Hi, newbie here and new to machining but have always wanted to learn about it. I plan on making it my hobby as I approach retirement. I want to find equipment I can do fun projects on and possibly restore them in thew process.
A old lathe came up on Craigslist here in my area. The owner doesn't know much about it, who made it or when. I took the photos from his ad and am posting them here in the hopes someone know more about it. He states in has a 12" swing and the bed over all is about 30" so that would leave about 24" between centers as this lathe tailstock is fairly narrow. He thinks is at least pre-war and possibly turn of the century and from the photos I would not be shocked if it is. Here is the listing text:
"Offered for sale is a metal turning lathe and a good deal of associated tooling. This is a very unique lathe, it has a quick change gearbox for cutting threads which is located on the rail stock end. The carriage long feed pinon gear is missing a tooth and the half-nut handle is bent. Other than that the lathe appears to be in good condition and cuts metal nicely. Asking $875 obo. "
Any help would be great because he lives over an hour away so I would like to know as much as possible before I travel out to the country to see it.
Thanks .
A old lathe came up on Craigslist here in my area. The owner doesn't know much about it, who made it or when. I took the photos from his ad and am posting them here in the hopes someone know more about it. He states in has a 12" swing and the bed over all is about 30" so that would leave about 24" between centers as this lathe tailstock is fairly narrow. He thinks is at least pre-war and possibly turn of the century and from the photos I would not be shocked if it is. Here is the listing text:
"Offered for sale is a metal turning lathe and a good deal of associated tooling. This is a very unique lathe, it has a quick change gearbox for cutting threads which is located on the rail stock end. The carriage long feed pinon gear is missing a tooth and the half-nut handle is bent. Other than that the lathe appears to be in good condition and cuts metal nicely. Asking $875 obo. "
Any help would be great because he lives over an hour away so I would like to know as much as possible before I travel out to the country to see it.
Thanks .