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16th February 2015, 10:59 PM #1
Have a look at this combination machine
What is it ? a user put together contraption, or a factory made machine ? The lathe looks separate from the rest .
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/brins...goods&mpch=ads
Rob
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17th February 2015, 12:19 AM #2
It looks like everything is belt driven
I'm guessing factory made but user assembled
It may have come off a farm and originally been driven by a tractorregards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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17th February 2015, 10:13 AM #3
Just so we don't loose them Here they are, up the right way as well.
Load pictures on their side!!! When they do that , I suppose it wasn't so long ago I couldn't turn a computer on .
And this is what the seller says .
" Old multipurpose machine. Lathe, drill press, reciprocating saw, spindle grinder, edge plane with auto feed rollers. Prime mover not supplied. Main shaft is powered by flat belt drive with V belt drives off main shaft for individual components. The machine is a fabricated, welded and riveted construction with castings limited to gear wheels, hand wheels, and chucks.
The lathe, band saw, hack saw and edge plane spin freely and are tight. The spindle grinder and drill press need to be freed up as they are both partly seized. Picture 2 shows the machine with all components in approximate position. All components are bolted and welded together to make one big unit.
Picture 3 shows a mystery component. This item is upside down on the pallet. It bolts to the lathe saddle over the tool post and has its own tool holder. It moves up and down via a gear set and hand wheel. I think it is a milling attachment.
The lathe has forward and reverse, auto feed and a coolant collection tray. The tail stock is moved via rack and pinion gears set and hand wheel. A four jaw chuck is fitted. I also have a three jaw chuck but am not sure how to fit it.
I have owned the machine for the last 10 years. It has been in storage for this time waiting for me to bye a property with a big shed. This did not happen so I am selling it. In my time this machine has not been reassembled or run. It has always been under cover.
There are some parts missing, shafts to power the edge plane feed rollers, and a shaft to power the mystery tool that mounts over the saddle. These can be manufactured easily enough by a machinist.
I have not been able to find any information regarding this machine as there are no manufacturers markings or ID plates fitted furthermore the previous owner had passed away before I bought it. If you know something about this machine please call me even if your not intrested in buying it.
Happy to provide more pictures as required. I have a whole album.
$500 in QLD "
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17th February 2015, 10:15 AM #4
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17th February 2015, 11:56 AM #5
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17th February 2015, 09:29 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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And here I was, thinking it was just a stand for a tea mug...
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18th February 2015, 07:39 AM #7Senior Member
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What a beast! Wouldn't want to step in the wrong direction, who knows what could happen
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18th February 2015, 09:48 AM #8Senior Member
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Rob - what an interesting piece of machinery. Someone put many many hours into that one.
Reminds me of the mouse trap machine at the Powerhouse Museum.....a marvel of homespun engineering.
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/coll...ase/?irn=10853
Regards,
John
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20th February 2015, 08:39 PM #9Senior Member
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Wow that's a piece of kit for sure Rob. Imagine tackling it as a resto project, would 1 lifetime be enough. What about the missus? 'You mean it cost $500' I swear darling it was such a bargain!
Steve
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