Please help identify an old lathe

Hello, all,

Can anyone identify this old lathe? I friend bought this recently and has no idea what model it is, and what gear he needs for it or just other replacement parts.

Some more photos.

I was thinking it looked a bit like a Le Blond or a Sheldon.
I looks much like a the Sheldon shown here
Sheldon Lathe 11 x 24 w/ tooling & gears Value?
Found in this search
Sheldon Bench lathe - Google Search

The number on the Boston gear may still be a valid number sold by Boston Gear to help identify the Diametral Pitch of the gear.
Buying new missing change gears will add up to quite a bit of money very quickly but they can some times be found used or surplus on line for much less.
There are other threads on Sheldon lathes on this forum and others who have them or know more about them than I do will likely post more soon .
There are several variations in them over the years and there are several shown here.
Sheldon Lathes
Regards,
Jim

Sheldon 11 on VM

http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/2133/23859.pdf

have fun

On edit - add some useful info (with typos I see)



When you can, get us all the tooth counts and where, and we can begin to tell you where you are at.

Jim Christie, johnoder, thank you very much, gentlemen. Are replacement part for these models still available/easy to get?

I see Bourn and Koch have Sheldon, I don't know about availability, but be sure to be sitting down with all medication close at hand when you ask the price

Sheldon Lathe OEM Repair Parts by Bourn & Koch

As mentioned you can buy new change gears from Boston Gear but they may not stock all the sizes you may need.

Speed Reducer, Gear Drive, Variable Speed Drives | Boston Gear

They have distributors in Canada General Bearing Service is one with branches in Quebec.

https://www.bostongear.com/distributor-locator

Martin Sprocket is another supplier that may have some.

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Power Transmission, Material Handling & Hand Tool Manufacturer

As for other parts for that machine, other posters on this forum know more about those machines than I do so maybe they can add something .

You can read about Dundeeshopnut's experiences with finding gears for his old lathe in this recent thread that will give you some Ideas.

At least for the Hendeys like his some parts are available but buying new parts or having them custom made can quickly add up to as much as one typically pays for a similar old lathe

https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...y/early-hendey-375602/?highlight=Hendey+Lathe

Regards,

Jim

P.S. Limy Sami posted while I was typing.

The Sheldon group formerly on Yahoo is now [email protected] and is pretty good. Lots of valuable info in the files, knowledgeable helpful people. I bought a lathe similar to yours last year for a price I couldn't pass up, put it in storage, and will start cleaning it up when I get the time.

And that looks like an E28 in the background, an excellent model, made in the days before BMW went mad.