Got to love that huge Variac above the motor
The bed is amazingly wide, though I'm not a fan of double v-ways on general principles.
You can always retrofit 3phase and a VFD if the AC motor turns out to be weak at low RPM.
Hard to pass up if the price is right and the ways are straight. I would hate to try and scrape them in if they are not
I don't believe Sebastian made a bed with four vee ways. Plus, it's too old for Sebastian. Could be wrong.
Only American and New Haven had four vee ways on the bed that I can recall.
There was a thread on this on another forum several years back, when I get time I'll look.
There was something about the end of the bed, the way it was cast that made it unique to others out there.
The date this was born I would guess late 1800's, 1890 something to mid teen's, 1915 or less.
Ken
EDIT: Did find a reference on another forum. Holescreek may have it correct. There is a picture of one that is very close to yours that is a Sebastian lathe. I take back everything I've said.
Check out the legs and see if there is any lettering on them. Ken
Here's some more pictures. This picture shows the Sebastian name on change gear list. Where's yours does not.
This picture shows the bed, but showing a different end configuration on the end.
Here's the headstock
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