Can anyone out there ID this LeBlond lathe?

[KTMer]

 

[john.k]

Its the rare as RHS sliding bed model,about 1940-1950.....are you buying it?...a jewell beyond price.

 

[KTMer]

Its the rare as RHS sliding bed model,about 1940-1950.....are you buying it?...a jewell beyond price.

Thanks John. Can you elaborate?

 

[john.k]

Look up sliding bed Le Blond ..plenty of pics on this forum,even if very few have seen one...let alone had the chance to buy one.............must say ,I dont like the way that steel trolley is resting on the ways.

 

[KTMer]

Got it. Thank you again, John. I already have a pretty big lathe but might have to pick this one up if only to find it a good home

 

[mister honey]

It is a LeBlond sliding bed gap lathe.
As I recall, the tail end leg is a Navy thing for shipboard mounting.
The headstock appears to have the "variable speed handwheel" thing right under the quick change gearbox.
A recent post was questioning this handwheel and its function.

 

[KTMer]

It is a LeBlond sliding bed gap lathe.
As I recall, the tail end leg is a Navy thing for shipboard mounting.
The headstock appears to have the "variable speed handwheel" thing right under the quick change gearbox.
A recent post was questioning this handwheel and its function.

Thanks MH!

 

[john.k]

Yes ,I noticed the pivoted foot...............Id thing you would need to be very careful moving it ,as weight will be substantial ,and the machine not very stable

 

[rawen2]

With the tail end resting on a pivoting foot I wonder how the twist is adjusted out of the ways? (Leveling)

 

[john.k]

Colchester lathes have been somewhat like that for decades.....resting on three points only,and not to be bolted down ,unless its considered essential.

 

[Transam1978]

I posted last week about my lathe like the one you are looking at. Mine had the variable pulley replaced with a non movable one. I am working to correct that. I have attached the spec sheet for mine that LeBlond sent me. If the image is too small I'll attach another one when I get home today, this was a screenshot from my phone.

 

[dalmatiangirl61]

Price is CHEAP!

 

[dalmatiangirl61]

So did you get it? It sold for just under $1700 all in with the fees, for those that are curious. I was watching it, just out of a sick habit, but don't have the room or need for another lathe.