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I was trolling on CL the other day looking for stuff,
fortunately, i came across a 3 in 1 combination mill/drill/lathe for sale. the add said first $200 gets it.
from the picture it looked a little dirty but otherwise complete, less the steady rest.
I emailed him my number, but he didn't post a number to reach him.
About 3 or 4 hours later he gave me a call and said he still had it, and i could come and take a peep at her.
i bolted out the door and made the hour trip to get it.
Upon arrival the previous owner was a real nice guy,
He claimed he hasn't used the mill/drill part since it was new, rather only used the lathe chuck mostly and the tailstock for a few drilling operations. it appeared lightly oxidized on the toolholder and surprisingly enough the ways and dovetails are clean on first inspection.
he fired the unit up and operated all the functions of the lathe, it sounded PDG for $200, so we struck the deal and loaded er' up.
it has a lot of gravity to it for an import mill at somewhere around 350#lbs or so.
i could only guess it to be an 80's creation but i could be wrong about that. the name plate is missing but after a little research i saw a couple that were very similar, the central machinery LH007
I just started to wipe her down and clean the crud off of her. the fun just begins...
May i introduce you all to Katie, my first 3 in 1 machine!
thanks for reading, feel free to post experiences or thoughts!!
fortunately, i came across a 3 in 1 combination mill/drill/lathe for sale. the add said first $200 gets it.
from the picture it looked a little dirty but otherwise complete, less the steady rest.
I emailed him my number, but he didn't post a number to reach him.
About 3 or 4 hours later he gave me a call and said he still had it, and i could come and take a peep at her.
i bolted out the door and made the hour trip to get it.
Upon arrival the previous owner was a real nice guy,
He claimed he hasn't used the mill/drill part since it was new, rather only used the lathe chuck mostly and the tailstock for a few drilling operations. it appeared lightly oxidized on the toolholder and surprisingly enough the ways and dovetails are clean on first inspection.
he fired the unit up and operated all the functions of the lathe, it sounded PDG for $200, so we struck the deal and loaded er' up.
it has a lot of gravity to it for an import mill at somewhere around 350#lbs or so.
i could only guess it to be an 80's creation but i could be wrong about that. the name plate is missing but after a little research i saw a couple that were very similar, the central machinery LH007
I just started to wipe her down and clean the crud off of her. the fun just begins...
May i introduce you all to Katie, my first 3 in 1 machine!
thanks for reading, feel free to post experiences or thoughts!!