Old Lathe

[turnerted]

G'day
At our recent Expo at Kiama, one of our members was approached by a lady who said she had a very old German lathe that had belonged to her Grandfather and would he like to have a look at it . The following are some photos he took . It hasn't been used for years and looks to be all there .Just under 2m between centres and was used to turn verandah posts .Maybe someone knows more about this lathe.
It is for sale and and I can pass on contact details if anyone likes to PM me.
Ted

[wheelinround]

Look at that swing must have been where the Stubby was born.

Ted thanks for sharing this is the sort of thing makes one wish I had 10 acres a shed big enough to have a museum of machines.

I hope its goes somewhere good not China as scrap metal.

[RETIRED]

You mongrel Ted for posting this up.:D

I know I am going to regret this.:rolleyes: How much? PM sent.

[nz_carver]

Yep I'd say give it a new home :2tsup:

[smiife]

aah yes ,i can see this in ,s shed all painted up and shiny
can we get a WIP on the progress:U:U:U
cheers smiife:2tsup:

[Grommett]

Go for it , it's beautiful.

[ian thorn]

Just what needs another lathe it couldnt go to a better home to be preserved

Ian

[wheelinround]

You mongrel Ted for posting this up.:D

I know I am going to regret this.:rolleyes: How much? PM sent.

Regardless its worth more than Stubby ever will be.

[nz_carver]

Regardless its worth more than Stubby ever will be.
Think you may just want to do the maths
stubby s1000 $8000 + shipping say $200 to sydney
then ship it from Sydney to vermec $200
for the electronics up grade $2000
then back to sydney $200

total cost $10600

But it's still a nice old lathe

[wheelinround]

Think you may just want to do the maths
stubby s1000 $8000 + shipping say $200 to sydney
then ship it from Sydney to vermec $200
for the electronics up grade $2000
then back to sydney $200

total cost $10600

But it's still a nice old lathe

Antiques acure with time and it sure is worthy of that even if only pays 1/3 what he would have paid for the Stubby its worth 10 times a stubby due to it history. Bit like a good car GTHO was less than $10k when new now more then 10 times that.

[Syd Sellers]

How this is what I call a notch bed lathe.... If I were closer, and I would be fighting over it....

[oreos40]

I think this is a pattern makers lathe. the gap for large diameter flat turnings and the bed length for longer stuff. the banjo and rest can span the gap on the longer work.

[Paul39]

You mongrel Ted for posting this up.:D

I know I am going to regret this.:rolleyes: How much? PM sent.

No need to regret. Get it home, put a belt on it, oil it up, and put it to work.

I would love one of those.

As to having too many lathes, if you were to do a workshop with a paid participant in front of each of your lathes, you would soon defray the cost of the hardware.

[dr4g0nfly]

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I'm already looking forward to the rebuild photo's.

Good on yer :2tsup:

[Drillit]

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You are edging closer to the baker's dozen, me thinks.
A thing of beauty is a rarity. Drillit.

[powderpost]

You mongrel Ted for posting this up.:D

I know I am going to regret this.:rolleyes: How much? PM sent.

You are not game.......... chicken... :spyme:

Jim

[Mulgabill]

Oooooh! , it looks a beautiful old thing! I give you my permission:; and I am sure you will win the lovely Julie over ... in time:roll:

[Ross]

I can pick it up and look after it for you. :D

Ross

[jimbur]

I seem to remember someone saying, "I would like to thank the 3 gentlemen who saved my life, my marriage and my money this week." :D

[artme]

:o What a gorgeous old machine!!!

Good solid castings, heavy duty bearings, flat belts.......

Could probably hang V8 on that motor mount!:rolleyes:

[wheelinround]

:o What a gorgeous old machine!!!

Good solid castings, heavy duty bearings, flat belts.......

Could probably hang V8 on that motor mount!:rolleyes:

To fast for artme he's more a 1100 VW man these days :p

[jimbur]

:o What a gorgeous old machine!!!

Good solid castings, heavy duty bearings, flat belts.......

Could probably hang V8 on that motor mount!:rolleyes:
Always knew Top Gear was dangerous.:D

[Rodneywt1180b]

That is a truly beautiful old lathe.
Rodney