I broke a vise last night

[Curious Hound]

Thats almost identical to my wilton. Mine has a top anvil surface though.

You have a jet sander. jet sucks!!!!!

Is that kurt vise on the drill press or just a blue knock-off?

The drill vise is a Kurt. This is my team center at work. I couldn’t afford that model of Wilton at home. Wish i had some of those Strong Hold storage cabinets at home.

 

[adsm08]

You used the wrong tools. It looks like you used a vice and a wrench.

You were supposed to use a torch and an impact gun.

 

[Dirtman]

The drill vise is a Kurt. This is my team center at work. I couldn’t afford that model of Wilton at home. Wish i had some of those Strong Hold storage cabinets at home.

I go to auctions, places out of business and the auction company comes in and sells everything. I've gotten all my best equipment that way. I have a 15" hendy lathe that weighs about 6,000 pounds. I bought it for $100 bucks because no one at the auction could move it and it required 480 volts which no one has. Best thing I've ever bought. Google quaker city auctions.

You can get all sorts of stuff dirt cheap.

 

[Dirtman]

The drill vise is a Kurt. This is my team center at work. I couldn’t afford that model of Wilton at home. Wish i had some of those Strong Hold storage cabinets at home.

As a military vet from the navy maybe you can tell me if this is true. The lathe i own was DC drive originally (still a DC motor but now runs on a massive 480 volt transformer to power the DC converter, the motor is 100hp) which doesn't exist in a normal factory. We looked it up and found it may have come off a naval ship originally. I know larger ships had their own machine shops. Anyway to tell if this thing truly did come off a ship? Do any ships have this kind of equipment? Its a Hendy lathe from AT LEAST the 50's. When I got it, it was covered in brass and or bronze.

Any naval insight? Did you ever have huge lathes in your time on ships?

 

[adsm08]

As a military vet from the navy maybe you can tell me if this is true. The lathe i own was DC drive originally (still a DC motor but now runs on a massive 480 volt transformer to power the DC converter, the motor is 100hp) which doesn't exist in a normal factory. We looked it up and found it may have come off a naval ship originally. I know larger ships had their own machine shops. Anyway to tell if this thing truly did come off a ship? Do any ships have this kind of equipment? Its a Hendy lathe from AT LEAST the 50's. When I got it, it was covered in brass and or bronze.

Any naval insight? Did you ever have huge lathes in your time on ships?

The Navy gets wet.

 

[Curious Hound]

I have no idea how to track that info down. Many navy ships have AC distribution systems, though. So i’m not sure why it would have a DC drive motor. Unless it came from an old diesel submarine. 15” sounds like a big lathe to be on a submarine, though unless it has a short bed. Subs and smaller ships had/have equipment like that even if they don’t have a dedicated machine shop.

 

[Dirtman]

I have no idea how to track that info down. Many navy ships have AC distribution systems, though. So i’m not sure why it would have a DC drive motor. Unless it came from an old diesel submarine. 15” sounds like a big lathe to be on a submarine, though unless it has a short bed. Subs and smaller ships had/have equipment like that even if they don’t have a dedicated machine shop.

It does have a short bed, 15" rotating but only 30" bed length... and i can't verify what powered it. But the end motor is DC.

 

[Curious Hound]

It does have a short bed, 15" rotating but only 30" bed length...

Might be off a sub then. The diesel boats would probably have DC powered lathes on them.

 

[Dirtman]

The Navy gets wet.

Youre not even my friend anymore so shut up.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

As a military vet from the navy maybe you can tell me if this is true. The lathe i own was DC drive originally (still a DC motor but now runs on a massive 480 volt transformer to power the DC converter, the motor is 100hp) which doesn't exist in a normal factory. We looked it up and found it may have come off a naval ship originally. I know larger ships had their own machine shops. Anyway to tell if this thing truly did come off a ship? Do any ships have this kind of equipment? Its a Hendy lathe from AT LEAST the 50's. When I got it, it was covered in brass and or bronze.

Any naval insight? Did you ever have huge lathes in your time on ships?

Any tags or anything like that on it?

 

[adsm08]

Youre not even my friend anymore so shut up.

Oh, OK.

 

[pjtoledo]

numerous cargo ships on the Great Lakes have/had DC power. At least they did in the late 70s.
it really made me nervous standing on a steel grate and handling live DC wires.
the local electric utility, Toledo Edison, was still supplying DC to 1 , yes just 1 customer also in the 70s.
I think it was for a freight elevator in the downtown area.

 

[pjtoledo]

You used the wrong tools. It looks like you used a vice and a wrench.

You were supposed to use a torch and an impact gun.

now he tells me.

 

[adsm08]

numerous cargo ships on the Great Lakes have/had DC power. At least they did in the late 70s.
it really made me nervous standing on a steel grate and handling live DC wires.
the local electric utility, Toledo Edison, was still supplying DC to 1 , yes just 1 customer also in the 70s.
I think it was for a freight elevator in the downtown area.

DC isn't scary. AC is scary. DC tickles.

 

[1990RangerinSK]

As a military vet from the navy maybe you can tell me if this is true. The lathe i own was DC drive originally (still a DC motor but now runs on a massive 480 volt transformer to power the DC converter, the motor is 100hp) which doesn't exist in a normal factory. We looked it up and found it may have come off a naval ship originally. I know larger ships had their own machine shops. Anyway to tell if this thing truly did come off a ship? Do any ships have this kind of equipment? Its a Hendy lathe from AT LEAST the 50's. When I got it, it was covered in brass and or bronze.

Any naval insight? Did you ever have huge lathes in your time on ships?

Everybody has a bellybutton.