Doug Neaves
Aluminum
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2002
- Location
- Northampton, England
I have recently taken an interest in lathes made by Reiden, this interest was spurred on by the fact that one was languishing at a dealer that was appearing in my Deckel searches.
It is a medium sized lathe, swinging just over 16inches (425mm) with 18inches (470mm) in the semi-gap. The position of the carriage hand-wheel to the right of the carriage instead of the sometimes more convenient left, indicates that a full gap option was available. 27inches (700mm) swing.
Three centre distances were offered; 29inches (750mm), 39inches (1000mm) and 59inches (1500mm). This lathe has a centre distance of 750mm.
Mounted on the rear of the carriage and therefore, travelling with it, is; the Waldmann lamp, a manual pumped oil reservoir, and the clutch lever. On some machines the DRO is also carriage mounted.
The ways for the tailstock are at a completely different height from the main carriage ways giving the impression of that the lathe is smaller than it actually is. The main front way is protected by a substantial steel cover with a Deckel like ruler embedded in it. The rear way (in the words of the song) would take a coal miner to find it, so I bet a bed regrind is fun. The ways on this machine are in superb condition; if that had not been the case, no money would have changed hands.
The brown in the picture, taking inspiration from the most creative eBay listings, is not rust, it is oil staining. Ok there is a bit of rust on the chuck guard, which incidentally, looks as though it was made by a Swiss tractor cab manufacturer and welded by someone who learned his trade by correspondence course.
Overall the R 200 - 2 appears to be very well made, with a very good finish, and some nice details. I did get an English manual with the machine, but alas, page one is missing.
Best regards
Doug Neaves
It is a medium sized lathe, swinging just over 16inches (425mm) with 18inches (470mm) in the semi-gap. The position of the carriage hand-wheel to the right of the carriage instead of the sometimes more convenient left, indicates that a full gap option was available. 27inches (700mm) swing.
Three centre distances were offered; 29inches (750mm), 39inches (1000mm) and 59inches (1500mm). This lathe has a centre distance of 750mm.
Mounted on the rear of the carriage and therefore, travelling with it, is; the Waldmann lamp, a manual pumped oil reservoir, and the clutch lever. On some machines the DRO is also carriage mounted.
The ways for the tailstock are at a completely different height from the main carriage ways giving the impression of that the lathe is smaller than it actually is. The main front way is protected by a substantial steel cover with a Deckel like ruler embedded in it. The rear way (in the words of the song) would take a coal miner to find it, so I bet a bed regrind is fun. The ways on this machine are in superb condition; if that had not been the case, no money would have changed hands.
The brown in the picture, taking inspiration from the most creative eBay listings, is not rust, it is oil staining. Ok there is a bit of rust on the chuck guard, which incidentally, looks as though it was made by a Swiss tractor cab manufacturer and welded by someone who learned his trade by correspondence course.
Overall the R 200 - 2 appears to be very well made, with a very good finish, and some nice details. I did get an English manual with the machine, but alas, page one is missing.
Best regards
Doug Neaves