duckfarmer27
Stainless
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2005
- Location
- Upstate NY
Bear with me for a couple minutes of explanation, then the pictures.
I have had my first metal lathe for over 10 years - an old South Bend 9" Workshop C. Had lots of miles on it and was extremely dirty when I got it, so I tore it down completely, cleaned, new felt, etc. Has been a good machine. Taught myself to thread with it but have to admit change gears and no power feed can get old at times. Few years ago I acquired a Cincinnati 13 inch and debated getting rid of the SB. Decided to keep it for smaller stuff, plus my now 6 year old assistant (grandson) has a real interest in such things and spends a lot of time with me in the shop - so hopefully in the future it would be a good lathe for him to learn on if he is so inclined. He is already learning the difference, for instance, between turning and facing, etc.
Three weeks ago on an auction web site I check regularly (looking for an old wood planer, but that is another story) I happened to see pictures of a Heavy 10 that a school district 20 miles away had listed. I was not really looking for a lathe but since it was close why not check it out. Our son and his family live 10 miles past where the lathe was and I watch my granddaughter after preschool on Mondays, so a week ago this past Monday I stopped on the way for about 5 minutes to check it out.
Here are the pictures from the auction web site. I apologize for the size of the thumbnails but they do not make it easy to copy the pictures. You get the idea of how it was displayed for sale.
Dale
I have had my first metal lathe for over 10 years - an old South Bend 9" Workshop C. Had lots of miles on it and was extremely dirty when I got it, so I tore it down completely, cleaned, new felt, etc. Has been a good machine. Taught myself to thread with it but have to admit change gears and no power feed can get old at times. Few years ago I acquired a Cincinnati 13 inch and debated getting rid of the SB. Decided to keep it for smaller stuff, plus my now 6 year old assistant (grandson) has a real interest in such things and spends a lot of time with me in the shop - so hopefully in the future it would be a good lathe for him to learn on if he is so inclined. He is already learning the difference, for instance, between turning and facing, etc.
Three weeks ago on an auction web site I check regularly (looking for an old wood planer, but that is another story) I happened to see pictures of a Heavy 10 that a school district 20 miles away had listed. I was not really looking for a lathe but since it was close why not check it out. Our son and his family live 10 miles past where the lathe was and I watch my granddaughter after preschool on Mondays, so a week ago this past Monday I stopped on the way for about 5 minutes to check it out.
Here are the pictures from the auction web site. I apologize for the size of the thumbnails but they do not make it easy to copy the pictures. You get the idea of how it was displayed for sale.
Dale
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