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giddings and lewis
I was wondering what you people knew about these lathes? the one i see
has 64" chucks on tables, 40hp main motor, and seems to be accurate. it looks to be fairly old. |
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giddings and lewis
erik l wrote:
I was wondering what you people knew about these lathes? the one i see has 64" chucks on tables, 40hp main motor, and seems to be accurate. it looks to be fairly old. Giddings & Lewis made some pretty big machines. Some of them have hydrostatic slides, which adds a buch of complexity in the oil scavenging system. But, REALLY good iron! Be sure you understand the massive weight of these machines before committing to anything. Jon |
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giddings and lewis
On 6/9/2018 11:29 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
erik l wrote: I was wondering what you people knew about these lathes? the one i see has 64" chucks on tables, 40hp main motor, and seems to be accurate. it looks to be fairly old. Giddings & Lewis made some pretty big machines. Some of them have hydrostatic slides, which adds a buch of complexity in the oil scavenging system. But, REALLY good iron! Be sure you understand the massive weight of these machines before committing to anything. Jon i was wrong its just a 60" chuck. and yes it has several scavenge pumps, it seems more elaborate and energy wasting than it should have been. |
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On Sat, 9 Jun 2018 15:08:53 -0500, erik l wrote:
I was wondering what you people knew about these lathes? the one i see has 64" chucks on tables, 40hp main motor, and seems to be accurate. it looks to be fairly old. G&L are good machines. Very good iron in its day. If its been well taken care of..its a nice lathe. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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