Emco lathe 1-1/2" x 8TPI spindle thread

[ballen]

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I want to buy a bigger faceplate for my Logan lathe, which has a 1-1/2" x 8TPI spindle thread. I have been offered a faceplate from a Emco Maximat lathe with this thread, but its thousands of km away so I can't examine it myself. My question: do the Emco lathes use a US/Unified/Metric 60 degree thread angle like on my Logan lathe, or a British Whitworth 55 degree thread angle like on some Boxford lathes?

Cheers,
Brue

 

[j lewis]

Hi! I have an Emco headstock with a 1-1/2"-8 threaded nose. AFAIK, it accepts 'standard' 1-1/2"-8 tooling from South Bend, etc. I have a Royal 5C nose collet closer and it mounts right up on the Emco headstock. I also have another Emco headstock with a smaller, finer pitch Metric threaded nose. What you have over there, I dunno..
Good luck! JinNJ