Scully 601 lathe

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Maistrow
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Scully 601 lathe

Post: # 28749Unread post Maistrow
Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:22 am

Hello Trolls,

Does anyone know how many Scully 601 lathes were made at the Bridgeport factory?
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Re: Scully 601 lathe

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Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:18 pm

wish there were some left, that would be a perk to being from CT.
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Re: Scully 601 lathe

Post: # 28901Unread post W.B.
Tue Feb 11, 2014 7:12 pm

Over a hundred, at the very least, scattered all around the world. One S/N I saw from the late 1950's was in the 560 range, another by the 1960's was around 610 or 620.

By the mid-to-late 1950's, it seems all Scully 601's had their "4 pitch" set at 4.17 lpi and their "2 pitch" set at 2.14 lpi.
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Re: Scully 601 lathe

Post: # 28902Unread post Maistrow
Tue Feb 11, 2014 10:08 pm

Thanks for the info WB. This will help.
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