kilohertz
Aluminum
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2018
- Location
- Slightly left of Vernon, BC
Hi Guys,
First post, my son has convinced me we need a lathe as he won top honors in grade 10 metal work this year, so the search has started. It's one of the few tools we don't have in our shop and will be a great addition. We have lots of heavy machinery to keep in tune, dozers, Bobcats excavator etc. as well as we hobby on many types of cars. He just wants something to be creative with and I am all for it.
So I have found a South Bend 183-C at a local auction, closes this week, but it's already $800 with 4 days to go so I feel it will go over $1K at this rate. It's just bare bones 183-C, no tooling, one small 3 jaw chuck, and as I know very little about lathes, I can't really describe it any better. It's also a 5 hour drive from here so I can't view it beforehand.
Anyway, that is the first one I have found, the one I need help ID'ing is in the picture below. I have scanned thru a few old catalogs from the 40's and 50's but can't seem to nail it down. I am pretty sure I can see South Bend on the front door, it's pretty long, looks about 60-70" and at least 10" swing. It's 3 phase, and only an hour from here, just found out about today so haven't had a chance to go see it yet and have no idea what the asking price is for it. Not advertised, it's a neighbors friend at his machine shop. I am currently working my way thru various articles and books on what to look for in a lathe, wear points etc., it would just be nice to know what model this is.
Your thoughts? The first one (grey) is the one nearby, the red one is the 183-C at the auction site 5 hours from here.
Cheers
First post, my son has convinced me we need a lathe as he won top honors in grade 10 metal work this year, so the search has started. It's one of the few tools we don't have in our shop and will be a great addition. We have lots of heavy machinery to keep in tune, dozers, Bobcats excavator etc. as well as we hobby on many types of cars. He just wants something to be creative with and I am all for it.
So I have found a South Bend 183-C at a local auction, closes this week, but it's already $800 with 4 days to go so I feel it will go over $1K at this rate. It's just bare bones 183-C, no tooling, one small 3 jaw chuck, and as I know very little about lathes, I can't really describe it any better. It's also a 5 hour drive from here so I can't view it beforehand.
Anyway, that is the first one I have found, the one I need help ID'ing is in the picture below. I have scanned thru a few old catalogs from the 40's and 50's but can't seem to nail it down. I am pretty sure I can see South Bend on the front door, it's pretty long, looks about 60-70" and at least 10" swing. It's 3 phase, and only an hour from here, just found out about today so haven't had a chance to go see it yet and have no idea what the asking price is for it. Not advertised, it's a neighbors friend at his machine shop. I am currently working my way thru various articles and books on what to look for in a lathe, wear points etc., it would just be nice to know what model this is.
Your thoughts? The first one (grey) is the one nearby, the red one is the 183-C at the auction site 5 hours from here.
Cheers