Check this out for barrel work

[JerrySharrett]

A great deal with a $1500 chuck, IF, it has good spindle bushings. Sometimes when a lever collet closer is installed the machine has been in a high production application. But sometimes it may just need a shim or two taken out.

Single phase already. 110/220V.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/South-Bend-...63bb2b0&pid=100284&rk=1&rkt=3&sd=152571122206

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[Clemson]

That's a pretty machine, but.............

The bed is too short to work between centers, there is no steady rest, and there is no mention of a taper attachment. I wouldn't be able to use it for barrel work in my shop.

Bill Jacobs

 

[Hal]

The lathe shown in the link pictures has a taper attachment.

 

[jackie schmidt]

The lathe shown in the link pictures has a taper attachment.

The Lathe has the cross slide extension that clamps to the taper attachment, but I don't see the actual Taper Attachment.

http://benchrest.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19580&stc=1&d=1497389124

There is no mention of one in the accessory list either.

 

[JerrySharrett]

That's a pretty machine, but.............

The bed is too short to work between centers, there is no steady rest, and there is no mention of a taper attachment. I wouldn't be able to use it for barrel work in my shop.

Bill Jacobs

Most, not all, but most benchrest gonsmiths use a lathe to chamber, thread, and crown barrels. Most barrel makers offer barrels that are already tapered. A few, Bartline, I know, offer custom tapers outside the normal tapers.

As a guess, this lathe probably came out of a trade school, or the like and the chucks shown were not part of the original factory shipment package. I say this as being involved in many surplus sales from educational facilities.

 

[Clemson]

Most, not all, but most benchrest gonsmiths use a lathe to chamber, thread, and crown barrels. Most barrel makers offer barrels that are already tapered. A few, Bartline, I know, offer custom tapers outside the normal tapers.

As a guess, this lathe probably came out of a trade school, or the like and the chucks shown were not part of the original factory shipment package. I say this as being involved in many surplus sales from educational facilities.

Quite right, and my statement was confusing. I don't use a taper attachment to taper barrels very often -- darn seldom, in fact! I do use it to taper muzzle brakes, make tools for ironing dents out of shotgun barrels, etc. My machine, a South Bend 13" was a school machine in its former life

Bill Jacobs

 

[Pete Wass]

I just gave one away

I had a short bench top model made in 1943 with more tooling that this one . Sold it for $1800 and thought I had done well . I never look back though. Probably for what it was, I did OK. I guess when something sells in 4 hours, one didn't ask enough for it though. Paid $600. for it in 1969 or so.

Pete