Pictures of your Lathe Setup

[DonkeyHote]

Haha it’s a 17th edition

Just a bit older than the first one I had in '71

 

[55fairlane]

My "tool room"

 

[Jeff Buchanan]

Here’s what my wife calls my mistress’s…

 

[GenePoole]

1750 pounds of American iron.

 

[WVHick]

1750 pounds of American iron.

In the bed of a Ford Ranger?!? Shew.

 

[GenePoole]

In the bed of a Ford Ranger?!? Shew.

It was a fun 50 miles of driving.

 

[WVHick]

It was a fun 50 miles of driving.

Haha I’ve done similar hauling firewood.

 

[GenePoole]

Haha I’ve done similar hauling firewood.

It was a matter of life and death for the old girl. "Get it out of here or it goes to scrap tomorrow."

 

[rjtfroggy]

Maybe 10 years ago my gunsmith and friend passed away, in his shop he had an original Bridgeport and a South Bend lathe that he was showing me how to use properly. He told me if I was interested I could have them for what they cost to move them out of his shop (in the basement of his home). Unfortunately his widow decided that they were worth double what they cost new, and as far as I know they remained in that basement until she passed last year.

 

[Machinist John]

Jackie trumps all of us!!

Anyway, my backyard "Doghouse":

Oh Yea! 1907 vintage, still tight. Learned lathe use back in the 1950's on this gem.

Tooling is King!

Yep, there are dogs in the shop:

Mauser work.

Front sight band fitting. 416 Rigby.

Removing those $#@^ Factory warning stampings on a NOS new 338 Ruger barrel.

 

[Jeff Buchanan]

Jackie trumps all of us!!

Anyway, my backyard "Doghouse":

Oh Yea! 1907 vintage, still tight. Learned lathe use back in the 1950's on this gem.

Tooling is King!

Yep, there are dogs in the shop:

Mauser work.

Front sight band fitting. 416 Rigby.

Removing those $#@^ Factory warning stampings on a NOS new 338 Ruger barrel.

I had the exact same 13x40 Grizzly back in 1999. Bought new from Williamsport, PA.

 

[wwbrown]

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That's a biggun.

 

[jelrod1]

The Mazak mostly sees all the barrel work these days.

 

[c2a4r3l]

My 1952 southbend 14.5

 

[LVLAaron]

I love those old SB and Monarch lathes. I want to do a total restoration on one some day.

 

[Sniperhandle]

I love those old SB and Monarch lathes. I want to do a total restoration on one some day.

I know they look cool and all that, But your PM 1440 is better in so many ways. I had an old South Bend like that one. That was my first real lathe.

 

[Jonnyofalltrades]

The Mazak mostly sees all the barrel work these days.

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Very cute! I service Mazak equipment for my day job. Solid machines.

 

[RICK SMITH]

Maybe one day I can post my shop pics, trying to sell an old show truck of mine to fund my new lathe setup. One day, maybe one day

 

[jelrod1]

Very cute! I service Mazak equipment for my day job. Solid machines.

Hopefully I never have to see you! I’ve got this lathe, a vertical mill, and a horizontal mill from Mazak. I have a couple other brands too but Mazaks are my favorite.

 

[Intheshop]

Crummy pic. This is just one corner of an almost 3k' shop.