Anybody need a metal lathe?

ZigZagZeke · Jan 19, 2021

New pictures added Clausing Lathe lot 1 of 6 - govdeals.com

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DTMC591 · Jan 19, 2021

Is this auction for all of those lathes or just one?

308 · Jan 19, 2021

DTMC591 said:
Is this auction for all of those lathes or just one?

Pic says "Clausing Lathe lot 1 of 6"....get 'em while they're hot!

promotemma · Jan 19, 2021

@VinnieBoomBah

CLT65 · Jan 19, 2021

I sure wish I had room for a lathe, though a used lathe is not something I'd feel good about buying sight unseen. It could be worn or damaged in any one of a number of ways that could be very expensive to fix.

I'm curious to see what it goes for.

VinnieBoomBah · Jan 19, 2021

promotemma said:
@VinnieBoomBah

Yeah . . . . I made the mistake of googling "necktie lathe accident" so it's going be a while before I can get near one

Mark W. · Jan 19, 2021

School shop lathes not likely to have a lot of hours on them but then again also not run by experianced operators. You can bet they were cleaned up every class though. Could be a deal buy all 6 Build the best one from them and sell off the others individual to make a profit. you would need a bunch of transportation and storage shop space though.

DizzyJ · Jan 19, 2021

That's cool.

The Heretic · Jan 19, 2021

Single lathe

"Worked when last in service."

ZigZagZeke · Jan 19, 2021

It says they are 3 phase 208V, so you'd probably need a converter (unless 3 phase is available where you are), but it can be done with 240V single phase and a converter.

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spookshack · Jan 20, 2021

@Sig sour

ZigZagZeke · Jan 20, 2021

If had somewhere to put one until I got the electrical set up and a space made for it I'd jump on one of these.

RVTECH · Jan 20, 2021

I have a 1929 9 X 48 South Bend lathe I restored many years ago.

It had been a former shop class lathe and not in too bad of condition but sometime between 1929 and 2004 it traveled from California to Oregon with who knows how many 'stops' along the way.

IT took a bit of work to get it almost fully operational and it's still very tight and holds tight tolerances.

I have made a lot of little parts and projects on it but mostly it gets used as 'the biggest case trimmer of all' !

gunnut38 · Jan 20, 2021

110 volt motors are cheap. A machine this size only needs a 1/2hp. These are a steal at anything under a $1000 .

gunnut38 · Jan 20, 2021

A machine of this size can easily and cheaply be retro fitted with a 110 volt motor . These would be a great deal for someone. High machine rarely have much actual run time on them and should have many decades life left in them.

Red98422 · Jan 20, 2021

Damn...I have no idea how to use a lathe....but now I freaking want one hahaha

gunnut38 · Jan 21, 2021

Once you have one you will find you can use it often. Drilling holes, polishing things, cutting off things , threading, and of coarse turning to diameter. Even light milling with attachment.

DizzyJ · Jan 21, 2021

gunnut38 said:
Once you have one you will find you can use it often. Drilling holes, polishing things, cutting off things , threading, and of coarse turning to diameter. Even light milling with attachment.

Pulling hair, de-scalping, neck tie roller, sleeve grabber, wedding ring catcher...

CLT65 · Jan 21, 2021

DizzyJ said:
Pulling hair, de-scalping, neck tie roller, sleeve grabber, wedding ring catcher...

I still remember all the gory pictures from my classes at the community college way back when. They give you a healthy respect for machine tools.

Sold for only $651. I sure wish I had room for one. Maybe one of these days...