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rockfla · 11-15-2022, 06:11 PM

I have a chance to pick up a complete rebuilt brake lathe for a pretty good price, problem is it’s JUST the lathe, NO spacers/dies or tool/post cutters. Do any of you guys have a lathe that could share a picture of your set up for turning drums AND in particular an ammco 4000 OR know even IF a 4000 can turn drums??? Thanks for any guidance/help

cas3 · 11-15-2022, 06:42 PM

I have one that doesn't work. Been on the " I'm gonna". list for a couple years now. I forget what model it is, will look at it tomorrow.

petehoovie · 11-15-2022, 08:28 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVqH9ywST7o

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ammco+4000

https://www.ammcoservice.com/ammco-4...e-lathe-specs/

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=amm...=v323-1&ia=web

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16285391966...Bk9SR_r21-CPYQ

35fordtn · 11-15-2022, 11:50 PM

Robert I have a ammco 4000. If all you want to do is drums the tooling is cheap on eBay as well as the insterts. You’ll need the illusive 5/8 arbor and cones to do rear drums… used mine today actually and have a job lined up for it Tommorow. The centering took for discs is expensive. If doing early ford drums be sure you get the wide leather anti vibration belt not the narrow.

Tinker · 11-16-2022, 01:13 AM

Had a 3/4" Barret with all the chucks I gave to a club member in FL (st pete). Best I know he still has it. Doesn't help you much I guess. When I bought it, it also had the shoe archer. but with out the swing arm. Pretty much useless with out it.

rockfla · 11-16-2022, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by 35fordtn

Robert I have a ammco 4000. If all you want to do is drums the tooling is cheap on eBay as well as the insterts. You’ll need the illusive 5/8 arbor and cones to do rear drums… used mine today actually and have a job lined up for it Tommorow. The centering took for discs is expensive. If doing early ford drums be sure you get the wide leather anti vibration belt not the narrow.

Michael

"IF" need be would you be able to give me the dimensions of the arbor and cones needed.....The fellow I would be getting it from is my "main" machinist and he said he would "make" anything i need spacer or die wise for it IF i cannot find it?? I found the boring bar holder and boring bar on EPay!!!

Thank you Petehoovie!!

11-15-2022, 06:11 PM	#1
rockfla Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 3,963	Any barner’s have a brake lathe? I have a chance to pick up a complete rebuilt brake lathe for a pretty good price, problem is it’s JUST the lathe, NO spacers/dies or tool/post cutters. Do any of you guys have a lathe that could share a picture of your set up for turning drums AND in particular an ammco 4000 OR know even IF a 4000 can turn drums??? Thanks for any guidance/help

11-15-2022, 06:42 PM	#2
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,577	Re: Any barner’s have a brake lathe? I have one that doesn't work. Been on the " I'm gonna". list for a couple years now. I forget what model it is, will look at it tomorrow.

11-15-2022, 08:28 PM	#3
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,151	Re: Any barner’s have a brake lathe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVqH9ywST7o https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ammco+4000 https://www.ammcoservice.com/ammco-4...e-lathe-specs/ https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=amm...=v323-1&ia=web https://www.ebay.com/itm/16285391966...Bk9SR_r21-CPYQ __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

11-15-2022, 11:50 PM	#4
35fordtn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: McMinnville, TN Posts: 2,327	Re: Any barner’s have a brake lathe? Robert I have a ammco 4000. If all you want to do is drums the tooling is cheap on eBay as well as the insterts. You’ll need the illusive 5/8 arbor and cones to do rear drums… used mine today actually and have a job lined up for it Tommorow. The centering took for discs is expensive. If doing early ford drums be sure you get the wide leather anti vibration belt not the narrow.

11-16-2022, 01:13 AM	#5
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,053	Re: Any barner’s have a brake lathe? Had a 3/4" Barret with all the chucks I gave to a club member in FL (st pete). Best I know he still has it. Doesn't help you much I guess. When I bought it, it also had the shoe archer. but with out the swing arm. Pretty much useless with out it.