Today's plan is to dig into my 1959 Cincinnati HydraShift Engine Lathe that I rescued a few years back! This lathe was shoved into the back corner of a closed down machine shop and hasn't operated in DECADES. Most likely because its broken!

NO ONE knew what was wrong with it, NO ONE tried to figure it out, and NO ONE wanted it.... and at first, that included me!

I was told how "hard" these lathes can be to work on and that parts are VERY hard to come by and INCREDIBLY expensive if you CAN find them, so this one was a bit of a gamble!

Today I'll show you where this machine was rescued from, and then we'll dive into it's KNOWN problems and hopefully figure out additional issues along the way!

First up is cleaning the OLD beast, and WHO knows, MAYBE just MAYBE we've found a diamond in the rough here!

Join me, and we'll find out together whether or not I made a good purchase with this Old Engine Lathe! Either way, it should be a good time!

Sit Back, Relax, and let me do ALL the heavy lifting as we attempt to save this old lathe from the crusher!

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0:00 - Introducing the Cincinnati HydraShift 17x54 Engine Lathe Built in 1959
0:35 - FLASHBACK ~ Rescuing the Old Lathe from where it was FORGOTTEN
4:19 - a quick walk around of the Lathe
6:48 - Let's talk about Lathe Chucks
12:06 - Introducing a Couple of the Salvage Brothers!
13:00 - HOW did OIL get into the electrical panel?!?
17:48 - Cleaning a MOUNTAIN of CHIPS from WITHIN the lathe
19:50 - Removing the Top of the HydraShift Lathe
21:33 - Removing the Hydraulic Shifting Head and Shifting Forks
24:27 - Inspecting inside the head of the Lathe
26:25 - Cleaning and Draining the Remainder of the Oil in the Head
31:22 - Adding a drain extension to the bottom of the Lathe Head
34:09 - Filling the Lathe with DIESEL FUEL!?!
36:12 - Reassembling the head of the Lathe
38:04 - FINALLY Starting up the lathe
40:02 - Testing the Lathe Head for gear problems
41:26 - What we Found!
42:38 - Draining the DIESEL from the Lathe & making a MESS!
43:55 - Removing the Electric Motor from the Machine
46:12 - Opening up the Electric Motor
47:22 - Discovering MAJOR issues in the ELECTRIC Motor
48:32 - Cleaning Out the mountain of WHITE powder from INSIDE the motor
51:30 - I found ANOTHER Growth of WHITE POWDER!
57:28 - Removing the OLD Bearings from the Electric Motor
58:15 - "Repairing" the Wires going to the Motor Windings
1:01:22 - Installing NEW Bearings on the Rotor Shaft
1:02:28 - Re Assembling the Electric Motor
1:05:09 - Re Installing the Motor in the Lathe
1:05:50 - I DISCOVERED the REASON the lathe doesn't WORK properly
1:10:11 - Repairing the Gear that Disconnected itself from the intermediate shaft
1:17:55 - Filling the head up with Hydraulic Fluid
1:19:01 DOES the White Powder Electric Motor STILL WORK?
1:21:31 - Showing how the gears are SHIFTED Hydraulically in the Head of the Lathe
1:24:25 - Putting the Cover on & Testing All of the Gears
1:32:18 - Adjusting the Shifter Knob to the Correct Setting
1:35:09 - Another round of Testing the Speeds and Shifting on the Lathe
1:37:42 - Looking at Issues on the Side of the Lathe
1:42:52 - What do we KNOW!?!
1:45:11 - Making a Replacement Gasket for the Lathe Head Top Cover
1:49:40 - Pressure Washing the Lathe Chip Collection Pan
1:50:43 - Another Quick Lathe Test
1:53:31 - FINALLY making a CUT with the Lathe.... I made a TOOL!
1:57:21 - We made a Stepped PUNCH... Thanks for watching!

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