Thread: New old lathe

Have a look here and see if anything looks close. Pictures of the business end would help.

Lathes

@homebrew.357 you've got competition! I think it's a combination gun ! 50cal/12g and 75 cal muzzle loading. With selective trigger, and under lever action on the first two barrels and a fiddleback honey suckle stock!

I know I'm wishing my life away but I can't wait till the morning to continue the inspection and overdue maintenance.

Huh GM I remember being 17 and telling the 80 yr old storeman " I can't wait till Friday" he told me the very same, never wish your life away, I realise what he meant now!

The rust looks a lot worse in the photos than it is. With a spray of penetrating oil it just wipes off.



The lead screw at the head end has very little wear.



There is no noticeable play in the headstock and the back gears and feed gears are crisp looking. A bit of rust on the chuck.



The cross slide on the saddle is a but rusty, but again that will clean up fine.



Now I know it is rude to ask a lady her age but I looked up her birth certificate and she was likely born around 1924.

YE Gods Gadgetman, There`s a gun, barrel drilling, rifling cutting, homebrew making box of comeinhandy bits I`v ever seen, . Looks like a heap of fun to sort her out and getting it up and running. Homebrew.357.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

The rust looks a lot worse in the photos than it is. With a spray of penetrating oil it just wipes off.



The lead screw at the head end has very little wear.



There is no noticeable play in the headstock and the back gears and feed gears are crisp looking. A bit of rust on the chuck.



The cross slide on the saddle is a but rusty, but again that will clean up fine.



Now I know it is rude to ask a lady her age but I looked up her birth certificate and she was likely born around 1924.

1501AD good year of manufacture!

She's a tad small for rifle barrel making. You are certainly right about the boxes of goodies though. Spent a bit of time earlier going through them but had to stop and go to a nephews birthday party. I didn't want to go as was having so much fun with my own little present unwrapping party. There are 5 knurling tools, 3 milling faces, bronze bushing, .....

Think I've come up with a cunning enough plan to mount and run a motor and countetshaft too.

awesome

Originally Posted by gadgetman

She's a tad small for rifle barrel making. You are certainly right about the boxes of goodies though. Spent a bit of time earlier going through them but had to stop and go to a nephews birthday party. I didn't want to go as was having so much fun with my own little present unwrapping party. There are 5 knurling tools, 3 milling faces, bronze bushing, .....

Think I've come up with a cunning enough plan to mount and run a motor and countetshaft too.

What staggers me is that there will be a bunch of fellahs on here that actually know what the hell you are talking about. Gobbledegook to me though GM.

had a bit of a look..... could be an early 1900s monarch or flathers maybe, had a rat thru the lockup but no chucks or gears.or any bits for it really . what i did find was this little gem

Originally Posted by Rushy

What staggers me is that there will be a bunch of fellahs on here that actually know what the hell you are talking about. Gobbledegook to me though GM.

You must have had a depraved upbringing @Rushy. So did I, but I've done my best to make amends.

And I found one of these.



And one of these.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

You must have had a depraved upbringing @Rushy. So did I, but I've done my best to make amends.

I was very focussed as a young man. All of my energy went into drinking Waikato, rugby and girls. Paying attention to detail was not something I spent any time doing, hence I failed School Certificate. In fact I failed it twice and on the second occasion with absolute distinction. My old man had a limited amount of tools GM. If it couldn't be fixed with a hammer and nails, crescent spanner or bow saw then it was jury rigged with number eight wire or baling twine. Metalwork and woodwork were available as subjects but I never gave them a go as biffing a ball or chatting a chick seemed a better idea at the time.

I helped a mate get one of these going. His was Jerry rigged with an 8"x2" plank of wood on a door hinge at the bottom and a single phase motor mounted at the top. A leather belt connected the motor to the spindle, and the weight of the motor swinging on the hinge, plus a tensioner provided enough friction to drive it.

Kj