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  1. 05-06-2013, 7:10 PM #1
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    My new lathe

    Ain't she cute! Emco Maximat Super 11, 11" swing 24" between centers.
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    She sure is. I'm officially jealous.
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    Sweet! She doesn't look very old.
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    I don't know her age, but I do know she's a lot younger than the 1928 South Bend that I sold to raise the money. I think they stopped making this model in the 80's. Probably 25 years old or so, but hardly used, almost like new. She came out of a trade school in Road Island.
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  6. 05-07-2013, 10:49 AM #5
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    I'm a bit jealous myself, thats a great looking lathe. In fact it would look even better in my shop if I had the room

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  7. 05-07-2013, 1:56 PM #6
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    Those are well made little lathes. About 35 years ago a group I worked in had one of those in the mech-tech area. It has a milling head on it as well. You could pull the compound off and use it as a vertical mill. Not real handy, but it worked well for small parts. Our group built production test equipment for calculator manufacturing (back when a DataMath cost $150).
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    What is the black post by the tail stock for? Part of a taper attachment?
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  9. 05-07-2013, 3:15 PM #8
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    No milling head with this one. I don't really need it and it seems like it would be too light for any real work.
    Yeah, I guess they have a goofy type of taper attachment and I think the black post is something for it, but the rest is missing. Maybe it will come in handy for something else.
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  10. 05-07-2013, 6:06 PM #9
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    Was this machine made in Austria?
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    Thank you , I am mad as a Hatter
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  12. 05-07-2013, 8:27 PM #11
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    Yeah, made in Austria. These are nicely built precision machines. I've been trying to buy a small lathe since December. I thought I had a Rivett 608 bought but the seller disappeared and stopped communicating once I said I'd pick it up rather than have it shipped, go figure. Then I thought I had one identical to this bought but the eBay seller had second thoughts about selling and backed out, I even agreed to his price! Then three a bit larger (V13) came up for sale and I planned to buy one but before I got my check sent off this one came up. I really wanted a 10-11 swing rather than a 13 so I pulled the trigger on this one. I drove clear to CT to pick it up, I like doing business in person rather than over the phone and shipping. And I also got to stop at a sawmill in PA on the way back!
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    The Emco lathes have a great reputation and this one looks quite nice. It's also a great size. I'm almost as green as the lathe with envy.(grin)

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    I'm using it right now to make a couple of custom screws for one of these:
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