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Hey guys, we bought a place in Cameron and the previous owner left a Southbend metal lathe. I’m trying to decide whether to sell it or leave it in the corner. I restore pinballs and don’t know of any parts that i would need to make. So, I’m looking for ideas. Here’s the beast.

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Nice old machine with new motor.....is that an actual Baldor motor? Really nice!

Hard to tell the condition of the lathe ways to give a value estimate.
Nice to see the original cabinet and legs.
Some people will put it down due to lack of Quick-Change Gear Box (QCGB), meaning that you need to manually re-arrange gears to select feeds.

If you do decide to sell then "extras" like chucks, gears, steady rest will add value.

Me? I would lube it and test it.
Start playing with it and I bet you could find some uses for it.

-brino
 
brino said:
Nice old machine with new motor.....is that an actual Baldor motor? Really nice!

Hard to tell the condition of the lathe ways to give a value estimate.
Nice to see the original cabinet and legs.
Some people will put it down due to lack of Quick-Change Gear Box (QCGB), meaning that you need to manually re-arrange gears to select feeds.

If you do decide to sell then "extras" like chucks, gears, steady rest will add value.

Me? I would lube it and test it.
Start playing with it and I bet you could find some uses for it.

-brino
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Thanks Brino,
It is a Baldor motor.
The guy that left it had Studebakers and Hudsons so i think he was machining parts for his cars. As a matter of fact he has the only 2 Hudsons I ‘ve ever seen running.


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Looks to be missing all the end gearing except for a monster . Do you know what size it is ? You could probably part it out for a good chunk of change.
 
dlane said:
Looks to be missing all the end gearing except for a monster . Do you know what size it is ? You could probably part it out for a good chunk of change.
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How do I find out the size?
 
Measure from center of spindle chuck to the bed way , x2 , if it measures 6-1/2” it is a 13” . Is there any tags or info plate on it ?.
 
dlane said:
Measure from center of spindle chuck to the bed way , x2 , if it measures 6-1/2” it is a 13” . Is there any tags or info plate on it ?.
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Would that be from the chuck and measure doen into the valley, or measure across.
 
First closest contact from center of chuck/spindle, and don’t use back gears to remove chuck.
 
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