I have been offered a free lathe, all I have to do is haul it away. It is the one we have at our marina, and it is humungous. It came off of a battleship, and they had to use a big forklift to even get it into our building. Our guys want to use that room for tool storage, and want it gone.

I know this thing is a really expensive unit, and also that it weighs a couple of tons (it's all cast iron) and comes with lots of attachments. I also have access to a big trailer to haul it, and a fork lift to move it. But the problem is, I have never used one, and although I sort of understand the concept, frankly don't know if I NEED one.

So, let me ask you lathe users out there..........is this something I need to do fabrication? What all can you do on these things?


Don