rusty old tools
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Jun 13, 2010
- Location
- Pomona CA USA
Well I'll be ringing in the new year with a new old lathe, after much effort on this rainy day I managed to get this machine home, without getting it too wet!
I've found little information on it so far, and it seems to have some interesting features, a two speed back gear? Feed reverse on the apron, plus a feed reversing gear box, and the fairly standard reversing tumbler on the end gears! Seems a bit redundant but ok, there's a plunger on the apron that disengages the rack pinion, I'm assuming for threading? I recall reading somewhere that these were equipped with automatic stops? Not sure about that but this machine does not seem so equipped, though perhaps I'm missing something. It came with a ton of tooling, some of which is still back at the lady's house from whom I acquired this beautiful piece of iron. Everything seems in excellent condition for a lathe of this vintage, still see scraping on much of the bed which is always nice.
I'm asking for any info I can get with regards to these machines, their features and their quirks, pics are always nice. Johnoder posted a scan in another thread of an early manual/parts list which I believe is incomplete though a handy resource to have.
Here are some photos of the machine as it now sits in my shop.
While I wasn't looking for another lathe, I could not possibly pass up this one, it cost exactly $0.00 and my boss helped me move it over to my shop, so I know a few obligatory "you sucks" are in order.
I've found little information on it so far, and it seems to have some interesting features, a two speed back gear? Feed reverse on the apron, plus a feed reversing gear box, and the fairly standard reversing tumbler on the end gears! Seems a bit redundant but ok, there's a plunger on the apron that disengages the rack pinion, I'm assuming for threading? I recall reading somewhere that these were equipped with automatic stops? Not sure about that but this machine does not seem so equipped, though perhaps I'm missing something. It came with a ton of tooling, some of which is still back at the lady's house from whom I acquired this beautiful piece of iron. Everything seems in excellent condition for a lathe of this vintage, still see scraping on much of the bed which is always nice.
I'm asking for any info I can get with regards to these machines, their features and their quirks, pics are always nice. Johnoder posted a scan in another thread of an early manual/parts list which I believe is incomplete though a handy resource to have.
Here are some photos of the machine as it now sits in my shop.
While I wasn't looking for another lathe, I could not possibly pass up this one, it cost exactly $0.00 and my boss helped me move it over to my shop, so I know a few obligatory "you sucks" are in order.