The Home Machinist!

you know gettin a new lathe is like having great sex

you want that feelin to last and last ..

looks really nice wha'st the spec's on the new Girl ?

Jess

is that a gas cap for a forklift

nice

thats about what i paid for my JET JVM-836 , seller wanted 2500 but i offered him 1500 cash all hundreds and he took it , now i want to go with a even larger mill than the jet one that has a dro all ready installed . what model of SB are you running anyway ??

Jesse

great find , would you share what condition it is in and how much did it cost ya ..

im looking for a larger mill now and searching out auctions as one of my choices for a
larger mill .

Thanks Jess

i dont think it's a mistake ,, a old SB is like any other lathe it's only worth what you are willing to pay but if you find a old SB thats hasnt been ran to death in a production shop or by a operator who doesnt care about taking care of the machine the machine should last for the rest of your turni...

and god forbid it has South Bend stamped on it.

oh come on i know you want a SB
i have a 13 and it's a great machine
CL145D
7ft bed 52" between centers

i know a couple of gunsmiths that use this lathe aswell and done some very good builds
if you can get the DRO included with the purchase that would be a big plus ..

http://www.machinetoolonline.com/PM1236.html

Jess

Hello, sounds like you know what you want from reading your last post , i would go with a larger lathe thats in your dollar amount you posted , i would also look at some older South bend Lathes :lol: best thing to do is to make sure you get a lathe with a large enough spindle bore and a large enough...

Hello..

Congrats

on the lathe ,, you must really like the Jet machines there , do i see a wee bit of a Jet Mill in that one pic , and the Jet pallet jack now the the first one i have ever seen so it confirms with me that you sir are a Jet aholac

where you park the horse & buggy

i bought 3 cell phone antenna's that had the magnets for $3.00 at a garage sell , and i used 2 magnets so far one for a air supply line for the lathe to softly blow chips away from the workpiece and the other i used to make my chip shield for the mill , i used a faceshield for grinding metal , a pie...

i will share a mod i did for the table on my mill ,, i'm pretty set in my ways about keeping a clean shop and clean machines , anyway i took a old plastic gun case that one of my older Bushmaster came in and cut it down in the bandsaw , it fits the table like a glove and protects it when not in use ...