MachineJunkie

Auction house has some interesting items in Hamden, CT.

http://www.thomasauction.com/auctions/a ... ojectID=62

Several LARGE machines up for auction around the states. American tax dollars in action? Now sold off...: http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=843279 OliverLathe mdl2255 http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=813922 Oliver-jigsaw mdl173-E http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id...

Had succes locking the drive shaft with a bolt pin so wood shavings are flying! This lathe came with a single phase motor, but a fellow turner in the neighborhood has a 3 phase that might do; and then get the unit some speed control via variable frequency motor. But for now great performance! There ...

Bought this machine near Olean NY thinking the line shaft system would be acceptable till finances allow it to be switched to variable speed DC powered system. Copied the set up as it was in owners shop, learning about flat belt-step pulleys while re-assembling. Hooked up the ancient motor whose bru...

:?: If a fool mounted a overly large blank of wood on the out board side of a lathe ( lets say 12" Delta heavy duty) and roughed it out successfully with few catches; but later discovered that the outbaord spindle no longer rotated true on the axis, where could a fool point to as the failure. :...

There is an Oliver 24B lathe on E-bay with babbitt bearings, seller has no date or serial# so I'm guessing pre 1920's. How do these bearing stand up to all the time passed and what kind of work does it take to re make (pour or mill) these parts if they are worn. The pulley system seems very exposed ...