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Do these lathes look used?
Check this out. I bought these two lathes from the US Army at Rock
Island Arsenal. I bought them sight unseen. http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505304 http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505297 I can see copious rust on one and significant rust on another. However, I do not see telltale signs of having been actually used, such as beat up paint near where the headstock meets the chuck. Comments? i |
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Do these lathes look used?
Same question applies to this radial drill:
http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505307 On 2014-11-09, Ignoramus25323 wrote: Check this out. I bought these two lathes from the US Army at Rock Island Arsenal. I bought them sight unseen. http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505304 http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505297 I can see copious rust on one and significant rust on another. However, I do not see telltale signs of having been actually used, such as beat up paint near where the headstock meets the chuck. Comments? i |
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"Ignoramus25323" wrote in
message news Check this out. I bought these two lathes from the US Army at Rock Island Arsenal. I bought them sight unseen. http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505304 http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505297 I can see copious rust on one and significant rust on another. However, I do not see telltale signs of having been actually used, such as beat up paint near where the headstock meets the chuck. Comments? i We took Khrushchev's bluster very seriously: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atchison_Storage_Facility "In the drawdown following the war, the Army began to stockpile these tools to be held in reserve status to be used in the event of another national mobilization." "At its peak, a private contractor was responsible for maintaining more than 5,000 machine tools in the reserve facility." I remember some being released for sale in the 1970's. I bought some equipment that had reputedly been stored in a cave in New Mexico. -jsw |
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On 2014-11-09, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Ignoramus25323" wrote in message news Check this out. I bought these two lathes from the US Army at Rock Island Arsenal. I bought them sight unseen. http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505304 http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505297 I can see copious rust on one and significant rust on another. However, I do not see telltale signs of having been actually used, such as beat up paint near where the headstock meets the chuck. Comments? i We took Khrushchev's bluster very seriously: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atchison_Storage_Facility "In the drawdown following the war, the Army began to stockpile these tools to be held in reserve status to be used in the event of another national mobilization." "At its peak, a private contractor was responsible for maintaining more than 5,000 machine tools in the reserve facility." I remember some being released for sale in the 1970's. I bought some equipment that had reputedly been stored in a cave in New Mexico. Amazing story. i |
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Do these lathes look used?
Ignoramus25323 wrote: Check this out. I bought these two lathes from the US Army at Rock Island Arsenal. I bought them sight unseen. http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505304 http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505297 I can see copious rust on one and significant rust on another. However, I do not see telltale signs of having been actually used, such as beat up paint near where the headstock meets the chuck. Comments? i Used but well maintained until they were abandoned in some storage lot. |
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On 2014-11-09, Pete C. wrote:
Ignoramus25323 wrote: Check this out. I bought these two lathes from the US Army at Rock Island Arsenal. I bought them sight unseen. http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505304 http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505297 I can see copious rust on one and significant rust on another. However, I do not see telltale signs of having been actually used, such as beat up paint near where the headstock meets the chuck. Comments? i Used but well maintained until they were abandoned in some storage lot. OK, we will see soon. I have low expectations and I bought them at below-scrap prices. That same auction had a couple of similar brand new machines that were inside, not rusted. The interesting thing is, they were in similar crates. i |
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Ignoramus16121 wrote: On 2014-11-09, Pete C. wrote: Ignoramus25323 wrote: Check this out. I bought these two lathes from the US Army at Rock Island Arsenal. I bought them sight unseen. http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505304 http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505297 I can see copious rust on one and significant rust on another. However, I do not see telltale signs of having been actually used, such as beat up paint near where the headstock meets the chuck. Comments? i Used but well maintained until they were abandoned in some storage lot. OK, we will see soon. I have low expectations and I bought them at below-scrap prices. That same auction had a couple of similar brand new machines that were inside, not rusted. The interesting thing is, they were in similar crates. i If nothing else the TEFC motors can probably sell separate along with a few other bits and pieces and the rest is a heavy pile of scrap. |
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On Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:40:58 -0500, "Pete C."
