Question on a 109 metal lathe.
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I'm a newcomer too, welcome !

I bought one of those little lathes in 1970, as best as I can recall.  It was mounted on a piece of plywood and the owner just placed it anywhere that was convenient for his armature work - even in the trunk of his car.  I bought it for $100, which was a lot of money for me at the time.  But it was in fine condition and that little machine did a lot of good work after being properly mounted.

I tooled it up well, three different chucks, made a four-way toolpost at work  (I worked in a machine shop while I was in college), a home-made external collet system (accommodated only three or four sizes), live center which was a big deal for me - even found a milling attachment.  I was sorry to let it go as a result of financial problems.  Many people disparage those cute little things (whine about "mazak" gears for example) but I sure loved mine.

I hope that you will have the same satisfaction with yours as I did !
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Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 09-20-2017, 06:44 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by EdK - 09-20-2017, 07:04 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by Vinny - 09-20-2017, 09:08 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by Highpower - 09-20-2017, 11:09 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 09-21-2017, 05:26 AM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by Highpower - 09-21-2017, 11:02 AM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by Mike E. - 09-21-2017, 11:57 AM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 09-21-2017, 02:57 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 09-22-2017, 03:40 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by Mike E. - 09-21-2017, 04:16 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 09-26-2017, 06:48 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 09-26-2017, 06:57 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by EdK - 09-27-2017, 07:04 AM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 09-28-2017, 02:27 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 10-13-2017, 07:39 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by EdK - 10-13-2017, 07:56 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by randyc - 10-14-2017, 08:53 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 10-15-2017, 02:57 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by Highpower - 10-14-2017, 09:25 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 10-15-2017, 03:08 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by randyc - 10-15-2017, 03:49 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by Highpower - 10-15-2017, 07:37 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 10-29-2017, 07:37 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by Vinny - 10-30-2017, 08:51 AM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 10-30-2017, 04:34 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by randyc - 10-30-2017, 04:40 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by buster - 10-30-2017, 06:29 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by Vinny - 10-30-2017, 09:59 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by Dr Stan - 10-30-2017, 10:17 PM
RE: Question on a 109 metal lathe. - by EdK - 10-31-2017, 09:30 AM
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