[SEL] Chips on the floor....

[Gary Epps]

I probably owe this guy something.  He sold me a restored 1935 JD 'D' for 
what he paid originally for the tractor, before he restored it.  I can be 
generous on this deal.

Gary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lew Best" <bee_keeper at earthlink.net>
To: "'The SEL email discussion list'" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 7:46 PM
Subject: RE: [SEL] Chips on the floor....


> Be careful; those old big lathes don't bring much.  Engine may be worth
> a lot more.
>
> Lew
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Gary Epps
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 6:32 PM
> To: The SEL email discussion list
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Chips on the floor....
>
> Curt
> I enjoyed your pics.  I have my eye on an old lathe, I have not yet seen
> it.
> The nice thing is that the owner has his eye on one of my large engines,
> a
> Fairbanks Morse ZC 208 that he wants to power a line shaft.
>
> Gary
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
> To: "SEL" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>; "SEL (Oldengine.org)"
> <stationary-engine at oldengine.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 4:13 PM
> Subject: [SEL] Chips on the floor....
>
>
>> Another old piece of heavy iron is running again. A couple of months
> ago
>> some folks were posting pictures of old lathes they had. I had just
> gotten
>> one too and have been working on it since. The old hunk of iron had
> been
>> in a barn for 15 years and was gummed up solid with old grease and
> bugs
>> building in every lube point on the lathe. This required a total tear
> down
>> and reassembly. Added a 3HP motor (thanks to all who contributed on HP
>
>> recommendations) and Mircovee flat belt to drive the spindle. So far
> it is
>> working fine. Here are a few before, during, and after pictures. The
> last
>> one is of chips flying.
>>
> <http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/Lathe/Thumbnails.html>
>> Life is good!
>> Curt Holland
>> Gastonia, NC
>> _______________________________________________
>> SEL mailing list
>> SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
>> http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> No virus found in this incoming message.
>> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
>> Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.6/536 - Release Date:
> 11/16/2006
>> 3:51 PM
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> SEL mailing list
> SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
> http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel
>
> -- 
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.6/536 - Release Date:
> 11/16/2006 3:51 PM
>
>
> -- 
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.6/536 - Release Date:
> 11/16/2006 3:51 PM
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> SEL mailing list
> SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
> http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel
>
>
> -- 
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.6/536 - Release Date: 11/16/2006 
> 3:51 PM
>
>