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.

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

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.

giddings and lewis
 

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.


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