McKenzie Lathe

Mike Hage

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Hello Izzy Mike Hage from Gibbs Sask here. Just joined the forum have been looking at the photos of your McKenzie lathe for some time. I recently purchased the very same machine from an old tractor restorer in St. Joseph's. Unfortunately when I went to pick it up the man had passed away not a day before. He learned on that lathe and taught both his sons on that machine. Same as you I hauled it home, took it all apart piece by piece, (in the dark) rolled the bed on logs into the garage. Then I spent the whole winter cleaning, polishing, learning. I sandblasted the big pieces and have it more or less all put together. I don't have a tool post for it or any gears. I have to find a motor for it he told me 3 to 5 horse. I will show some pictures but I'm not sure how to do that. Any ideas?
 
Hi Mike
Nice lathe
Cheers
Martin
 
Looks like a beauty, looking forward to more. :encourage:

-frank
 
Very nice looking machine. Keep those posts coming, and welcome to the forum.
 
Mike, looks great. Can you post some more photos around the head stick? I'm interested in the countershaft setup and what looks to be some oilers on the spindle




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Fantastic! The pictures were perfect

I grew up east of Yorkton , live in Alberta now. I picked up a Von wyck circa 1905. Very similar headstock setup . I'm not happy with how the countershaft was done on my late, it is attached to the back and is rests in the front

I was curious as to how you were going to mount your second cone and power this lathe?


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