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2nd January 2023, 02:10 PM #1Most Valued Member
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Lathe Lighting
Back in the old days Hercus supplied Mobilite lamps as accessories for a number of their machines. I first encountered Mobilite lamps when I was a student at WAIT in the early 80s and saw them in abundance when I used to walk past and peer through the window of the School of Engineering workshop. I always thought they were a nice looking lamp. The photo below shows an example in its original paint finish.
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Forty years later I found one complete with a Hercus green overspray and fitted it to the tool and cutter grinder. It was a direct fit, the No.1 was drilled and tapped at the factory to accommodate a Mobilite.
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And then I found another out at Fiora Machinery in Cannnington. It was attached to the saddle of a 9" lathe in a pretty rough and ready fashion, a plate screw fixed into a couple of additional tapped holes in the saddle. Unlike the 260, the 9's saddle only allows for the attachment of a taper attachment and a travelling steady.
I thought I would have a go at making something that could be readily detached utilizing the existing taper turning attachment fixing locations. Basically a piece of 50 x 6mm flat bar slotted and key holed.
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The relieved section is just cosmetic. Dealing with the transition from sharp to rounded edge.
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Masked and airbrushed.
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Obviously this could be far simpler, just a plate with four holes, but what I made works well enough. The Mobilite can be removed in a couple of seconds.
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