Which manual lathe's have a repositionable compound ?

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DDoug

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NW Pa

• Mar 17, 2011

• #1

My sheldon "R" series has the compound on a long dovetail, it can be
positioned anywhere along it, and it came with an extra blank plate
for making your own custom toolholders.

I thought I saw a lathe with that similar feature, but cannot seem to find it.

I think it said R.E.M. or Harrison, but those don't show this feature.

 

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Keith Krome

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Auburn, Alabama

• Mar 17, 2011

• #2

You mean to say the compound can also be slid along the cross slide with a dovetail? I have not seen that feature on a lathe. I have seen a Korean South Bend which had a dovetail cut in the back part of the cross slide which which one could mount a rear tool post or some other tooling. I never saw any factory tooling that used this dovetail, only that it was there if one wanted to make use of it.

I have also seen Tee slots used. I believe Emco uses this on there larger lathes. (by larger I mean 11" & 13" swing). The ones I remember seeing have full length (of the cross slide) Tee slots. It looks as though one could mount two compounds on such lathe.

 

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DDoug

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Keith Krome said:

You mean to say the compound can also be slid along the cross slide with a dovetail? .

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Yes, exactly.

 

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Armenius

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• Mar 17, 2011

• #4

My Emco-Maier V10-P has the longitudinal Tee slots on the cross slide and yes, the compound rest may be positioned anywhere on the cross slide.

Arminius

 

Forrest Addy

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Bremerton WA USA

• Mar 17, 2011

• #5

Several models of the Clausing Colchester of the 60's and '70's had this feature.

 

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adama

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• #6

Ml7 can not have the cross slide positioned on any of the t slots as there spacing is odd, plus there's a darn great protrusion sticking out that it pivots on!

 

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PeteM

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• Mar 17, 2011

• #7

My Harrison (M300) has the compound swivel fixed; but does have a sort of dovetail arrangement and accessories to allow mounting of toolposts and other accesories (such as a Versamil) at any point along the cross slide.

 

Peter from Holland

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• Mar 17, 2011

• #8

Caseneuve HB 575 and the HB725 also also has that feature


Peter from holland

 

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B Sutherland

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Ontario, Canada

• Mar 17, 2011

• #9

My Cazeneuve HB500 has this feature

 

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blake in spokane

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• Mar 17, 2011

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21" Clausing/Colchesters have a dovetail riser for the compound. The reason they can use the same carriage as the 17"

 

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Lakeside53

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Woodinville, WA

• Mar 17, 2011

• #11

My Polamco / Toolmex TUM35 has that feature. When new you could order an additional (rear) compound!