I've been keeping my eyes open for a small lathe I might use in my clock repair hobby along with possibly other odds and ends in stuff in which I like to dabble. I recently picked up the lathe pictured at a local auction. I realize it's not complete. But I'd like to try to identify at least what it is I have.
The bed is 27 inches long. There is no true tailstock other than the holder mounted to the cross slide. The cross slid moves side-to-side by means of the hand wheel at the tail end. The spindle has two (not so very different) belt positions and currently has a short belt on it. The spindle has two oil cups and is threaded at 2-1/4x8. This seems like a pretty large spindle given the overall size of the lathe. There are also a couple of parts hanging off the head that would imply there was originally something more to this.
For as small as it is, this probably weighs 75 pounds or so. There are no markings or plates of any kind that I could find anywhere on it. Any thoughts as to what this may be? Thanks!
The bed is 27 inches long. There is no true tailstock other than the holder mounted to the cross slide. The cross slid moves side-to-side by means of the hand wheel at the tail end. The spindle has two (not so very different) belt positions and currently has a short belt on it. The spindle has two oil cups and is threaded at 2-1/4x8. This seems like a pretty large spindle given the overall size of the lathe. There are also a couple of parts hanging off the head that would imply there was originally something more to this.
For as small as it is, this probably weighs 75 pounds or so. There are no markings or plates of any kind that I could find anywhere on it. Any thoughts as to what this may be? Thanks!
