On Sunday, September 9, 2001 at 10:09:22 PM UTC-5, Vernon wrote:
Howdy folks,

I need to confess up front that I only know one thing about lathes: That
I've always wanted one!

Well, now I have one. And it's ancient! Here's what happened.

We have an elderly neighbor who's a junk dealer. My wife and two boys are
mesmerized by some of the stuff he has. Recently, after a visit to his yard
with the boys, she said to me: "You should see the lathe he has!".

Well, silly me. I figured it would be an old Sears lathe or something.
Anyway, a few days later, I happened to see him, expressed an interest in
it, and struck a deal to buy it for $75.00! Keep in mind, I did not see it.

The next day, as a "present" to me, my wife and boys went down to pay and
pick it up.

I immediately determined that this thing was REALLY OLD! Now that I've done
a little digging I know that:

1) It's not complete;
2) One reason it's not complete is that it was originally TREADLE POWERED
with a heavy flywheel, and was later converted to electric power.
Therefore, the manual power components are long gone;
3) It is missing the tail stock;
4) Otherwise, it seems to be complete. It came with an old electric motor
and a box of gears, a steady rest, and I don't even know what else;
5) It's really dirty.

I am hopeful that one of you who's had some experience refurbishing lathes
will give me a clue as to how to proceed. I'd like to dismantle, clean and
lubricate it. But I don't want to do anything stoopid.

I have learned that these things are very collectible. If it were
completely original it would be worth a HUNK of money as an industrial
antique.

However, I'm not a collector type. I'm just a simple minded tinkerer who
loves machinery and metal work. I would very much like to get this thing
slicked up and operational.

It doesn't matter one whit to me whether it's obsolete, slow as winter
molasses, or whatever. I just wanna see it spin and turn some metal.

I will truly appreciate some guidance. I would prefer to be copied by email
with any responses any of y'all leave in this group.

God Bless Antique Machinery And Bygone Simpler Times!
Vernon
you might get on bps . public tv and watch woodwright shop with roy under hill , one was recently demonstrated by roy. bps.org has the episode #'s and such.

On Sunday, September 9, 2001 at 10:09:22 PM UTC-5, Vernon wrote:
Howdy folks,

I need to confess up front that I only know one thing about lathes:
That I've always wanted one!

Well, now I have one. And it's ancient! Here's what happened.

We have an elderly neighbor who's a junk dealer. My wife and two
boys are mesmerized by some of the stuff he has. Recently, after a
visit to his yard with the boys, she said to me: "You should see
the lathe he has!".

Well, silly me. I figured it would be an old Sears lathe or
something. Anyway, a few days later, I happened to see him,
expressed an interest in it, and struck a deal to buy it for
$75.00! Keep in mind, I did not see it.

The next day, as a "present" to me, my wife and boys went down to
pay and pick it up.

I immediately determined that this thing was REALLY OLD! Now that
I've done a little digging I know that:

1) It's not complete; 2) One reason it's not complete is that it
was originally TREADLE POWERED with a heavy flywheel, and was later
converted to electric power. Therefore, the manual power components
are long gone; 3) It is missing the tail stock; 4) Otherwise, it
seems to be complete. It came with an old electric motor and a box
of gears, a steady rest, and I don't even know what else; 5) It's
really dirty.

I am hopeful that one of you who's had some experience refurbishing
lathes will give me a clue as to how to proceed. I'd like to
dismantle, clean and lubricate it. But I don't want to do anything
stoopid.

I have learned that these things are very collectible. If it were
completely original it would be worth a HUNK of money as an
industrial antique.

However, I'm not a collector type. I'm just a simple minded
tinkerer who loves machinery and metal work. I would very much
like to get this thing slicked up and operational.

It doesn't matter one whit to me whether it's obsolete, slow as
winter molasses, or whatever. I just wanna see it spin and turn
some metal.

I will truly appreciate some guidance. I would prefer to be copied
by email with any responses any of y'all leave in this group.

God Bless Antique Machinery And Bygone Simpler Times! Vernon



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