Hendey 14x6 Brand new to Practical Machinist

[LuckyHende]

Just bought in oct 2021 a Hendey 14x6 Tie bar cone head lathe serial number 10231. 2 hp motor, leather belt drive with a vfd I just added because my home doesn't have 3 phase( does any home?). I am in the process of rebuilding her to functional use again as for I have always wanted a lathe. When I first seen the tie bar I couldn't but, help to fall in love . There is something amazing about antique machines that just lores me in knowing the PURE QUALITY OF AN AMERICAN ANTIQUE MACHINE is well beyond any American made machine of today and don't even get me started on the over sea's garbage. I would also like to mention that I have never had any training for any machine equipment and in the midst of
copious amounts of information process of learning how to fix, setup , use a lathe. I'm not a complete fool( I realize this machine does NOT just rip fingers off no, this kind of machine will wrap up your entire corpse and keep going until a family member comes along to shut the power off kind of machine. I am able to repair just about any car engine and made from scratch a hydraulic 35 ton wood splitter with log lift. I am a repair technician and known by many that if I can't fix it probably no one can. Any information/advice anyone has that could be useful would be greatly appreciated. I have read of Hendey man and hope he reads this because of his wealth of knowledge could be extremely useful and learning the history of this particular lathe would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Hope to get to know you guys better because I am a man alone in this new venture of mine.

 

[LuckyHende]

Shared album - John E - Google Photos

 

[marka12161]

Nice machine, I had a 14x8 that i sold to a PM member last spring. He did a beautiful restoration and is using it now. Not sure where you are in NY but if you are into antique machines, there is a 16" G&E shaper for sale in Oswego.

16" G&E Shaper for sale about 40 Minutes north of Syracuse NY

 

[johnoder]

Usual handy stuff - Post #8 in link below. Also in Post # 2 and #4 from hendeyman

Except the SB pair - probably dead now (first two links)

new hendy lathe

have fun

 

[hendeyman]

Luckyhende:

The records for machines this old are very limited, but here is what I could find.

Hendey lathe No.10231, a 14 x 6, Cone Head model, was completed during mid-October 1908. It was sold to Chicago dealer Manning, Maxwell
and Moore, hence no record of the original owner. On September 17, 1962, it was owned by Rolock Inc, Fairfield, Connecticut. This lathe
is considered a 1906 design and it features the new style Carriage and Cross Slide, which was introduced after June 23, 1906. The Spindle
Nose is a nominal 2-1/4 - 6 thread with a No.4 Morse Taper. The Spindle is designed to take the No.2 Collets. The tailstock takes a No.2
Morse Taper center. Spindle Bore is 1 inch. There are no longer any Patterns, Castings or Repair parts left in inventory for a lathe
of this age, but all of the original drawings are still in the file, so parts can be made if required. Refer to the 1904 Parts Book for
any parts used on your lathe, which I think is available on this Forum as a free download.

Hendeyman

 

[LuckyHende]

Mr. Hendey the information you gave aligned with the Manning, Maxwell and More who I believe made helicopters which the 90 plus year old gentleman I purchased this from was a helicopter engineer and I suppose was also his employer. I greatly appreciate the information you have provided to give me better insight of the past of this particular HENDEY. Again THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

 

[johnoder]

Manning,Maxwell & Moore was a Machine Tool and Hardware dealer. They owned such machine tool companies as Putnam. Bought out by Dresser Industries over fifty years ago in 1964