Thread: Cheap Holtzapffel-Ornamental-Turning-Lathe-1860s

Hi Wheelinaround,

Yes it makes me wish even more strongly that I were 30 instead of a bit more than twice that number. Without an instruction manual it might take me 10 years to work that little number out but I daresay that another couple of hours wasted (invested) on the WWW could cast some light on this one. Nice find on E bay Wheelinaround !!

Cheers Old Pete

Pete there are two such machines at Sydney Powerhouse Museum at The Castle Hills Annex under wraps of course buried away so no one gets to see them.

It took OTGA's president some years before he and two other members gained access. this after having to write the then Premier Bob Carr.

There is a collection of such in New Zealand at The Lynn Woodworking Museum just south of Christchurch.

They can't be that hard to learn to use Kings and Queens of the period bought them.

Instruction manual is here: https://www.woodworkforums.com/f22/in...ressie-110464/

Location is Rhode Island USA. A bit beyond my budget, though.

Cheers,
Joe

Nope its sitting on my bookcase

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Nope its sitting on my bookcase

And on mine.

Cheers,
Joe

all that money and you have to pedal it !or do they supply one? cheers bet it keeps the owners interest for a few years

those guys are notorious for unbelievable prices they are probably trying to market it to museums, man it would be cool to see the stuff they have

Originally Posted by wheelinround

All this talk of top class lathes and big dollars for normal turning lathes
thought I'd bid on this

Antique Holtzapffel Ornamental Turning Lathe,1860's - eBay (item 390189474259 end time May-29-10 12:14:27 PDT)

Well there is something about an original but I am so glad I have upgraded to an electric motor and no belts and pulleys. What a breeze to use.
Cheers and good luck with the bid.

Edwards

Originally Posted by Edwards

Well there is something about an original but I am so glad I have upgraded to an electric motor and no belts and pulleys. What a breeze to use.
Cheers and good luck with the bid.

Edwards

You don't get away with that Edwards where's the photo's would love to see it

Originally Posted by wheelinround

You don't get away with that Edwards where's the photo's would love to see it

Thanks wheelin and I hope to do just that in coming days. I have recently taken photos of my machine. The third ornamental unit I have made and I believe I have all the bugs out. The sliderest is just great. Four inch universal cross slide converted to operate like Holtz and Evans. All backlash in leadscrew eliminated.
I will try to include my entry for the Box competition that for one reason or another was not included for judging.????

Cheers
Edwards

Looking forward to it.

I did see an ornamented turned box in the photo's not sure who's it was ??