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I went to pick up an engine for my bandmill project and the guy had a 13"
lathe (very old he thought pre 20's) that he offered to sell for scrap. The
only tag on it says Globe manufacturing, no serial #s on the ways or
anywhere I could see. Everything moves, no rust, lots of dirt, no tooling
but a 3 jaw chuck. I googled Globe and found nothing but a reference to a
milling attachment. It looks very similar to an early southbend the gear
cover and the apron are identical to some pictures I found but there's no
reference to southbend on the machine that I could find.

Anybody seen/ have one like it? For what he wanted it could easily follow me
home

Andrew

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On Nov 11, 4:15*pm, "AndrewV"
wrote:
I went to pick up an engine for my bandmill project and the guy had a 13"
lathe (very old he thought pre 20's) that he offered to sell for scrap. The
only tag on it says Globe manufacturing, no serial #s on the ways or
anywhere I could see....

Anybody seen/ have one like it? For what he wanted it could easily follow me
home

Andrew

It isn't even mentioned here;
http://www.lathes.co.uk/

mystry lathe
 

Anybody seen/ have one like it? For what he wanted it could easily follow
me home

There's a real good chance the headstock has babbit bearings. If they are
worn out, the lathe is useless till you rebabbit. DAMHIKT. You can check for
this by bringing a 2x4 along. Wedge it under the chuck and lift, if it moves
up enough that you can see it move (.020"?), you're in for this repair.
More trouble than its worth.

Karl

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"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
...
On Nov 11, 4:15 pm, "AndrewV"
wrote:
I went to pick up an engine for my bandmill project and the guy had a 13"
lathe (very old he thought pre 20's) that he offered to sell for scrap.
The
only tag on it says Globe manufacturing, no serial #s on the ways or
anywhere I could see....

Anybody seen/ have one like it? For what he wanted it could easily follow
me
home

Andrew

It isn't even mentioned here;
http://www.lathes.co.uk/

Before the Depression there were over 100, maybe 200 lathe makers in the US.
That list doesn't begin to scratch the surface. It doesn't list my 1917
Taylor & Finn knee mill, either.

I suspect that the only place where you'll find complete lists of US-built
machines is in the archives of _American Machinist_. Even there, they
probably missed some.

Those archives, BTW, may only exist at the National Library of Congress
today, in microfilm and microform. There were two other sets when I was at
_AM_, and I know that one got broken up; the other *might* be at _AM's_
newer offices in Cleveland. Maybe.

--
Ed Huntress

mystry lathe
 

AndrewV wrote:

Anybody seen/ have one like it? For what he wanted it could easily follow me
home

Andrew


I thought you were going to tell us it *did* follow you home! :-(

I'd have bought it for scrap simply because scrap will be going back up - in case the
other reason didn't work out. :-)

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"AndrewV" wrote in message
...
I went to pick up an engine for my bandmill project and the guy had a 13"
lathe (very old he thought pre 20's) that he offered to sell for scrap. The
only tag on it says Globe manufacturing, no serial #s on the ways or
anywhere I could see. Everything moves, no rust, lots of dirt, no tooling
but a 3 jaw chuck. I googled Globe and found nothing but a reference to a
milling attachment. It looks very similar to an early southbend the gear
cover and the apron are identical to some pictures I found but there's no
reference to southbend on the machine that I could find.

Anybody seen/ have one like it? For what he wanted it could easily follow
me home

Andrew
It looks like this one www.lathes.co.uk/southbend/page2.html top of the
page, even the tag on the left leg is in the same place but it says globe on
it.

Andrew

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On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:04:44 -0500, "AndrewV"
wrote:


"AndrewV" wrote in message
...
I went to pick up an engine for my bandmill project and the guy had a 13"
lathe (very old he thought pre 20's) that he offered to sell for scrap. The
only tag on it says Globe manufacturing, no serial #s on the ways or
anywhere I could see. Everything moves, no rust, lots of dirt, no tooling
but a 3 jaw chuck. I googled Globe and found nothing but a reference to a
milling attachment. It looks very similar to an early southbend the gear
cover and the apron are identical to some pictures I found but there's no
reference to southbend on the machine that I could find.

