doonjumper
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Bragging rights 
110v "working condition" asking $300 (not mine. Its on ebay)
110v "working condition" asking $300 (not mine. Its on ebay)CK5
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Identify this lathe and win....
- Thread starter doonjumper
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Looks like the old Southbend I had in my shop.
doonjumper
1/2 ton status
Dude asking $300 but doesn't know the brand. I may go look at it just to see if you are right lol
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i agree. Southbend. kinda primitive, but very well made.
doonjumper
1/2 ton status
Primitive for a shop or for a guy who has never used one? What types of things does one look for in a lathe? or when buying a used one. FIL may want this
primitive in that you will have to 'build' the gear train that changes the thread pitch you are cutting, instead of just shifting the gears. (if it is like mine was). that means selecting the gears out of the set and install them according to the chart/diagram. not a big deal.
upside is, everything on it is built 'old school', strong and well made. it will do pretty much everything a new one that size will do, but it won't have power cross feed and the hole through the spindle will be kinda small for chambering rifle barrels and the like.
it is worth the $300 if it isn't trashed/rusted and if the gear sets and chucks are still there. it looks like a the three jaw chuck on it in the picture. i'd grab it for that if that was in my area.
upside is, everything on it is built 'old school', strong and well made. it will do pretty much everything a new one that size will do, but it won't have power cross feed and the hole through the spindle will be kinda small for chambering rifle barrels and the like.
it is worth the $300 if it isn't trashed/rusted and if the gear sets and chucks are still there. it looks like a the three jaw chuck on it in the picture. i'd grab it for that if that was in my area.
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doonjumper
1/2 ton status
He said he has all the parts. He also said that it was once a large overhead belt driven lathe but it was converted over. Guy is selling it for his uncle so he doesnt know alot about it....then again neither do I lol
Looks to me to be about a 9" x 36"
doonjumper
1/2 ton status
He didnt know. Its his Uncle's who is 77 years old and bought it 25 years ago with plans of using it. He claims his Uncle never did use it. "Not even once"
I sold parts to one for $300. My brother has a complete working one that was my grandfathers. The guy that bought the parts ordered what he needed to put it back together. He has a shop that is belt driven. Shows how things used to be done.
Hahaha. But it is the coolest old school demonstration of old equipment.
I know what you mean. I've been in a few machine shops that still have big old belt driven lathes. Belts that go all the way up to the ceiling and back down again. Crazy stuff. Just looks like its gona suck you in.
Lathe
Did you buy the Lathe? Anymore pics of it?
Looks like a South Bend, here's a great SB link.
http://www.lathes.co.uk/southbend/index.html
Did you buy the Lathe? Anymore pics of it?
Looks like a South Bend, here's a great SB link.
http://www.lathes.co.uk/southbend/index.html
