Hi Guys,
This is my first post on the forum, but I have occasionally perused the site for information on old machines and because I enjoy seeing what others are getting up too, wether it be showcasing their work or detailing old machines they are restoring.
I thought I would share my new purchase, and in the process hopefully someone can offer some information on this machine. I would really like to know a bit more about this machine, so if you know anything, please do share. Beyond the basic details of who Alfred Eriksen was, and the fact that Matra used rebadged Eriksen lathes, I can’t find much about them at all. I can see design similarities to other machines that Eriksen built but I can’t find any solid info on this specific machine. I’m hoping someone can supply information on approximately what year this lathe was manufactured and what oil to use in the gearboxes for when I strip this thing down.
It was a bit of an impulse buy, and I secured it as part of a deal when purchasing an old bobcat and backhoe. It was in a grubby old shed (set up on the only piece of concrete in the whole place) and was totally covered in filth. Having said that I can’t help but look at these old machines and see potential.
I figured with a gap bed, quick-change gearbox, power feed on the cross slide and a 46mm spindle bore it was a big step up from my trusty Hercus 260B ATM. It also came with both 3 and 4 jaw chucks, a fixed steady, some elaborate pneumatic contraption that clamped to the ways, a motley assortment of tooling and a whole bunch of bar stock between 25mm and 50mm in size I couldn’t go wrong.
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When I got it home I gave it a quick clean before tarping it and waiting for my new shed to get built.
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I then had to fab a crane before I could lift it off the trailer (we lifted it on with a 10t Fiat payloader!) and what a handy thing this crane is. I don’t know how I lasted this long without it. That’s my old man in the photo giving me a hand working the chain block.
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And this is how it sits in my shed now.
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It needs a lot more cleaning and then I’ll start removing some covers to check the internals before replacing the fluids. If everything seems ok I will go ahead and fit a DRO for ease of use.
I’ll check back here and update this as I go, but in the meantime if you can shed some light on this machine please do.
This is my first post on the forum, but I have occasionally perused the site for information on old machines and because I enjoy seeing what others are getting up too, wether it be showcasing their work or detailing old machines they are restoring.
I thought I would share my new purchase, and in the process hopefully someone can offer some information on this machine. I would really like to know a bit more about this machine, so if you know anything, please do share. Beyond the basic details of who Alfred Eriksen was, and the fact that Matra used rebadged Eriksen lathes, I can’t find much about them at all. I can see design similarities to other machines that Eriksen built but I can’t find any solid info on this specific machine. I’m hoping someone can supply information on approximately what year this lathe was manufactured and what oil to use in the gearboxes for when I strip this thing down.
It was a bit of an impulse buy, and I secured it as part of a deal when purchasing an old bobcat and backhoe. It was in a grubby old shed (set up on the only piece of concrete in the whole place) and was totally covered in filth. Having said that I can’t help but look at these old machines and see potential.
I figured with a gap bed, quick-change gearbox, power feed on the cross slide and a 46mm spindle bore it was a big step up from my trusty Hercus 260B ATM. It also came with both 3 and 4 jaw chucks, a fixed steady, some elaborate pneumatic contraption that clamped to the ways, a motley assortment of tooling and a whole bunch of bar stock between 25mm and 50mm in size I couldn’t go wrong.
When I got it home I gave it a quick clean before tarping it and waiting for my new shed to get built.
I then had to fab a crane before I could lift it off the trailer (we lifted it on with a 10t Fiat payloader!) and what a handy thing this crane is. I don’t know how I lasted this long without it. That’s my old man in the photo giving me a hand working the chain block.
And this is how it sits in my shed now.
It needs a lot more cleaning and then I’ll start removing some covers to check the internals before replacing the fluids. If everything seems ok I will go ahead and fit a DRO for ease of use.
I’ll check back here and update this as I go, but in the meantime if you can shed some light on this machine please do.