Thread: Impressive home made lathe

Wow, what a huge job to undertake.
Looks like he did a nice job, thanks for posting it.

Dave

Wow. Respect. I hope that finds a special home, along with the patterns.

One things puzzles me: It appears to have two lead screws. But the smaller one doesn't go full length, so it can't be driven by the change gears.

What an amazing achievement. Thanks for the pics.

Thanks racer123,
Very interesting

Originally Posted by Bryan

One things puzzles me: It appears to have two lead screws. But the smaller one doesn't go full length, so it can't be driven by the change gears.

I thought I had it worked out, I think the short one might be driven off the larger one?then I noticed(think). one is right hand thread one is left hand?

Stuart

Its amazing truly this fellow has had an amazing time in his shed it should all be packed up and put into a major display museum to show how masterful this man was. In other words this collection which is worth keeping together is priceless every bit of it.

Awesome! I would lick my fingers there for them to work.
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LIKE A 100 WOWS . That is absolutely Awesome. That is a Mammoth undertaking to build something like that. I agree with wheelinround it should be put in a Musuem. I inclined to agree with You Stuart. It makes sense that one Screw drives the other via a Gear on each Screw Shaft. My theory is that one is used for Screw cutting and the other one is used to drive the Carriage along for general Turning -but I could be wrong. Would have been great to Meet the Man.

I cant stop checking this out each time I see how well he has made things just look at the covers not out of place on a professional manufactured lathe, the ID plates and instructional plates simply amazing.

Just got home from more sorting.
Steran50 got it correct for the two leadscrews.
The main thread cutting one is the front one.
There is a gear drive between the two leadscrews near the gap in the bed.
The rear leadscrew is used for carriage feed.
The front one is RH thread and the back one is LH from memory.
He had to do this because the gear coupling reverses the rotation between the two screws. Hence one LH one RH.
Amazing collection of tools and also just the quantity of consumable items he had.
We would find a dozen hacksaw blades. Then another dozen and another dozen. Etc
Tool steel by the bucket full, Shim stock etc etc etc.

That is great...Bob

now that bloke must have had a lot of skill and patience....how many of us would have given up..or died before it was completed

great work!

It is even more impressive when you realise that the lathe wasn't really the project in mind.
It was only the first step to building the 1/8 scale ruston hornsby engine.
Borys has posted a PDF about the engine in the deceased toolmaker sale thread.
The engine and lathe will both be on display on Saturday for anyone who wants to have a look.
Dave

Was he a member of an Model Organisation ? Have they been approached as to the sale/acquisition of any of the gear.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Was he a member of an Model Organisation ? Have they been approached as to the sale/acquisition of any of the gear.

That is a really good point.

Dave