wrote: Ignoramus25323 wrote: Check this out. I bought these two lathes from the US Army at Rock Island Arsenal. I bought them sight unseen. http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505304 http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505297 I can see copious rust on one and significant rust on another. However, I do not see telltale signs of having been actually used, such as beat up paint near where the headstock meets the chuck. Comments? i Used but well maintained until they were abandoned in some storage lot. Little surface rust easily cleaned up wont hurt a thing. This coming week Ive got to clean up a G&E 16" Universal Shaper a buddy bought. One of the really neat ones. Same model as below http://www.anvilfire.com/tailgate/ma...ndE-shaper.php "At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child, miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats." PJ O'Rourke |
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On 2014-11-09, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:40:58 -0500, "Pete C." wrote: Ignoramus25323 wrote: Check this out. I bought these two lathes from the US Army at Rock Island Arsenal. I bought them sight unseen. http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505304 http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505297 I can see copious rust on one and significant rust on another. However, I do not see telltale signs of having been actually used, such as beat up paint near where the headstock meets the chuck. Comments? i Used but well maintained until they were abandoned in some storage lot. Little surface rust easily cleaned up wont hurt a thing. This coming week Ive got to clean up a G&E 16" Universal Shaper a buddy bought. One of the really neat ones. Same model as below http://www.anvilfire.com/tailgate/ma...ndE-shaper.php That Arsenal had two brand new looking shapers just like that that just sold (not to me). http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505282 ttp://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505338 My understanding is that shapers are sold strictly for their nostalgic value, and are commercially useless. i |
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On Sun, 09 Nov 2014 12:05:44 -0600, Ignoramus16121
wrote: On 2014-11-09, Gunner Asch wrote: On Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:40:58 -0500, "Pete C." wrote: Ignoramus25323 wrote: Check this out. I bought these two lathes from the US Army at Rock Island Arsenal. I bought them sight unseen. http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505304 http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505297 I can see copious rust on one and significant rust on another. However, I do not see telltale signs of having been actually used, such as beat up paint near where the headstock meets the chuck. Comments? i Used but well maintained until they were abandoned in some storage lot. Little surface rust easily cleaned up wont hurt a thing. This coming week Ive got to clean up a G&E 16" Universal Shaper a buddy bought. One of the really neat ones. Same model as below http://www.anvilfire.com/tailgate/ma...ndE-shaper.php That Arsenal had two brand new looking shapers just like that that just sold (not to me). http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505282 ttp://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505338 My understanding is that shapers are sold strictly for their nostalgic value, and are commercially useless. i Almost. The only commercial use I've seen in the past 15 years is squaring mold bases for injection-molding tools. There is an argument that they impose less internal stress on the workpiece than milling does. But I think the real reason is that they had the machine laying around, and that was all they could do with it that made sense. -- Ed Huntress |
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"Ignoramus16121" wrote in
message ... My understanding is that shapers are sold strictly for their nostalgic value, and are commercially useless. i Isn't that generally true of all manual machine tools? -jsw |
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On 2014-11-09, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Ignoramus16121" wrote in message ... My understanding is that shapers are sold strictly for their nostalgic value, and are commercially useless. i Isn't that generally true of all manual machine tools? Not really, say, we use a manual mill and a manual lathe a lot for maintenance/repairs etc. i |
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On Sun, 09 Nov 2014 12:05:44 -0600, Ignoramus16121
wrote: On 2014-11-09, Gunner Asch wrote: On Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:40:58 -0500, "Pete C." wrote: Ignoramus25323 wrote: Check this out. I bought these two lathes from the US Army at Rock Island Arsenal. I bought them sight unseen. http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505304 http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505297 I can see copious rust on one and significant rust on another. However, I do not see telltale signs of having been actually used, such as beat up paint near where the headstock meets the chuck. Comments? i Used but well maintained until they were abandoned in some storage lot. Little surface rust easily cleaned up wont hurt a thing. This coming week Ive got to clean up a G&E 16" Universal Shaper a buddy bought. One of the really neat ones. Same model as below http://www.anvilfire.com/tailgate/ma...ndE-shaper.php That Arsenal had two brand new looking shapers just like that that just sold (not to me). http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505282 ttp://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505338 My understanding is that shapers are sold strictly for their nostalgic value, and are commercially useless. i NOt in the least commercially useless. I have several clients that actually use shapers every day in their shops. At the least..they use them to cut internal keyways A shaper is a very very handy tool if you have that subset of work that needs the..gears.pulleys etc etc "At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child, miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats." PJ O'Rourke |
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"Gunner Asch" wrote in message ... On Sun, 09 Nov 2014 12:05:44 -0600, Ignoramus16121 wrote: On 2014-11-09, Gunner Asch wrote: On Sun, 09 Nov 2014 10:40:58 -0500, "Pete C." wrote: Ignoramus25323 wrote: Check this out. I bought these two lathes from the US Army at Rock Island Arsenal. I bought them sight unseen. http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505304 http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505297 I can see copious rust on one and significant rust on another. However, I do not see telltale signs of having been actually used, such as beat up paint near where the headstock meets the chuck. Comments? i Used but well maintained until they were abandoned in some storage lot. Little surface rust easily cleaned up wont hurt a thing. This coming week Ive got to clean up a G&E 16" Universal Shaper a buddy bought. One of the really neat ones. Same model as below http://www.anvilfire.com/tailgate/ma...ndE-shaper.php That Arsenal had two brand new looking shapers just like that that just sold (not to me). http://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505282 ttp://ricklevin.nextlot.com/public/lot/15505338 My understanding is that shapers are sold strictly for their nostalgic value, and are commercially useless. i NOt in the least commercially useless. I have several clients that actually use shapers every day in their shops. At the least..they use them to cut internal keyways A shaper is a very very handy tool if you have that subset of work that needs the..gears.pulleys etc etc Very handy machine. Makes it easy to cut non-standard dovetails inside a small hole. Once upon a time i hung a dumore tool post grinder on the end of a shaper, worked great. Also makes a great horizontal power fed die filer. Best Regards Tom. |
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