Small Lathe $250 Victoria BC

[whydontu]

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Old metal lathe with a 1/2 hp split phase motor, reversing switch, 3.5 inch swing, 32 in. Bed, various tools, 11 piece carbide cutting tool set.

 

[Mcgyver]

Stark?

 

[David]

Stark?

That's Mr. Stark to you

 

[jorogi]

Looks like a Hardinge Catarac (sp ?). Good deal.

John

 

[Dabbler]

hey, even for a starter lathe, it looks pretty good...

 

[Tomc938]

I think @Mcgyver is right.

The Stark has oval feet. The Hardinge has round feet.

Seems like a good starter lathe at a reasonable price.

 

[VicHobbyGuy]

Good deal.

hey, even for a starter lathe, it looks pretty good...

Seems like a good starter lathe at a reasonable price.

Really?? I can't picture myself being happy using that.
And with the hacked base I can't imagine that it has any value as a collectible, so IMO it would be 'money down the drain'.
Save a few more hundred and get a 7x lathe would be my recommendation.

 

[Tomc938]

Really?? I can't picture myself being happy using that.
And with the hacked base I can't imagine that it has any value as a collectible, so IMO it would be 'money down the drain'.
Save a few more hundred and get a 7x lathe would be my recommendation.

I never noticed the chunk out of it.

Too bad, but still something to make round things. My first lathe was a Craftsman 109. Not much of a lathe, but you gotta start your addiction somewhere.

 

[whydontu]

Sold

 

[VicHobbyGuy]

My first lathe was a Craftsman 109. Not much of a lathe, but you gotta start your addiction somewhere.

At least the 109 has a leadscrew and threading capability.

 

[VicHobbyGuy]

Sold

All ya need is one buyer; no need to win a popularity contest. Hopefully the buying decision wasn't made after reading the first part of this discussion!

 

[whydontu]

My first lathe was a Toyo ML-210, 4”x8”, had a lead screw but no change gears. Swapped it for a 109 and never looked back.

 

[trevj]

My first lathe was a Toyo ML-210, 4”x8”, had a lead screw but no change gears. Swapped it for a 109 and never looked back.

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Back in the 1980's, I sent away and eventually received in the mail, the Toyo brochures and price lists. At that time, they were beyond my means, but looked like pretty well built machines, compared to some others.

There is a LOT to be said, in favor of learning to make the best use out of what may come your way, as far as being picky goes. No matter how crappy the lathe on your bench may be, it still work better than a Picture of the "Best" lathe available, that you don't have, does!

The first lathe I managed to purchase was a lucky buy of a WW Pattern Watchmaker's Lathe, very well tooled out. It was at least as limited in capability as the above example, maybe even more so, but I still managed to learn a few things that are with me still. Like. If you learn to use a VERY limited power lathe, your skills will quite reasonably work, on a larger one. The same is not to be said, for those that start on a big lathe, and try to make the little toy size one work!