johnbaz
15th Aug 2016, 03:25 AM
Hi all
From being at school over 40 years ago, I've always loved messing about on machinery, I've ended up collecting smaller lathes and other old workshop machines!!
My lathes..
This is a diminuitive Flexispeed 7, It's just 7" between centres and made here in Sheffield, In fact about 80 yards from the first house the wife and me lived in!!
363869
This is a Wade machine and in common with the Flexispeed, The screws have right hand threads so it has to be remembered to operate the handles in the opposite way to normal machines to avoid catastrophe!!:p
363871
Myford 7, I'm pretty sure this 1953 machine has been overhauled at some point in recent history as it's in such good condition with absolutely no wear in the bed or any of the ways..
363867
This was the first lathe I bought and is still set up even though there is wear in the bed so parallel turning comes out cylinderical! :B
363868
I swapped a Record wood turning lathe for this Granville Senior that's loosely based upon the Myford machine, Some parts are actually interchangeable, One thing that's actually better tyhan the Myford is the hollow spindle, It's a larger bore on the Granville so would allow gun barrels in for recrowning/threading for a moderator.. This machine came from a colledge apparently, The fella I got it from, He bought it from the teacher that was allowed to take it home when the school was being closed and demolished :C This was made in 1953 too I was told!!
363870
Cheers, John :)
From being at school over 40 years ago, I've always loved messing about on machinery, I've ended up collecting smaller lathes and other old workshop machines!!
My lathes..
This is a diminuitive Flexispeed 7, It's just 7" between centres and made here in Sheffield, In fact about 80 yards from the first house the wife and me lived in!!
363869
This is a Wade machine and in common with the Flexispeed, The screws have right hand threads so it has to be remembered to operate the handles in the opposite way to normal machines to avoid catastrophe!!:p
363871
Myford 7, I'm pretty sure this 1953 machine has been overhauled at some point in recent history as it's in such good condition with absolutely no wear in the bed or any of the ways..
363867
This was the first lathe I bought and is still set up even though there is wear in the bed so parallel turning comes out cylinderical! :B
363868
I swapped a Record wood turning lathe for this Granville Senior that's loosely based upon the Myford machine, Some parts are actually interchangeable, One thing that's actually better tyhan the Myford is the hollow spindle, It's a larger bore on the Granville so would allow gun barrels in for recrowning/threading for a moderator.. This machine came from a colledge apparently, The fella I got it from, He bought it from the teacher that was allowed to take it home when the school was being closed and demolished :C This was made in 1953 too I was told!!
363870
Cheers, John :)