Putnam Lathe

[Uglydog]

You need to be careful where you park your empty trailer here in Minnesota.
Go in for coffee and the trailer is full of scrap metal.
Couldn't unload her myself so dragged home.
Now what am I gonna do? Sure don't need five metal lathes!
Near as I can tell she dates to 1898.

Putnam Machine Co. - 1900 Article-Putnam Machine Co.,7 inch Centre, Engine Lathe | VintageMachinery.org

Daryl
MN

 

[matthewsx]

Scrap indeed.

Hopefully someone here or over on OWWM needs parts or collects this maker.

 

[benmychree]

"Scrap iron" pretty much says it all.

 

[Karl_T]

Oh come on, we all know UglyDog does not have enough equipment

5000 hours or so of rebuilding and you'll have her her running like new.

 

[Martin W]

I would have done the same thing Daryl! If it’s too far gone,
I picture a base for a dining room table! Engage the half nuts to pass the mashed potatoes
Martin

 

[Uglydog]

I've got several extra 4footers but no extra smaller straight edges. So I'm not of much assist.
If you were ok with a prism DuraBar does well enough and you'd need to machine and scrape her flat. I made a 12" that way.
Works well enough but does move around some even if I hang vertically. Storage is critical!!

Martin has a good reputation, but I've not touched a Martin.
I'd also consider looking at dgfoster, Bellingham, WA. I think he sells on eBay as FotoDoc.
I'm aware of his edges via http://forums.thehomefoundry.org known as Melterskelter
He goes out of his way to help others learn to cast.

If you contact him outside of eBay he presumably sells at a much lower price.
You can also find him engaged in fascinating discussions about quality castings and casting stability with persons we won't name here.
His stereotypical position is never aggressive and is always interestingly much closer to science instead of this is how we've always done it.

Daryl
MN

 

[Uglydog]

Sorry about this confusion.
I did two posts this morning.
I have no idea how I messed this up but the two got swapped. Here and https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/18-camel-back-or-similar-straight-edge.106446/#post-1044082
I'll call it UserError. That's me. Please forgive my confusion.

What I intended to post here:
Could also be used as a wood lathe (pattern makers style).
Has a sturdy bed!! Add risers and turn huge bowls.

D