bonehead11 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Yours is in here pic 4 or 5 and some info...BobPage Title thanks Bob, I thought you would know where to look:D kevin benge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonehead11 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 it turns out this model (12 inch de-lux) was built from 1939 to 1958 and the ring turned my girl's finger brown so I made a new one out of stainless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Well here goes, not sure this one applies as its home made and foot powered. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonehead11 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 that has to be the coolest lathe on the planet, I love it, there must be a story behind it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Shades of the Woodwright's shop! Wicked cool lathe. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgtwister Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 thats neat treadle powered woodlathe reminds me of the sabastion metal lathe i had that was origionaly a tread lathe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipto Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I've just sold my drummond round bed, i've replaced it with a Viceroy that just come out of a local school (i'll take some pics tomorrow). There is a fair bit of information about drummond lathes (and a lot of other makes) here lathes.co.uk and there is a drummond group on yahoo. I am a member of the yahoo drummond group. mine is at work at the moment and when i get 5 minutes i do bits to it. have made a frame and wired up a .55kw motor to it so far. got around to putting a proper on/off/emergency stop switch to it the other day, had been use a plug up till then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melsdad Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Here are 2 of the lathes I have full use of at work. There are others, but I don't have any pictures. The Romi is a hybrid type machine. It can be run manually like a conventional engine lathe, or programmed conversationally, or standard g-code programming. The hardinge is the cadillac of the hardinge lathe line. Threading capability, and a digital read out. This baby will hold tenths with ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 (edited) Well, here's mine. Bought it new about 6 - 8 years ago. Today I could buy a CNC for the same money! 17 X 60, taper attachment, DRO, Dorian tool post, four chucks, collet setup, all the bells and whistles. My default chuck is a four jaw scroll chuck. Was wishing I could justify a CNC, but then I realized I had one! I mounted a 3" chuck on a tool holder to go in my CNC vertical machining center (CNC mill), clamp a lathe tool bit in my table vise and I have a CNC chucker, great for short pieces. I center on "Y" and from there it's normal CNC lathe programming. Melsdad: What did you do to get full size pics in your post, cut and paste? You should use the attachment manager so it only posts a thumbnail. Some people have slow dial-up you know. Forces the page out wider too. Edited June 7, 2009 by nakedanvil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgtwister Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 nice lathe there nakedanvil but you must have forgot the first leason in useing the lathe you never leave the key in the chuck that would have got me detention back in high school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedanvil - Grant Sarver Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 ORGTWISTER: You are right, of course. And in my picture, no less. Musta been someone else using it, yeah, that's the ticket, someone snuck in when I wasn't looking and did that, yeah, that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgtwister Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 we all been there done that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 nice lathe there nakedanvil but you must have forgot the first leason in useing the lathe you never leave the key in the chuck that would have got me detention back in high school Hey, good eye orgtwister! That is a very dangerous situation indeed. We had a young feller at work turn on a lathe with the key in the chuck and sent it through the wall across the shop. We now have a "key present in holder" switch that will not allow the control relay to close and the lathe will not run with out the key resting in the holder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasilikilt Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Don't think that this is what you guys intended but here's my lathe, table saw, sander, drill press boring machine etc etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will. K. Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Here is a pic of my old rockford lathe. I believe it has a 16" swing. I haven't really had time to do much to it since I purchased it 2 years ago. when time permits I plan to clean everything up and give it a coat of paint. Has an old conversion from line shaft to electric motor. I purchased it from a man in Chicago selling his fathers old equipment. He told me his dad used to work for Sun Beam and he may have gotten this lathe when they switched from line shaft to electric motors. Some of the tooling I received with the lathe has "Sun Beam" engraved/stamped on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 16.5" x ? Monarch (Dad's lathe) 1941 18.5" x 54" Monarch 1946 18.5" x 78" Axelson All have taper attachments. I love my Monarch, it is one great lathe. I bought the Axelson when they auctioned off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. I wanted that lathe in particular because it was in my Dad's classroom, and he passed away in 2000. I wish I had had enough money to buy the acorn platen that was in the classroom too. It was the standard 5' square, but it was about 10"-12" thick,and had a monster vise mounted on it-- it went for $700 + premiums , and I just couldn't swing it at the time Dad had mentioned once that he would have loved to have that at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipto Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Hey, good eye orgtwister! That is a very dangerous situation indeed. We had a young feller at work turn on a lathe with the key in the chuck and sent it through the wall across the shop. We now have a "key present in holder" switch that will not allow the control relay to close and the lathe will not run with out the key resting in the holder. we had the spring loaded chuck keys that wouldn't stay in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick C Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 New to this Forum Here is my Sheldon 10" x 36" built in late 1943 also built for the US Navy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOC Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 That Sheldon looks vaguely like my Australian made 'Premo' by Brackenbury & Austin of Sydney. It is probably 1950's, 7"x24". Usual story- bought cheap, long clean up process! Does anyone recognise what it may be a copy of? regards, Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarymonkey Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 (edited) I got this lathe from an old guy who was selling up all his gear and moving out. He wanted $600 for it, I took a couple of trailer loads of junk to the tip for Him and he gave it to me for $400.I hadnt used a lathe since high school but it all came back once I started playing with it. I used it to make some bits for a fish pond filtration system and it paid for itself. Edited September 27, 2009 by scarymonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aametalmaster Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Thats a nice one...Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarymonkey Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 its the perfect size for my garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall henderson Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I have seven lathes, not all are runnable yet. They range from 5"X16" wood pattern makers lathe to my baby, a 1930's Springfield 42"X 160" that weighs in right around 20,000 pounds and is 23' long. here are some pics showing it being unloaded and one showing a 16" chuck mounted inside the main chuck. Enjoy. Marshall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 theres a show stopper! holey smoke, is this in a "home" shop? Does the earths axis change when you turn that on??? Just kidding, Nice lathe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I got this lathe a few years back I think I gave the guy around 300 bucks for it. I need to make a belt for it it is missing a flat belt. The apron was broke once upon a time but someone braze welded it back and did a real good job it travels very smooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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