I'm A Retired Machinist And A...

I have a question for the moderators or any member that may know the answer.

My cousin has sent me several pictures of that old round ram J head Bridgeport and of the Carroll-Jamieson lathe that I would like to post here for the members to evaluate. My question is: Which sub forum should I post them in? Can I just post them as a reply to my thread here in the Q&A forum or would somewhere else be more appropriate? Thanks.

ETA
I had originally thought the lathe to be a 16 x 72, but after seeing the new pictures she sent me, it appears that the bed is 72"long, so I'm guessing it's a 16 x 60 between centers...
 
Treetop,
Post them in this thread since your thread started by mentioning the two machines.
Ken
 
Treetop said:
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I had originally thought the lathe to be a 16 x 72, but after seeing the new pictures she sent me, it appears that the bed is 72"long, so I'm guessing it's a 16 x 60 between centers...
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That would make it a 42" between centers with a 72" long bed.

If you ever get bored and want to see some machines cutting iron, I know of a couple shops over in the Navasota area that I might can get you in, to get the smelling buds back in shape!
 
Treetop & All,
I went to an auction preview today. 120 mile round trip on my motorcycle. I thought I'd share the picture below of a Cincinnati vertical mill. Sorry I didn't get the data plate. Be glad that none of you have to move that one. The white square in the middle of the picture is my clipboard.

CINCINNATI VERTICAL MILL.jpg
 
Mark in Indiana said:
I thought I'd share the picture ... of a Cincinnati vertical mill.
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Wow! That is a massive machine.
You didn't bring it back with you on the bike? ;)

Thanks for sharing the picture.
-brino
 
Better make sure your residential electric service is capable of powering that old 3-phase iron. You'd need a pretty large VFD for a 16" lathe.
 
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