Recent content by JustMe3

I only have the mills because I was presented with a deal I could not walk away from. In grad school I used both mills and lathes. I did spend more time on the lathe. BTW I love you avatar. That was the logo on the oil burner in my paternal grandparents basement. When I was very young that logo...

Thank you again for all the information. After I get it located and set up I will try to remember to get back and post some photos.

@dutchgray you are correct on the spindle. The specification from the auction site shows a spindle mount as D-1 Camlock. The tail stock is #4MT. The drive motor is 7.5 HP. The auction description did not specify single or three phase, but I assume it is three phase. Now I have to figure how to...

I paid $3,100 for the lathe. I like the parts and tooling availability. It includes a travel rest but not a steady rest. I still have some trepidation due to not being able to inspect it before bidding. I can't tell you how many bids I lost over the past 8 months, but I was surprised I got this...

I hit upon this lathe at auction very near the end of the auction. I have been looking for a good manual lathe for almost a year now. Budget constraints stink!