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4th Nov 2016, 08:26 PM #1
New Visby cleanup
I spent some time cleaning up the old Visby lathe . It has had a hard life but still it has some life left in it .
Somebody has been playing with the countershaft mount inside the main base and the two cone pulleys don't line up, they are about 1.5"-2" out of alignment.
The carriage had 60+ years of crud inside it . I found a broken gear , it drives the sliding feed but when I was using this lathe I never noticed a problem with the sliding feed ? The saddle is so heavy, I just managed to lift it off the bed for cleaning ..my poor back . The counter pulley and shaft runs in SKF pillar blocks ? with double row ball bearings that are free to locate themselves , self aligning I think its called
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4th Nov 2016, 09:46 PM #2
Nice heavy duty lathe I use a engine crane to take the saddle off my lathe, you don't want to stuff your back up.
Cheers,
Mark.
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4th Nov 2016, 10:12 PM #3Pink 10EE owner
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Double V is certainly unusual for an AU designed lathe.
Gold, the colour of choice for the discerning person.
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4th Nov 2016, 10:22 PM #4
Visby
On a visual inspection the bed has some minimal wear at the headstock end but nothing drastic. The saddle V's are very worn - being so heavy, the saddle has worn itself down into the bed , more wear on the apron side. The worn saddle V's doesn't seem to be a problem because this lathe turns accurately !
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10th Nov 2016, 10:22 PM #5
Awm
Browsing through the AWM archive, I have found many pics of New Visby lathes in use with the Aust. army during WW2.
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/092635/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/098460/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/098696/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/099356/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/058293/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/116801/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/086916/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/114013/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/017536/
FOUND more
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/077798/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/123906/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/122466/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/066379/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/027989/
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