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Thread: Advance Lathes
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15th May 2012, 11:50 PM #1Most Valued Member
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Advance Lathes
I have an Advance lathe. Quite a bit of restoration done but neglected recently, so decided to do some more work on it. Just got a question about the Tapered Bearing type I have.
Has anyone elso got one? Never seen another since i got this one. Seen many plain bearing types. Is the one I got that rare?
Nev
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16th May 2012, 12:19 AM #2Senior Member
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Advance Lathes
Hi Nev
The one I used to have had plain bearings. It also had about 1mm play in the headstock but it enabled me to learn the basics of lathe use. Sold it to a mate who is still using it.
Roger
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16th May 2012, 08:53 AM #3Golden Member
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My Advance is one of the later ones after the maker retired and sold the business, it's plain cast iron bearings with ball thrust bearings to take the sideways load. Can you post some photos?.
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16th May 2012, 08:59 AM #4Most Valued Member
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Lathe is still in pieces. A fair bit of the parts have been cleaned up and repainted but bed is still bare. I'll post a pic or two of the bed tonight if I get around to it.
Curious to know if anyone else has the Tapered Bearing type and maybe even when it was made.
Nev
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16th May 2012, 09:06 AM #5Golden Member
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Well if the bed has a serial number on the end that starts with "AS" then it was made after Bert Kirby sold the business to Alfred Steward Ltd. in 1962.
This one had a beefier headstock casting so it's probably tapered roller like yours: The Advance Lathe
These two are plain metal bearings for sure with a smaller headstock casting like mine: Advance Metalworking Lathe
More here on them: Page Title
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16th May 2012, 09:18 AM #6Most Valued Member
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Yep same as first link. Forgot I had that bookmarked so that makes two I know of. Has a serial number, but will have to check again as i can't remember what it is right now.
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16th May 2012, 09:28 AM #7Golden Member
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Same as what first link?. It's the same as the lathe in the first link??, so that'd make it 1970's or so.
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16th May 2012, 09:36 AM #8Most Valued Member
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Yep this link -
The Advance Lathe
Nev