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[MK20]

Picked this baby up last weekend.

1914 Lodge and Shipley 20x168 lathe.
Quick change gear box
3 jaw, 4 jaw, faceplate, and 2 steady rests.
Taper attachment too.

$2000 and I found a guy to deliver it for 150 bucks, but I had to move it.

I cannot complain. The previous owner has 5 types of cancer now from agent orange exposure. He cannot use it anymore but he did some good work with it back in the day.

The previous owner made these out of decommissioned 105mm gun barrels.

@sirhrmechanic and @buffalowinter for a good source for 105mm barrels.

 

[MK20]

Also, the gentleman has 2 halftracks with enough parts to build a complete one between the two. He wants 1000 for the lot. Anyone know someone who wants them?

 

[JoshPutman]

Damn, that's cool! I'd love to have a halftrack, but not in the cards at the moment.

 

[buffalowinter]

I

Also, the gentleman has 2 halftracks with enough parts to build a complete one between the two. He wants 1000 for the lot. Anyone know someone who wants them?

I'd be all over those half track's if I had any way to get them to my ranch.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Picked this baby up last weekend.

1914 Lodge and Shipley 20x168 lathe.
Quick change gear box
3 jaw, 4 jaw, faceplate, and 2 steady rests.
Taper attachment too.

$2000 and I found a guy to deliver it for 150 bucks, but I had to move it.

I cannot complain. The previous owner has 5 types of cancer now from agent orange exposure. He cannot use it anymore but he did some good work with it back in the day.

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The previous owner made these out of decommissioned 105mm gun barrels.
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@sirhrmechanic and @buffalowinter for a good source for 105mm barrels.

I wish I could find a 75MM barrel specifically for re-lining a cannon... I'd give a body part for a 105 barrel. They are incredibly difficult to find. Especially the Sherman 75mm barrels... because all the tank restorers snap them up!

Nice lathe! That's a seriously beautiful machine!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I

I'd be all over those half track's if I had any way to get them to my ranch.

For $1,000 just buy them now. Sight unseen. You can get them to your place one way or another. Even in pieces. Holy crap, you know what a halftrack (restored) is worth!!!

Go for it!

Sirhr

 

[buffalowinter]

For $1,000 just buy them now. Sight unseen. You can get them to your place one way or another. Even in pieces. Holy crap, you know what a halftrack (restored) is worth!!!

Go for it!

Sirhr

Go buy them, bring them to my ranch and I'll make one for you and one for me.

 

[jolofree]

Also, the gentleman has 2 halftracks with enough parts to build a complete one between the two. He wants 1000 for the lot. Anyone know someone who wants them?

Where are these, does the guy have a way to load them on a lb trailer ?

 

[EddieNFL]

I wish I could find a 75MM barrel specifically for re-lining a cannon... I'd give a body part for a 105 barrel. They are incredibly difficult to find. Especially the Sherman 75mm barrels... because all the tank restorers snap them up!

Nice lathe! That's a seriously beautiful machine!

Cheers,

Sirhr

I have a 30MM barrel if you want to build a bolt gun.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I have a 30MM barrel if you want to build a bolt gun.

Chambered?

Sirhr

 

[EddieNFL]

Chambered?

Sirhr

PGU-15/B

 

[GUN NUT in IA]

Also, the gentleman has 2 halftracks with enough parts to build a complete one between the two. He wants 1000 for the lot. Anyone know someone who wants them?

Plus 1 on the location.

I know some guys that run in those circles . . . especially in a couple of weeks (MVPA - Des Moines, IA)

 

[MK20]

Pacific North West in Idaho

 

[GUN NUT in IA]

Pacific North West in Idaho

Got pics?

If you want, I can do a little bit of advertising for you at the National Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA) convention in Des Moines in a couple of weeks.

I know it might seem like a long distance, but those guys really don't think much about mileage. They routinely haul all kinds of tracked vehicles.

 

[MK20]

I'll have pics of the half tracks today. If anyone wants the cannon it's still available.