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The lathe I used in high school
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2026 7:26 pm
by DavidBarkey
10" Standard Modern Utilathe . I am not sure what you guys had down south , but everyone 50 and older who took machine shop used one of these in high school . My best memories of high school were at one of these machines . I now own one . Traded my small 7" lathe plus cash for it . I will take some pictures tomorrow. It was an adventure moving them in subzero temps.
Re: The lathe I used in high school
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2026 8:30 pm
by Toolslinger
I didn't get to any machining classes sadly, but I'd bet most folks in the US saw Southbends.
Re: The lathe I used in high school
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 3:51 pm
by DavidBarkey
Still have to make drawers for the tooling , but it is ready to use .
Machine shop corner ready . Now to sort out the rest of the shop .
Re: The lathe I used in high school
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2026 2:32 pm
by Harry
DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 3:51 pm
20260131_133843.jpg Still have to make drawers for the tooling , but it is ready to use .
20260130_133832.jpg Machine shop corner ready . Now to sort out the rest of the shop .
The machine shop corner looks terrific David
Re: The lathe I used in high school
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2026 1:58 am
by Eugen
Great catch Dave!