16" Southbend Lathe

1940s era Southbend 16" lathe. 

Currently a box of parts. I pulled it down with the intention of cleaning it up and painting it. Some parts have been cleaned. Some parts have been primed. Some parts have been nickle plated. It has the taper attachment, a steady rest, the collet draw bar, and a bucket of misc tooling that will come with it. I have also bought and tested a 12 amp inverter VFD to run the 3-phase motor that will be included as well. Also included is the felt and seal kit and the instruction manual for the installation. 

As bought.

There is a build thread that shows what I have done so far. Lots of pictures here. Southbend 16

Located in Charleston SC. I have a gantry to get it loaded on your trailer. Needs to be a pretty decent trailer. All in weight is about 2900 pounds. 

Asking $500, which is slightly less than I have in it. 

Buy a 1940 LaSalle or a 1940's lathe.  

Awesome stuff being sold.  

How big is the footprint of that?

In reply to APEowner :

It's probably 30" wide at the base and 6'-8' long. I can get some accurate measurements when I get home. 

What are the upper and lower spindle speeds on that? (I know the VFD gives some headroom, but the plain bearings are still the limiting factor)

In reply to ToManyProjects :

Dead slow is 20 rpm. Full tilt boogie is 980. The vfd isn't going to give you anything faster but will give you better control at lower rpms.