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Logan Engineering Co.
Chicago, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Metal
Machine Size:	10"
Submitted By:	Jaime Diaz

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Logan Metal Lathe, Model 820, Swing Over Bed 10½", Swing Cross Slide 7", Distance Between Centers 24
Date of Manufacturer:	1945
Serial Number:	28907
Last Updated	8/24/2022 10:41:10 AM

Comments:

Bought it on July 15, 2022. Previous owner, John Irvin, from Tampa, FL. He bought the lathe 25 years ago as a retirement gift for himself. He worked at the St. Pete Times for about 32 years. Started as a plant engineer and retired as Operation Director.

I always wanted a vintage, USA made, small lathe. Initially I was looking for an Atlas lathe as that was all I knew, besides the South Bend lathes, that had the look I wanted... but back in December 2021, when I was looking at used larger lathes, I ran into a Logan lathe with turret setup and that got me to join the Yahoo group where the owner of Logan (Scott Logan) is active, and I learn more about them. A turret lathe was not something I wanted so I let that go and ended up with the Grizzly G0709 that I have now...but the bug for one of these old lathes never went away.

Then, a few months back, I ran into a few threads on small Logan lathes (200 and 820s), those threads got my interest back on searching for one. Saw this one a couple of hours away from me and reached out to the owner...

After buying it and moving it home, I started to disassemble to clean and repaint back to a color that was close to original. Purchased the missing Follow Rest and original clutch knob to replace the after market lever previous owner installed.

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Comments: Original Owner
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Comments: Condition when I bought it - July 15 2022
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Comments: Condition when I bought it - July 15 2022
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Comments: After restoration. Finished on August 23, 2022
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