Info / help on my new lathe please! Enterprise 15 x 40

[RYAN S]

A couple of months ago I made an impulse buy at an online equipment auction. I had gone onsite first and inspected the lathe very briefly prior to the auction. My initial thoughts were that it was in good shape and not used very much for its age. I wasn’t super interested due to the belt drive and max speed of 800 rpm. To make a long story short, there was not much bidding, I put in a small bid and won. After the buyers premium, sales tax, and loading fee it was under $500.00. While talking to the auction company, I found out it came from a company that made dance batons. It was lightly used and well cared for. The only problems I found were the chuck would only move the jaws a half inch (guessing it only did one job) and it only came with the gears that are in the picture. The chuck was an easy fix. I finally got the VFD hooked up and everything works as it should!!!

Now for the part I would love some help with. Does anyone have any information or experience with this model? I have looked on the web and have found very little. Also on the cross slide there is a knurled knob that you pull out to engage the power feed, I have never used this type before, any advice? On the off chance that someone has access to a operating manual, I would be very interested!!

Thanks for looking!

 

[Eddyde]

Looks like a good score! Try looking here for info: http://www.lathes.co.uk/page21.html

 

[Chuck K]

A couple of months ago I made an impulse buy at an online equipment auction. I had gone onsite first and inspected the lathe very briefly prior to the auction. My initial thoughts were that it was in good shape and not used very much for its age. I wasn’t super interested due to the belt drive and max speed of 800 rpm. To make a long story short, there was not much bidding, I put in a small bid and won. After the buyers premium, sales tax, and loading fee it was under $500.00. While talking to the auction company, I found out it came from a company that made dance batons. It was lightly used and well cared for. The only problems I found were the chuck would only move the jaws a half inch (guessing it only did one job) and it only came with the gears that are in the picture. The chuck was an easy fix. I finally got the VFD hooked up and everything works as it should!!!

Now for the part I would love some help with. Does anyone have any information or experience with this model? I have looked on the web and have found very little. Also on the cross slide there is a knurled knob that you pull out to engage the power feed, I have never used this type before, any advice? On the off chance that someone has access to a operating manual, I would be very interested!!

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Looks like a great buy. I would have thought that you tighten the knob for feeds. Regardless, it looks pretty straight forward. Select your feed and pull the knob. Make some chips and tell us how well it cuts. Good luck.

 

[RYAN S]

Looks like a great buy. I would have thought that you tighten the knob for feeds. Regardless, it looks pretty straight forward. Select your feed and pull the knob. Make some chips and tell us how well it cuts. Good luck.

Thanks Chuck, you are right, you have to turn the knob, which essentially does the same thing as pulling it out. Turning it locks it into place.

 

[middle.road]

Not a bad looking lathe.
I, for one did not know that they made lathes in India in 1970...

 

[BrentH]

The apron looks a lot like the Standard Modern 9" Utilathe with the selector for feed and you tighten the knob (engage the clutch) for feeding. Center the selector for using the half nuts:

 

[NCjeeper]

Interesting.

 

[Chuck K]

Sure looks like a Taiwanese lathe to me. Although I've never seen a thread dial like that.