Anyone here own this lathe or have any parts made on this machine? This is from a page in my 1938 South Bend lathe owners manual. troop
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I heard FOMOCO is offering $1M for its return. Its probably been to china and back by now.
To my knowledge the lathe is in the Bagley Ave. shop in Greenfield Village.
I have no idea why it would've been sold considering it's a well known fact this was the lather Ford had in his original Bagley Ave. shop. Henry & Edsel posed with this piece of equipment on many occasions.
http://gfv1929.blogspot.com/2008/09/bagley-avenue-workshop-formerly-known.html
Someone has a big imagination for such a small lathe.
Isn't that the one that's been re-appearing on eBay? I think some guy from Kansas has had it on there for months.
Is this the one, on the right?
NOPE... the one on the left has a hole through the wall so a long piece of bar stock can slide through the headstock. troop