Anybody seen/ have one like it? For what he wanted it could easily follow
me home

Andrew
It looks like this one www.lathes.co.uk/southbend/page2.html top of the
page, even the tag on the left leg is in the same place but it says globe on
it.

Andrew

My SB "A" (1960) has, among other tings, a label "Canadian Fairbanks
Morse" (the importing agent/dealer) riveted to it. Perhaps,in your
case, Globe was the selling agency.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

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On Nov 11, 3:15*pm, "AndrewV"
wrote:
I went to pick up an engine for my bandmill project and the guy had a 13"
lathe (very old he thought pre 20's) that he offered to sell for scrap. The
only tag on it says Globe manufacturing, no serial #s on the ways or
anywhere I could see. Everything moves, no rust, lots of dirt, no tooling
but a 3 jaw chuck. I googled Globe and found nothing but a reference to a
milling attachment. It looks very similar to an early southbend *the gear
cover and the apron are identical to some pictures I found but there's no
reference to southbend on the machine that I could find.

Anybody seen/ have one like it? For what he wanted it could easily follow me
home

Andrew

Here’s a picture of a Globe second operation lathe (along with a lathe
made in the USSR): http://www.marteccis.com/lathe%20pictures.htm
Both are for sale by a perfume company in Oklahoma:
http://www.marteccis.com/lathe_smallNlrg.htm
The nameplate matches what you probably already found for a milling
attachment: http://www.lathes.co.uk/globe/

mystry lathe
 

On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:11:37 -0500, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:


"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
...
On Nov 11, 4:15 pm, "AndrewV"
wrote:
I went to pick up an engine for my bandmill project and the guy had a 13"
lathe (very old he thought pre 20's) that he offered to sell for scrap.
The
only tag on it says Globe manufacturing, no serial #s on the ways or
anywhere I could see....

Anybody seen/ have one like it? For what he wanted it could easily follow
me
home

Andrew

It isn't even mentioned here;
http://www.lathes.co.uk/

Before the Depression there were over 100, maybe 200 lathe makers in the US.
That list doesn't begin to scratch the surface. It doesn't list my 1917
Taylor & Finn knee mill, either.

I suspect that the only place where you'll find complete lists of US-built
machines is in the archives of _American Machinist_. Even there, they
probably missed some.

Those archives, BTW, may only exist at the National Library of Congress
today, in microfilm and microform. There were two other sets when I was at
_AM_, and I know that one got broken up; the other *might* be at _AM's_
newer offices in Cleveland. Maybe.


3% inflation rate and now the Library Of Congress ? Your killing me
Ed. Is the LOC online yet? I'm afraid to look cause I'll just get
****ed. I always run into the ole paper clip dude tapping on the glass
to the likes of Berkeley and mit with $1,200 a month subscriptions to
get past the gate.

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Sunworshipper wrote in message
...
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:11:37 -0500, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:


"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
...
On Nov 11, 4:15 pm, "AndrewV"
wrote:
I went to pick up an engine for my bandmill project and the guy had a
13"
lathe (very old he thought pre 20's) that he offered to sell for scrap.
The
only tag on it says Globe manufacturing, no serial #s on the ways or
anywhere I could see....

Anybody seen/ have one like it? For what he wanted it could easily
follow
me
home

Andrew

It isn't even mentioned here;
http://www.lathes.co.uk/

Before the Depression there were over 100, maybe 200 lathe makers in the
US.
That list doesn't begin to scratch the surface. It doesn't list my 1917
Taylor & Finn knee mill, either.

I suspect that the only place where you'll find complete lists of US-built
machines is in the archives of _American Machinist_. Even there, they
probably missed some.

