Summit 11x32

[markba633csi]

Looks nice, I've never seen one like it- any manufacture dates on it?

 

[robhumble]

According to the manual, it seems it’s from the mid 70’s

 

[mmcmdl]

Who cares about the date . That looks like a VERY nice machine and in great shape . I think you did great in getting this machine

 

[robhumble]

Thanks. I haven’t run it yet, so I’m hopeful that it runs as well as it looks. I came out of a maintenance shop, so it was just used for small jobs, not a production machine at all.

 

[mmcmdl]

Thanks. I haven’t run it yet, so I’m hopeful that it runs as well as it looks. I came out of a maintenance shop, so it was just used for small jobs, not a production machine at all.

And it shows . That's a clean looking well made lathe .

 

[jcp]

As I stated earlier the Summit 11 x 32 machine in our shop used a threaded spindle. I made two backing plates for a collet chuck we had to use on two different lathes. One was for the 11 x 32 Summit and one was for another Asian machine (I don't remember what brand). One machine had a 1 1/2 x 8 thd spindle and the other had a 39 x 3 metric spindle. I don't remember which machine had which spindle. They are very close in size but of course won't interchange. If you make a chuck adapter mount for your machine check the spindle thread very closely.

 

[MrWhoopee]

One machine had a 1 1/2 x 8 thd spindle and the other had a 39 x 3 metric spindle.

Worst possible thing they could possibly do, pick a non-standard metric thread that is close enough to an imperial size to be easily mistaken.
Is it possible that one of the machines was metric?

 

[DavidR8]

Worst possible thing they could possibly do, pick a non-standard metric thread that is close enough to an imperial size to be easily mistaken.
Is it possible that one of the machines was metric?

My 12x37 has a goofy spindle thread: 60mm x 8 tpi

 

[robhumble]

According to the manufacturer, it’s 56 mm x 3

 

[jcp]

According to the manufacturer, it’s 56 mm x 3

Ha! So much for my 75 year old memory....