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Single Cutter Bar Turner M1865 1.5" Shank Warner Swasey

For sale. $125 obo plus shipping. If you don't like $125 its OBO! Make an offer... Shipping Flate Rate is like 15 bucks anywhere CONUS. Tons more W&S Stuff to come. Have 3 Lathes completely tooled....

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Last Part of the week

Hey Ya'll, Just finished a little job and just thought I'd post a pic of the old #3 ready to thread the last part of the week. Material is 4140 pre-hard and the short thread is 5/8-18 and the long...

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What to do with older Machine?

W&S 1-SC problem Hello all, I have a unique problem with a NC machine that has a CNC conversion attached to it. First let me tell you my little shop no longer makes any parts, but I still have the...

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Warner & Swasey #3 M-1200 List of Oil, Grease and LUBRICANT's to use.

Warner & Swasey #3 M-1200 Headstock oil is MOBIL DTE MEDIUM, (ISO VG 46 MINERAL BASED R&O OILS) MOBIL DTE MEDIUM MOBIL DTE MEDIUM | 5 GALLON PAIL Mobil / 101057 $86.94 (Other - ISO VG 46...

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M Numbers, Rhyme or Reason?

Looking through some of my old tooling catalogs (No.50 / No.70) I see M numbers ranging from low three digits into the 4000's or so. I've seen pictures of an SC45 M7000. I'm guessing somewhere back in...

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Replacement Rolls for Roller Turner

Hello All, Been searching and searching the web and can't find a source for replacement rolls. Anyone know of a source? Specifically for a #M4463 and a #M4466. Thanks in advance.

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A Warner & Swasey Fan - Just bought a No. 3

Hi, not sure where to post this. I just purchased a W&S No. 3 turret lathe. Will be picking it up next week. I've never worked for WS, but I did run WS turret lathe back in the 60's. I finally...

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Looking for 1-A W&S

Primary use for this machine is to drill and tap plates that are usually burn outs and not very square so turret works out well. We tap up 3" 4 pitch through 3" thick plate. I will try and not Type a...

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Dating a WS No 5 M-1740

Hi all, just got a new toy for the shop. I'd like to pick up some literature on it. Not sure if the era it's from would make much difference on this, but hoping someone could give me an idea of what...

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Warner & Swasey No. 3 M2200 Chuck Compatibility

Hello all. This thread is in regard to the spindle nose for this model of turret lathe. Here at our company, we used to have a 3 jaw chuck which paired with this machine, however it has since...

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WW2 screw machine still running

I am trying to find out the age of my old #2 W/S lathe. I keep telling people that it is an 1890"s machine , but I am not really sure . The founders of my shop told me that during WW2 this machine made...

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Chucks

Iso 4 jaw chuck for this old girl. M-2200. Runs beautiful but i hate the self centering hydraulic chuck. Would trade the chuck for one that is usable and has 4 jaws or even a traditional 3 jaw. If...

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Number 5 turret lathe beginner repair questions

We have I believe to be a Warner Swasey 5 turret lathe. I have a couple beginner questions regarding this lathe as I’d like to fix it up a bit. -It has a decent amount of a leak coming from the gearbox...

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I think I need a turret lathe?

I have two nearly identical products that need more speed than a standard engine lathe can provide but I don’t have the pockets or CAD skills to go CNC. It’s taking me longer than I care to admit on a...

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Lead screw threading attachment .....from the book W&S tools catalog 59A

Lead screw threading attachments equip standard W&S Turret Lathes for tool room quality threading on a quick set up basis. There is no interference with the flexibility of the Turret Lathe for...

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decoding no3 M1200

I am the happy new owner of a very nice Warner & Swasey No.3 M-1200 and I am one of those kinds that like to know as much about things as possible..i would like to know the year, and also if anyone...

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New purchase Warner Swasey # 2

Good morning everyone. I have been in the market for a southbend tool room lathe but ended up picking up this old warner swasey #2. I thought I was going to be able to find a compound cross slide but...

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Oil Filter for #3

Looking to replace the cuno oil filter on my #3 with a spin on disposable unit like a remote oil filter on a car. Any suggestions? Other than a unit that would function at 150 psi, what should I be...

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W&S #4 M-1420 repair

I have a Warner & Swasey m-1420 I'm trying to get back running again. Several years ago, someone "repaired" the keyway on the driveshaft of this lathe, as a temporary fix. I think he modified the...

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Update on My no.3

so a little update on my no.3 after removing all the big pieces to clean and get ready to paint I noticed that no matter what shaft you grabbed it didnt rotate with the ease of a well set up and cared...

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