Just got a 1930"s Sears Companion Wood Lathe at an auction. Gonna build a bracket for it and run it off a David Bradley Walk behind and some of the shows i go to in Upper Michigan and Wisconsin. Thanks for the idea. You guys rock.
I have the model 13 with the line shaft. They are very good and heavy built lathes. We ended up hanging up the line shaft piece on the ceiling in the basement with an electric motor to drive it. Luckily mine came with the three and four jaw chuck, the original line shaft with the cone clutches, the tool steel centers and all the gears and other accessories. It was made in 1916 and was originally in a blacksmiths shop near New Hartford, Iowa. Then it sat in a barn for a decade and a guy bought it in the 1960's and used it for gunsmithing. We then bought it from him about two years ago.
very cool. incredible respect to those who had to pedal the damn lathe all day. spoiled these days with our digital readout, cnc's, water jet machines etc
That is great....love it. To get to size just stop it and check. Problem with my job, external grinding is that you are actually grinding it off....so if you go past size.....it's scrap. Oh for 2 years I had none.....office bods thought I'd left lol. So they put others scrap in my name.
I think it's rather ironic that, despite how unsafe that machine must've been to operate, that it's still impossible to throw a key with that chuck when you turn it on. Very fascinating! I'd like to see it with the speed cranked up to see what kind of finish it's capable of.
PlatinumRacing. how so? its simple got a face plate on at the moment, at one point chucks as we know them were rare and expensive but they were around when this lathe was built and probably an option at the time. so not throwing a chuck key is simply down to having a face/drive plate rather than a chuck. my 1915-1920 machine has both, including a large plate that has been fitted with an arbor so you can just throw it in the 4 jaw rather than swap the two.
Thanks for sharing your old Barns. However, even in the 1890's metal cutting tooling really appreciated an occasional drink of cutting oil. In a pinch (field expedience) you could simply get some lube from your truck's dip stick. Nearly any lube is better than cutting steel DRY! ;-) Wakodahatchee Chris
Those were the olden golden days! Those dead centers were lubed with a paste of white lead. As you can imagine, nice & toxic but you will find nothing better as a lubricant. Just don't lick your fingers! Very neat and great showpiece!
Nice Vid RK. Looks like Mike is in love. I had a small cringe watching that guy flick through a 109 yr old book with them greasy hands. it will deteriorate fast if he keeps that up. cheers.
You can tell how well he takes care of the book. I put him on the spot and he was just being cordial and accommodating when I asked him about it. He was careful not to smudge it up!!☺
This is just great,...so very interesting. BUT, I have to be 'picky' here,..Rob said this Barnes manual or catalogue was 100 plus years old and an original, and he handles it with those hands, ???
Thanks Reg!! You can tell how well he takes care of the book. I put him on the spot and he was just being cordial and accommodating when I asked him about it. He was careful not to smudge it up!!☺
