bullard 36" vertical lathe

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this is a bullard vertical lathe capable of holding up to 36" in diameter. this lathe is old and huge. has the tool changer with a least 4 or 5 holders. don't know the year but i'd say maybe 1945 to 1950. maybe older than that. anybody have a guess on what it's worth?
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Reply:Noooo.... Whatever would that be?I need pictures because I doggone sure can't read  Can't weld either."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Is a vertical lathe one that fell off the truck and landed on its tailstock?
Reply:vertical turning lathe is worth exactly what you think it is , you know you need one when you need one. a 36 incher in good shape can range from a few hundred dollars up to 20Kthey are great for relatively short large diameter pieces. they will take a really healthy cut but are limited in RPM to usually less than 300 RPM due to the bearing the table rides on.insert thoughtful quote from someone else2000 Thermal Arc 300GTSW 3.5 hours1946 Monarch 20 x 54 Lathe1998 Supermax 10x54 Mill2004 Haco Atlantic 1/2" Capacity Lasernot mine but i get to play with it
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Reply:So you don't have to worry about a large mass supported between chuck and tailstock??I had no idea such things existed.  Neat.  Thanks for the explanation."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:here is another picture of a smaller vertical lathe. Attached Images
Reply:Until recently when scrap prices dropped it might have been worth more to junk it that sell it as a machine tool.  Old stuff does not have the accuracy so any serious machine shop would not be interested unless they worked in plus or minus five or ten thou. and did repairs only.
Reply:Damn shame our ingenuity and heritage is being melted down for trinkets."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by chenryvertical turning lathe is worth exactly what you think it is , you know you need one when you need one. a 36 incher in good shape can range from a few hundred dollars up to 20Kthey are great for relatively short large diameter pieces. they will take a really healthy cut but are limited in RPM to usually less than 300 RPM due to the bearing the table rides on.
Reply:Are you planning on selling this? Or buying it?If you're selling,where are you? what's the condition?
Reply:i'm looking to buy it. just  trying to figure out how much it's worth.  don't want to get screwed on the price. bad thing is that it's 3 phase and i only have 220. if i'm right they make a step up converter to bump 220 to 3 phase. anybody heard about that.?
Reply:You may want to check out Anderson Converters. They have a store within ebay. I have their 20hp. model that I use to power a 10hp. Scotchman iron worker. It works fine. The price was very reasonable and the unit has a very heavy duty General Electric motor. All in all a nice unit.
Reply:Cool old lathe. I ran a few of them years ago...BobBob WrightSalem, Ohio  Birthplace of the Silver & Deming Drillhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/southbend10k/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sawking/1999 Miller MM185 w/ Miller 185 Spoolmate spoolgun
Reply:Hey PatrickIf you consider it worth the investment, and it's pretty steep, get a Phase-A-Matic rotary converter to go to 3 phase.  They're purpose built, and not cobbled together stuff.  Stay away from static converters too, they cause you to lose horsepower."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Hello everyone,                     I was a little confused when I saw the  title,  In the U.K these machines are always refered to as a vertical borer, or a "roundabout machine" Nice bit of kit, Very useful. Gordon.
Reply:That machine looks like it would be the cat's meow for re-centering truck wheels. That's a potential money maker right there.-Matt------------------------------------------
Reply:OMS thanks i'll check one out.FARMERSAMM  i'll check that one out to. see how expensive they are. thanks
Reply:Wow I That brings back memories. I ran one of those back in the early 70's at Ingersoll Rand. They called them a vertical boring mill. There were about six 36" and a few bigger might have been 42" or 48". Heavy duty unit. I remember it had a cast iron cone clutch that you had to feed kerosene to make it grip right. There was also one that large rings were turned on for turbines. I believe it had a 19' table. RON
Reply:glad i could bring back some memories for you. it's heavy duty all right. might need a few pointers on running it if i get it.
Reply:You looked like an orangutan running one. One hand one the cross slide wheel, one hand on the feed lever, and your foot pushing and pulling the clutch lever back and forth to jog the table. If things went south, I remember there would be a lot of crunching, banging and parts flying before you could bring it to a stop. Lots of inertia. RON
Reply:you could gear it slower and have a dandy weld positioner. maybe use a variable frequency driv e to do that instead of buying a conerter.