I got a bunch of stuff in an auction yesterday - mostly what looks like
parts for a miniature lathe. However, some of the items are a bit of a
puzzle. Here are the pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2768312...7608551014377/

The descriptions are with the photos.

If anyone can help with ideas or explanations I shall be grateful.

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Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC

I see a slotting horizontal mill cutter, a drill press spindle with
pulley, drills obviously, electric terminal 20a, and a very
interesting chuck.

i

On 2008-11-01, Michael Koblic wrote:
I got a bunch of stuff in an auction yesterday - mostly what looks like
parts for a miniature lathe. However, some of the items are a bit of a
puzzle. Here are the pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2768312...7608551014377/

The descriptions are with the photos.

If anyone can help with ideas or explanations I shall be grateful.


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On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:23:13 -0500, Ignoramus27079
wrote:

I see a slotting horizontal mill cutter, a drill press spindle with
pulley, drills obviously, electric terminal 20a, and a very
interesting chuck.

i

On 2008-11-01, Michael Koblic wrote:
I got a bunch of stuff in an auction yesterday - mostly what looks like
parts for a miniature lathe. However, some of the items are a bit of a
puzzle. Here are the pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2768312...7608551014377/

The descriptions are with the photos.

If anyone can help with ideas or explanations I shall be grateful.


the last photo is of a quick change tool post and tool holders that
look as though they are setup with borers for model engine making.

the tool holder to the lower right with the odd tool in it is a
spherical ball turning attachment.

the big thing that looks like a drill head looks to me to be a saddle
mount drill for faceplate work. set the job on the face plate with the
p.c.d. centred and then rotate each hole into position for an
accurately placed hole.

the big thing with the numbered tag on it is a face/end mill.

not a bad buy for $20.

Stealth Pilot

the last photo is of a quick change tool post and tool holders that
look as though they are setup with borers for model engine making.

the tool holder to the lower right with the odd tool in it is a
spherical ball turning attachment.

the big thing that looks like a drill head looks to me to be a saddle
mount drill for faceplate work. set the job on the face plate with the
p.c.d. centred and then rotate each hole into position for an
accurately placed hole.

the big thing with the numbered tag on it is a face/end mill.

not a bad buy for $20.

Stealth Pilot


And the "big" thing looks to me like a milling spindle. This sort of
thing is common as an add-on for small horizontal mills. Looks like
the handles are the quill feed and the quill lock.

On Oct 31, 6:50 pm, "Michael Koblic" wrote:
I got a bunch of stuff in an auction yesterday - mostly what looks like

That last photo is indeed a quick change tool holder for an Emco
Compact lathe, possible the model 5 range. The tool holder part is
identical to the one I removed from my Compact 5PC because I could not
find tool holders under 150-bucks each. I bought Phase II with 5
holders for 80-bucks.

Dave

On 2008-11-02, Dave, I can't do that wrote:
On Oct 31, 6:50 pm, "Michael Koblic" wrote:
I got a bunch of stuff in an auction yesterday - mostly what looks like

That last photo is indeed a quick change tool holder for an Emco
Compact lathe, possible the model 5 range. The tool holder part is
identical to the one I removed from my Compact 5PC because I could not
find tool holders under 150-bucks each. I bought Phase II with 5
holders for 80-bucks.

Hmm ... My Compact-5/CNC came with a toolpost which did not
have a hollow square as this one is set up. And it had hex heads
appearing by each tool holding face which operated a cam to pull in the
T-head. Dickson style but smaller than the ones made for the Myford, I
think.

The shop manual for the Compact-5/CNC (and the FB-2 CNC mill)
shows some with bolts all the way through the toolpost to draw in the
T-nuts instead of cams. Could it be that this is of that sort? Except
that the T-slot and T-nut were offset towards one side rather than
centered between the two V ways as they were for the cam-actuated
version which I have.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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On Nov 2, 8:38 pm, "DoN. Nichols" wrote:

Hmm ... My Compact-5/CNC came with a toolpost which did not

snip...

The shop manual for the Compact-5/CNC (and the FB-2 CNC mill)
shows some with bolts all the way through the toolpost to draw in the

Hi Don, yup that's the real Emco deal just as you described it and
that's what I removed from my lathe. The Emco tool holders to fit are
$150 each. I think I got the Phase II for around 90-bucks including 5
tool holders.

Dave

Michael Koblic wrote:
I got a bunch of stuff in an auction yesterday - mostly what looks like
parts for a miniature lathe. However, some of the items are a bit of a
puzzle. Here are the pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2768312...7608551014377/

The descriptions are with the photos.

If anyone can help with ideas or explanations I shall be grateful.


Looks like a collection of tooling separated from it's maker. :-)

The cross slide looks to be set up for mounting the same tool holders
as the toolpost. Looking at the way that all the tooling would be
situated on the holders (as per the carbide insert shown installed) the
slide may well be meant to mount on edge from the position shown. It
would serve as a pretty handy, adjustable tool post for repetetive work,
or second operatios type work.

What are the dimensions of the toopost block? Does it look like a
commercial product? Is it solid on the other end? I see 21 tool holders.
Wow! If you can use them, in any case.

Does the fixed steady rest match the height of the "lathe headstock"?
It looks smaller.It looks similar to the ones used on a Webster
Whitcombe pattern watchmakers lathe. They were typically about 50mm
center height. This one appears to be able to be fixes by the holes at
either end of the base, as well as by the pin down through the bed of a
watchmakers lathe.

The stuff looks like it was made by someone that had a surface
grinder, and was pretty fond of using it. I wonder whether the stuff was
hardened when it was made?

The "headstock" looks like it was made to serve as a clockmakers lathe,
or for instrument work. Does it have a taper inside? Do the spindles
shown in the second picture fit in the headstock?

All in all a pretty good snag for a $20 crapshoot, I must say. If you
cannot use the small tool post and holders, it should be worth a fair
bit more than that!

Know anything about where it all came from?

Cheers
Trevor Jones