A few nice lathe machines images I found:
Clausing 5912 metalworking lathe
Image by Darron Birgenheier
This is my Clausing model 5912 engine lathe, built in 1968 or so.
I bought it used from a seller in SE New Hampshire in 2003, for only 0.
It shows very little wear, and has a flame-hardened bed.
I brought it back to Northern New York, towed behind by Dad"s 1988 Isuzu Trooper II, in a 1970"s vintage DIY utility trailer.
12.25-inch swing, 36-inches between centers.
It was originally equipped with a 1HP three-phase motor and a hydraulically-controlled variable-speed spindle drive. I am replacing the original drive and motor with a new three-phase 7.5HP direct-drive motor and a 480V VFD (Variable Frequency Drive).
lathe1
Image by smellsofbikes
This is how you use a lathe as a big mill with a power cross feed. I"ve clamped an auxiliary table onto the bed of the lathe, and have an auxiliary spindle on the cross-slide, so it can be power-fed along the bed by the threadcutting screw. In the background you can see the (total overkill) HP rackmount power supply that runs the aux spindle motor: 22v@5.5A (when it"s loaded down during a cut.)
Machining Workshop Day #3
Image by Solarbotics
Centering the toolbit on the lathe.
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