attached are some pictures of the lathe @wandrson and I went to look at today. It is a lovely 8 foot long beast. Up keep seems to have been good. all the parts were working. the guy there seem to like to change speeds while running so we got to hear the grinding of the gears up close (yikes). the gears none the less looked in good shape. It’s got a broken switch (not a big deal) so he had it wired in direct to a breaker box. Runs 230 3-phase. this is about 2300 - 3000 lbs of steel. we should be able to acquire it in the next two months. We will likely have to rent a fork lift as well as take our gantry with us. We will also look at the cost of equipment moves as it might be easier depending on cost. Otherwise, we’ll need someone with a large flat bed trailer and truck to help out.
