Dear TexAgs,

Mrs. Aggietaco wants me to build her a table. She wants metal legs on said table, beyond what I am able to fabricate with stock steel and my equipment. What she's looking for are something like the early 1900's lathe and mill machine bases that are popular in industrial furniture these days.

Something like the legs seen here:


I haven't had much luck at the local antique shops here in Austin nor on CL in any of the major TX cities, so if you've got something, no matter the condition, let me know and I may be interested. Obviously willing to pay or willing to haul off scrap in return.

Sincerely,
Aggietaco

I see them on CL occasionally but not often. When I check eBay for parts and accessories for my lathe I see them quite frequently. I just checked and under the listing Lathe Legs there are several listed. How much do you want to spend on these legs? They run from $250 - $500 or so. Good Luck.

That's the issue. I've found several online in the North East for $500+ and obviously someone is buying them at that price, but not me. I'd like to keep it around $200 or less. I found a nice early model lathe in Houston but missed out on picking it up this morning. And I've only seen that one in the past few weeks of browsing.

Do you know what they weigh? I think I have the exact (or very close) one you posted a picture of. It can only be moved with a front end loader.

Yes, I'm aware of the weight of a full lathe. I've got an engine hoist to move it after it's been partially disassembled. Of course ideally I'd find someone that would part with just the legs for a few hundred bucks and re-mount the lathe to a table like most people do these days.

Are you selling?

I would sell it. I have just the table, no lathe.

Provide me an email or phone number, and I'll send you pictures.

Vet - you can e-mail me at (snip).

Thanks!

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