Delta 46-250 midi lathe weight?

[atgcpaul]

I inherited a Delta 46-250 midi lathe from my Uncle.  It's now going to get stored but I need an approximate weight for it.  Everything is stock and also has the Delta metal legs.

Any ideas on how much it all weighs?  I remember that headstock was a beast.  Certain links I've found only list it at 85lbs but that can't be right.  All told, it's got to be around 250-300lbs, right?

Thanks,
Paul

[Cecil]

Bathroom scales will get you to an approximate weight.  You may need 2 to weigh a lathe.

Sometimes I weight items which will not sit on a bathroom scale.  I weigh myself, then hold the object and take the weight again.  If it is 85 pounds, that is doable.  If it is 250, it is not.

Just a thought.

[Bob Atchison]

I inherited a Delta 46-250 midi lathe from my Uncle.  It's now going to get stored but I need an approximate weight for it.  Everything is stock and also has the Delta metal legs.

Any ideas on how much it all weighs?  I remember that headstock was a beast.  Certain links I've found only list it at 85lbs but that can't be right.  All told, it's got to be around 250-300lbs, right?

Thanks,
Paul

106#

https://www.lowes.com/pd/DELTA-21-5-in-x...OoQAvD_BwE

[AHill]

106#

https://www.lowes.com/pd/DELTA-21-5-in-x...OoQAvD_BwE

That's not a 46-250 manual.  Manual-quoted weight for a lathe generally doesn't include the stand, or accessories like bed extension, chuck, live center, etc.  I second the vote to use bathroom scales.   One source says it weighs 85 lbs., which sounds in the ballpark for a short bed 1/2 HP lathe. I'd be quite surprised if the lathe weighs as much as you estimate. If the headstock is "a beast", I'm wondering if it really is a 46-250. A 1/2 HP motor is typical for a mini-lathe, so it wouldn't make sense to have a larger headstock. More typical midi-lathes have 3/4 or 1 HP motors.

http://www.woodcentral.com/woodworking/f...he-review/

[iclark]

It looks like the lathe without legs, chucks, or accessories is 85lbs. According to Amazon, the original shipping weight was 93lbs.

According to Home Depot, the stand is probably a 46-462 and weighs 60lbs.

If there is abed extension, I would guess that that would add ~80lbs.

It does breakdown easily for transport.

[crokett™]

Not my lathe but close to it, and it weighs ~350 lbs.    The 46-250 can't weigh that much.  I've moved a Rikon that's about the same size as a 250 and could carry it by myself. 

[atgcpaul]

OK, I guess I need to eat my Wheaties.

I told shipping people 350lbs just to overestimate.  I didn't weigh the parts as I disassembled it, but I can believe the headstock is north of 60lbs.  The bed must be 50lbs.  The tailstock another 20lbs.  The legs are probably just 20lbs.