Who’s older; You or your lathe?

[7milesup]

Hmmm, I guess I didn’t realize when I asked the question that there would be so many equipment “hoarders”….

That is exactly what I was thinking! "Well, this lathe was made in 1923, the other one is 1952, the one I use most is a 1965, and the one over in the corner is new." Sheesh. I only have money and room for one!

 

[C-Bag]

Cast in ‘53, shot peened by my x for 30yrs.

Lathe was made in 2004. I got shoes older than that!

 

[Bi11Hudson]

I'm a '50 model, my Craftsman is around the same. A 101.27440, it was superceded ~1955, give or take, I never cared to run it down any closer than that.

 

[JimDawson]

I think my lathe is ''vintage'' 1985ish, but I'm an antique.

 

[Ben17484]

Lathe from 1953, and I’m a relative young ‘un being born In 1988. No idea of the age of my mill, but I’d guess at 1980’s


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[benmychree]

My main lathe, a Regal Leblond 19" is built about 1943, I think, about a year older than me, my other lathe, a 9" Monarch Jr. is likely from the 19 teens. I have owned over a dozen lathes over the years, but these are the ones that I have retired with.

 

[Karl_T]

I must be a lathe collector:

Got a flat belt drive Leblond 16"x120" must be about a 1920 vintage
Got a 1941 10EE
Got an early 50s 10EE, about my age
Got a mid 60s Leblond servo shift 13x54
Got an early 80s Mazak M4 CNC 16"x72"
Got a late 80s Hardinge CHNC

 

[rabler]

In order of acquisition:
1944 Monarch 12”CK, (14x30)
1967 Monarch 612 (25x50)
1964 10EE, matching my age.

 

[Beckerkumm]

My birthdate, 1954

Monarch 61 16x54 1953
Smart Brown 1024 about 1965
CVA ( 10ee clone kind of ) 1951

 

[ARC-170]

Lathe (Atlas Craftsman): May 1944 bearing dates
Me: May 1969 birth date
It was meant to be! Ha! (Groan, I'll see myself out.)