old school belt drive mil and lathe

[Just Electric]

heres some cool pics i took of these belt drive set ups one motor and a ton of belts and pullies through out the building to run multiple pieces of equipment.these were taken just outside of lower rive or martinez at castlerock mines
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[RiverDave]

I would like to go out and see this in person sometime.. :)

RD

[Just Electric]

I would like to go out and see this in person sometime.. :)

RD

only a few hour drive for you off the 8 to the 95:D i will try and figure out how to post the whole file with all the pics or link it to my fb

[RiverDave]

only a few hour drive for you off the 8 to the 95:D i will try and figure out how to post the whole file with all the pics or link it to my fb

Upload the whole file to your profile. Cal me if u need help.

RD

[getreal]

That's what I first learned on. I grew up in western Pennsylvania till I was 14. My Grandfather & Dad had a shop building truck bodies. The machine shop was completely run with leather belts. There was a six cylinder truck engine outside that ran everything. Only one of the lathes was converted to a 3 phase motor, My Grandfather wanted to keep everything else the way it was.

[SuperDave013]

my grandfather also had a machine shop run off jackshafts and leather belts. It was steam powered. He made hose fittings for WW2. Later everything was converted over.

my grandparents

http://www.sweetperformance.com/photo/albums/userpics/weiss_machine_co.jpg

[=River Perfection=]

my grandfather also had a machine shop run off jackshafts and leather belts. It was steam powered. He made hose fittings for WW2. Later everything was converted over.

my grandparents

http://www.sweetperformance.com/photo/albums/userpics/weiss_machine_co.jpg

Great pic Dave!! Glad your finally making a living at it!! Congrats!!

[GeorgeM]

my grandfather also had a machine shop run off jackshafts and leather belts. It was steam powered. He made hose fittings for WW2. Later everything was converted over.

my grandparents

http://www.sweetperformance.com/photo/albums/userpics/weiss_machine_co.jpg

Do you have anymore pictures like this? I love this picture we still make hose fittings MS-AN-AS-NAS fittings, my dad started the company 24 years ago but he's been making them for about 30 years now, We use to have a bunch of Warner Swasey's No 2's now we have 14 Takisawa CNC Lathes 03- and newer theres still a demand for american made fittings...

[GeorgeM]

Warner Swasey No 2

We had about 12 of these about 15 years ago they were so obsolete we sold them for scrap metal
http://www.fast-autos.net/diecast-cars-models/diecast-car-image-large/warner-swasey-no-3-turret-lathe-m-1200_270680569654.jpg

[SuperDave013]

Do you have anymore pictures like this? I love this picture we still make hose fittings MS-AN-AS-NAS fittings, my dad started the company 24 years ago but he's been making them for about 30 years now, We use to have a bunch of Warner Swasey's No 2's now we have 14 Takisawa CNC Lathes 03- and newer theres still a demand for american made fittings...

I also make hose fittings. It's all I do all day every day. I do the performance side of it. www.sweetperformance.com

And I would have liked to have scored one of those Swaseys you scrapped just for the nostalgia value. Here is a later pic of the shop after the belts were all gone. This was around the Korea warfrom what the back of the pic says.



http://www.sweetperformance.com/photo/albums/userpics/weiss_machine_co1.jpg

[GeorgeM]

I also make hose fittings. It's all I do all day every day. I do the performance side of it. www.sweetperformance.com

And I would have liked to have scored one of those Swaseys you scrapped just for the nostalgia value. Here is a later pic of the shop after the belts were all gone. This was around the Korea warfrom what the back of the pic says.



http://www.sweetperformance.com/photo/albums/userpics/weiss_machine_co1.jpg

Yea I wish we kept a couple now, but back then it was during a time when we were trying to better our quality and become more automated so they were basically taking up to much space. That's cool that it's all you do all day everyday lol same here it's the only job I've ever had and the only thing we do at our shop. This last picture is cool too had to show it to my pop. Thanks. Where's your shop what machines are you running?

[rivermobster]

How cool. I think my grandfather had one of those belt lathes as well. I wish I had pics from back then.

Thanks for sharing these pics. :)