12-30-2017, 11:49 AM
Wondering if anyone has seen a beast like this before or have any info on it.
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12-30-2017, 01:35 PM
Wow only $600 for what looks like a 30+" swing production lathe.
To me I would take it in a second and later put the single phase thingie on it. That is just one stout lathe.
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12-30-2017, 03:16 PM
The spindle makes me nervous and the fact it won't fit in my truck and I would have to rent a forklift to move it. And the fact I'd have to remodel my shop for it to fit lol
12-30-2017, 05:15 PM
(12-30-2017, 11:49 AM)Angus Wrote: Wondering if anyone has seen a beast like this before or have any info on it. looks like an angle iron bed. I'd be asking lots of questions 
12-30-2017, 08:39 PM
12-30-2017, 09:37 PM
12-31-2017, 03:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-31-2017, 03:20 PM by Arlin Eastman.)
(12-30-2017, 09:37 PM)Angus Wrote: Yeah, but pretty soon that $600 dollar lathe starts costing more than 2 or 3 robusts......Not my first rodeo lol Angus It the tailstock is bothering you buy the Robust one or Oneway and shim it up until you get the height and you have a lathe they will turn anything.  Also I see that the tailstock was welded and not angle iron but sheet stock and looks like from the pic 3/16 to maybe 1/4 thick. I would try it and work up until you feel it is not working right. Also I would change the wheel on the back to maybe 10" instead of the what looks like 3". Also I did not see the size of the motor and if it was 3hp then it is a bigger one then what is used nowadays so that would be a + to.
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12-31-2017, 04:38 PM
I've decided against it Arlin. The spindle does not look like a standard threaded setup. It is not any type of variable speed so it would take motor work at least and maybe a phase converter. I would have to rent a trailer and forklift to get into the shop. I would have to rip out banks of wall and floor cabinets and add wiring to the shop. I would need a new bowl steady and tool rests. In the long run I would be money ahead buying new. I never turn anything that would come close to needing that much machine so the costs outweigh any benefit for me.
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