[Lathe] Sidney Machine Tool Co. lathe

I did look for that pic, but have yet to locate it for you. Yes, I think yours has to be right around the point of the flat belt, and the stand alone motor. You have a Sidney that few have. I have seen many since I got mine, and have only seen the spider wheel on the headstock in a pic once.

There is a Sidney from around the same years as yours, that looked alot like a Monarch CK, especially the shift levers on the headstock. I was looking at it on another site today. It was old enough the headstock had babbit bearings rather than the tapered timkins.

I cant tell from the pics, but is that a clutch type engagment machine? Sorry the pics arent very clear, and my old eyes have a hard time seeing well. Also, Sidney had changed the script on there tags I believe in the 1920s, that could give some clue to approx yr. Post more pics of it , if you dont mind.

If the lathe is still all there, and in decent shape, other than needing to be cleaned and de rusted, it should make a fine machine. Your passed away loved one, would be looking down smiling on you.

I think Ron is right, that thing probably swings mor than 11 inches, I get the tap measure out and check. Many lathes of yrs past swung much more than they advertised. Mine says 14 inch on the tag, but swings 171/4 inches.

With any luck, it will be restoreable.
It sur is a Sidney you wont see around to often, if at all. Sidneys like mine, are still found in low numbers, but still around just the same. That one you own must be a rare Sidney.
 
Thanks for all the input.
Went back over my posts and found my mistake. from center of 3 jaw chuck to top of v guide on way was 10 inches.that makes 20 inch swing.My bad. Of course that was not good enought for uncle tucker so when a job came in that needed more we ground out some of the v and can spin 22 inchs for about 6 inchs from face of the three jaw.
Yes this is a clutch machine see post #6 clutch handle has white tag tied to it.Also post #9 bottom pic shows back side of clutch handle.
There is another clutch handle on the carrige{SP}that I find useful when threading.Sure makes it easy to sneak up on mark on the thread dial.
my biggest problem now is how to move her to her new home.I read a post on another site that said to chuck up a solid eye bolt in three jaw and pass a cable or strap through eye bolt to a steal{SP} plate under way bed ,lift up slow and use carrige{SP} and tail stock to balance the load like a old fashion scale.Sounds doable but I am not so sure.
Any sugestions greatly appercated{SP}
One of these days I will figger out how to make the spell check work.But I don't have time right now I still got a few tons of tools to move.
**********Once again thanks for all the help***************GG***************
 
Attached is a scan of a photo I took back in 1986. My daugther, who was 5 at the time, is standing next to a gear head Sidney I got on a swap with a farmer. It had the clutch, and was probably originally setup for line-shaft use. The farmer had it sitting outside of his barn for about 10 years, before that it had been in a Diesel shop for many years. I think all that grease from the Diesel shop helped it when it sat outside for so long. As I recall it had a 12 or 14" swing and about 40" between centers. The spindle had a 1.250" bore which I increased to 1.375" for use with 5C collets. I used the lathe for several years, then replaced it with a modern machine.
The best thing about the story is that after we made our trade, I was going to go rent a trailer to bring it home. The farmer said, "Don't worry, I have a front end loader, we can put it in the back of your truck". I was a little worried, since I was driving a Mazda B2000, but I let him set it in there. The truck bed was 7', and so was the lathe. The tailgate closed (probably because a big rock I was once hauled had rolled back smashing the tailgate from the inside). I looked at the overload bumpers, and it wasn't sitting on them, so off I went. It took 2 hours to drive the 60 miles home, sweating blood the whole way. I got it off in pieces using a big engine hoist.
I like to think I'm alot smarter today, my wife is not so sure.

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17 '' Sidney 1.jpgThis is a Sindey that I picked a while back, I have it all free and parts moving, will have to make a couple of handles, neat the way they drove it after it left the line shaft, still flat belt, clutch that works and a three speed transmission, itwas sold to the Oliver H. Van Horn Lathe, New Orleans, La.had some neat old things that come with it sent them several email was going to see if they wanted them to put in there business, but no response,
Oliver H. Van Horn Company, LLC was started in 1903 byOliver H. Van Horn. Realizing the need to service Southern Industry, thecompany grew to other locations in Louisiana. Today the company operates sevenlocations:
1. New Orleans,Louisiana
2. Houma, Louisiana
3. Lafayette, Louisiana
4. Shreveport, Louisiana
5. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
6. Jackson, Mississippi
7. Mobile, Alabama

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