Hey Everyone,
I'm new here but the Lot 1 No. 4 lathe in the pictures is mine and I'm the "whipersnapper" you are all talking about.
First off, I have no intentions of selling this thing. I made a deal with my friend who gave it to me(It didn't come from an estate sale) that if I ever decided that I didn't want it, I would return it to him. However, this thing is way too cool so I have every intention of cleaning it up and using it. I don't, however, intend on restoring it as of now as I currently don't have the time. (I'm a senior in high school, have way too many time consuming hobbies, and my own business to take care of lol.)
This being said, just because I plan on using this lathe and not restoring it doesn't mean that I won't take care of it! I will make sure to totally go through this thing and give it a complete servicing as well as keeping it maintained. Although I am new to this and am only 17 year old, I am a quick learner, (especially with mechanical things) and know more about antiques and servicing things than most people my age do. I collect and revive antique small engines,have also been into antique ( pre 1942) cars since I was a toddler, and recently got into vintage trucks as well if that gives you all any idea. I get that many of you would rather see this thing restored in a museum(people said the same thing about me daily driving a 1971 Dodge with only 16711 original miles on it) but I believe that these machines were built to be used and? and that's what I intend to do.
I will admit, however, that I am very much a beginner when it comes to lathes and machining and while I know several machinists who are going to teach me about using a lathe, I would greatly appreciate any help that some of you guys can offer when I start to get the lathe itself up and going again. ( I am very much looking forward it by the way!) I think many of you will find that I am not your average teenager and that this lathe will be well taken care of, not abused and broken. I will definitely be starting a new thread about reviving this thing when I get some free time over my next school break in a couple of weeks. Expect plenty of questions! :)
- Colin
Colin