Those archives, BTW, may only exist at the National Library of Congress
today, in microfilm and microform. There were two other sets when I was at
_AM_, and I know that one got broken up; the other *might* be at _AM's_
newer offices in Cleveland. Maybe.


3% inflation rate and now the Library Of Congress ? Your killing me
Ed. Is the LOC online yet? I'm afraid to look cause I'll just get
****ed. I always run into the ole paper clip dude tapping on the glass
to the likes of Berkeley and mit with $1,200 a month subscriptions to
get past the gate.

Take a look. The card indexes are online, like those of most libraries
today.

--
Ed Huntress

mystry lathe
 

On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:07:03 -0500, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:


Sunworshipper wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:11:37 -0500, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:


"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
...
On Nov 11, 4:15 pm, "AndrewV"
wrote:
I went to pick up an engine for my bandmill project and the guy had a
13"
lathe (very old he thought pre 20's) that he offered to sell for scrap.
The
only tag on it says Globe manufacturing, no serial #s on the ways or
anywhere I could see....

Anybody seen/ have one like it? For what he wanted it could easily
follow
me
home

Andrew

It isn't even mentioned here;
http://www.lathes.co.uk/

Before the Depression there were over 100, maybe 200 lathe makers in the
US.
That list doesn't begin to scratch the surface. It doesn't list my 1917
Taylor & Finn knee mill, either.

I suspect that the only place where you'll find complete lists of US-built
machines is in the archives of _American Machinist_. Even there, they
probably missed some.

Those archives, BTW, may only exist at the National Library of Congress
today, in microfilm and microform. There were two other sets when I was at
_AM_, and I know that one got broken up; the other *might* be at _AM's_
newer offices in Cleveland. Maybe.


3% inflation rate and now the Library Of Congress ? Your killing me
Ed. Is the LOC online yet? I'm afraid to look cause I'll just get
****ed. I always run into the ole paper clip dude tapping on the glass
to the likes of Berkeley and mit with $1,200 a month subscriptions to
get past the gate.

Take a look. The card indexes are online, like those of most libraries
today.

Really? Just the card indexes... I'll have to check again after ahhh
10 + years. But no E-Books I bet. I'd love to get the wood cabinet
little drawers for tools and parts.

mystry lathe
 

Sunworshipper wrote in message
...
On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:07:03 -0500, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:


Sunworshipper wrote in message
. ..
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:11:37 -0500, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:


"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
...
On Nov 11, 4:15 pm, "AndrewV"
wrote:
I went to pick up an engine for my bandmill project and the guy had a
13"
lathe (very old he thought pre 20's) that he offered to sell for
scrap.
The
only tag on it says Globe manufacturing, no serial #s on the ways or
anywhere I could see....

Anybody seen/ have one like it? For what he wanted it could easily
follow
me
home

Andrew

It isn't even mentioned here;
http://www.lathes.co.uk/

Before the Depression there were over 100, maybe 200 lathe makers in the
US.
That list doesn't begin to scratch the surface. It doesn't list my 1917
Taylor & Finn knee mill, either.

I suspect that the only place where you'll find complete lists of
US-built
machines is in the archives of _American Machinist_. Even there, they
probably missed some.

Those archives, BTW, may only exist at the National Library of Congress
today, in microfilm and microform. There were two other sets when I was
at
_AM_, and I know that one got broken up; the other *might* be at _AM's_
newer offices in Cleveland. Maybe.


3% inflation rate and now the Library Of Congress ? Your killing me
Ed. Is the LOC online yet? I'm afraid to look cause I'll just get
****ed. I always run into the ole paper clip dude tapping on the glass
to the likes of Berkeley and mit with $1,200 a month subscriptions to
get past the gate.

Take a look. The card indexes are online, like those of most libraries
today.

Really? Just the card indexes... I'll have to check again after ahhh
10 + years. But no E-Books I bet. I'd love to get the wood cabinet
little drawers for tools and parts.

I don't know, but it will be limited, whatever it is. Copyrights, ya' know.

--
Ed Huntress