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Lion lathes - any and all info on bulgarian orpan machines
- Thread starter RICKDORTY
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Diamond
- Joined
- Mar 15, 2004
- Location
- Edison Washington USA
I think this is them-
ZMM - BULGARIA HOLDING LTD.
but there just arent that many of em in the USA, and the ones that are here are mostly bigger, in machine shops where they just make their own parts when they break.
ZMM - BULGARIA HOLDING LTD.
but there just arent that many of em in the USA, and the ones that are here are mostly bigger, in machine shops where they just make their own parts when they break.
El Mustachio
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2010
- Location
- Eastern Washington, USA
Try Johnny Iknadossian at Intenational Machinery in Ontario CA. They're the current distributor of what has become Lion. He's helped me a number of times on my "Swedish" Lion. Problem with Lion's is getting the *right* information. I don't know the history but they seemed to have undergone quite a number of transformations over the years. Even our original owners' manual came with at least 6 different speed/feed lever charts, based on what iteration of lathe you had.
If you PM me I'll send you the last email address I had for Johnny.
International Machinery
If you PM me I'll send you the last email address I had for Johnny.
International Machinery
Putch
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Nov 15, 2011
- Location
- Butler, PA
I looked up Lion's because I ran one at Timken in Houston when I lived there. It was a great machine so I went looking to see what I could get one for. Somehow I ended up looking at Summit Lathes which looked almost exactly like the Lion I ran. I think El Mustachio is right about them having many transformations. Gotta love that 4-way feed with rapid button and 2 speed tailstock though!
