New lathe project 1937-1940 companion

[MichaelCRE72]

Hi everyone this is my first post to the forum, really excited to do a light restoration on a machine I got today. I know it’s rough but I’m a glutton for punishment, I believe it is a companion lathe from 1937-1940. I need to put the pulleys back inside the headstock, find a tail stock and parts for the cross slide. First order of business to find for me is the tail stock as without it I can’t do much. Does anyone have parts or pieces for these machines? The bed I believe may be the narrow one and not the 2.5”? Here are some photos I’ll post more when I set it up

 

[projectnut]

A few years back I had a similar Companion lathe. They were sold either through the Sears catalog or at the local Sears & Roebuck Farm store. A friend found it in his father's garage when they were settling the estate. He knew I was into metal working and asked if I was interested. I took it with the intention of refurbishing it and giving to my niece's kids. At the time they were to young for it and their parents had no way to store it, so I gave it away to another kid looking to get into the hobby.

Here are a few pictures of it when I was finished. Note the clutch on the headstock end that drives the leadscrew. I don't know where it came from, but it was unique and worked quite well. Also, there are pdf copies of the 1936 and 1939 Sears Craftsman & Companion Power Tools Catalogs on the Vintage Machinery website. They do show all the accessories offered for the machines. Here's a link to the 1939 catalog. I couldn't find the 1936, but there's over 1,000 to look through.

Sears | Craftsman - Publication Reprints - 1939 Sears Power Tool Catalog | VintageMachinery.org

 

[MichaelCRE72]

That is extremely cool! I know mine is a basket case and I probably could have started off on a better note with a better machine. But I’m get really into the stuff of yesterday, I’m 32 and constantly claim I was born In the wrong era. I like the thought of taking something that was destined for the trash and bring it back to life. Here is a pic I found of a lathe like it, mine has the same spots for the feed pulleys for the lead screw I’m told not many came with automatic feed. Pitty mine is missing the parts.

 

[MichaelCRE72]

Here are a couple more pics I took, put the pulley back into the head stock where it belongs. Also played with the chuck a little bit as I’ve never had any experience with a 4 jaw. All seems straight forward, also took a pic of where the pulleys would have been mounted for the factory feed setup. Ignore the spacers I put on the spindle shaft just trying to figure out how it’s all suppose to be setup so I can undo what someone did to it.

 

[wayback machine]

That is extremely cool! I know mine is a basket case and I probably could have started off on a better note with a better machine. But I’m get really into the stuff of yesterday, I’m 32 and constantly claim I was born In the wrong era. I like the thought of taking something that was destined for the trash and bring it back to life. Here is a pic I found of a lathe like it, mine has the same spots for the feed pulleys for the lead screw I’m told not many came with automatic feed. Pitty mine is missing the parts.

That's really going to make a mess of the library, once he starts turning ........

 

[MichaelCRE72]

That's really going to make a mess of the library, once he starts turning ........

Haha yeah I think he just keeps his little lathe on display these days! Was a good visual for me to see how mine was suppose to look, now I just need to find the tail stock.