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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 |
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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. 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 |
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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 |
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"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. |
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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. posted. |
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