Show us your war time production machine tools

[Janderso]

Thanks for sharing. Interesting perspective considering these machines helped us out in WWII.
Did someone else own the south bend in the fire or was it in your possession at the time?

This was my lathe.
The 13" South Bend has a special place in my heart. I learned the basics of running a lathe in High School. There were two lathes in our metal shop, 13" South Bends. One had the taper attachment. (Thank you Mr. Wade)
I also had one to use when I was in the baseball business in Haiti back in 1982-3.

 

[Janderso]

Hitler is one thing/man, but we should not neglect Hirohito and Tojo either

Very true!!

 

[talvare]

 

[Nogoingback]

My 10" Logan was built in early 1944. Note the olive drab paint job.

 

[Braeden P]

if it counts I have a square made in 1867 by disston and morrs all metal 3 inch the franco-mexican war and there was american intervention

 

[brasssmanget]

Picked this one up quite some time ago. Dated 12/11/40 10L 4 1/2 Stored at Ft. McHenry in MD. Refinished it after setting it up. It has worked well for me .....

 

[Janderso]

Picked this one up quite some time ago. Dated 12/11/40 10L 4 1/2 Stored at Ft. McHenry in MD. Refinished it after setting it up. It has worked well for me .....

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Beautiful lathe and cabinet.

 

[rabler]

Here's my other WWII era machine, as it came in the door, and as it looks now.

 

[Janderso]

August of 1944. Our boys had been in France since June. We were fighting in the Mariana's in the Pacific.
Meanwhile, back home they were building your lathe!

 

[Aaron_W]

My Diamond horizontal mill was finished on December 28, 1944, 2 days after Patton's 4th Armored linked up with the 101st ending the siege of Bastogne. The Clausing is almost 20 years younger so made during a different war.




I have a pre-war (1932) Rivet lathe with US Navy Markings which could have still been in use by WW2.