Leblond 15x54. Most expensive one I could find.

Mine are long gone and I'm not in the market for one . I still have one L0 Jacobs flex collet chuck left over from them . Seems the L0 is the oddball and the L00 is the sought after mount . I had to buy one off the bay as no-one would swing a trade with me .
 
The spindle mount on the auction one is a D1-6. There was another one I was looking at too that I thought had a D1-6, although it was smaller than a 15x54.
From what little I know, it seems that the servo shift issues emanate from the hydraulic pump? Maybe clogged filters or dirty fluids... :dunno:

There is also a Nardini lathe on an auction near me too. I actually inspected that one, and it seems to be in real nice shape. Otherwise, I have heard Clausing-Colchester are good too.
 
I'm going after a Colchester very soon , hope to get it cheap , maybe free if lucky . Couple of lathes and mills are headed out due to downsizing . Last time I walked away with 3 Bridgeports , that big 17" green lathe and a Johnson 20 bandsaw for 3 grand . Fingers are crossed and I hope they like $100s . I just took a few pics of the 2 mills and lathe in question . I'll send them to Mike , maybe he can post them .
 
Most of our LeBlond's at work had the L0 chuck mount, but then again most were 16" and larger. My Sheldon has the L00 mount, and I find it's just about the right size for what I do. My largest chuck is a 12" Skinner and I can still hold it in place with one hand while spinning the collar to secure it. It's not as easy as it was a few years ago, but still doable. I must say it's a lot easier to install and remove an 8" or 10" chuck. The joys of getting old.
 
So I actually got ahold of this guy. Truth is, he wants $7500 for it. It is a really sucky time for me to pull the trigger on something like that. It is also a 15 hour round trip for me, although that really wouldn't bother me too much.
 
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