You guys are a bad influence

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https://www.kijiji.ca/v-power-tool/city-of-toronto/pending-south-bend-9-metal-lathe/1464719138

Trying to arrange pickup on Sunday.

I sent a deposit, sight unseen. @trlvn said I should be able to part it out if I get it home and recoup my money, if nothing else. If it turns out to be junk, that is

This went from “oh it’s at a storage unit” to “it’s on the second floor, but there’s an elevator” to “yes, you should probably bring a moving cart and a ramp”....

So, I think I’ll grab the little trailer, a moving dolly, a fridge cart, some plywood, tools, pry bars and maybe double check there’s still a chain in the little truck.

What can go wrong?

 

[YYCHM]

LOL..... another covert lathe operation!!! Gotta send pics on this one. The Kijiji link just hangs when I try to view it.

Craig

 

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LOL..... another covert lathe operation!!! Gotta send pics on this one. The Kijiji link just hangs when I try to view it.

Craig

Lathe quest, number two

 

[YYCHM]

Mother of mercy, that's quite the gear train!!! I don't see a motor, steady rest, tail stock or chuck?

 

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Mother of mercy, that's quite the gear train!!! I don't see a motor, steady rest or tail stock?

It comes with three chucks, a bunch of parts, and apparently everything is there to mount the motor

But no motor.

There’s a sucker born every minute, but hey, $400 isn’t THAT much money

 

[YYCHM]

Vises? Do you mean chucks? Three?

Got 220 3 phase in your shop? The Utilathe motor is available and Brent has some other motors to part with.

 

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Vises? Do you mean chucks? Three?

Got 220 3 phase in your shop? The Utilathe motor is available and Brent has some other motors to part with.

Chucks, yes chucks what was I thinking. Yes, three chucks

No, I don’t have three phase, I figured the motor was easy, as long as the seller is right all the pieces are there

 

[YYCHM]

If it turns by hand ok, you're probably good to go. Just needs to be cleaned up. Did you snag the table as well?

So we are talking 9" swing by what?

I'm thinking you did really well.

Jeepers, how come we can't find this kind of stuff in Alberta!!!!

 

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I have no idea at this point. I’m like an old woman (Jesus I hope that’s ok to still say)

I was kind of on the lookout for a small lathe, my main machinist kind of talked me out of it, @trlvn found a couple cheap ones I turned down, then @Brent H showed me what his small lathe could do, so when I was sitting waiting to get loaded this week I was browsing kijiji and here we are

I blame @trlvn and @Brent H for this

 

[YYCHM]

Does it have a model number on it?

 

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I don’t know if you can read that or not?

 

[YYCHM]

Nope, can't read it. Just measure from the spindle nose to the end of the bed, that will give us a pretty good indication. What do you figure it weighed?

 

[Janger]

Uh huh. And so it begins.

 

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The seller figures it’s about 250 pounds

The internet’s says fully dressed it’s about 350 pounds at its working weight

 

[Chicken lights]

Uh huh. And so it begins.

Notice the title of the thread?

 

[YYCHM]

The seller figures it’s about 250 pounds

The internet’s says fully dressed it’s about 350 pounds at its working weight

The internet says it's 350# for what? What size lathe is it?

My 9" X 22" weighs in at 400# or there abouts.

 

[trlvn]

... I was kind of on the lookout for a small lathe, my main machinist kind of talked me out of it, @trlvn found a couple cheap ones I turned down, then @Brent H showed me what his small lathe could do, so when I was sitting waiting to get loaded this week I was browsing kijiji and here we are

I blame @trlvn and @Brent H for this

It's a slippery slope...and we're happy to drag others in whenever we can!

It is really hard from Kijiji pictures to say whether this lathe is a gem or dog or somewhere in between. Hopefully it isn't totally sway-backed; the gear teeth are all where they should be, etc. But with 3 chucks, change gears, etc, I think you could recoup your money by selling parts if the worst came to the worst. Hopefully it just needs a little TLC to be put back into service.

Craig

 

[Brent H]

Hey Dave - Lathes are fun - don’t be blaming - hahaha I will send you a motor - 1/2 hp ok? I think I have a 3/4 as well - reversable. Let me know what you need - pulleys etc

 

[Tom O]

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-power-tool/city-of-toronto/pending-south-bend-9-metal-lathe/1464719138

Trying to arrange pickup on Sunday.

I sent a deposit, sight unseen. @trlvn said I should be able to part it out if I get it home and recoup my money, if nothing else. If it turns out to be junk, that is

This went from “oh it’s at a storage unit” to “it’s on the second floor, but there’s an elevator” to “yes, you should probably bring a moving cart and a ramp”....

So, I think I’ll grab the little trailer, a moving dolly, a fridge cart, some plywood, tools, pry bars and maybe double check there’s still a chain in the little truck.

What can go wrong?

You just need two pieces of 2x4’s with casters on each end then screw the lathe to them it works a treat.

 

[Johnwa]

When I first got my Southbend, without the motor and tailstock I managed to lift it onto a bench. I wouldn’t do that again though.

It looks like a 9” model C. No gear box and no power crossfeed.