Ward Turret Lathe $1000 Vancouver

[whydontu]

Ward Lathe for sale - tools - by owner

Ward turret lathe for sale. Converted to single phase with a VFD. Works great. Can be tested. Need to make room for other tool so open to offers.

vancouver.craigslist.org

 

[JustaDB]

From my uninformed perspective, that seems quite reasonable. Condition depending, of course.

 

[Tom Kitta]

Tooling in pictures is around $300 CAD alone. Scrap value over $100 - not sure about motor and VFD but maybe $50. So total $450.

Than again, turret lathes go for less than scrap (without tooling & VFD).

 

[KeeponDragon]

I just saw another of these turret lathes on marketplace...1500 for it...it's bigger than this one.
10 horse, 3 ph, the chuck has to be a foot wide minimum
I know I could search the googles...but what's the deal with a Turret style vs ??

 

[Dabbler]

.but what's the deal with a Turret style vs ??

Turret lathes in industry shine when there is multi operation reqiorements after primary shaping/roughing, such as drilling, tapping, forming and reaming, etc.

Most have a very small operational dimensions - the one above might be a max 5" diameter and 6" long, for instance. They get a very bad rap from professionals, as they were replaced by CNC lathes eons ago.

I the hands of a hobby machinist that has requirements for small parts, they can be gold - they are pretty cheap for what you get, and usually very accurate, and the are a lot of fun to use.

Be prepared to be 'looked down on' by some machinists.

 

[Dabbler]

[update] that Ward can prolly handle 8"diamter by 8" long without problems,, Dorian BXA tool post to boot. Since they have a bad reputation, someone could pick it up for about $750 - this is way better than any offshore 8X22 lathe you can buy. It has to weigh 2600-2700 lbs, for instance....