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    Need Some Help Identifying A Lathe!

    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
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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.
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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

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    More pictures of the lathe.

    Doug
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    Might be a Westcraft from the 50's.

    Russell Neyman
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    Quote Originally Posted by Russell Neyman View Post
    Might be a Westcraft from the 50's.
    Thanks for the information!
    I searched for Westcraft lathes & wasn't able to find any flat-belt driven models?

    While searching for "Westcraft" I stumbled upon a Western Electric Co. lathe! Not a total match, But it's the closest to mine that I've seen.

    It's possible that Westcraft made lathes for Western Electric Co. ?

    Doug

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    It's my understanding that the Westcraft machinery was sold by Western Automotive, which was (obviously) known for it's car parts but apparently also offered other things, too.

    Russell Neyman
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