Thread: New old lathe

Originally Posted by zimmer

Good write up on the Drummond don't you think.

That was the clincher for me to buy one. There don't seem to be that many around but have found a user group so should be able to get enough details from them to let me make the bits I need.

Took one out of dads shed last year that was driven by the wide leather belt, boxes and boxes of spares.

The hide of the American buffalo had a reputation for making excellent driving belts for machinery

Originally Posted by TeRei

This dude is like you and likes doing up lathes. Best you hook up a decent torch light for those tight threading jobs.

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Now I want a lathe, not so I can make stuff as im hopeless at making stuff, but so I can walk out to my shed and lean on it while I drink a beer and think to myself "this is MY lathe".
Guys with lathes are better than guys that don't have lathes I reckon.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Now I want a lathe, not so I can make stuff as im hopeless at making stuff, but so I can walk out to my shed and lean on it while I drink a beer and think to myself "this is MY lathe".
Guys with lathes are better than guys that don't have lathes I reckon.

And chainsaws, don't forget chainsaws

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Now I want a lathe, not so I can make stuff as im hopeless at making stuff, but so I can walk out to my shed and lean on it while I drink a beer and think to myself "this is MY lathe".
Guys with lathes are better than guys that don't have lathes I reckon.

I got a wood lathe, it does get used but beer and whiskey are drunk in the shed as well

It will be inconvenient to use it in the shed till power gets restored to the garage but I have extension leads. Maybe should have gone for the treadle model?

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

And chainsaws, don't forget chainsaws

Every man and his dog has a chainsaw nowadays. Think my twin even has one.

You could remove the chain and bar of your chainsaw and adapt a normal chain or belt on the engine to power your lathe. That would make it a two stroke lathe! And at 15000 rpm she will be smoking! :-)

Originally Posted by Friwi

You could remove the chain and bar of your chainsaw and adapt a normal chain or belt on the engine to power your lathe. That would make it a two stroke lathe! And at 15000 rpm she will be smoking! :-)

Awesome blued finish to everything

Originally Posted by Friwi

You could remove the chain and bar of your chainsaw and adapt a normal chain or belt on the engine to power your lathe. That would make it a two stroke lathe! And at 15000 rpm she will be smoking! :-)

But I couldn't see what I'm doing for the blue two smoke.

Probably help your process and accuracy?

Originally Posted by Maca49

Awesome blued finish to everything

At 15000rpm you wouldn't be finishing anything

Got the old girl home and back together on its tray and stand. Got to say that she is in pretty good shape and hasn't been flogged out by the looks of the bedways, leadscrew and gears.

so i have this old beast in the workshop was left behind by last owner..... has been converted to a wood turners lathe (f*ck knows why woodturners lathes are cheap enough) but i found a secret lockup with a whole lot of bits and pieces which may belong to it. anyone know what and how old? and should i restore it to its former glory? currently running off 3 phase