Weldyman:
I will post the information from the Serial Number Card and then the details from the original Order Form.
Hendey lathe No.34656, a 1 x 30 Hi-Speed Plain Turning model, was completed on March 17, 1943. It was shipped with an Oil Pan, Ball
Bearings, a set of #2 Collets and was Cone Motor Driven (CMD). The original owner was the British Ministry of War Transport, New York
City, New York. Note: Any notations in parenthesis are mine.
From the original Order Form (This lathe was one of three No.1 High Speed Lathes that were sold by the War Department to the British
Ministry of War Transport under the Lend-Lease program. The other lathes were Nos. 34653 and 34654. All
were completed on the same date.)
Date Ordered: July 18, 1942
Date Started: July 28, 1942
Sold to: War Department
Springfield Ordnance District
95 State Street
Springfield, Massachusetts
Wanted: Priority A-1-a
TA-722374
Via: GOVT. B/L (Bill of Lading)
TO BE TNSPECTED BY WAR DEPARTMENT
DESCRIPTION: #1 x 30" Hi-Speed Plain Turning Lathe CR (Compound Rest)
Oil Pan
Regular Equipment (as shown in the catalog)
Item 1-F Ball Bearings on main spindle
Item 2-F-1 Quick withdrawing compound slide in place of regular compound rest
Item 2-F-2 Spring operated tailstock spindle
Item 2-F-3 #2 lever operated drawing-in attachment complete with cabinet
Item 2-F-4 9 #2 Collets from 1/8" to 5/8" inclusive by 16ths
Furnish & Fit Cone Motor Drive
Item 2-F-5 Furnish & Fit ball bearing, dynamically balance motor,
3 HP, 420 volts, 3 phase, 50 cycles, 1500 RPM, frame 225;
together with reversing magnetic starter and push button
station
Spindle Speeds 2000 RPM
Motor Drive Parts List A12-0198, A12-0199, A12-0200.
Motor Pulley C12-4187
There are very few Patterns, Castings or Repair parts left in inventory for these lathes. All of the original drawings are still in the files, so parts can be made if required.
Hendeyman
