What brand lathe is this??

[NJ Marty]

I got a call from a buddy of mine tonight and its very short notice. I have only 4 hours in this packed house and was wondering
what kind of lathe this is and if parts are desirable. I have only 4 hours in the house until the dumpers show up along with the
cleanout crew. The house is so packed I can grab anything in the 4 hour window and don't want to waste any time on it if I don't
need to.
Thanks for any info.

 

[bmwrd0]

Outside of being a metal lathe, and a decent sized one, I would say it is pre-WWII, and north of 1K pounds. Would it be for you, or for sale after you pull it out? Cause that is going to take some work unless it is a straight shot out the doors.

 

[NJ Marty]

Not for me. I was thinking take parts off it like handles, chucks etc. Was just wondering what brand it might be so I could do some research.
I only have 4 hours in the house before dumpsters arrive.

 

[paulsomlo]

It may be a Hendey - it's a good lathe. If you don't already have a lathe, I suggest taking the whole machine for your own use. Taking parts from it and leaving the carcass would be a shame. And it's hard to imagine there's anything in there that's worth more than that machine. The cleanout crew has to get it out of there, somehow - let them load it on a pallet for you.

I was involved in a similar situation two years ago; a friend knew of an estate that the realtor was cleaning out. We were given the keys for the day, and we took out three lathes, a drill press, a shop press, a bandsaw, machining tools, and lots of railroad signals.

 

[NJ Marty]

Its the same situation you had. I am hoping for a few more hours but doubt it as the new owners of property get anything left behind at a specific time.

 

[paulsomlo]

$ talks - and you may be doing the new owners a favor if you get that lathe out of there. And if they want the lathe and you happen to have some of the key parts, that makes it fairly useless to them; in that case, they'll either sell you the lathe cheap, or they'll buy the parts from you.

 

[paulsomlo]

I used to live in NJ - grew up in Colonia, exit 131 GSP.

 

[NJ Marty]

The house is a knock down, builders bought it. Its been a while but I know that area of NJ, I dated a girl from Rahway many moons ago.

 

[paulsomlo]

Sounds like you'll be doing them a favor by taking the lathe out, hard to believe they wouldn't bend a little.

 

[slowtwitch73]

It says 'Detroit'

 

[NJ Marty]

It says 'Detroit'

I figured out that is a drive all transmission on the lathe.

 

[jabberwoki]

Grab it and sort it out later

 

[G-ManBart]

That definitely looks like a Hendey and they are good lathes. The Drive All unit was a conversion system for lathes that originally had line shaft power, so it's older, but that's not all bad.

It would be a shame to see it go to the scrap yard. If there is absolutely no way at all to get it out of there, definitely take everything you can get off it...handles, the tail stock, wheels, levers, heck take the entire carriage off if you can get it. Then take as many good pictures of the lathe and any markings you can find so you have a better idea of the exact model (people will want to know when buying the parts). Gears are often very hard to find, and expensive, so I would look to open up the left side cover and pull the gears there as well.

 

[Garcky]

Well, by now, your four hours have expired. That lathe is a good argument for needing a 3/4 pickup with a 1-Ton hydraulic boom crane mounted at the rear of the bed. I rarely see those any more, but such a thing is beyond useful if you are grabbing stuff in situations like you were in. Oh, well...

 

[JHuston]

That's a Mulliner Enlund 14" engine lathe, possibly badged as a Porter-Cable. Built around 1918-1920, I believe.
I hope you got the whole machine, but if you only got parts, I'd be interested in them if you decide to move them on.

 

[NJ Marty]

I got the tailstock, chuck, center knob and a backplate. Here are pictures of the tag.

 

[JHuston]

This is my Mulliner Enlund,

Was the lathe a 12" or a 14"?
- James Huston