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Pratt Whitney lathe - 7mag - 12-18-2013
Here is a couple pics of the old P&W 14x54 we have had in the shop for about 25-30 years now and it was well used when we got it. A previsious owner ground the "V" near the headstock, I guess to get and extra amount of swing.
This old lathe is not affraid of removing heavy cuts!
RE: Pratt Whitney lathe - Mayhem - 12-18-2013
Thanks for posting the pics 7mag. Do you happen to know her vintage? That chip tray looks like a bath tub!
RE: Pratt Whitney lathe - 7mag - 12-18-2013
(12-18-2013, 09:51 AM)Mayhem Wrote: Thanks for posting the pics 7mag. Do you happen to know her vintage? That chip tray looks like a bath tub!
Mayhem,
I don't know the year it was made. The nameplate reads, Mod. C, M1696, Serial #314.
I would guess late 1940s-early 1950s
Maybe someone here will know.
RE: Pratt Whitney lathe - EdK - 12-18-2013
That's a beast of a lathe.
Ed
RE: Pratt Whitney lathe - TomG - 12-18-2013
Yes. BEASTLY!
Everything I've ever seen by P&W is made that way.
Tom
RE: Pratt Whitney lathe - Dr Stan - 10-18-2014
My guess is that its older than late 40's and quite possibly WWII vintage. Is there a War Board tag on it? It could have been painted over. Yes P&W's are beasts, but they were built for taking a beating and moving a lot of iron very quickly. Then coming back for some fine finish work. IMHO the only lathe better was the American Pacemaker.
On edit: Just noticed the cam lock spindle, so its newer than I first thought.