Warner Swasey Lathe Video 3/8 Inch Surface Cut

Shorpy is always interesting.

Some things never change. Handprints on the dirty fluorescent light reflectors, oil-dry under a leaky coolant tray, suspicious looking Inspector, one small overhead gas fired heater for the whole place with high ceilings. lol
 
I've got a Bardons and Oliver (topic of this thread http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/bardons-oliver-5.16120/#post-127783) and I love it. Very similar to some of the W&S's shown above. Got it for $700 less than 5 minutes from my house. Definitely a work horse. It does wear me out if I stand in front of it too long but for short production runs I can't beat it. Especially when compared to the cost of even a used CNC. I do understand why a modern shop wouldn't want one though. Modern machines are just way more productive. For a hobbyist, I think some people are missing the boat. It's not right for everyone but definitely get's good use in my hobby shop.
 
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