The beast of Syracuse- Mulliner Enlund lathe

[jhuston]

I feel your pain, Silverbullet; I started out doing locomotive sanders and high end circular saws, and now I have to decide whether or not regreasing is in the budget. I miss these,

and these,

and these,

Sigh.

-James Huston

 

[vintagegameroom]

Hello James,
I found your post on this Mulliner Enlund lathe and I think I have the same model! I was told this one came from the Sherwin Williams plant that was on the south side of Chicago. I have had it for about 25 years or so.

-Rick

 

[jhuston]

Hello James,
I found your post on this Mulliner Enlund lathe and I think I have the same model! I was told this one came from the Sherwin Williams plant that was on the south side of Chicago. I have had it for about 25 years or so.

-Rick
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I envy you your outboard gear cover casting; me be vanished a long time before I found my lathe!
The Mulliner Enlund really is a magnificent machine, it's a shame they weren't more popular.
-James Huston

 

[vintagegameroom]

I envy you your outboard gear cover casting; me be vanished a long time before I found my lathe!
The Mulliner Enlund really is a magnificent machine, it's a shame they weren't more popular.
-James Huston

I just thought you had yours open…. Are your gears very loud when they are engaged? Mine are and I was thinking of spraying open gear grease on them but I’m not sure that would be recommended - It has been a good machine so far and I picked up a belt laser to go with it!

Thanks! Rick

 

[jhuston]

I just thought you had yours open…. Are your gears very loud when they are engaged? Mine are and I was thinking of spraying open gear grease on them but I’m not sure that would be recommended - It has been a good machine so far and I picked up a belt laser to go with it!

Thanks! Rick

I've always gotten by with using a film of the same oil I use on the ways, but you might be on to something. Noisewise, it's quiet enough to talk over if the tumbler is in neutral, but due to some play in the indexing hole, feeding towards the headstock is louder than feeding away. It's still streets ahead of the '40s 12" Sheldon I used to run at work.

- James Huston