Mark Bullard
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I am putting the finishing touches on a 36" VTL (Vertical Turret Lathe). This machine is about 40,000 lbs. and has a 30Hp motor to drive it. It was built new in 1956 and used in a pipe mill in Birmingham. Been working on it for 2 years in my spare time. Lot of heavy parts with lots of gearing and hydraulics. My DRO should be here this week and will install it to help with the machining. I found chips in places that were 2" wide when we were cleaning it up. Bought it for scrap price and have spend just a little more than I paid for it on the rebuild. I have many pictures of the tear down and the rebuild if anyone wants to see them.
The first picture is before in the tear down.
The first picture is before in the tear down.