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[cwolfs69]

i took our mantel c lock to the repair shop today. while there, being a mechanical guy myself, i spent a lot of time discussing thing with the repairman. very interesting guy. however, the subject of this post is the lathe that he had in his display case. yes i said IN his display case. the whole thing was only about 9" long. this little jewel was amazing. nice camlock tailstock, four jaw independant chuck, faceplate, collets (the smallest was about 1/64"), feed and threading screw. crosslide, compound, everything you would find on a large top of the line. lathe. it runs as well. this thing is so old the motor is an open frame type. a couple of pics here and a link to an album i put on line today. your thoughts are welcome. being a 30+ year machinist, it fascinated me.


link to full album: photo album of lathe

 

[PenPal]

Charley,

THankyou for showing the delightful little lathe I have a mate an amateur jeweler with 12 lathes of mini proportion and each one has its own character, method of propulsion.

Kind regards Peter.

 

[Mike_in_Atlanta]

that is a pretty cool machine. Looks to be a 1940s vintage Manson lathe. Saw a similar one on eBay

mike

 

[Mike_in_Atlanta]

and this looks to be it's mama: http://www.metalworker.eu/metaalwerk/external/pmforum/10ee move7 home_1.jpg

mike

 

[Super Dave]

Cool

 

[darrin1200]

Charlie

That is so cool. I just bought my first "small" lathe, 9x18. That thing could sit on the head stock.

Thanks for showing.

 

[Smitty37]

i took our mantel c lock to the repair shop today. while there, being a mechanical guy myself, i spent a lot of time discussing thing with the repairman. very interesting guy. however, the subject of this post is the lathe that he had in his display case. yes i said IN his display case. the whole thing was only about 9" long. this little jewel was amazing. nice camlock tailstock, four jaw independant chuck, faceplate, collets (the smallest was about 1/64"), feed and threading screw. crosslide, compound, everything you would find on a large top of the line. lathe. it runs as well. this thing is so old the motor is an open frame type. a couple of pics here and a link to an album i put on line today. your thoughts are welcome. being a 30+ year machinist, it fascinated me.

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link to full album: photo album of lathe

Looks to be made for a serious small item turner. My neighbor has a very small lathe he used for turning things for doll house furniture.

 

[rickjake]

Just because there small doesn't make them inexpensive! I thought I would search, figured heck their old must be cheap. Levin Precision Lathe Jewelry Watchmakers Micro Drilling Drill Collets RARE | eBay

ouch!

 

[RickLong]

Very nice machine

 

[triw51]

Very nice did he have a price on it? Just courious don't need another lathe

 

[Glenn McCullough]

While we're talking about small lathes, here's a photo of a bench lathe in a watchmakers' shop from the civil war era. I saw it through a window in one of the museums in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia while I passed through there on the way to the MAPG. It is driven by a wheel about 24" in diameter, attached to a motor that is on the bottom shelf of the work bench.

i took our mantel c lock to the repair shop today. while there, being a mechanical guy myself, i spent a lot of time discussing thing with the repairman. very interesting guy. however, the subject of this post is the lathe that he had in his display case. yes i said IN his display case. the whole thing was only about 9" long. this little jewel was amazing. nice camlock tailstock, four jaw independant chuck, faceplate, collets (the smallest was about 1/64"), feed and threading screw. crosslide, compound, everything you would find on a large top of the line. lathe. it runs as well. this thing is so old the motor is an open frame type. a couple of pics here and a link to an album i put on line today. your thoughts are welcome. being a 30+ year machinist, it fascinated me.

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link to full album: photo album of lathe