Was out buying chickens the other day and the old guy had a very clean old treadle metal lathe. I thought it was pretty nice so I asked him about it. The treadle had been removed and it has a 1 1/2 hp electric motor currently. It is a Star, made in (or by a co. named)Niagra Falls. Never seen one but it is very ornate, as were many tools built in the old days. I told the guy about my Atlas and how I was learning how to operate it. He asked me to look up his lathe on the web and find out more about it. He called this morning and I told him I was sorry I hadn't had time to look it up yet and he said not to worry."I'd like you to have it" "I think it's great that a youngster like yourself can apreciate good old tools so it's yours"
Pretty good early Christmas present from a perfect stranger don't you think ?

nice , return the karma someday

Post photos under "It followed me home"

What an awesome gesture! Obviously the gentleman understands that good tools are meant to be used, not horded away under tarps & dust. I hope I am that gracious when the time comes that I cannot swing a hammer. Please post pic's.

Chad

Nice, I hear about these kind of happenings...but have never had the pleasure, at least not for anything like a lathe.

welder19

I pick it up Tuesday. I'll post pics then

Here it is

Go to the top of the forum page and click on User CP
Go to edit profile and click on it
Go to the bottom of the page and enter your location, state or if outside the USA a country.
Click save.

Makes things a lot easier to know where you live - in general.

That is one SWEET item there!!!!! Great score!
Finnr

That is one sweet lathe
Congratulations

Mike Tanner

Simply BE-A-UTIFUL! Good on ya for keeping the old iron in use. Watch out though. First it's a lathe. Then an old horizontal mill. Then maybe a shaper or a big camel back drill press. Then a planer. Next thing you know your collecting antique machine tools and having to contemplate on building a bigger shop just to house them
-Aaron @ the SCF

Got the lathe in her new spot in the wood shop and turned a couple of goose calls and a sample 7" walnut newel post (can't turn stock this heavy on either of my wood lathes) Works great. Will post a few pics soon.

You may well be interested in this:

Star Lathes

Rgds,

Kevan

lucky duck