Old Lathe pictures

[daddo]

How old is old? Mine is 24 years old.






 These are on the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi TX.

[Arlin Eastman]

Bob

You did a swell rehab job on the lathe and getting me to want yours.


Daddo

So that is what a navy sailor looks like.
   I always figured all they did was stand around.

[daddo]

I enjoy watching these old machinery films.

For your viewing pleasure. Grab the popcorn.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1sQE_X8...sTLLRSEo-B

[MichaelMouse]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnv0DAR_gWA

[Rodneywt1180b]

Those ain't old.  THESE are old.





Loose clothes, long sleeves, and no body armor.

Yes but they do have an automatic stop feature if the operator hurts himself.
Rodney

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[Timberwolf]

I found a couple of old metal lathes and thought I would show links here.  If anyone else has some old either metal or wooden lathes post them here for us to look at.

Thanks for showing them.  I am having a bad head day and forgetting how post.  I deleted my links since you did the pics

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1948 South bend 9A lathe

[Arlin Eastman]

Is that yours Jack?

[SceneryMaker]

This isn't really old (it's only 64) and it's not really a lathe (it's more of a drill press that's laying down on the job) but it did let me make enough pieces to put a foot into the vortex.



I'm just the second owner and I got a good price because the paint on the belt guard has a scratch. The scratch is too small for my camera to focus on so I didn't think $50 was too bad.

Little did I know that chucks, multiple jaws, gouges, sharpening jig, steady rest, centers, and even a new Nova lathe were in my future !!

Vortex indeed.

[Arlin Eastman]

Ken

Thanks for sharing some of your past with this.

[SceneryMaker]

It's not only in my past, it's in my present and future, too. It is currently a drum sander to smooth up segment rings and is destined to become a variable speed sharpening station. Actually, it's a pretty versatile tool. It's just not real stout by today's standards.