I was out for a walk with a friend and saw this large metalworking lathe that was sitting in someone's front yard in a nice neighborhood in Montreal. The bed was at least two car lengths long, and the tailstock probably weighs more than a Prius. Any idea what this was? It has been sitting there for over a year.
Lathe as lawn ornament?
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Monty
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I've seen engine lathes similar before, bit not quite like that one. Bet you could turn that whole log in the first pict if you could get it mounted.:biggrin::biggrin:
dgscott
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Betcha the neighbors LOVE that!
Doug
Doug
Wow Im jealous.......
ThomJ
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Deja Vu , I worked on a lathe that big machining oil drilling heads in the early 70s, Haha, 60 rpms.
Dudley Young
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Used for turning propeller shafts for ships and long hydraulic cylinders among other things.
It's hard to come up with a frame of reference that everyone can relate to, but imagine if you had a home within sight of Central Park in New York City, and this was in your yard. The neighbors must be overjoyed.
I had been struggling to imagine what it would have been used for back when it was new. All I could think up was gun barrels for large artillery pieces. The shafts for ships makes the most sense given the close proximity of the Port of Montreal.
I had been struggling to imagine what it would have been used for back when it was new. All I could think up was gun barrels for large artillery pieces. The shafts for ships makes the most sense given the close proximity of the Port of Montreal.
wood8ug
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Now that is the biggest 4 jaw chuck that I've seen
Gin N' Tonic
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Don't you see the pen blank in front of it? It's the Jolly Green Giants Jet Mini 
Displaced Canadian
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You think his neighbors are mad? I put a skylight in my apartment and my upstairs neighbors are pissed. :curse:
Not sure how they got it there, but later on we went to a health fair and there was some guy with a bicycle and a trailer that was offering hauling service for $25. I was tempted to offer him a job hauling it away.
rjwolfe3
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ROFLMAO:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
rjwolfe3
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A friend sent me a link to a page of photos of an old shipbuilding company. These guys had rows upon rows of lathes that size. It was really cool and serious tool envy. If I can remember the link I will post it.
bradh
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Montreal also has major rail yards with maintenance facilities. There are also some aerospace companies in the area building planes and engines. It could be from air, marine or railroad use.
That is one serious lathe!
That is one serious lathe!
ThomJ
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we had an engine lathe at the place I worked in 1970, had 30ft between ctrs, the 4m jaw was 5ft dia, the carriage had a place for ius to keep our tool boxes & we rode with the cut. a .500 cut took 2 1/2 hrs to complete