Here is a couple pics of the old P&W 14x54 we have had in the shop for about 25-30 years now and it was well used when we got it. A previsious owner ground the "V" near the headstock, I guess to get and extra amount of swing.
This old lathe is not affraid of removing heavy cuts!
Thanks for posting the pics 7mag. Do you happen to know her vintage? That chip tray looks like a bath tub!
(12-18-2013, 09:51 AM)Mayhem Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks for posting the pics 7mag. Do you happen to know her vintage? That chip tray looks like a bath tub!
Mayhem,
I don't know the year it was made. The nameplate reads, Mod. C, M1696, Serial #314.
I would guess late 1940s-early 1950s
Maybe someone here will know.
That's a beast of a lathe.
Ed
Yes. BEASTLY!
Everything I've ever seen by P&W is made that way.
Tom
My guess is that its older than late 40's and quite possibly WWII vintage. Is there a War Board tag on it? It could have been painted over. Yes P&W's are beasts, but they were built for taking a beating and moving a lot of iron very quickly. Then coming back for some fine finish work. IMHO the only lathe better was the American Pacemaker.
On edit: Just noticed the cam lock spindle, so its newer than I first thought.