old lathe
 

so today I was given an old lathe.

it's not much, in fact it's a lot less lathe than the one I already
had, so it's pretty unlikely I'll use it. it's a dunlap from probably
the 50's, plain bearing headstock (a bit sloppy), 3 groove pulley,
folded sheet metal ways, outboard disk sander with a table with a
miter slot. maybe 30" between centers, maybe 8" swing. cool futuristic
50's styling.

I'll clean it up. maybe put it on a stand, think about upgrading the
bearings and probably not do it, and try to find a kid with a burning
desire to turn wood to give it to.

anybody here ever get anything useful out of one of these?

Bridger

old lathe
 

Well you could always fix it up to be a finishing lathe. That is, do most
of the sanding and such on your main lathe and use the dunlap for applying
finishes and such.


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so today I was given an old lathe.

it's not much, in fact it's a lot less lathe than the one I already
had, so it's pretty unlikely I'll use it. it's a dunlap from probably
the 50's, plain bearing headstock (a bit sloppy), 3 groove pulley,
folded sheet metal ways, outboard disk sander with a table with a
miter slot. maybe 30" between centers, maybe 8" swing. cool futuristic
50's styling.

I'll clean it up. maybe put it on a stand, think about upgrading the
bearings and probably not do it, and try to find a kid with a burning
desire to turn wood to give it to.

anybody here ever get anything useful out of one of these?

Bridger

old lathe
 

Hi Bridger, Dunlap power tools were Sears lesser line, but as far back
as the late 30's Dunlap lathes & saws had cast iron ways and tables.
This must have been a cheap multipurpose tool that I missed along the
way. Can you post a pic? Probably any value is as a collectable, not in
its utility. I think it would take up too much space as a
polishing/sanding head etc. I would refresh it, but not renovate it.

Regards, Arch

Fortiter,


http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings

old lathe
 

"Arch" wrote: (clip) I think it would take up too much space as a
polishing/sanding head etc.(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^
If you just mount a wheel on the spindle, I agree, but I think I have a
better idea (It's been tested.) Chuck a length of Allthread (about 1/2"
diameter) between centers. You can mount a row of different wheels and
buffs on it, so you are using all the space, and gaining convenience. I set
one up for a friend, who uses it for his Beale system. As you know, the
Beale system requires a different buffing wheel for each grit.

old lathe
 

On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 11:05:18 -0400, (Arch) wrote:

Hi Bridger, Dunlap power tools were Sears lesser line, but as far back
as the late 30's Dunlap lathes & saws had cast iron ways and tables.
This must have been a cheap multipurpose tool that I missed along the
way. Can you post a pic? Probably any value is as a collectable, not in
its utility. I think it would take up too much space as a
polishing/sanding head etc. I would refresh it, but not renovate it.

Regards, Arch

Fortiter,


http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings


I'll take some pics and post them to ABPW.

old lathe
 

On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:51:00 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 11:05:18 -0400, (Arch) wrote:

Hi Bridger, Dunlap power tools were Sears lesser line, but as far back
as the late 30's Dunlap lathes & saws had cast iron ways and tables.
This must have been a cheap multipurpose tool that I missed along the
way. Can you post a pic? Probably any value is as a collectable, not in
its utility. I think it would take up too much space as a
polishing/sanding head etc. I would refresh it, but not renovate it.

Regards, Arch

Fortiter,


http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings


I'll take some pics and post them to ABPW.



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old lathe
 

old lathe
 

On 3 Aug 2004 00:12:30 -0700, (Gary) wrote:

wrote in message . ..
so today I was given an old lathe.

it's not much, in fact it's a lot less lathe than the one I already
had, so it's pretty unlikely I'll use it. it's a dunlap from probably
the 50's, plain bearing headstock (a bit sloppy), 3 groove pulley,
folded sheet metal ways, outboard disk sander with a table with a
miter slot. maybe 30" between centers, maybe 8" swing. cool futuristic
50's styling.

I'll clean it up. maybe put it on a stand, think about upgrading the
bearings and probably not do it, and try to find a kid with a burning
desire to turn wood to give it to.

anybody here ever get anything useful out of one of these?

Bridger


No. First lathe I bought for 100 at a garage sale, the thing didn't
even have a MT in the headstock,

no tapers anywhere on this lathe...



and some weird spindle size/thread.

the head spindle isn't even threaded. the spur is on the shaft with
setscrews.




It was also missing a part that advanced the tailstock.


tailstock advances fine and locks down, but it has a built in dead
center. not much option to use different tooling on this lathe.





I guess I got
the money's worth, tho, as it came with a good new motor.

this came with a newish looking motor. haven't tested it yet though.


I'll
probably set up a grinding/buffing/sanding station with it, if I can
ever connect the spindle threads to an arbor of some kind.
Be nice to the "kid", if the bearings are really shot, or the
headstock won't take modern drives, etc, find some use for it for
yourself.



the bearings are a little sloppy, but I suspect that they aren't too
different from when it was new. basically, it's a light spindle lathe
with no real way to do much else on it. I suspect that it will be OK
for that. it'll benefit from being bolted to a solid bench. whoever
ends up with it is likely to outgrow it quickly, but it's a way to get
the feets wet....