So this Meuser M0L ~1840 (230mm/1000mm I think in Euro-speak) just turned up around here at an asking price of about two songs and a hot dog. I went to have a look, and what a beauty she is.
Comes with a three/four jaw chuck and a steady rest, maybe some other tooling. Four post toolholder. The quick-change gearbox cuts just about any thread, metric or imperial. The spindle bore is 47mm or ~1" 15/16. The motor is a 3ph 600V beast, probably 5.5 or 7.5 horses strong. There's a mechanical clutch that winds up the spindle in either direction, and a brake when you return the lever to neutral. The bed has a gap, and she'd probably swing the PM-1236 in it. The carriage runs on two V's and has these long covers for the ways front and back. In the apron is an oiling mechanism for the ways, which were oil-slicked and looked pristine to my eyes. I didn't measure it, but it wouldn't surprise me if the distance between the carriage V's on the ways was roughly the width of the PM-1236. The tailstock runs on a third V which is unprotected and is a little chowdered up towards the headstock.
She measures about 40" deep to the back of the motor, roughly 7.5' long, and weighs in at something like 3000lb. The guy offered to deliver for no extra charge. Sadly I can't think of a way to fit'er in my basement, and even if I could, I don't know how she'd get in there.
Prime example of how much more lathe you get in "old iron" than new, and I'm still thinking whether I mightn't somehow jack up my second floor for an afternoon and slide her in through the breech .
Comes with a three/four jaw chuck and a steady rest, maybe some other tooling. Four post toolholder. The quick-change gearbox cuts just about any thread, metric or imperial. The spindle bore is 47mm or ~1" 15/16. The motor is a 3ph 600V beast, probably 5.5 or 7.5 horses strong. There's a mechanical clutch that winds up the spindle in either direction, and a brake when you return the lever to neutral. The bed has a gap, and she'd probably swing the PM-1236 in it. The carriage runs on two V's and has these long covers for the ways front and back. In the apron is an oiling mechanism for the ways, which were oil-slicked and looked pristine to my eyes. I didn't measure it, but it wouldn't surprise me if the distance between the carriage V's on the ways was roughly the width of the PM-1236. The tailstock runs on a third V which is unprotected and is a little chowdered up towards the headstock.
She measures about 40" deep to the back of the motor, roughly 7.5' long, and weighs in at something like 3000lb. The guy offered to deliver for no extra charge. Sadly I can't think of a way to fit'er in my basement, and even if I could, I don't know how she'd get in there.
Prime example of how much more lathe you get in "old iron" than new, and I'm still thinking whether I mightn't somehow jack up my second floor for an afternoon and slide her in through the breech .