Beautiful old American Iron and Steel

[Batmanacw]

Looks like the motor might not be original. The motor plate.



The power switch on the outside of the machine.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

The guy who had it said 1800 lbs. The instructions said 3000 lbs. Probably crate plus accessories. Pretty heavy.

Those straps are going around smooth radius edges on the ways. Right now, I'm not being "that guy". Everybody can't wait to "gotcha' but there wasn't one.

Not the way I read the situation at all, but whatever.

 

[CJ5Dave]

See if this manual is close to your lathe:

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/2323/21690.pdf

Is that a 12 inch chuck?
You will love operating that lathe. Get it running, the gearbox whining, and you will zone out everything but the workpiece.

 

[Smithdoor]

Looks like the motor might not be original. The motor plate.

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The power switch on the outside of the machine.

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Simple
The electric box is rated for 7.5 hp and 575 volts.
The motor is 2HP and 240/480.
It need that size for 240 volt .
Nice looking tag.

Dave

 

[Batmanacw]

See if this manual is close to your lathe:

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/2323/21690.pdf

Is that a 12 inch chuck?
You will love operating that lathe. Get it running, the gearbox whining, and you will zone out everything but the workpiece.

That is a much newer model but very close.

 

[CJ5Dave]

Carroll & Jamieson Machine Tool Co. - Publication Reprints | VintageMachinery.org

A bunch of model pubs.

 

[Janderso]

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510 max RPM. She is an old beauty for sure.

 

[Batmanacw]

See if this manual is close to your lathe:

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/pubs/2323/21690.pdf

Is that a 12 inch chuck?
You will love operating that lathe. Get it running, the gearbox whining, and you will zone out everything but the workpiece.

It is a 12" 3 jaw. I had to go out and check. Lol! It's cold and windy outside!

 

[Batmanacw]

I drained the oil and flushed the gearbox the best I could. The gears aren't pretty but the lathe is run-able. I had to fill a bit higher than the book said to get a certain set of gears to touch the oil to get half the gears to fully lubricate.

I adjusted one shaft so the gears would engage properly and the shift lever would lock in place properly.

I found out my lathe has a crude cone brake built into the clutch lever. Metal against metal. No idea if it had friction material or if it should be lubricated.

I don't think I'll be taking the monster cuts this lathe was designed for but it will still take much bigger cuts than the little Chinese 10x30 I have now.

 

[Batmanacw]

I have not yet figured out how to control the feeds for standard turning.