Lang lathe

[penfold]

Worth having as it has the gap filler; it's still only worth scrap+ though, as 2 tonnes is rather more than the average hobbyist is interested in. What's mixed steel fetching this week?

 

[WorkshopChris]

Looks like a good set of kit providing you have 3 phase or a big enough converter should do all you can throw at it.

 

[Screwdriver]

That lathe is never going to be 2 tons. 650-750 kg about 3/4 of a tonne.

It does look like it should have a gap piece but I wouldn't be surprised if it never had one. Its a very short bed with a very long throw, a specialist lathe in other words. It would probably make 350 - 450 on eBay so 150 - 250 would be a reasonable offer to a mate.

When/if you are picking it up, take everything you can. Any odd bits, clamps, vices, angle blocks, stock - everything.

 

[HMB]

Ok I'm told the gap bed is present

 

[penfold]

That lathe is never going to be 2 tons. 650-750 kg about 3/4 of a tonne.

It does look like it should have a gap piece but I wouldn't be surprised if it never had one. Its a very short bed with a very long throw, a specialist lathe in other words. It would probably make 350 - 450 on eBay so 150 - 250 would be a reasonable offer to a mate.

When/if you are picking it up, take everything you can. Any odd bits, clamps, vices, angle blocks, stock - everything.

Even Lang Junior lathes weigh over a tonne; this isn't a Junior, it looks a lot like the 16".

 

[Screwdriver]

Even Lang Junior lathes weigh over a tonne; this isn't a Junior, it looks a lot like the 16".
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OK. Can we nail this down a little:

Are you saying this is a six foot bed, eight feet or ten?

S.

<edit> TBH, looking at the two again, it could be the 6 foot machine. In which case it's a fecking HUGE lathe. And,as you suggest, on the heavy side!

 

[WorkshopChris]

At a big guess, using that morse taper as a scale i would guess the bed is no more than 3 1/2 foot ish, maybe 4 with the gap piece fitted.

 

[HMB]

I am told that the 3jaw chuck fits into the 4 jaw but I'll be seeing it this week

 

[brightspark]

I am told that the 3jaw chuck fits into the 4 jaw but I'll be seeing it this week

it will .quite common fitting it that way if theres no backplate to suit the headstock

 

[WorkshopChris]

So only any use for holding smaller parts, your going to have to mess around with a DTI anyway so might as well just use the 4 jaw.

 

[Henrik]

So only any use for holding smaller parts, your going to have to mess around with a DTI anyway so might as well just use the 4 jaw.

Yeah but you only need to set it up once if you're making 100 small parts, and an inaccurate chuck can be compensated for with the 4 jaw

 

[brightspark]

Yeah but you only need to set it up once if you're making 100 small parts, and an inaccurate chuck can be compensated for with the 4 jaw

that is very true providing all the parts u are making are all the same diameter and one jaw seems to be a few thou out .sometimes the wear is in the scroll so altering the settings it will need clocking up if a larger or smaller diameter is fitted in

 

[Henrik]

that is very true providing all the parts u are making are all the same diameter and one jaw seems to be a few thou out .sometimes the wear is in the scroll so altering the settings it will need clocking up if a larger or smaller diameter fitted in

Absolutely