Niles / WMW 21" x 64" lathe (Germany) with power and rapid feeds. This is truly a heavy-duty machine, price-reduced. Sacrifice.

This massive, heavy-duty lathe was excellent on purchase but was stored under a roofed craneway too close to an opening, and its unpainted exterior surfaces got coated in rust. However, this is a top-quality German lathe, all heavy cast iron and steel, with a big roller steady rest (16") and a motorized carriage rapid traverse.

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Niles / WMW (Germany)
• Swing diameter: 21"
• Center distance: 64"
• Power feed, longitudinal: Yes
• Power feed, cross slide: Yes
• Spindle speeds: 24
• Power feeds: Yes (many)
• Threading: Inch and metric
• Main spindle motor: 30 HP, 3 ph / 60 Hz
• Weight: About 5 tons (est.)

Equipped with

• 3-jaw universal chuck, ~16 in.
• 3-point roller-type steady rest
• 4-way toolpost
• Coolant pump system
• Bi-directional rapid-traverse motor (TEFC) on carriage
• Extra long, heavy and rigid tailstock (see photo)
• Removable pull-out chip pan
• Tray-top headstock design

Notes

There is no heavy flaking rust on the ways, but the leadscrew (etc.) will need chasing (remove the rust). The headstock interior should be in good shape (we can open it for you). This will be a major cleanup, but afterward you could have an invincible heavy-duty engine lathe, with a 30 HP main motor, which can take heavy cuts. (It is so cheap you could buy it just for the bedway.)

Many years ago, in the mid-'80s, the Montreal (Canada) affiliate branch of well-known Eliott Machinery of England ran out of brand new European machinery. They imported several containers of late-model, excellent-condition, well-known second-hand machine tools (mostly lathes, milling machines and gear-making equipment) from their German operations. They downsized; the building was sold; they had an auction; we bought about 10 machines.

However, we had a tenant in part of the building who decided he needed more room and, without notice, moved several of our machines from a fully enclosed crane area to another roofed crane area which only had a partial side wall on one side. This lathe was at least 40 feet inside under the roof, but it got blowing mist and snow on it in winter. Life got more complicated as Machineco got more heavily into real estate (as the China juggernaut decimated both our customer base and our competitors everywhere), and this lathe was ignored way too long.

Finally, that property was expropriated for a new highway, and we had to move all the iron (with no "child" left behind). Even if seriously rusty, this massive piece of German engineering offers someone with persistence and time an opportunity to acquire a heavy-duty, well-engineered lathe with great potential. Super value as a project to restore. Several of the headstock lever handles still move. The steady rest roller bearings still rotate. This 5± tons of German quality steel and cast iron is just about the heaviest lathe for its horsepower we've ever seen! And only 35 cents a pound, far less than raw steel!

Now in our new warehouse, this 5 tons of German-quality lathe needs a home. Our loss becomes your gain (more detail photos on demand).

Price (free loading, FOB Montreal): was $10,000.00, now only $3,500.00 OBO! Call now, because we really need the space. Make us a reasonably close offer!

Shipping: we are well equipped to load this lathe on your carrier at zero cost to you. We also have excellent connections to get you the best possible transportation price from many different trucking companies and brokers, all over North America. Paperwork? No problem. Machineco ships all over the world.

What may bother you is: "How do I get it down at my end, and into my plant, garage or shop?" Well, if you simply call us, you can benefit from our 100+ man-years of experience moving heavy machines, both manually and with rollers, jacks, forklifts and cranes; we'll tell you how to do it. Simply call John, toll-free.

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