Function of Warner-Swasey turret lathe attachment?

[Cannonmn]

 

[Cannonmn]

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I’ve examined one of the attachments. One of the two holes is a tube split at half-depth. The knob causes a variable offset of one half tube, with respect to the other.

 

[johnoder]

Function​

Boring tool holder or similar. UP on the movement increases the bore

 

[Cannonmn]

A few pix of our orphan; photos tooo beeg, gotta linkum.

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[DDoug]

Did you not READ post #3 ?

 

[jims]

One of the best tools running a turret lathe. The tool is like a cross slide holding a bore bar or other cutting tool that moves up and down instead of front to rear . And has a dial to change size of cutting action. See reply # 3.

 

[john.k]

I can see it now....Ive got a similar one,tool has numerous uses....boring,internal grooving,facing,external turning,etc.