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Anyone ID the machine?
Personally, I'm surprised they have what appears to be proper soluble-oil coolant. You'd think they'd just have old engine oil, or used goat milk or something.
Doc.
It looks like an old " Ward " No2 or No3. The rugby ball shaped end caps on the side of the headstock are typical of the smaller " Ward " capstan lathes. Plus the Fast/Slow and Forward/Reverse levers mounted on top of the headstock.
Regards Tyrone.
Yup I'm going with a No 2, the smaller holes in the hex turret (from memory the No3's are 1.5'' - Nos2's 1'') it is also fitted with the Ward collet chuck which does not use a draw tube so leaves the full spindle bore available.
Spindle bores - No2 1.25 std, & 1.5 big bore, No3 1.5 std, & 2'' big bore
On the Ward the reversing and speed changes was all done with clutches, ...........whereas most (if not all??) Herberts were at least part electrical.
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It looks like an old " Ward " No2 or No3. The rugby ball shaped end caps on the side of the headstock are typical of the smaller " Ward " capstan lathes. Plus the Fast/Slow and Forward/Reverse levers mounted on top of the headstock.
It was on a lathe just like this one that I had my first and only semi serious lathe accident. When I was a young apprentice I was making some fittings with 5/8" Whit tapped blind holes in the end. Just as the lathe was coming to a stop I attempted to flick a loose turning out of the tapped hole with my finger. My left index finger was screwed into the hole pretty quickly ! Before I knew what I was doing I'd thrown the lever into reverse and unscrewed my finger. The last joint was pretty messed up and I've never regained full use of it.
I learnt my lesson with machinery very early in life.
Regards Tyrone.
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