Plant machinist
Plastic
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2017
New here so I hope this is in the right place. I am shopping for a lathe for my home shop. I am hoping to retire in 8 or 10 years and would like to have something to do side jobs on. First I found an Atlas Clausing 6300 series 12x36, $600.00. The seller has new screw for cross feed but I would buy the lead screw and compound screw too. It is a very clean lathe. It looks a lot lighter than I would like. Also found a 5914 Clausing that has surface rust on ways and cross slide as well with 3 jaw Chuck for $1700.00. I have only see pics of this one. I also found a 1957 Sound Bend 13 x 36. The owner says it was his dad's who passed away 4 years ago. He was a machinist by trade and has 3 and maybe a 4 jaw with it. He is not sure how much tooling is with it. I think I can buy this one for $1000.00. This guy also has a Bridgeport mill 9x32 table. The only thing he could tell me about it was it had 4477 on it. His dad ran both of these machines at home. $1000.00 for the mill too. I have been a machinist for near 30 years but I am used to running large machines. The smallest I run is a 15 x 54 Lablond. And the largest is a 32 inch swing Lodge and Shipley or a Cincinnati boring mill with a 5' Chuck. Was wondering if the 5914 or the 13x36 Lodge and Shipley is the better choice?