todays buying spree

[rsanter]

tool a little drive today to buy a craftsman/atlas lathe and bought a few other things as well.

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got it all for $700
I already have the rotary table apart for cleanup and resto. its a little rusty but it looks worse than it is. the fasteners all came apart easily and the inner (important) surfaces are all in good shape.

I need to put a new cord on the toolpost grinder and clean it up a bit. then I think it will go for sale.

the milling attachment will be going for sale

the lathe will get an evaluation and hopefully all is good enough that I will keep it and sell my smaller lathe. currently I have 3 metal lathes and 2 wood lathes

bob

 

[t. jones]

That's what I want!!! Do you have a mill to set the rotary table on? What is the motor rating on the lathe? looks like a good deal....Thanx Trevor

 

[TireTracks]

We have a lathe just like that ( got any bigger pics?)

real nice machine

 

[Kevin54]

the lathe will get an evaluation and hopefully all is good enough that I will keep it and sell my smaller lathe. currently I have 3 metal lathes and 2 wood lathes

Why does everyone that has good stuff for sale live on the other side?

Good score on the purchase!!!

 

[rsanter]

yes, still have my mill so I think I will be keeping the rotary table. I actually also have a small index head but would like to find a larger one. I was also thinking it would be nice to have a sine-plate to mount this rotary table to or even a large angle plate

this is the current setup in my garage, if this lathe checks out it will replace the small lathe pictured (which is in great shape and very precise, but too small).
my big lathe is in the shop in fresno

bob

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[drivadesl]

Wow for cheap money you scored a pretty nice machine. Is that a 10 or 12" swing? With a grinder and milling attachment also. That gives some nice flexibility, but suggest watching out for the grinding dust around the ways, they just want to stick to the oily surfaces. Got any projects in mind otherwise?

 

[Falcon67]

Nice score on that equipment. Like the mobility on your Bridgeport, nice work there.

My 9x20 lathe and square column mill are both now in the category of "you shoulda got those that a long time ago". I still don't claim to know what I'm doing with them, but they are damn handy tools.

 

[T VETTE]

When you go to sell the smaller lathe let me know type and price. I work in Fresno and can maybe take it off your hands. I don't have a lathe at all right now, but been looking a little.

 

[lawfarm]

Forgive my ignorance here, but what's the deal with the 'toolpost grinder'? That just seems like a MONSTER motor to spin the little grinder...

 

[nolatoolguy]

wow, not bad for 700$

its amazing some people would say wow good scrap metal me and you say ausome i want that

 

[tdkkart]

if this lathe checks out it will replace the small lathe pictured (which is in great shape and very precise, but too small).

Whatever you do, do not get rid of the little lathe. I had one before I got a bigger one, sold it, and wished 100 times I had it back.

 

[Torque1st]

Someone needs to give out the U-**** award. Good find!

A lot of older equipment used standard size motors so they were easily repairable/replaceable.

 

[rsanter]

Forgive my ignorance here, but what's the deal with the 'toolpost grinder'? That just seems like a MONSTER motor to spin the little grinder...

a toolpost grinder can give you a high precision finish like for a fluid seal surface or a high precision surface for a roller bearing to ride on.

also, you can take a hardenable material and do the base machinework, harden it and then do the final finishing on it when it may be too hard to cut with lathe tooling and still get a good finish.

you can also weld up a bearing surface that got gawled and then grind it back to a usable surface

bob

 

[srmofo]

Why does everyone that has good stuff for sale live on the other side?

Good score on the purchase!!!

we got tons of great stuff here in dayton ohio, you just cant get people to sell it