Doug Walls
05-12-2019, 2:00 PM
I recently picked up a small flat-belt driven lathe from C/L that's clearly a pieced together project.
I've been trying to figure out who made what. I know the banjo & tool-rest are Delta by the casting #s, But the headstock & tailstock I haven't been able to figure out.
I'm sure the bed & the square ways are the result of a DIY project, It looks like the bed was made from regular 1/8" thick 1-1/2" angle-iron with some 1/2" square stock for the ways :confused:
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The headstock & tailstock have slots milled into them to fit the square ways, But either the machining was off a little or the headstock & tailstock are from different lathes. They don't line up through the full length of the ways.:confused:
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The headstock end of the bed/ways have been milled down to correct the alignment issues and there's set-screws on both sides of the headstock's base to help fine-tune it.
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More pictures to follow.
Doug
I've been trying to figure out who made what. I know the banjo & tool-rest are Delta by the casting #s, But the headstock & tailstock I haven't been able to figure out.
I'm sure the bed & the square ways are the result of a DIY project, It looks like the bed was made from regular 1/8" thick 1-1/2" angle-iron with some 1/2" square stock for the ways :confused:
409734409735
The headstock & tailstock have slots milled into them to fit the square ways, But either the machining was off a little or the headstock & tailstock are from different lathes. They don't line up through the full length of the ways.:confused:
409741409740409736409737
The headstock end of the bed/ways have been milled down to correct the alignment issues and there's set-screws on both sides of the headstock's base to help fine-tune it.
409738409739
More pictures to follow.
Doug