SOUTH BEND 16 ENGINE LATHE:<<< - NO KIDDING>>>I\'ve used this machine for many years, it\'s a champ. Nothing beats a belt driven spindle for thread cutting, you get really smooth threads with no \'artifacts\' from the drive gearing. Despite this machine\'s age it runs very quietly (with the lead screw disengaged you barely hear it running at all). Hand scraping marks are visible on the ways at the tail end, less so at the head end. There are no breaks and no repairs to the castings. This machine has not been abused but shows signs of normal wear.HISTORY AND USE:
I\'ve owned this machine for close to 25 years, it\'s never seen much production work being used mostly as a tool room lathe to make forming rollers and metal spinning mandrels. We\'ve also used it plenty of times to support maintenance work in the shop and to develop parts for special projects. The lathe is very stout and well built. Using good sharp tooling if you dial a .025\" cut, you get an .025\" cut in brass & alum and .0235\" - .025\" in steel. There is some backlash in the cross slide, I don\'t find it objectionable but you may want to drop a fresh screw and nut in to eliminate it, these parts are readily available at reasonable cost from a number of sources. Thread cutting is a job on this lathe, internal or external it just does a great job. If you are serious about tooling up this machine (or one like it), check out our other sales over the next month or so, there will be a number of lots of nice Aloris type tool holders, insert tools, tool post grinder, collets, chucks etc.I\'ve never been able to find a serial number on this lathe, I\'ve searched in all the places it might be to no avail. I\'ve been told \"that\'s impossible\" by a number of sources which I see as normal because we\'re dealing with the \'impossible\' all the time, right? It hasn\'t been ground off, that would show up.... so (I\'m guessing here) I think this is a very late 50\'s machine just going by how it looks. It might be newer, I doubt it is much olderBED LENGTH (PLEASE READ):
There is some disagreement about how to measure a lathe bed... South Bend specified their lathes by the overall length of the bed which would make this an 8\' bed. Some folks say its only the bed from the face of the head stock to the tail end of the bed... which would make this a 72\" lathe. IMO the most meaningful spec is \"center to center\" distance which is measured from the tip of the headstock center to the same on the tailstock with the tailstock at the extreme right hand end of the bed... in this case 57-1/2\" or the longest workpiece you could place between centersSPECIFICATIONS FOR THIS MACHINE:

• Swing over Bed: 16-1/4\"
• Swing over Saddle: 9-5/8\"
• Swing over Saddle w chip guard removed: 11-1/8\"
• Center to Center Distance: 57-1/2\"
• Spindle Speed Range: 21-725 RPM
• Thread Cutting Range: 4-224 R.H. or L.H.
• Longitudinal Feeds: Thru clutch 0.0015 to 0.0841 power feed 0.0006 to 0.0312
• Cross Slide Travel: 10-1/2\"
• Compound Angular Feed: 3-3/4\"
• Lead screw: 1.125-6
• Spindle Thru Hole Diam: 1-3/8\"
• 5C Collet Capacity: 1\"
• Spindle Centers: #3 Morse
• Tailstock Centers: #3 Morse
• Tailstock Spindle Travel: 5-3/4\"
• Motor: 230/460V 3PH 1-1/2 HP

WHATS INCLUDED WITH THIS MACHINE:

• 8\" 3 jaw scroll chuck
• 4 position turret tool holder
• magnetic starter
• reversing switch
• work light
• chip tray

MAKE SURE TO SEE OUR OTHER sales TO FIND OTHER ACCESSORIES LIKE:

• QUICK CHANGE DTM TOOL POST
• TOOL HOLDERS
• 12\" 4 JAW CHUCK
• COLLET CHUCK
• MANY 5C COLLETS
• CUTTING TOOLS
• TOOL POST DOGS
• MANDRELS
• MUCH, MUCH MORE!

INSPECTION:This machine is under power and we are available by appointment so you can see this machine, operate it if you wish and determine for yourself the condition and appropriateness for your application.

PAYMENT & REMOVAL (PLEASE READ):

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO PUT THE LOT UP FOR SALE AGAIN IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE sale\'S CLOSE.

REMOVAL MUST TAKE PLACE BEFORE SEPT 12TH 2014, OTHERWISE THIS MACHINE WILL BE TREATED AS ABANDONED PROPERTY

REMOVAL IS BY APPOINTMENT, WE ARE AVAILABLE MONDAY THRU FRIDAY, 8AM TO 4:30PM. IF YOU NEED A DIFFERENT PICKUP TIME PLEASE ASK, WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.

FOR LOCAL PICK UP WE WILL LOAD THE UNSKIDDED MACHINE ONTO YOUR TRUCK AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE.

FOR FLATBED FREIGHT THAT YOU ARRANGE AND PAY FOR, ADD $200 TO:

• PREP MACHINE MECHANICALLY
  
• SECURE AND BOX LOOSE PARTS
• BOLT TO SKID
  
• STRETCH WRAP

DETAILS FOR YOUR LONG HAUL QUOTE:

• PALLET WEIGHT: 2800#
  
• PALLET SIZE: 48\" x 96\" x 40\"h
• ORIGIN: EAST STROUDSBURG, PA 18301
• COMMERCIAL BLDG W LOADING DOCK
• DRIVER DOES NOT ENTER BLDG

IF YOU NEED HELP WITH RIGGING QUOTES WE CAN REFER YOU, JUST ASK.