Wayne, you said you were looking for a big lathe. Have you seen this
one? Not that far from you.

http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/110150134.html


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Gary Brady
Austin, TX
www.powdercoatoven.4t.com

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:23:55 GMT, Gary Brady
wrote:

Wayne, you said you were looking for a big lathe. Have you seen this
one? Not that far from you.

http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/110150134.html

No I hadn't seen it. Thanks. It's just a little bigger than I'm
looking for. Anything over 20-21" actual swing just gets to heavy and
awkward to run for most of my work.

Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm

Wayne Cook wrote:

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:23:55 GMT, Gary Brady
wrote:

Wayne, you said you were looking for a big lathe. Have you seen this
one? Not that far from you.

http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/110150134.html

No I hadn't seen it. Thanks. It's just a little bigger than I'm
looking for. Anything over 20-21" actual swing just gets to heavy and
awkward to run for most of my work.

Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm

Aint it the truth! I do most of my stuff with a 5" adjust tru chuck on a
13.5" lathe

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:14:09 -0600, Wayne Cook
wrote:

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:23:55 GMT, Gary Brady
wrote:

Wayne, you said you were looking for a big lathe. Have you seen this
one? Not that far from you.

http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/110150134.html

No I hadn't seen it. Thanks. It's just a little bigger than I'm
looking for. Anything over 20-21" actual swing just gets to heavy and
awkward to run for most of my work.

Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm

Leigh at MarMachine, who posts here, has a 18" Clausing for sale,
very reaonably IRRC

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

The same ad also lists an 18" lathe...

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"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:14:09 -0600, Wayne Cook
wrote:

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:23:55 GMT, Gary Brady
wrote:

Wayne, you said you were looking for a big lathe. Have you seen this
one? Not that far from you.

http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/110150134.html

No I hadn't seen it. Thanks. It's just a little bigger than I'm
looking for. Anything over 20-21" actual swing just gets to heavy and
awkward to run for most of my work.

Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm

Leigh at MarMachine, who posts here, has a 18" Clausing for sale,
very reaonably IRRC

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:02:09 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:14:09 -0600, Wayne Cook
wrote:

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:23:55 GMT, Gary Brady
wrote:

Wayne, you said you were looking for a big lathe. Have you seen this
one? Not that far from you.

http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/110150134.html

No I hadn't seen it. Thanks. It's just a little bigger than I'm
looking for. Anything over 20-21" actual swing just gets to heavy and
awkward to run for most of my work.

Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm

Leigh at MarMachine, who posts here, has a 18" Clausing for sale,
very reaonably IRRC

Interesting. I wonder what the centers are. I need a minimum of 8'
and the max I can fit in the shop is 10'. The 21" max swing of my
Sidney (the lathe I'm trying to replace) is about perfect. There's
been a few times that I've used it all and only about 3 times that it
wasn't big enough. Bigger lathes tend to be to heavy to use for the
smaller work which is the majority that I do.

I've got a standing buyer for the Sidney if I can find a
replacement. It's not a bad lathe but with the flat belt drive I can't
hog much on it without slipping the belt and the top speed is to slow
for some of my work. It also has a pretty bad taper near the chuck.


Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:42:52 GMT, "Clif Holland"
wrote:

The same ad also lists an 18" lathe...

So it does. They don't list the center distance. I probably should
call and find out if I can manage to get a free moment today.

Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm

Interesting. I wonder what the centers are. I need a minimum of 8'
and the max I can fit in the shop is 10'. The 21" max swing of my
Sidney (the lathe I'm trying to replace) is about perfect. There's
been a few times that I've used it all and only about 3 times that it
wasn't big enough. Bigger lathes tend to be to heavy to use for the
smaller work which is the majority that I do.


I've got a 16" x 120" LeBlond that I'd give away for the help in moving it
out of the shop. It's buried behind two mills and two grinders. it has
become a tool shelf sence I got the 22"x72" Mazak CNC running. Warning: It
will take more than a day to extract and you ain't gonna haul it home in a
pickup truck.

Karl
Dassel MN

8+ inch spindle hole would allow some lathes to fit through!

Snider - hum - sounds like oil country to me. :-)
Might have a taper option on it - for drill stem!


Martin Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
NRA LOH, NRA Life
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder



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Wayne, you said you were looking for a big lathe. Have you seen this
one? Not that far from you.

http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/110150134.html



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On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:57:16 GMT, "Karl Townsend"
remove .NOT wrote:

Interesting. I wonder what the centers are. I need a minimum of 8'
and the max I can fit in the shop is 10'. The 21" max swing of my
Sidney (the lathe I'm trying to replace) is about perfect. There's
been a few times that I've used it all and only about 3 times that it
wasn't big enough. Bigger lathes tend to be to heavy to use for the
smaller work which is the majority that I do.


