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interesting old multi-speed lathe
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That would be an interesting item in a wood turning shop.
It would be ideal in an old mill shop that the power was taken from a water wheel that drives the shaft. Belt off the shaft to any other shaft and then to a machine... Martin On 11/24/2015 3:03 PM, Electric Comet wrote: http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/tls/5323622087.html |
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On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:03:41 -0800, Electric Comet
wrote: http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/tls/5323622087.html Vintage, for sure! Looks like an old baseball bat setup... |
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On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 22:52:12 -0600
Martin Eastburn wrote: That would be an interesting item in a wood turning shop. It would be ideal in an old mill shop that the power was taken from a water wheel that drives the shaft. Belt off the shaft to any other shaft and then to a machine... wind driven lathe would be unique |
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On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 08:20:09 -0800
Mac Davis wrote: Vintage, for sure! Looks like an old baseball bat setup... you think it is a single purpose lathe that is interesting it looks like a production lathe for sure would those bat lathes be single speed |
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On Sun, 29 Nov 2015 12:08:07 -0800, Electric Comet
wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 08:20:09 -0800 Mac Davis wrote: Vintage, for sure! Looks like an old baseball bat setup... you think it is a single purpose lathe that is interesting it looks like a production lathe for sure would those bat lathes be single speed I have no idea about speed... I would think that most people would turn at a higher speed than that would sand at... Just looks to me like it was used for bats or columns some kind... |
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interesting old multi-speed lathe
On Sun, 29 Nov 2015 14:06:40 -0800
Mac Davis wrote: I have no idea about speed... I would think that most people would turn at a higher speed than that would sand at... i would not want to change speeds often looks like it would take some time to do Just looks to me like it was used for bats or columns some kind... the length is right for long spindles but i do not see a long tool rest which is what i would expect for making bats nice lathe but a lot of work to install that into a shop probably loud too with those belts |
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interesting old multi-speed lathe
On Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:03:41 -0800
Electric Comet wrote: http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/tls/5323622087.html i see two additional tool rest holders on the floor so with three tool rests i t could be the full length of a bat or table leg spindles or banisters etc |
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Electric Comet wrote: On Sun, 29 Nov 2015 14:06:40 -0800 Mac Davis wrote: I have no idea about speed... I would think that most people would turn at a higher speed than that would sand at... i would not want to change speeds often looks like it would take some time to do Just looks to me like it was used for bats or columns some kind... the length is right for long spindles but i do not see a long tool rest which is what i would expect for making bats nice lathe but a lot of work to install that into a shop probably loud too with those belts Flat belts in good trim are not overly noisy, nor particularly difficult to change speeds on. Looks to be one of the "Pair of wooden beam" bed variants. Seller is evidently prouder of the motor than the lathe as there's no readable shot of the headstock badge (if any). I have a couple similar 1880's lathes, though with cast iron beds - one metal-oriented, the other a pattern-makers which bears evidence of also being used for metal-spinning. -- Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by Please don't feed the trolls. Killfile and ignore them so they will go away. |
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On Mon, 30 Nov 2015 18:54:34 -0500
Ecnerwal wrote: Flat belts in good trim are not overly noisy, nor particularly difficult to change speeds on. Looks to be one of the "Pair of wooden beam" bed variants. Seller is evidently prouder of the motor than the lathe as there's no readable shot of the headstock badge (if any). i thought the bed had a light patina of rust in that one shot never thought it was wood but now i see that it is wood it is a beautiful lathe I have a couple similar 1880's lathes, though with cast iron beds - one metal-oriented, the other a pattern-makers which bears evidence of also being used for metal-spinning. do the belts ever break or come off |
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Electric Comet wrote: do the belts ever break or come off They don't last forever, of course, but they last a good long time. If the pulleys are properly aligned they don't come off unless you ask them to. -- Cats, coffee, chocolate...vices to live by Please don't feed the trolls. Killfile and ignore them so they will go away. |
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On Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:28:50 -0500
Ecnerwal wrote: They don't last forever, of course, but they last a good long time. If the pulleys are properly aligned they don't come off unless you ask them to. i was thinking about a broken belt and where it would end up i just would not want to find out looking more at that lathe it is a really nice one for that vintage it seems to me that it has been well cared for |
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