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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 309168, member: 54&quot;]i can’t believe I’m even entertaining a thought of buying this engine lathe.&nbsp; It weighs 14 tons, is about 35 feet long, has a 25 hp electric motor.&nbsp; It looks like it is in very good condition, apparently has good original paint.&nbsp; It was delivered to Link-Belt Ordnance Division in 1943 and was used for making larger cannon barrels.&nbsp; It has all the accessories it had when delivered (the manufacturer gave me the serial-number-specific details.) It can hold cylinders up tp 39” diameter and 27 feet long.&nbsp; I’d have to beef up the warehouse floor to install it, but now I do have enough power to run its motor.&nbsp; I’d love to have it as a super-interesting collectible tool but it is massive overkill for any metal-turning project I’d have.&nbsp; The machine’s purchase price seems very reasonable but rigging and transportation would push the cost way up.&nbsp; Then in two years when that warehouse lease expires, what do I do with it?&nbsp; Yard ornament?&nbsp; Mailbox?&nbsp; Not really much market for non-computer-controlled lathes this size.[ATTACH=full]102026[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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