Rusted sadness....

[A_Pmech]

Heres a couple links showing a similar save that was probably far worse. If you read on the antique board over on PM a bit youll see folks pulling old machines out of fields and hedgerows regularly.

I have to admit, I'm very partial to post-war machinery and don't really care much for most pre-war machines. In my own jaded way, I like putting lots of time into old machines, just not *that* old.

I can't throw stones though.

For the right person there could be come good stuff in there. I'm reminded of the guy (who I can't remember right now) who runs a successful ornamental iron shop powered by a distillate engine and lineshafts. I don't think any of his machines were made after 1915 and he finds working his trade the "old way" more enjoyable. I can't argue with his work, it's immaculate, but I wouldn't want to make a living with those machines.

 

[JoeFin]

It was probably worth no more than scrap value when it was abandoned and that was likely not enough to warrant hauling it away.

I bought my first CNC with the profits I made from selling machine tool accessories I found in an old barn

Pretty funny - after I sold the second complete set of Cincinnati #2 Horizontal Mill Dividing Head Change Gears on Eboner I get this letter from the Winning Bidder of both sets of Change Gears telling me they still use them and if I have any thing else along those lines just give them a call and don't put it up for auction.

The letter head was from Boston Gear

 

[A_Pmech]

Pretty funny - after I sold the second complete set of Cincinnati #2 Horizontal Mill Dividing Head Change Gears on Eboner I get this letter from the Winning Bidder of both sets of Change Gears telling me they still use them and if I have any thing else along those lines just give them a call and don't put it up for auction.

The letter head was from Boston Gear

Awesome!

 

[Greatbear]

The roof might have finally fallen in after all those years, but all that stuff has been sitting in a building resembling Swiss cheese for decades prior to that.

 

[rsieracki]

"We have an old machine shop that is in rough shape." ...understatement of the century

 

[zkling]

The issues for me and the point I was trying to emphasize is that yes, there may be some good stuff burried in there. Heck it may even be in great condition if protected by grime grease combo. BUT you won't know till you dig through it. If it was a standing building to dig through that would be one thing, but you have to dig through the remnants of a machine shop, plus the building that fell on top of the contents. They want to sell it as an entire lot, which is going to be alot of work for the lucky buyer. IMHO, unless you don't really value your time and just enjoy the thrill of the hunt/haull go for it, but if your plan is to end up with some good working machines, you will be time and money far ahead if you just went out and purchased individual machines in the long run.

Justanengineer, Yes I'm real familiar with some of the stuff the PM members drag home. If you think that stuff is amazing, look at some of the stuff the OWWM guys drag home. Heck one of my delta 14" bandsaws has so many pits in the table and fram that it looks like the surface of the moon. Luckily for that machine these are non critical surfaces. The lathe you linked to is like a Mac truck compared to a IDK Civic type lathe in this barn. IMHO of course.

I bought my first CNC with the profits I made from selling machine tool accessories I found in an old barn

Was the barn in your case at least still standing?

 

[marineengineer]

Can any one identify the lathe in the picture i called the seller and i might go look this weekend at it but he doesn't seem to know what the lathe is. i asked for more pictures and he sent them to me but there is still no tag on the lathe that i can see. If anyone has any idea or hint that would be greatly appreciated. Im guessing its pre wwII because its flat belt drive but thats just a guess

 

[Buckgnarly]

Can any one identify the lathe in the picture i called the seller and i might go look this weekend at it but he doesn't seem to know what the lathe is. i asked for more pictures and he sent them to me but there is still no tag on the lathe that i can see. If anyone has any idea or hint that would be greatly appreciated. Im guessing its pre wwII because its flat belt drive but thats just a guess

If you go shoot me a PM, might be interested in some stuff and might be able to split it up. Where are you coming from?

 

[zkling]

Can any one identify the lathe in the picture

Do you have a picture of the headstock end? All the ad shows is a pic of the tail stock and half the apron, not the most defining features on that of a lathe.

 

[TireTracks]

I see some things In that picture I want.

The Craftsman slo-speed grinder is one.

 

[marineengineer]

here are the pictures i got from the seller

 

[marineengineer]

i have a motor that is single phase from the 40's that i would run the lathe from if i can get if for a good price but even still i know there may be a lot of work into getting the motor set up. i just hope the building wasn't all a line shaft

 

[Steven67fr]

ooooohhhhh.... the grinder and bandsaw... The shame!!!

 

[Rust]

here are the pictures i got from the seller

wow..awesome.
It would be fun to watch you guys pic through that pile...
just to see what turns up.

If I was closer i would have been there already.

 

[marineengineer]

Heres the rest of the picture that i got from him

 

[Wi Fire 10]

Are you gunna make an offer? There is some cool stuff there, that could definitely be restored.

 

[beyondhelp]

I guess I get caught up in the what if's and lost causes. I'd love to find stuff like that to pick through and would probably end up with stuff I'd never use. Of course I havent seen anything like that come up around here. Not too many old farm houses or machine shops around me. Everything is too new or has already been gone for too long.

 

[NHBandit]

Now if they had just taken that can of Quaker State oil and poured it all over everything & put the tarps on top instead of under the machines..... If a couple of you guys get together and go for this pile post a video of the excavation.

 

[marineengineer]

I am going to go saturday i got a price from the seller 400 for the lathe ..... Thats crazy but he said hed let me look arround and would rather see it get used than scrapped . I wont pay more than 100 but who knows what else is there

 

[Rust]

I thought it was a table saw, but that Reid is a really old, old surface grinder.
That motor attatched is really cool. look at the hinges on the cast iron back bell.
That motor probably still runs.

Old school stuff there. Spooky actually.