New Member needs help identifying lathe

[Eric Kosanovich]

Hello Everyone

Eric here i'm new to this forum and wood working.
I have found a seemingly nice lathe only i don't know who makes it.
looks to be about from the 60's.
Any help identifying i would be vary thankfull.

here is the pic:
http://img109.imageshack.us/i/img000...122509201.jpg/

[Mike Spanbauer]

Welcome to the forum Eric.

It's one of the all in one machines, shopsmith, smithy, etc. Better than a tube lathe imo, but lesser than a mini lathe. Depends on what you see yourself doing. Do you have projects in mind, or is the attraction of turning pulling on you? Do you have existing tools (table saw, drill press, etc) or would this machine serve multiple purposes?

I'm a strong believer in the value of old iron, but this hybrid machine ... well, jack of all trades, master of none? Questions is price, location, and whether the lathe parts come with it (missing a few components according to the picture and they are critical).

mike

[Paul Douglass]

Just my opinion and not worth but I'd keep looking.

[Eric Kosanovich]

Hmm well let me take a step back then start from the beginning.

This past summer i was looking for a wood stove to help heat the house this was inspired by the fact that there is a wood mill down the street from me and that wood is easly available ($25 for 1000lbs) and it's pre cut 6x6 16" or so, mostly all hard wood. So one day i stoped by and got me a load 1200lbs of 6x6 Charry. Then as i was cuting it up for the stove started to think this would be a shame to burn up all this beautiful charry.
So i started to think about buying some wood tools this led me to creagslist. I found a 10" Rockwell 34-300 table saw for $30 next was a 6" Craftman joiner for $160 and now the multi tool for $25 by the way i don't think it's a Shopsmith. so now i have about 800lbs of the charry left and about 2500lbs of oak/hickory and or other hard woods.

The 1st thing i'd like to do is wood pens. but i need a chuck for the multi tool. the arber is a 5/8" by 16tpi with no other parts, (hey for $25 i was vary happy to get it). i need a face plate or a chuck 5/8" X 16tpi.
allso it would be nice to know who makes the multi tool.

Thanks Eric

[Richard Madison]

As mentioned, looks like you might need a banjo, tool rest, tailstock and tail live center. If you get a chuck, suggest one with an interchangeable insert for the 5/8-16 spindle thread (not 3/4-16?). When you upgrade to another lathe you can buy just the insert to match the new spindle thread without having to buy the entire chuck.

[Eric Kosanovich]

I am thinking of converting it to a #2 morse taper but i'm not sure if that is the right move.
2nd photo

http://img40.imageshack.us/i/img00012201001031340.jpg/

[Bill Bolen]

Eric, looks to be the shopsmith ER1...From the1950's. Look to ebay for inexpensive parts and accessories...Bill..

[Bernie Weishapl]

I agree with Bill. Looks like the ER1 my brother had. He tried to rebuild it but it ended in frustration.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Eric - Welcome to the Creek!

If you like rebuilding/refurbishing old equipment - looks like you have a real nice project ahead of you. If you want to turn some of that Cherry fairly soon - you may want to continue searching for a lathe that is fairly operational and will accept todays standard chucks and morse taper centers.

Best of luck with everything! Hope to see some of that turned Cherry real soon!

[Eric Kosanovich]

i think i may have found it.
Looks alot like a "Supershop Deluxe Combo Machine".
Manufacturerd by :Power Tools, Inc.
Beloit, WI
Only a little newer then the one on the OWWM site.

Edit:
Supershop Deluxe model X
$139.00 new in an add from Popular Science Jan 1956

[Eric Kosanovich]

Photo of the add

[Roger Bullock]

I'm not real sure on using it for its original purpose but I can vision several things you could convert it into. Stand alone buffing station first came to mind. You could also add a 12" disc to make it a disc sander. For $25 not a bad score if the motor works and it has a good stand.

[Roger Bullock]

Oh BTW, where can I buy 1000# of 6 x 6 cherry or other hardwood in that size???

[Phillip Key]

It's not a Shopsmith. I think you're right on the Supershop Deluxe. Just eyeballing it, it looks like accessories for the Shopsmith 10ER might fit it, though, as long as the ways are pretty close to the same diameter and distance from each other. I have a 10ER, and accessories for it are pretty easy to find on ebay, including lathe tool rests and tail stocks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/SHOPSMITH-10E-10...item3a56a20042

[Eric Kosanovich]

Oh BTW, where can I buy 1000# of 6 x 6 cherry or other hardwood in that size???

Hmm.. not sure where you live but the saw mill down the street from me sells the end cuts for fire wood only it's in Maryland