Traditional shop tool.

Most every one on here is all about the traditional aspect of hot rod building. I just picked this giant traditional hot rod making tool on friday. Played hooky from work so i could go get it and bring it home.

Now that it is home i have to get it off the trailer but it weighs 9500 pounds so it will take a little work but once i have this jammed in the garage until the shop is done only.. i cant wait to run it i have so many things that i need to build that this will make short work of for sure. The size is over whelming but for the price it had to be done it was worth the h***el of such a large machine. Just imagine the tools and parts that can be made on this super toy! i cant wait. Hope all of you enjoy the pictures.

 

Nice score man. You coulda called me for an extra arm to help move it.

 

holy cow, what is that 24 x 96?

 

Awesome machine man. May I ask what it cost?

 

did they throw in a 3-jaw chuck?

 

Ya both chucks are there and it has a 21 inch swing and 103 inch bed way.. the tail stock has 13" of travel the 4 jaw is 18" and the 3 jaw is 12" i got the thing for a GRAND! that why i now have more lathe than I really need but what hell its there when when you need it?

 

Nice piece of machinery - is it a South Bend ?

 

Its a Lodge & shipley lathe i figure it is around early 40's vintage.

 

Good god man!Ive only seen them that big in a job shop not at a dudes house.Cograts and let the chips fly!

 

Man does that conjure up some old memories

 

They didn't have any of the big ones left when you go there?

 

Dude, you got an incredible deal. I ***ume it's three phase power?

 

yes it has a 10 hp GE motor that is 3 phase so in will be looking in to a phse converter in the next week or so so i can have all the needed items so i can use it as soon as i get it off the trailer!! funny thing is that the place i got it from was a pump repair shop they got rid of it cause no one there could run it? i found it on a local casified web site and couldnt believe it had been on there for 45 days and no takers? i called and was going to go look at it but couldnt bring myself to do it. so two weeks later i thought what the hell so i called again and they still had it. so i went over thursday after work and we uncovered it and i asked the guy all the standaed questions but he did not have a clue so i just checked out every thing i could and told him i would take it but i didnt have any cash to hold it. damn bebit cards! oh well i told him i would come to his house and give him the money and he said not to worry that it was mine. i asked if many people were interested in it and said they had sevral people look at it but the size scared them away? so i told him i loved fat chicks and would be back in the morning to get. he got agood chuckle out of that. the place i got it from had it over 30 years and have not used for about the last 3 years and the guy said he had been ther for some 20 years and said it had only been used a hand full of time cause no one wanted to use it cause it was so big. the size is a little intimidating but i love it! hell it 5 1/2 feet tall and im 6 foot 2 so it is kinda big when i stand next to it!

 

If there's anybody out there within a convenient drive of Indy, I have an OLD Lodge & Shipley that's looking for a good home. Probably about a 1905 model, raised center (swings about 24"), converted from line shaft operation with overhead motor, single phase. Started a restoration and ran out of time & energy. {Does NOT have quick change gear box-not a thread cutter}. Good for wheels, drums. simple turning operations (you could lighten a flywheel on it.). PM me if you have any interest-I can make a VERY good deal including free consultin g on how to get this baby back in action.

 

They have shipyards in Salt Lake?

 

Cool! I have a couple of Rochester metering rods I need to step down .0005 --would it be OK if I brought them over and chucked'em up??

 

Nice score for sure... My dad owns a HUGE machine shop and we don't even have one that big. We do have a boring mill bigger then most buildings though. Looks like you're ready to make some custom width wheels with a chuck that big

 

Man. that is ultra cool. Hope you got the tooling that went with it.

 

now would be a good time to buy a BIG forklift! a good forklift is the handiest tool in the shop.

 

Hope you have a big broom!! You're gonna need it with the chips that thing makes. Congratulations on that score!!!

 

your right on about that one.


heres one I just got http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=209447&highlight=lathe

thanks Jr.



and I thought it was big and heavy until i saw this one.

 

This thing should throw some masive chips for sure!! i have spent the day talking to some freinds with fork lifts trying to find one that can pick it up. I going to just park it in the garage like a car so i can use it for now. Every one thinks im crazy to put it in the garage but what do you do?

 

Awesome score, and yeah...BIG. You may want to look at Grainger for a single phase motor. Phase convertors actually cost more and can reduce power in some cases. To convert my 10H compressor would have cost me around $1200 for full power, or I bought a new "farm duty" 10H 1PH motor for $650 out the door. The idle time of a lathe motor might mean less energy cost than the draw of a full time convertor. Some guys have another way of converting, but I'm not familiar with it.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=217517&showall=1

 

sell the 3 phase and buy a single phase motor, is it a babit machine or bearing?

 

That's gigantic! You could do damn near anything with it

 

Thats what she said!!

HAHAHAHAHA I can't belive I was the first one to say it...

Mike

 

Are you guys serious? I run my shop on a rotary converter.

 

That is One big Hot Rod Maker!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im sure you will make plenty of parts with it. Hell maybe even start your business and sell some to us.
Good Luck!