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15” X “48” Pacemaker for sale in Utah $2000

I was checking out the 36" Monarch NN listed below. The younger, but bigger brother to the 28" I have. If it's really in great shape the price isn't bad, but it's more than I could go for.
 
27 speed, and looks to maybe be the "Multi-Production" iteration. As far as I know, there's no such thing as a 15" Pacemaker, but as I recall the double tailstock hold downs would indicate at least a 16" machine.

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My 1946 14" has a tailstock crank. Possible it was added, though it's all factory parts. Also possible that it was included in the "tool room" version of the machine.

The one mounted to the lathe in the initial post is shop made, I'm pretty sure. All others I've seen are a casting that mounts to the side of the base, and that one looks like plate mounted to the rear if the base.

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Andy FitzGibbon said:
My 1946 14" has a tailstock crank.
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I would probably like the crank now. But when I was young, it was way faster on the small (16" and 18" type) lathes to unclamp the bolts and sling that bastard for'd and back. Good exercise, too :)

That was when people went to work instead of the gym ....

Nice brochure, johnoder. Thank you. Wasn't it great when machine tool brochures talked about machine tool features ?
 
EmanuelGoldstein said:
I would probably like the crank now. But when I was young, it was way faster on the small (16" and 18" type) lathes to unclamp the bolts and sling that bastard for'd and back. Good exercise, too :)

That was when people went to work instead of the gym ....

Nice brochure, johnoder. Thank you. Wasn't it great when machine tool brochures talked about machine tool features ?
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I have a 14" squarehead Pacemaker. It has the crank handle. I would not be surprised if that tailstock weighs 500+ lbs. I'm a big guy and I can't slide it without the crank (I have two 14" lathes and the other does not have a crank, but it's tailstock is maybe 300 lbs).
 
Garwood said:
I have a 14" squarehead Pacemaker. It has the crank handle. I would not be surprised if that tailstock weighs 500+ lbs. I'm a big guy and I can't slide it without the crank (I have two 14" lathes and the other does not have a crank, but it's tailstock is maybe 300 lbs).
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My Pacemaker was a 16 x 54, just like the brochure. Tailstock was easy to move (then). I'da loved a newer one like yours. The Model D's and stuff are pornographic.

16 x 54 Monarch 60's same. In fact, had one part on a shortbed version that I had to take the tailstock off between drilling and boring the part. I'll agree, that was a hassle.

If you want a tailstock that needs the little towing pin, try a Panther. That hummer had a tailstock. Or the 10CU and 12CU ... 10" chuck machine, 25,000 lbs. Gimme a machine with balls :)

Anything bigger than the 16's and yeah, you'd want the crank, at least. Nowadays I'm probably suitable for a crummy little Hardinge :D
 
EmanuelGoldstein said:
I would probably like the crank now. But when I was young, it was way faster on the small (16" and 18" type) lathes to unclamp the bolts and sling that bastard for'd and back. Good exercise, too :)

That was when people went to work instead of the gym ....

Nice brochure, johnoder. Thank you. Wasn't it great when machine tool brochures talked about machine tool features ?
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It was even greater, before accountants made decisions, when those selecting machines, higher yet those specifying machinery, understood the verbiage, directed capital outlay. Today, someone reading these would declare it hype. Not American, truly they "were all that".
I own a fifties 16 x 54; after a lifetime running full sized toolroom lathes, the ATW Pacemaker still reigns supreme. Running shaft work, it's Monarch, tied with Axelson.
 
Hey, longtime lurker, first time poster.

I've been trying to buy a Pacemaker for a while, and had several deals fall through recently. I'm talking to this seller right now - he says the chuck is 15" diameter, so I suspect the advertised swing is 16 inch (probably 16 x 54.) The guy doesn't know much about the machine, so I told him where to find the dimensions embossed in its casting. He's going to get me the specifics when he's at the shop tomorrow - if I like what I see, I'm buying it. If not, I'll let you guys know what I find out about it.

Regards,
Colin
 
Right on.

Driving 2400 miles round-trip would really suck if the machine were in Kansas or something. Fortunately, I get to bask in the majesty of the Rockies for a few days before coming home and settling into a long, bleak winter on the prairie.
 
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