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My American was an old timer, I think made in 1919, and was a sturdy and accurate lathe, it cut perfectly straight in chucking work and ran smoothly and quietly. An old friend bought it back east in the mid 1950s from a dealer who had 24 of them all alike and nearly that many 36" swing; this was when the railroads were dropping steam for diesel, it must have been form the shop of a major locomotive manufacturer.
Interestingly, the chuck was held on by a coarse acme thread. The lathe is still in use at my shop, which I sold when I retired.
Interestingly, the chuck was held on by a coarse acme thread. The lathe is still in use at my shop, which I sold when I retired.