20" Axelson Lathe - $700 (Mound House, NV)

[MrWhoopee]

20" Axelson Lathe - tools - by owner - sale

Axelson Lathe with 20" swing, 48" between centers. Works good, taper attachment, stead rest, needs a motor, I used a 5 hp. single phase and it worked great for lite cuts, have the repair and parts...

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[markba633csi]

That's a heap o' lathe for 700$, taper attachment even, steady, collet closer
Wish I was next door
-M

 

[MrWhoopee]

That's a heap o' lathe for 700$, taper attachment even, steady, collet closer
Wish I was next door
-M

Aw c'mon Mark, it is "next door". Only 250 miles away.

 

[markba633csi]

Yeah I know, just getting lazy- what I would really like is a Bradford metalmaster of around that same vintage- they're gorgeous
I looked for Axelson on the Lathes.co.uk site but it's not listed
Does it have tapered rollers in the headstock? Anyone here own one?
Edit: looks like the later Axelsons are excellent and very desirable- this is an earlier one but probably pretty good. A more versatile motor arrangement compared to the later unitized motor mount
Not a huge hole thru the spindle but one heck of a deal
-M

 

[Toolmaker51]

Axelson, not one to pass up. $700 normally isn't even a lathe chuck. With MANUALS! Judge a lathe initially by the length of the headstock, that is SERIOUS spindle support. Every bit tough as a Monarch. A tremendous amount of these were in oilfields and shipyards, discriminating customers. Small spindle bores were not looked down on.
I don't know where they commissioned castings, but they had at least one shop working in Long Beach, CA.