618 sight unseen.

[BGHansen]

Really tough call on when to dive in or punt. If you enjoy the satisfaction of turning a piece of "art" into something useful, go for the restoration. If you get more enjoyment out of making chips, sell it as is and chalk it up as a good lesson learned. Many unscrupulous people out there misrepresenting stuff. Buyer beware.

Bruce

 

[Cheeseheadkeith]

If you do decide to part it out, I really need a compound to finish my rescue...

I may have an extra compound in the box of parts. I’ll have my brother look

 

[Cheeseheadkeith]

For any that are interested.
I gave the lathe to my brother in payment for him transporting my south bend back to Wisconsin. He tore it down and rehabbed it. It has a dual speed motor so it works fine for the tinkering he does with it

 

[Cheeseheadkeith]

Here’s the finished product my brother is just using it to tinker with for now. We keep our eyes peeled for more parts but for now he’s using it as is

 

[francist]

Wow, nice job Keith! Looks super

-frank

 

[DavidR8]

Nice work Keith! I’d be mighty happy to receive that!


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[Cheeseheadkeith]

Thanks guys. However my brother did everything. He was on restricted duty for a while so he had a friend get it on his bench and he went to town. It belongs to him now. I still love seeing it progress so I just ordered him a complete back gear assembly and new spindle pulley. Just missing a bull gear and the half but assembly for it to be completely rebuilt and stock operating condition.

 

[Cheeseheadkeith]

Would somebody mind sending me the dimensions for part m6-78. It’s one of the last parts we need and it can be easily made on the lathe