GadgetGuy
Plastic
- Joined
- Apr 9, 2011
- Location
- Niagara Falls USA
Hello, recently I acquired a South Bend catalog # CLK8187AB lathe.
It came through a friend whose company was liquidating old machinery and tooling, and I got it and several other machines for scrap price.
My question is, are these considered more of a hobby machine, or are they heavy enough to do some good accurate work on?
It is in very good condition, the ways are flawless and other than needing a fresh coat of paint, I really can’t find any issues with it. It has been babied.
What are these going for?
In addition to the lathe, I also acquired in the same deal a Lincoln disc/belt 12/6 combo sander in pristine condition, a nice heavy duty drill press, and a welding fume extraction machine.
My price was $200 TOTAL... I got lucky!
Is this lathe worth having around for the long haul (toolmaking/medium duty hobby machining) or should I sell it and wait for a bigger machine to come along?
Thanks for your input!
It came through a friend whose company was liquidating old machinery and tooling, and I got it and several other machines for scrap price.
My question is, are these considered more of a hobby machine, or are they heavy enough to do some good accurate work on?
It is in very good condition, the ways are flawless and other than needing a fresh coat of paint, I really can’t find any issues with it. It has been babied.
What are these going for?
In addition to the lathe, I also acquired in the same deal a Lincoln disc/belt 12/6 combo sander in pristine condition, a nice heavy duty drill press, and a welding fume extraction machine.
My price was $200 TOTAL... I got lucky!
Is this lathe worth having around for the long haul (toolmaking/medium duty hobby machining) or should I sell it and wait for a bigger machine to come along?
Thanks for your input!