our catalog spells that designation two different ways: one entry reads BD605 5 AXIS CNC MILL and the other reads BD 605 5-AXIS CNC VMC. BOSTRAM is the second family here at 2 listings, one entered simply as BOSTRAM and one as BOSTRAM 160. We are not going to tell you what a BOSTRAM is from a catalog string alone, so if that is the machine you have, describe it and we will work from the equipment rather than the label. Everything else in the hub is a family of one, named exactly as the catalog spells it: BD22TS, T4F, HPM-810G 3-AXIS CNC MILL, C110 AC, and one listing whose entire designation is the word PNEUMATIC. That is a fair picture of what a real used-machine book looks like once it stops reading like a brochure.
What MTE Looks At Before Making an Offer on a Bost
Jason Puuri scopes these one machine at a time instead of running a Bost model line through a formula, and on this hub that is not a slogan. With 10 of the 11 model strings here appearing exactly once, there is no blanket Bost number available to apply. What moves an offer: capacity and configuration, the tooling and workholding that comes with the machine, whether it still holds tolerance, hours and service history where the shop actually tracked them, whether it is currently under power and can be demonstrated, and the rigging picture, which on a vertical turret lathe or a large 5-axis mill is part of the conversation rather than an afterthought. Age by itself settles very little on a Bost. Recorded build years here run 1991 to 2018, a 27-year spread across the eleven listings that carry one, so the year on the plate tells us far less than condition, configuration, and what comes with the machine.
Selling a Bost Outright Instead of Listing It
Machine Tool Exchange is a division of Superior Machine and Tool, and we buy the machine. Not a consignment arrangement, not a listing service, not a broker introduction where your money waits on somebody else showing up later. The offer is ours and it stands on the machine in front of us. One Bost or a full row of them, on the same terms. Running or not running. Idle since the job that justified it ended, or coming out during a changeover. A VTL16C carries a rigging and floor footprint no seller should be coordinating alone, so we handle rigging and freight. Before pickup is scheduled we confirm ownership paperwork: a bill of sale, and proof the company owns the machine outright rather than still carrying it on a lease or finance agreement. With build years here reaching back to 1991, those records are often a long way back, and that is normal.
Bost Models That Do Not Appear on This Page
A twelve-listing hub is not going to show you your exact machine, and that is not a disqualifier. Look at the evidence sitting on this page: 10 of the 11 model strings here appear exactly once, our own catalog spells the same BD605 machine two different ways, and one listing's whole designation is the word PNEUMATIC. An unfamiliar Bost number is the normal case here, not the exception. Read the string off the data plate and send it exactly as it reads, spacing and all, because that is usually enough for us to place the machine before anything else gets discussed. One more thing worth saying plainly: a Bost rarely leaves a plant on its own. Okuma, Doosan, Mazak, Haas, DMG MORI, Makino and Toshiba equipment are all things we buy elsewhere in the catalog, none of them in this Bost hub, so a mixed floor can go on one pickup schedule.
Common questions
How do I sell a Bost machine?
Send the data-plate designation, capacity, approximate age, condition, and photos. Machine Tool Exchange, a division of Superior Machine and Tool, returns a written offer with no listing fee.
Do you buy Bost VTL16C vertical turret lathes?
Yes. VTL16C is the largest family here at 3 listings, all filed under CNC Vertical Turret Lathes, and VTL16C-1400 is the only string in this hub that repeats.
Will you buy a Bost 5-axis machine like the BD605?
Yes. Two listings here are filed under CNC 5-Axis Machining Centers, and the hub holds two BD605 5-axis machines. Our catalog carries it as both BD605 and BD 605.
My Bost model number is not shown on this page. Do you still buy it?
Yes, and it is the normal case here. Ten of the eleven model strings in this hub appear exactly once, and one listing's whole designation is PNEUMATIC. Send the data-plate string.
Is this a listing service, or does MTE buy the machine itself?
We buy it. Machine Tool Exchange purchases outright as a division of Superior Machine and Tool. Not consignment, not a listing, not a broker, so nothing waits on a buyer.
Should I put a Bost VTL through an auction instead?
That is a trade in behavior, not in figures. An auction sets a date and lets whoever shows up decide. An outright purchase settles the number before the machine moves, and we scope the VTL in front of us rather than a Bost model line.
What paperwork do I need to sell a Bost?
A bill of sale, proof the company owns the machine outright rather than carrying it on a lease or finance agreement, and any service records. Recorded build years here start at 1991, so old paperwork is normal. We confirm ownership before scheduling pickup.
Thinking about selling Bost Machines?
Ten of the eleven Bost model strings here appear exactly once, and our own catalog spells the same BD605 two different ways, so matching a page is the wrong test. Jason Puuri scopes the specific machine, not the model line. Send the data-plate string as it reads plus a few photos, and a written offer comes back.