I've seen the info on www.lathes.com but there isn't much detail about
the drive system, nor what tapers this lathe employs. Can any one the
forum direct me to a source of info on this lathe so I can see what the
drive train is supposed to look like?

Try this:

http://www.lathes.co.uk/senecafalls/index.html

There's a link for "Drive Systems" that might help.

Best Regards,
Keith Marshall


"I'm not grown up enough to be so old!"


"J. Mark Wolf" wrote in message
...

I found an old Seneca Falls 10" x 36" lathe. It's in fair to good
condition, no rust except on the chrome handwheels. It has been stored
in a heated dry basement for 15 years. The only marking I spotted was
cast in the fron surface of the bed, and read "Model 20".

The head stock, the carriage and the tail stock were all snug and
smooth.

The drive system looks like it is a complete cobble job. It was a
"trapeze" looking affair and fashioned from twisted and straight
v-belts, on a 2x4 lumber platform that the previous owner (now
deceased) had apparently attached to his ceiling.

The whole "trapeze" contraption was leaning against a wall so I didn't
see it run, but it apparently was reversible according to the current
owner, who had never run it in 15 years.

I've seen the info on www.lathes.com but there isn't much detail about
the drive system, nor what tapers this lathe employs. Can any one the
forum direct me to a source of info on this lathe so I can see what the
drive train is supposed to look like?


--
J. Mark Wolf