Show me your Lathe

[meancoyote]

Originally Posted by jimbob

heck I'm not even gonna take a picture of my Smithy 12/20... the big boy you guy have might get insulted!

mine is a smithy 12/20 too.

[metalmaster1766]

after i had to quit work, i missed it so much i made me a lathe just so i could make chips again, anyway, i built the Gingery lathe, made all the patterns and saved all my pop cans, all the aluminum castings are 100% popcanalloy

the little lathe just takes up valuable work bench space and collects dust now

since then i was able to get a 1895 Leblond 18" lathe, its missing 2 gears for threading, one day i will make the 2 needed gears, this lathe is very very accurate, only thing i dont like about it is, it just runs to slow, im not sure what the fastest speed the spindle bearings can take, but maybe some day i can get a few more RPM's out of it

i called Leblond and asked if they had any information on it, all he could tell me was the year it was made and that it is really a 20" swing, even tho it has 18" cast right into the headstock

Ron

[aametalmaster]

I have 4 metal lathes. 2 SB 10 inchers. A light 10K and a heavy 10L. The 10L i just bought and don't have set up yet. My 10K has been my use daily lathe for the last 3 years. There are lots of projects i have made here southbend10k : SouthBendLathe10k and lathe projects. I have made almost all the tooling i use and it works fine and was cheap to make. I also made an ER40 collet chuck for my 10K as well as a giant cast iron face plate. I also made a cross slide hole driller that can drill set screw holes without removing the part from the lathe and it works great.
I also have 2 Craftsman 6x12's that i don't use except for real small stuff. Here are a few pics. First one is the 10L i bought off ebay. 2nd and 3rd pic is my 10K which is also an ebay lathe.
If anyone ever needs anything made give me a yell. If you are around NE Ohio/ western PA and want to learn how to run a lathe give me a yell also, my shop is always open to anyone...Bob

[sdalcher]

Here is my old Atlas

Atlas Lathe - Blacksmith Picture Gallery

[Timekiller]

This is my Craftsman 109.. works great, but I wouldnt mind having a sweet SB or monarch.

[11echo]

WELL I guess I'm going to have to show my age here! ...Well the age of my lathe anyway. This is a "A" model Monarch, I've been cleaning it up for some time, and have been using it here lately. STILL have afew "issues" but has been very enjoyable!

[Ken Kelley]

This is my first attempt at attaching pictures to a post in this forum. Hope it works. This is my Taig Microlathe II and a sample of the work it is capable of. I love this machine and the companion Taig 2019S mini-mill I bought at the same time.

[trying-it]

3A WARNER & SWASEY SADDLE TYPE TURRET LATHE

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS:

SPINDLE SPEEDS .................................................. ...... 12 to 851 RPM

SPINDLE BAR CAPACITY ............................................. 6"

SPINDLE NOSE TYPE A1 ............................................... 15"

24" 3-jaw chuck

SWING OVER CARRIAGE GUARD ................................ 23 1/2"

CROSS SLIDE CROSS TRAVEL ..................................... 14 3/8"

CROSS SLIDE LONGITUDINAL TRAVEL ......................... 51"

FEEDS (16) .................................................. ................. .0025 to .082

HEXAGON TURRET LONGITUDINAL TRAVEL .................. 51"

FEEDS (16) .................................................. ................. .005 to .167

RAPID TRAVERSE ON CROSS SLIDE & HEX TURRET

25 HP MAIN MOTOR 3-phase, 220/440 VOLT

WEIGHT APPROX............................................ ............... 20,000 LBS.

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trying-it

Warner & Swasey 3A turret lathe like mine; I have 3 - Blacksmith Photo Gallery

[hammerkid]

Originally Posted by Dodge

My Li'l HF Mini-lathe. 7" deep x 10" long. Turret can hold 4 bits but I generally just keep two for balance Supposedly will cut threads but I haven't tried it yet. Also supposed to be able to put 3/4" diameter through chuck and head but I think they meant the Chinese version of 3/4". 5/8" will fit tho Two geared speed ranges with rheostat to control RPM. Picture of rollers was the first real job I did on it. Rollers are idlers for my belt grinder.

Hey dodge,
Does it work Ok? I thouht about getting one to learn on.

Thanks,Chris

[Dodge]

Chris,
This lathe works good for small stuff and it would be great to learn the principles on. Aluminum rollers I made were easy, but steel requires smaller cuts, as it would on any lathe. Precision is, of course up to the operator, but I wouldn't try to make space shuttle parts with it. Also, it's billed as a 7 x 10, but I don't know if I would feel comfortable with a piece of 7" diameter by 10" long piece of steel spinning in front of my face. LOL