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Good deal, go get it. Dies are cheap and consumables.
Looks like someone relieved me of that duty.
Good deal, go get it. Dies are cheap and consumables.
If you have limited space, that looks like a nice clean little lathe. But if you have room for a big ole dinosaur lathe, you can probably get it for the same money from a machine shop going out of business or upgrading to a CNC. Can you chuck something in that weighing 20 lbs.? I guess, but it would be scary standing in the room while it’s spinning.For someone looking for a small lathe with tooling. Seems like a good deal
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If you have limited space, that looks like a nice clean little lathe. But if you have room for a big ole dinosaur lathe, you can probably get it for the same money from a machine shop going out of business or upgrading to a CNC. Can you chuck something in that weighing 20 lbs.? I guess, but it would be scary standing in the room while it’s spinning.
That’s what I paid for my 6,000 lb. lathe. It’s not pretty, but I can chuck 20 lbs. safely.$800 for a lathe that hasnt been stored under an oak tree for 15 years, seems pretty cheap to me![]()
A lot of nice stuff. I would like some of the smaller stuff but the shipping would be a killer.magma engineering closing their doors.
Can you then put a Bridgeport or other head on a horizontal milling machine?There's a lot of capability here for not much money or much shop real estate.
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Brown and Sharpe Milling Machine - tools - by owner - sale - craigslist
Brown and Sharpe 2B horizontal milling machine complete with Bridgeport M series head.newlondon.craigslist.org
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Yes, but it's not like they bolt up. You'd have to make an adapter to the over-arm and make sure it's damn square. Could turn out to be a bitch of a project if you have a dovetail overarm instead of a round one.Can you then put a Bridgeport or other head on a horizontal milling machine?
That's about what I figured, not sure I have enough confidence in my fabricobbeling abilities to make that work.Yes, but it's not like they bolt up. You'd have to make an adapter to the over-arm and make sure it's damn square. Could turn out to be a bitch of a project if you have a dovetail overarm instead of a round one.
You can stick a Bridgeport head on anything. People have been mounting Bridgeport heads on the tool posts of big lathes to get live tooling since Bridgeport started making vertical milling heads.
You might also consider a high speed spindle. They make some fairly cheap yet powerful ones these days. I keep meaning to pick one up for live tooling for my lathe but it's sooooo far down the priority list it's not even a consideration. I think up to 3KW is available pretty cheap.
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That was quite a shop.magma engineering closing their doors.
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They made some cool stuff.That was quite a shop.
Another cheap lathe with a wild fucking turret in the tail stock.
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Lathe, Southbend - tools - by owner - sale - craigslist
Lathe, South Bend - 9 x 36, 3 & 4 jaw chucks, turret tool post and tail stock, modern motor, bench with tool draw filled with misc. tools. $250.oo. I'm retired and movingnewhaven.craigslist.org
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Ended up buying it. Funny enough, this is for the wife's birthday. Gonna be a big learning curve for me.Yep. Good deal for a good starter machine. I've had at least 3 of those over the years and sold them for 3-4x that amount. There's one for sale near me right now for $1200. That's the Timken bearing headstock (not babbit bearings), so it's the better version. The full set of change gears is worth a couple hundred bucks.
Almost looks like a taper attachment on the back of the carriage as well.
you don't?You bought a lathe for your wife's birthday?
YesYou bought a lathe for your wife's birthday?