Thread: Lathes

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

.His latest drives a cottonbud clean thru a coke can,has laser sight too
Andrew

watermellons make good targets as they tend to hang on little projectiles
used to make brass cannons with wheels (gotto love a lathe) as kids useing home made black powder to fire matches and cotten buds lots of noise and the old man going crook at us for making a racket are those were the days

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Perhaps these boys would be interested in contacting one another.
Andrew

Mate, that's the one thing we really need to avoid.

Recently we were visiting the old farm I grew up on, and I showed the boys the hole in the shed roof from my home-made mortar which I forgot was inside when I lit the fuse...

Boys are boys. Pity everything is so regulated today.

hey andy
check out the west australian, I think its a Saturday, they list auctions for companies that have closed down. I have been to a couple that where machine shops. If you have a few weeks to spare just bide your time and see what turns up.
The odd thing is at auctions stuff either goes for peanuts or more that you'd pay new. Not sure why. Still, if you get a good day you'll pick one up cheap.

Originally Posted by groucho

https://ishop.gasweld.com.au/ishop/stock/item/580713
I bought one of these 3 years ago with all the gear you get with
is pretty god value.....Mark

That is another generic Chinese hobby lathe. It is pretty much what LandyAndy has bought. That catalogue price can be beaten down by shopping around and some hard-nosed bargaining.

That whole series of Chinese lathes use the same designs and common castings produced in a multitude of plants under a multitude of brand names. Sold all around the world, often under the brand name of a well known non-Asian maker. The first ones came from Taiwan in the late 60's-early 70's. Well, that was when I first saw them.

Also were sold in varying standards of fit, finish, and accuracy according to price and the market they were intended for. I have a Taiwanese "Liang Dei" toolroom quality version of the 14" x 40" model. Very good machine, very accurate. Now thirty years old. I kept it when I retired from the machine shop business as it is 240 volt and I wanted one at home.

Originally Posted by NOFUSS

watermellons make good targets as they tend to hang on little projectiles
used to make brass cannons with wheels (gotto love a lathe) as kids useing home made black powder to fire matches and cotten buds lots of noise and the old man going crook at us for making a racket are those were the days

My goodness that brought back a memory I havent thought of for years and years - we made one at school, nailed it to a post and aimed it at the neigbours cat - man we were going to scare it clean into next week. umm over done the powder amount and killed it stone dead.

Never in the histroy of mankind has three kids run so bloody fast nor disposed of the evidence that fast either. OOOOO bugger did we lay low for a long time after that.

After a couple of months and God hadn't come down from the heavens and smitten us dead we realised we had gotten away with it but we realised that this stuff was way more than just play toys.

Ah what a memory

Blythe

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

That is another generic Chinese hobby lathe. It is pretty much what LandyAndy has bought. That catalogue price can be beaten down by shopping around and some hard-nosed bargaining.

That whole series of Chinese lathes use the same designs and common castings produced in a multitude of plants under a multitude of brand names. Sold all around the world, often under the brand name of a well known non-Asian maker. The first ones came from Taiwan in the late 60's-early 70's. Well, that was when I first saw them.

Also were sold in varying standards of fit, finish, and accuracy according to price and the market they were intended for. I have a Taiwanese "Liang Dei" toolroom quality version of the 14" x 40" model. Very good machine, very accurate. Now thirty years old. I kept it when I retired from the machine shop business as it is 240 volt and I wanted one at home.

Brian
I payed $2800.00 with suds pump and stand and a set of cutting tools- ect
it has payed for its self with jobs i have done for the truck. Made a lot of stuff for the Landrovers. Made some mandrells for skimming brakedrums /rotors ect, suits my purpose ....Mark

Hi Brian
Havent actualy bought it yet.
Thanks for the offer of sending that engineering info,looking forward to recieving it.
Will enquire what sort of deal they can do for the bigger lathe.
Thanks
Andrew