FJsapper
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Nov 18, 2020
- Location
- Sterling Heights, MI
I have been looking to get a lathe for a while and recently found a Bradford Metalmaster listed near to me. I have not owned a lathe before but am reasonably intelligent and like to restore old stuff to working condition. I would ultimately like to do some gunsmith work and maybe get in to making some stuff for my land cruiser.
The back story is it came from a furniture shop that was going out of business. The items pictured are what come along with it. The seller said he had never had the machine hooked up so he couldnt confirm that it worked but everything "looked fine."
I plan to go take a look at it and see what kind of condition things are in. I plan to open up the top cover and inspect the gears as well as the bed and screw. I have read the lathe inspection tips on here and plan to run down that list.
One of my concerns was the absence of a taper attachment. Im also not sure what other standard parts may be missing and havent been able to find much on the Bradfords in general.
Can anyone share any insight on this machine?
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The back story is it came from a furniture shop that was going out of business. The items pictured are what come along with it. The seller said he had never had the machine hooked up so he couldnt confirm that it worked but everything "looked fine."
I plan to go take a look at it and see what kind of condition things are in. I plan to open up the top cover and inspect the gears as well as the bed and screw. I have read the lathe inspection tips on here and plan to run down that list.
One of my concerns was the absence of a taper attachment. Im also not sure what other standard parts may be missing and havent been able to find much on the Bradfords in general.
Can anyone share any insight on this machine?
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