How many lathes and why?

[johnnielsen]

I wanted a smaller lathe to complement the VDF turret lathe I have so I found a 90 year old 6 inch swing Portass. Of course I soon found a nicer lathe, an Atlas 618 then a nicer one a Southbend 9c, then a Myford ML7 and so on. I reached a total of 15 lathes before I started getting rid of some.

 

[DPittman]

I wanted a smaller lathe to complement the VDF turret lathe I have so I found a 90 year old 6 inch swing Portass. Of course I soon found a nicer lathe, an Atlas 618 then a nicer one a Southbend 9c, then a Myford ML7 and so on. I reached a total of 15 lathes before I started getting rod of some.

Good lord man! That's hilarious. Maybe I don't like lathes as much as you but that is a good thing in my case because my space or financial resources could never permit that much lathe loving.

 

[PeterT]

I reached a total of 15 lathes before I started getting rid of some.

And why not, life is short LOL. Maybe we should have a forum rule that each new family member gets at least get a brief photo introduction so it feels welcome. Lets start with that VDF Boehringer 48SR toolroom turret 19x36. Sounds very interesting!

 

[johnnielsen]

Can do. It will take awhile as it is unkempt looking right now and has other machines in it's area.

Picture added.