Could someone shed some light on the stand under this lathe?

btm said:

I don't believe I ever saw a SB lathe like that. It definitely wasn't produced by SB. I wonder who manufactured it.
That is an unusual stand. It appears it would tip easily.

btm

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dcsipo said:

no interest in the lathe ...but i saw that exact stand on other military surplus lathes of other manufacture. It is a strange config.

dee
;-D

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traditional-tools said:

Looks like it mounts with bolts to the floor, so maybe it was meant to be in a ship. Looks like it's in good shape, despite appearing unstable on that stand, my guess is, as Paul Harvey used to say, "then there was...the rest of the story".

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Midas969 said:

Maybe. But when I was in the navy all our shop equipment was welded to the deck.

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