Re: wheels Now antique machine tools for hobby use.

2001-03-17 Thread Anthony Dixon
Hi Trent, Agree on your comments, and drifting off topic. My machine shop experience was 7 years apprenticeship, plus 12 years in machine shops in the UK, when CNC machines were very rare, and not yet in vogue. Le Blond, Warner Swasy, Herbert, Cincinnatti were the machines of

Now antique machine tools

2001-03-15 Thread Harry Wade
At 05:23 PM 3/15/01 -0500, you wrote: Was this the lathe also sold as a "Star" lathe? Keith I see or hear of these machines all over and I'm surprised at how many of them are still in almost daily use. I have a friend here who has one that was his grandfathers and who has built two 7-1/2"

Re: wheels Now antique machine tools for hobby use.

2001-03-15 Thread WaltSwartz
From what I've been able to find out, the Star was a later version, but I'm not certain. Obviously this one was belt driven from a jack shaft. When I got it looked like it had been in the navy. It is mounted on a bench made of heavy angle and has drawers with gravity drop notches to prevent

Re: wheels Now antique machine tools for hobby use.

2001-03-15 Thread WaltSwartz
Keith, That PW Size O sounds like a real gem. A good friend of mine had a little Logan that he had set up to do everything a lathe could ever be asked to do. I would have dearly loved to have owned it when he passed away, but fortunately his son wanted it and I'm very glad he has it. His Dad