Christmas came early! The seller called up and asked if I wanted to drop over. His buddy had told him that the lathe should sell for $4 - 5000. He upped my offer to $3200, plus I help him wire in a new panel in the spring. I countered with the two-barreled mic. Done deal.
I hauled all the loose bits home. Check out my kitchen floor. I may start to gloat a little bit.
The usual suspects include steady rest and follow rest, 10" four-jaw and 10" faceplate, and the dog driver plate. There are a couple of tins of HSS cutters, some new, some ground to all sorts of useful profiles. Some blanks are 7/8'. Boring bars and adjustable reamers.
There is a full set of MT3 collets. Only a couple of them show any sign of ever being used. A brand new pair of 1-2-3 blocks, and a micrometer set that will measure up to 5", in 1" steps.
The seller threw in any items he didn't think he'd ever use. Brass oilers are always a good find.
The lead screw is adjusted through a combination of change gears and QCGB. He found the gears at the back of a drawer. All but one were in unopened bags. There are at least 10 drill chucks of various sizes.
Test instruments include what I assume to be a bore gauge, a set of telescoping gauges, and the unique two barreled mic.
It may be a couple of weeks before I can get the lathe home. The seller has to go to Wisconsin on Thursday. I'd prefer to move the machine in daylight, but we might push things up one way or another.
I hauled all the loose bits home. Check out my kitchen floor. I may start to gloat a little bit.
The usual suspects include steady rest and follow rest, 10" four-jaw and 10" faceplate, and the dog driver plate. There are a couple of tins of HSS cutters, some new, some ground to all sorts of useful profiles. Some blanks are 7/8'. Boring bars and adjustable reamers.
There is a full set of MT3 collets. Only a couple of them show any sign of ever being used. A brand new pair of 1-2-3 blocks, and a micrometer set that will measure up to 5", in 1" steps.
The seller threw in any items he didn't think he'd ever use. Brass oilers are always a good find.
The lead screw is adjusted through a combination of change gears and QCGB. He found the gears at the back of a drawer. All but one were in unopened bags. There are at least 10 drill chucks of various sizes.
Test instruments include what I assume to be a bore gauge, a set of telescoping gauges, and the unique two barreled mic.
It may be a couple of weeks before I can get the lathe home. The seller has to go to Wisconsin on Thursday. I'd prefer to move the machine in daylight, but we might push things up one way or another.
Mike
If you can't get one, make one.
Hawkeye, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Jan 2013.
If you can't get one, make one.
Hawkeye, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Jan 2013.