I finally picked up my 2nd lathe. I actually bought it about 10 years ago for the paltry sum of $300, but at the time I was in a 12 x 16 shop with no room to set it up. The building it has been in is being torn down and the property sold so it was time to go get it.
The plan was to use a engine lift, the winch on the trailer and a lot of grunt to get it loaded, but when we pulled up to the building there was a small excavator sitting there just begging to be put to use. The excavator almost wouldn't pick it up. We had to use the main boom only because hooking it to the bucket just made the hydraulics bypass.
We did finally get it on the trailer.
The decking doesn't like supporting it at all. Looks like with the taper attachment and such it's probably in the 2000 pound range. Just slightly heaver than my 9".
Now to decide what I'm going to do with it.
I'm think about giving it the same treatment I did my 9A.
Before.
After.
Double your money and sell it to me. 
(or your old one!)
Brotus7
HalfDork
4/26/20 10:54 a.m.
I love old machine tools! The 13" sure is a big one. Be careful unloading that sucker if ya haven't already. Killer deal.
Your 9" looks great! Super clean. Does the cabinet rattle when you're running it?
In reply to Toyman01 (Forum Supporter) :
Wow! Super trick!
That before and after of your old lathe is just absolute porn. Can't wait to see you fix this one up!
I'm having more than a few pangs of jealousy.
I too am looking to step up from my 9" lathe (Clausing) and something with a 13 to 15 inch swing is what I'm dreaming of. Sadly I require metric threading capabilities so restoring old American iron like that isn't in the cards for me. I'm excited to live vicariously through your build thread though.
If anyone finds themselves no longer in need of their current lathe, I'm all ears...
Toyman01 (Forum Supporter) said:
Now to decide what I'm going to do with it.
Given the current status, "portable lathe" seems like the obvious answer.
Toyman01 (Forum Supporter) said:Now to decide what I'm going to do with it.
40 days of weeknights cleaning up all the rusted machined surfaces.
Well bought!
I guess I should have taken a tape measure to this thing. I was told and assumed it was a 13" lathe. I was mistaken.
This morning I found the serial number and looked it up. 6202HKR10
What that tells us is this is a 16" Lathe with a quick change gear box, under motor drive, friction drive apron, standard spindle.
It was the 6202nd 16" lathe built and was manufactured between 1950 and 1955. Fully dressed it weighs in at 2600+ pounds.
I did some digging through my Photobucket account.
This is what the beast looked like 10 years ago when I bought it.
Here is some of the accessories that came with it. These I picked up when I bought the lathe 10 years ago. They have been beating around in my shop since then.
With a toolpost grinder?!?!?
Excellent!
Alright, I'm abandoning this thread.
Restoration thread is going to be here.
Restoration Thread.
