Used Lathe... Questionable History

[Kevin C]

http://corvallis.craigslist.org/tls/3158918527.html

No ... I did not make this up. Not PG.... Not sure if this guy is real or not.

 

[7th Kahuna]

I'm no expert on nor knowledgeable about the history of such productions. I suppose anything is possible but I would tend to think not. So are you looking for a lathe?

 

[Kevin C]

Now that I have my shop just about completed I am liking for a lathe.... Not sure that's the one I'm going to buy!

 

[7th Kahuna]

Noticed some minor damage to one of the hand wheels. Looks like a nice lathe though. Don't hold it's professed past against it. Every lathe deserves a second chance.

Who writes an ad like that?! Maybe take along a friend if you go to look at it.

 

[larry_g]

There are multiple damage points on that lathe. Could have had a rough ride out here. No surprise that it came from a 'toy' factory. It was probably used in the tool room to make and repair molds and fixtures.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[rsieracki]

lol, seriously who would include that in a for sale ad

 

[1948]

i dont see how you would use a lathe to make one of those.... i think a stamping/extruding process would be the ideal way, i mean you cant really make a smooth enough surface in a fast enough time on a machine like that.... just not cost effective. i think this guy is blowing hot air.

 

[7th Kahuna]

Smooth of course is only one of the choices. There is also ribbed I think.

 

[rsieracki]

Smooth of course is only one of the choices. There is also ribbed I think.

how about an acme thread

 

[Krash Kadillak]

That lathe probably needs to go to rehab.......

 

[Ric in Richmond]

Don't buy this lathe unless you plan on dicking around with it!!!

 

[camarotoolman]

I hand carved some of them for special girls friends, but turned them on a lathe...

 

[Kevin54]

That's a ******** ad. Mostly everything is molded and not turned on a lathe as far as *****'s go. And no, I'm not an expert or customer

 

[Jim Johnstone]

My dad managed a company that moulded and assembled soap dispensers here in Canada. They had a sister company in the UK that moulded soap dispensers, pressure washer guns and **** plugs.

I know, useless info, but I still found it an interesting combination.

 

[ArkTinkerer]

Can't be the real history other wise he would have noted that it was well lubed.

 

[bdkruger1]

Didn't know they had plastic dildos in the '30's. He probably isn't computer savvy, and asked one of his buddies to post it for him. I probably would have done something similar.

 

[Jack Burton]

What were they using as cutting fluid? KY?

 

[SweetD]

That is freaking hilarious!

 

[rslaback]

I sincerely hope that you found this lathe using the search term "metal lathe" and not "metal *****."

 

[bgarrett]

Monarch Lathes are made in Sidney Ohio by MONARCH, not Atlas

 

[gorilla]

Monarch is one of the best lathes ever built, that one is sure worth a look. If it's in reasonable shape it's worth the price. I think that the ad was written by someone who doesn't know much about lathes or ***** fabrication.