Big Lathe

[madisonelectronic]

Chuck Norris' baby rattle.

[tryithere]

Thethe workerth don't do a lot of work, they're all lathey.

[D13fledermause]

The picture looks like he's using his teeth with the lathe :P

[Barnekkid]

I could use a machine like that. I need to fix my watch.

[joelchils]

hahah how did i guess that was a part of an elecric motor

lucky guess

but thats cool... and they do make macrometers that big... takes like 3 guys to use the thing

[guitarzan1283]

i wanna see the indicator they use to true this thing up and for that matter the mag base too lmao if its anything like the machine youd need a crane to move it ......(by the way this is sarcasm just in case anyone doesnt get it)

[GeneralG1810]

@eric78900 You couldnt mount it in a vertical, it has a shaft either end.

[ozzirt]

Being a Skoda, it will be a good 'un. The Czechs make nice machine tools

[Esqurl]

I ran a lathe that was used to make shafts used in presses in a Steel Mill. Once you set you tool to cut then you rode along with it all the way down. It took over 3 hours to make a pass. I also bored a hole in a giant universal coupling that was so big when it was finished I walked through the hole without bending my head down. The part weighed 3,1/2 tons.

[tylerbest1269]

ive seen bigger in my pants :)

[mrcouca0830]

the big torno

[generickful]

ale tokara.

[mkrejsa123456]

hi John

You got a great job

Are you happy with your Škoda lathe?

Greetings from czech republic :-)

[RUSSSELLLLL]

he almost tripped. woulda been squashed

[guilhermeaugustomade]

loco sem nenhum EPI com carao na frente da maquina

imagino quantos acidentes tem nessa empresa

[samfrompakistan]

thats one big lathe. thanks for sharing



[ydna2]

anybody have any idea of the cutting speed seen here?

[JesseJamesAXnXeX]

@ydna2 looks like about 10rpm- 5ft diameter approx. 5Xpi=approx 15.5. so about 155sfm.

[cjellwood]

can you make me some chess pieces?

[filuwies]

I know biger ones. 250cm maximum diameter. and teh bed is seperate from the Machine gear.

[chazm00]

jesus, i was in a vo tech high school machine shop the machines there are tiny im not used to huge ass lathes like that

[albertnormandgerard]

haha, sorry to start the chicken debate, but where do you think the vice for that lathe was lathed.

[2doble03]

QUE TAL CUCHILLON DEBE DE SER Y CARBURADA YA ME IMAGINO DEBE VALER UN BILLETON

[ArtemiaSalina]

"Truing up the headstock bearing for the REALLY big lathe out back"

[dantheman06111989]

That looks to me like a rotor... I have turned plenty of those...

[MrGilburt]

big man medium lathe

[kuei1248]

I would use a right handed tool, upside down, and spin that chuck the other way.

[dj6927]

@rtm143188. Yep, just a little closer and he'll be the star of the movie at our next safety meeting.

[rtm143188]

got your face a little close there dont ya think?

[molak34]

@rtm143188 it's a lathe not a shark...

[yeschwartz]

BIG IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

[chueffer]

I have a lathe bigger than that at home.I use it to make watches.

[Phaare]

In original, it is Škoda, not Skoda. Word Škoda is in English damage, or wrong.

[gummel82]

@Phaare who the fuck cares??

[Phaare]

Please, speak like intelligent person :)

[douro20]

He's right...it means shame, damage or pity.

[jd426999]

Didnt Skoda used to make cars in Eastern Europe. I think my dad owend one, back in like 1968 ?

[Phaare]

@jd426999 Yes, by now Škoda make cars. Export is now for West Europe. We have Škoda car now too.

[OK2BCK]

@jd426999 they still make cars now under Volkswagen ownership

[bestamerica]

wow big lathe,,,

use train metal wheel or else

[salemcripple]

Damn, how much do you think that chuck weighs?

[chaghar]

the one i have in my house is way bigger

[DirtballGearhead]

Haha! is fully because building is bigger than house and he no fit big lathe in house smaller than building! Yes!

[boosh199]

hahahaha is funny because it from family guy. yes?

[bestamerica]

what is use for

[salemcripple]

anything you want to use it for

[bigbluechevy12345]

looks like u need a big micrometer!!!! lol

[bushputz]

Wouldn't you need a macrometer?

[unclemcpeanut]

@bushputz you do that before you start cutting

[unclemcpeanut]

@bushputz they would use a gigantic vernier

[attainableapex]

@bushputz a macrometer

[GeneralG1810]

@attainableapex I think he meant Micrometer

[douro20]

@bushputz

Micrometers that size do exist, although I think they would use stationary gauging and measure the radius of the rotor.

[trein45]

How high is the middle of that machine?!

[douro20]

I think he's machining a motor shaft. And personally I've see bigger lathes. Where was that lathe made?

[JohnScottV]

Accually. he's machining the lamination of the electric motor rotor. The rotor was rebuilt with new lamination and rotor bars and end rings. The Skoda was made in Chech-Republic.

[OK2BCK]

@JohnScottV in Czech Republic (search for Skoda automobile)

[Lucianrider]

Wow that is a big lathe, thanks for posting...