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DaveTTC
8th December 2014, 02:07 PM
G'day all, I have another lathe .... shock surprise. It is over here
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=190706
If anyone can help with some info it would be very appreciated
Summerton is apparently the maker?
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/07/1b864c20abd178639e1221d6eab7d7ff.jpg
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/07/cbc754582457ab7d2302fe907e5d20fc.jpg
Dave the turning cowboy
turning wood into art
artme
8th December 2014, 05:23 PM
:o A true beast!!!
Interesting tool rest. Are the bars for the bed solid or just pipes?
DaveTTC
8th December 2014, 09:38 PM
Solid bars. Has a conventional rest as well.
Typo fixed
DaveTTC
9th December 2014, 01:22 PM
Found this.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/96208943
Perhaps some kind of link to the lathe?
Dave the turning cowboy
turning wood into art
Paul39
10th December 2014, 11:04 AM
Dave,
I did some digging and found this:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/89789495
http://records.ancestry.com/ralph_john_summerton_records.ashx?pid=94995739
As Hugh Summerton was head fitter and turner at the smelter, he could have made patterns and had one or two cast for his own use. He may have had a side engineering business and made lathes.
I am going to post this thread on the Practical Machinist Antique and History forum and see if anyone comes up with anything.
DaveTTC
10th December 2014, 02:08 PM
Thanks Paul,
I look forward to what anyone else may turn up.
Dave the turning cowboy
turning wood into art
DaveTTC
10th December 2014, 02:18 PM
I could not view ancestry . com as I am not a member. The other article was of interest. thx again
Dave the turning cowboy
turning wood into art