Mathieson lathe

[otr002]

Gents. I was hoping that some could help with this lathe. Any info would be great, all i know is that it was made in Glasgow in the 1800's, a picture or drawing of it's original form would be great. If it is to far from being returned to original form I'll modify it for general home use.
Rod
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[Wood Butcher]

Rod,
I have only seen a couple of pictures of lathes like this but it look fairly close to original form. Assuming the bearings in the headstock are in good condition then theoretically you could put a motor behind it and away you turn (would help if you had a tool rest though)

[tashammer]

otr002
i see where you are looking in quite a few places and certainly wish you much luck in finding what you need. The closest i ever came to a Mathieson product was being allowed to hold a Mathieson plane. As far as the big machinery goes (relatively speaking) i trundled around with 2 parts to a big cast iron mortise machine made by Glasgow Engineering in the 1800's, at least i think it was the 1800's. i finally gave it away to another hoarder.

[BernieP]

G'Day otr002

Can't help with pics some good restoration tips, potions for rust etc in http://www.turners.org/OTArticl.htm dunno if it helps but interesting reading

Cheers
Bernie

[hughie]

Rod,
I spent a couple of hours trolling the net but to no avail. Checking all favourite sites and search engines. :no:

You have a rather rare find. Theres heaps of hand tools by Alex Mathieson, I guess he made very few lathes.

The up side is that its most likely worth a quid or two after you clean it up:U

nice find!

[coastie]

Was it caught in some fishermans net?Looks like something dredged out of a lake or some such,good luck in trying to refurbish it:roll:

[Jackson]

Makes you wonder whether the lathes we're buying these days, even the good quality ones, are going to be around in 100 odd years.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Have you checked with OWWM? (http://www.owwm.org/viewforum.php?f=1)

[joe greiner]

OWWM lists a "Mattison" in Wisconsin and Illinois, but no Mathieson.

Joe