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  1. 14th January 2012, 09:45 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by View Post
    I am actually wondering if it is this one.
    You are most likely correct. You would not think that they would have made too many of them that length in 1919 for the US government.
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  3. 14th January 2012, 12:55 PM #17
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    I posted this on the Practical Machinist site:

    1919 Oliver Lathe - Practical Machinist - Largest Manufacturing Technology Forum on the Web

    Might be interesting to follow to see if anyone saves it.

    It would have a practical use to build wooden masts for sailboats.

    The headstock and a few feet of bed would make a killer bowl lathe.
    So much timber, so little time.

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  4. 16th January 2012, 04:17 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by View Post
    I am actually wondering if it is this one.
    That's obscene!

    Immediate thought was the number of steadies that would be needed over that length, even with metal. But I see a couple on them on that pallet of accessories, which would be a start.
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  5. 18th January 2012, 10:17 AM #19
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    These folks have a lathe that will turn wood masts and spars up to 40 inches in diameter and 122 feet long:

    Wooden Masts - Spars - Booms - Gaffs: Custom-Turned for Boats and Ships

    More like a miller head working on a slowly turning mast than a traditional lathe.

    In post # 9 in the below thread is another view of the 62 foot Oliver from the Oliver catalog:

    http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...2/#post1732961
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    So much timber, so little time.

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  6. 25th January 2012, 04:16 AM #20
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    <table style=" 355px; 122px;" border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">Auction Type: </td> <td>Internet Auction</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td valign="top" align="right">Open Time: </td> <td>01/19/2012 12:00AM Eastern Time</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td valign="top" align="right">Close Time: </td> <td>01/23/2012 05:51PM</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td valign="top" align="right">Award Time: </td> <td>01/24/2012 12:00AM Eastern Time</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td valign="top" align="right">Time </td> <td>Closed</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td valign="top" align="right">Current Bid: </td> <td> $8,700.00 (per lot)

    A little high for a scrapper, so I hope it will be used.


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  7. 25th January 2012, 06:45 AM #21
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    Same here.
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