Thread: A bench plus a lathe

Fantastic, if only that bench could talk, obviously purpose built for a particular line of work, I don't know why but I have a strong sense that it was a wheel wright's bench, turning spokes and hubs
Where is this bench, would appear to be a museum somewhere, relatively modern building with particle board floor.

Ray, Its in here somewhere ? for sale .

https://www.andythornton.com/

The direct link

https://www.andythornton.com/antique...ch-atvmfuf1117

Rob

May as well add the rest .

Try Again .

What a set up. I agree it certainly looks to be very much purpose built for a particular trade/skill set.
Regards Rod.

Whatever was made on it, it looks like a lot of them were made, for many a long year!

The wheelwright suggestion could be on the money. I don't think they used lathes much, the hub is the only turned part, so they wouldn't have needed anything elaborate. It could just be a bench for a furniture-maker who needed to turn occasional table legs and such like - the main bench & vises are at least as well-used as the lathe.

A couple of things caught my eye:
1. Why that big scoop out of the arm of the tail vise? Decoration? 'Accident'?
2. What's the purpose of the hand-wheel & screw sicking back from the block supporting the head-stock? If this was a wheelwrights bench, is it part of an indexing device for laying out the spoke-mortises, perhaps?
3. Should we offer to repair the shoulder-vise? Looks like a stripped nut or stripped screw (or both) has ended the days of that venerable device. A Bull Oak screw and a Spotted gum nut would see it good for another 500 years...

Cheers,