Now, that's a lathe!

[E T]

Speaking of Aussie machine shops.
I watch both CCE and Hall, but another one of my favourites is Max Grant, Swan valley machine shop.
Very knowledgeable oldtimer. Has some very nice machines in his shop.

 

[Morris]

Pah!

 

[8ob]

Many moons ago I was at an MOD auction, there was a monster lathe there with what must have been a 40’ bed on it, had a chair on the tool post. This thing was hydraulically operated through a ticatape reader. God only knows what its original purpose was, never even made the starting bid of £500.

Bob

 

[BrokenBiker]

Many moons ago I was at an MOD auction, there was a monster lathe there with what must have been a 40’ bed on it, had a chair on the tool post. This thing was hydraulically operated through a ticatape reader. God only knows what its original purpose was, never even made the starting bid of £500.

Bob

ive done work loading stuff at auction and a lot of the massive stuff doesnt sell purely becasue of the cost of transport...i loaded out a massive hydrailuc press, thing weighted 65 ton as it sat and a few bits had been removed at that point...they had to spend 3k on a crane and lift plan, then another few grand in transport to get it home and then another 3ish grand on a crane the other end to unload, plus a team of guys to instal it.

 

[indy4x]

I had to get a genny moved when we closed our old data centre

Wasn't cheap as it had to be lifted over the building

 

[indy4x]

But, back on topic, been watching CEE for a while, like the format and content

He does have some older machines there that still get used, believe @pressbrake1 has shared some knowledge with him too

 

[500e]

CEE is a informative site you can pick up a lot of useful tips and it is always interesting
As for big lathe

 

[BrokenBiker]

I had to get a genny moved when we closed our old data centre

Wasn't cheap as it had to be lifted over the building


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That wouldn't have been cheap...200 liebherr and a cantankerous old goat called del at the helm to be fair though, del was the first person there that saw I wasn't a complete idiot and actually tried to give me some training on that very machine

Was that on mamihlad estate?

 

[Migmac]

Watched Curtis for a good while now. Does a lot of interesting stuff

 

[indy4x]

That wouldn't have been cheap...200 liebherr and a cantankerous old goat called del at the helm to be fair though, del was the first person there that saw I wasn't a complete idiot and actually tried to give me some training on that very machine

Was that on mamihlad estate?

It was Mamhilad Park Estate, generator shifting was done through Power Electric as they manage our generators

 

[Erie Fred]

CEE is a informative site you can pick up a lot of useful tips and it is always interesting
As for big lathe

I watched the short video, any maker listed ?
RD&D here in Erie at one time made the largest lathe, one they made was used to machine
the outside surface of the Morton thiokol solid rocket booster fuel. (for the space shuttle)

 

[BrokenBiker]

It was Mamhilad Park Estate, generator shifting was done through Power Electric as they manage our generators

I used to drive for colliers out of there, tucked away in the back right corner.

 

[Matchless]

Off topic, but........... has anyone got an L00 chuck backplate or similar, I need to turn a chunk of wood on my Harrisson and all the accessories I have are for my Colchester, L0............ I need to remove the chuck so the wood will fit into the gap! I don't want to use the Colchester for wood, the Harrisson a shelf right now.

 

[mcostello]

I spent about 9 months working at a steel mill in Pittsburgh Pa.Some how My boss knew I was a gear head and took My into the bowels of the mill and We went up a story and looked out of a small window about 1 foot square in a wall with a piece of steel turning in it. I could not see over or under it. I asked what was it? Boss told Me it was a big casting that was 6" too big to go through a rail road tunnel. Some one scoped out out the transport job and missed it by 6". The train got to the last tunnel 15 miles away and had to reverse and bring it back to have 6" turned off.

 

[Erie Fred]

I spent about 9 months working at a steel mill in Pittsburgh Pa.Some how My boss knew I was a gear head and took My into the bowels of the mill and We went up a story and looked out of a small window about 1 foot square in a wall with a piece of steel turning in it. I could not see over or under it. I asked what was it? Boss told Me it was a big casting that was 6" too big to go through a rail road tunnel. Some one scoped out out the transport job and missed it by 6". The train got to the last tunnel 15 miles away and had to reverse and bring it back to have 6" turned off.

Which steel mill ?

 

[rtcosic]

Watching the lathe being expertly extracted from the container prompted me to ask:

Did that pizza oven ever get extracted?

 

[skotl]

Watching the lathe being expertly extracted from the container prompted me to ask:

Did that pizza oven ever get extracted?

Yep - it was used for a few years, 6" off the ground at the back of the garden where it was delivered

The neighbour eventually broke it up last yearish cos it was just in the way.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Many moons ago I was at an MOD auction, there was a monster lathe there with what must have been a 40’ bed on it, had a chair on the tool post. This thing was hydraulically operated through a ticatape reader. God only knows what its original purpose was, never even made the starting bid of £500.

Bob

There’s a milling machine of a similar size still in use in the shipyard. About the size of a reasonable 3 bed house

 

[Erie Fred]

There’s a milling machine of a similar size still in use in the shipyard. About the size of a reasonable 3 bed house

Horizontal boring machines, have seen them where you ride with the spindle, and have their
own integral swinging jib crane to change the milling cutters.

 

[addjunkie]

There’s a milling machine of a similar size still in use in the shipyard. About the size of a reasonable 3 bed house

Ive worked in the Hyundai shipyard in Korea a couple of times, the tail shaft lathes and the building of the big 2 stroke crank shafts is interesting.