darronb
Aluminum
- Joined
- May 19, 2003
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, USA
Howdy all,
There's an old turret lathe a couple miles from my place here in northern Nevada.
The property owner died, and his son is trying to liquidate the HUGE collection of old cars, trucks, parts thereof and at least this one machine tool.
It's a Warner & Swasey Number 2 turret lathe.
It appears to be essentially complete, and has a modern single-phase motor on it (originally an open flat-belt machine, later converted to a gear transmission).
It was tarped at one point, but like much else on the property, has long been neglected, and is rusty.
I can probably get it back to my place without a major hassle, and it's probably going to be VERY cheap, assuming I'm even willing to make an offer.
My question is, is there enough interest in parts from these old turret lathes to make it worth my time to haul it back to my own hoard and part it out to those in need?
The lathe is in Golconda, Nevada, about 15 miles east of Winnemucca, and about two miles from Interstate 80.
Darron
P.S.: A set of full-resolution photos can be found in my Microsoft OneDrive album here:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArngPOZxkcQuoNQ1LuySIu3U0ZXVzw?e=fC2iB7
There's an old turret lathe a couple miles from my place here in northern Nevada.
The property owner died, and his son is trying to liquidate the HUGE collection of old cars, trucks, parts thereof and at least this one machine tool.
It's a Warner & Swasey Number 2 turret lathe.
It appears to be essentially complete, and has a modern single-phase motor on it (originally an open flat-belt machine, later converted to a gear transmission).
It was tarped at one point, but like much else on the property, has long been neglected, and is rusty.
I can probably get it back to my place without a major hassle, and it's probably going to be VERY cheap, assuming I'm even willing to make an offer.
My question is, is there enough interest in parts from these old turret lathes to make it worth my time to haul it back to my own hoard and part it out to those in need?
The lathe is in Golconda, Nevada, about 15 miles east of Winnemucca, and about two miles from Interstate 80.
Darron
P.S.: A set of full-resolution photos can be found in my Microsoft OneDrive album here:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArngPOZxkcQuoNQ1LuySIu3U0ZXVzw?e=fC2iB7