I've got a 16" x 120" LeBlond that I'd give away for the help in moving it
out of the shop. It's buried behind two mills and two grinders. it has
become a tool shelf sence I got the 22"x72" Mazak CNC running. Warning: It
will take more than a day to extract and you ain't gonna haul it home in a
pickup truck.


Ouch. That hurts. 2000+ mile round trip. That's almost as bad a the
2400+ miles to Gunners and back. But man what a incentive to make the
trip.

Hmm. Is that 16" name plate or actual? According to this listing
this particular 16" LeBlonde actually swings 20 1/2". Pretty darn
close to what I'm looking for.

http://www.machinetools.com/mt/machi...80130503290515

Is it similar to that lathe?

For some reason I'm thinking that it's a Servo Shift. Seems to me
that I remember you talking about it in the past. That would make it
more like this one.

http://www.machinetools.com/mt/machi...stingID=102449

That might also make the actual swing smaller. I believe that
LeBlonde stopped underrating there swing as much in later years.






Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:20:35 -0600, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:

8+ inch spindle hole would allow some lathes to fit through!

Snider - hum - sounds like oil country to me. :-)
Might have a taper option on it - for drill stem!

Ayup...fishing tool lathe. Too short for drill stem G

Gunner



Martin Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
NRA LOH, NRA Life
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder



Gary Brady wrote:
Wayne, you said you were looking for a big lathe. Have you seen this
one? Not that far from you.

http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/110150134.html



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"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

....
Hmm. Is that 16" name plate or actual? According to this listing
this particular 16" LeBlonde actually swings 20 1/2". Pretty darn
close to what I'm looking for.

http://www.machinetools.com/mt/machi...80130503290515

Is it similar to that lathe?

I wish.


For some reason I'm thinking that it's a Servo Shift. Seems to me
that I remember you talking about it in the past. That would make it
more like this one.

http://www.machinetools.com/mt/machi...stingID=102449


I really wish. ( I was weaned on a servo shift, and it plumb spoilt me)

Na, it's an old klunker. Flat belt drive machine. Sounds like same
condition as your Sidney. Max speed 660 and only two horsepower. But by 16",
they mean 16" over the carriage, not to the ways. Also 120" means what you
can chuck between the three jaw and tailstock, not distance from spindle to
end of lathe. The meaning of swing and length has changed over time.


Karl

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:52:56 GMT, "Karl Townsend"
remove .NOT wrote:



I really wish. ( I was weaned on a servo shift, and it plumb spoilt me)

Na, it's an old klunker. Flat belt drive machine. Sounds like same
condition as your Sidney. Max speed 660 and only two horsepower. But by 16",
they mean 16" over the carriage, not to the ways. Also 120" means what you
can chuck between the three jaw and tailstock, not distance from spindle to
end of lathe. The meaning of swing and length has changed over time.


Ah yes the old measurement system. Makes more sense than the modern
one but sure does make a lathe sound small. Yep sounds much like my
old Sidney. There's a pretty good picture of it on this page
(fortunately my hand had just got through wiping and oiling it down so
it looks good :-)

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/...ook/lathes.htm

It's a good old lathe but just not up to really making any money in
a commercial shop. Just to slow on stock removal and to slow a speed
to get a good finish on mild steel.

Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm

Gnaw - just right - the stem sticks out the head side into multiple centered holders.
Then it is slip back roll down and roll down another... :-)

Just teasing - but outboard holders are common in long things - like barrels....

Martin Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
NRA LOH, NRA Life
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder



Gunner wrote:
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:20:35 -0600, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:


8+ inch spindle hole would allow some lathes to fit through!

Snider - hum - sounds like oil country to me. :-)
Might have a taper option on it - for drill stem!


Ayup...fishing tool lathe. Too short for drill stem G

Gunner



Martin Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
NRA LOH, NRA Life
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder



Gary Brady wrote:

Wayne, you said you were looking for a big lathe. Have you seen this
one? Not that far from you.

http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/110150134.html



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"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:20:55 -0600, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:

Gnaw - just right - the stem sticks out the head side into multiple centered holders.
Then it is slip back roll down and roll down another... :-)

Just teasing - but outboard holders are common in long things - like barrels....

Martin Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
NRA LOH, NRA Life
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder


Very true, and in fact, I know of one such setup here in Taft. I can
also see where the stem started to whip, once upon a time as the
holders were smashed and repaired at least once..and the Rockford
lathe has multiple pods of repair concrete under the feet where the
hold downs were jerked out.

Gunner



Gunner wrote:
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:20:35 -0600, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:


8+ inch spindle hole would allow some lathes to fit through!

Snider - hum - sounds like oil country to me. :-)
Might have a taper option on it - for drill stem!


Ayup...fishing tool lathe. Too short for drill stem G

Gunner



Martin Eastburn
@ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
NRA LOH, NRA Life
NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder



Gary Brady wrote:

Wayne, you said you were looking for a big lathe. Have you seen this
one? Not that far from you.

http://houston.craigslist.org/tls/110150134.html



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"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

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"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner