Show off your vintage lathe.
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tombell572
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Here's my 1938 Sheldon !0" lathe. I've had it about 25 years, originally from the Bell Labs facility in NJ. Fully tooled with 3 & 4 jaw chucks, faceplate, 4C collet set, taper attachment. Seems to have had an easy life in the lab environment.
Tom B.
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jabberwoki
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Wow that's a beauty.
rsanter
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Cleave
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Here's my WF Barnes and Co. #6 lathe, originally pedal powered. Capacity is about 12x33. The motor mount was cobbled together by somebody long before me, someday I intend to make a better one with a bigger (than 1/4 hp) motor. I have a new 8" chuck on backorder from Grizzly too, this has a couple jaws with way too much play. Also missing the 52t change gear. Maybe someday I'll make the gear myself running the tool like a shaper.
But for the price of a couple yellow cordless drills at home depot, it adds a whole new realm of capability.
But for the price of a couple yellow cordless drills at home depot, it adds a whole new realm of capability.
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LMS
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Wow - nice!
harley jim
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That is very nice. I was going to take a pic of mine but!
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Oregon rock crusher
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Not surprisingly there are some very nice lathes showing up in this thread. I've got quite a few vintage lathes as well but I'll start with a few pics of my 1918 17" Sidney Heavy pattern double back gear cone head lathe. It has factory risers on it boosting swing from 19" to about 26". It was pretty rough when I got it but it cleaned up very well and is in good shape for it's age. I had to build a double reduction drive for it to get it down to the right input rpm. Also made the chip pan and drawers. It takes up a bit of wall space but it's kind of handy for it's large swing and bed length. Ed.
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jabberwoki
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Wow I`m surprised how many people have such sweet vintage goodness.
AdrianBoomer
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My 1918 Dalton and 1911 Hendey, just finishing its rebuild hence the spindle is removed in the photo.
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I used to have this 1946 Montgomery Ward lathe. It was made by Logan and is pretty much a Model 200 in all aspects. It was my dad's first lathe. I totally rebuilt it while going through trade school (ok, that's still plain bondo on the gear cover - 20 years later). About 10 years ago I made the 500 pound concrete chip tray and heavy duty stand. The new owner is a younger guy who is very excited to learn about machining. I feel like it went to a good home.
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1943 Springfield 16"x 56" (pic lightly photoshopped 'cause of all the junk piled around it at the time. 
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12 speeds, 10 HP, about 5,500 lb, shown with a 12" chuck. Currently back in pieces as I sent the bed off to be ground.
Doc.
)12 speeds, 10 HP, about 5,500 lb, shown with a 12" chuck. Currently back in pieces as I sent the bed off to be ground.
Doc.
caseywheels
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My $ 50.oo American Tool Works -16"X7' ($40. to buy from a farm auction +$10. in Nickel rod to weld up the broken "castiron"motormount ..(from when they dropped it moving it before the sale). Anyone happen to know where to find the tailstock for it ?
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Oregon rock crusher
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Here is my 1906 12 x 5 Hendey. I really love this lathe and she was my first. Reverse to leadscrew, taper attachment, and a few other handy features make it a pleasure to operate and it is very accurate. Kind of small spindle through hole but still quite useful. The 2hp 1200rpm 3 phase motor is currently running off a VFD. The motor mount tilts up easily for speed changes from a under pan lever. Ed.
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Love the hole in the wall for stock and your collet tube.
Doc.
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I love the paint on that lathe, what did you use?
bmwrd0
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Here is my little 6 inch Craftsman from '37. It sits on the stand from a Delta scroll saw, with an old Craftsman 10 drawer underneath for storage.
Here is what it looked like when I found it, before I cleaned it up:
At this point I am mostly just fooling around with it, as I haven't used a lathe since high school. But, I plan on making model steam engines.
Here is what it looked like when I found it, before I cleaned it up:
At this point I am mostly just fooling around with it, as I haven't used a lathe since high school. But, I plan on making model steam engines.
Oregon rock crusher
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Love the hole in the wall for stock and your collet tube.
Doc.
Thanks Doc. When I built the shop and added a small tool room I expected it to be plenty of space for a lathe and mill. It didn't take long for the machines overrun that space though and start taking over the rest of the shop.
. So far at least I haven't had to blow holes in any of the outside walls but it is getting tight. Pic at bottom. Ed.Thanks Wyatt. It's been a while but I believe I used Martin Senour Urethane on Sid. I was shooting for a gunmetal gray and that's what it looked like on the chip to me but it's a little more blue than I expected. The preparation took quite a while as the castings were pretty rough. Ed.
Neat Craftsman BMW. I like the 10 drawer tooling cabinet. Ed.
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Here is my little 6 inch Craftsman from '37. It sits on the stand from a Delta scroll saw, with an old Craftsman 10 drawer underneath for storage.
Here is what it looked like when I found it, before I cleaned it up:
At this point I am mostly just fooling around with it, as I haven't used a lathe since high school. But, I plan on making model steam engines.
If you would like to connect with some like minded people building models go here, http://midvalleymodelengineers.club/mid-valley-model-engineers/ Or PM me and i'll connect you up.
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bmwrd0
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Thanks Larry, I hadn't heard of them. It sounds really good.
isb cornbinder
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I have two lathes. A MYFORD SUPER 7 was my first. I bought it about 35 years ago.
The second lathe is a 1945, 16X120 South Bend. I bought it for $900 and I am willing to let it go for what I paid. It works just fine. I have had the SB for 10 years. Lots of tooling with it.
The second lathe is a 1945, 16X120 South Bend. I bought it for $900 and I am willing to let it go for what I paid. It works just fine. I have had the SB for 10 years. Lots of tooling with it.
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Thanks Doc. When I built the shop and added a small tool room I expected it to be plenty of space for a lathe and mill. It didn't take long for the machines overrun that space though and start taking over the rest of the shop.
-Boy I guess so. Five lathes, two shapers, two tool & cutter grinders, an ironworker, at least two big drill presses and barely enough room to turn around.
That's my kinda shop!
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-Boy I guess so. Five lathes, two shapers, two tool & cutter grinders, an ironworker, at least two big drill presses and barely enough room to turn around.
That's my kinda shop!
Doc.
That describes the normal small commercial shop.
Ed is just operating a working museum!
Oregon rock crusher
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Here is one more vintage lathe from the "tool room". This is a 12" FE Reed from around the turn of the century. It had quite a bit of the original tooling including the change gear storage "tomb stone". Also came with the taper attachment. I added a chip pan fitting it around the legs.
The really neat thing about this lathe is that I was able to get a bit of it's history from the former owner. His father had been a Copper Smith in Townsend Vermont operating his own business, first as Smith Craft and latter as Vermont Copper Crafter. Harry McIntosh started this business in 1946 with a few used machines and a talent for the craft. Most of their products were hand hammered copper but some were spun on this lathe. The business was located in a building on the same plot as the family home. Due to a lack of copper during the Korean war the business was forced under in about 51'. This lathe, along with much of the other equipment, remained largely unused in the original shop until Bruce McIntosh, Harry's younger son, drove back to Vermont from Oregon to settle up the family estate in 1994.
Bruce brought this lathe home to Oregon along with quite a collection of other artifacts from the business. Bruce is a retired music professor from Willamette University and wrote a book detailing many of the products his father manufactured and much of the history of this craft. I bought the lathe from Bruce in 2009. It's hard to say who owned it for the first 45 years or so of its life but it's nice to know the history of the last 70. At any rate it shows very little wear. I doubt it has cut many threads, the gears are pristine. Ed.
The really neat thing about this lathe is that I was able to get a bit of it's history from the former owner. His father had been a Copper Smith in Townsend Vermont operating his own business, first as Smith Craft and latter as Vermont Copper Crafter. Harry McIntosh started this business in 1946 with a few used machines and a talent for the craft. Most of their products were hand hammered copper but some were spun on this lathe. The business was located in a building on the same plot as the family home. Due to a lack of copper during the Korean war the business was forced under in about 51'. This lathe, along with much of the other equipment, remained largely unused in the original shop until Bruce McIntosh, Harry's younger son, drove back to Vermont from Oregon to settle up the family estate in 1994.
Bruce brought this lathe home to Oregon along with quite a collection of other artifacts from the business. Bruce is a retired music professor from Willamette University and wrote a book detailing many of the products his father manufactured and much of the history of this craft. I bought the lathe from Bruce in 2009. It's hard to say who owned it for the first 45 years or so of its life but it's nice to know the history of the last 70. At any rate it shows very little wear. I doubt it has cut many threads, the gears are pristine. Ed.
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AdrianBoomer
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some really great machines here!
Oregon rock crusher
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Here is just one more vintage lathe...for now. This one is a 42' Hardinge TL which I picked up around 13 years ago. It was missing all of the original drive components but had a lot of original accessories and tooling with it. A very similar replacement drive came up on C/L this summer from a DV59 so I adapted it to my TL and went through the rest of the lathe. Lot's of clean up and paint prep work. Also quite a few new bearings in the gear box and other general repairs.
TL's are not that common and were made mostly during the WW2 years and transitioned the Cataract lathe line to the HLV lathes. Some of the accessories are quite rare. Anyway here are a few pics. I haven't used it much yet but a couple test cuts look good. A few pics. Ed.
TL's are not that common and were made mostly during the WW2 years and transitioned the Cataract lathe line to the HLV lathes. Some of the accessories are quite rare. Anyway here are a few pics. I haven't used it much yet but a couple test cuts look good. A few pics. Ed.
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jabberwoki
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Wow, I`m sooo coming over one day.
paulsomlo
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That one, I lust over.
paulsomlo
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I think I've got a new lust.
Oregon rock crusher
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I'll keep a couple cold ones ready.
I know what you mean! Monogamy doesn't cut it when it comes to lathes. A trip to the shop should be like a trip to the brothel...a variety of fine things at hand to appreciate. A 10EE is on my list as well as a Rivett 1020. But it's still a fairly long list. Ed.Oregon rock crusher
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I like your Barnes #6 Lathe Cleave and am surprised no others have been posted in this thread yet. Velocipede and treadle powered Barnes lathes were very popular back in the day but very few turn up with the original foot powered parts.
I've got a couple Barnes lathes and here are a few pics of my #5, also missing the treadle and seat parts. I do have most of the original accessories though. I'm also including a vintage add and a pic an original treadle lathe... that I wish was mine. Ed.
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Steve from Socal
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I had a request to post pictures of my "Vintage" lathes here. In looking at the gallery here I am not sure they meet the definition, the newest is a 1976, the oldest 1955.
I will post a single pic here to see if you folks have any interest.
These are all Monarch lathes, 1976 10EE, 1959 series 62 and, 1955 13EE
Steve
I will post a single pic here to see if you folks have any interest.
These are all Monarch lathes, 1976 10EE, 1959 series 62 and, 1955 13EE
Steve
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poppinjohnnies
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Re: Show off your vintage or not so vintage lathe.
I just got this little beauty from a buddy today!
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I just got this little beauty from a buddy today!
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