help identifying a lathe

[flemrasm]

Hi, picked up a lathe of unknown origin today, only thing on it that has any name( as far as i can see) is the motor..its labeled Hoover, any help on identifying all/parts would be appreciated..

heres a few pictures of the setup




the chuck has some kind of locking mechanism


tailstock



when i came to pick it up there were a few boxes of assesories, alot of Collets that i dont know the status of, as the lathe has a chuck, im not sure they belong to it, and then a few odd bits, if you know what they are for, pls let me know



this one sits on the bed and the lever puls it across the bed..i guess it needs something to sit on top of it



another tailstock looking thing, only this one has a revolving movement, when i pull the handle it revolves 1/6th of a turn, in some Places along the handle movement it can spin freely




i hope someone recognizes something about it, but at the very least i hope i get a "you ****" when i tell you i payed the equvilent of 90$ for it all

regards
Flemming

 

[Big Pete]

I think the first one is a fast acting cross slide, you would mount a toolpost on it with the tool of choice installed. the second looks like a variation on the capstan theme, with a number of different tools in it. Every time you pull the lever forward it does a different action, such as drill, face, chamfer, whatever. the screws on the back are for limiting the travel. This sort of tooling used to be pretty common for production work, a tool setter would set the machine up, then a relatively unskilled operator could churn out parts. It looks like it might have originally been for wood though, given it seems to only have a single speed, plus the construction isn't as heavy as I would have expected for cutting steel.

 

[Big Pete]

Oh, yeah, $90 is definetly you **** territory IMO

 

[flemrasm]

I think the first one is a fast acting cross slide, you would mount a toolpost on it with the tool of choice installed. the second looks like a variation on the capstan theme, with a number of different tools in it. Every time you pull the lever forward it does a different action, such as drill, face, chamfer, whatever. the screws on the back are for limiting the travel. This sort of tooling used to be pretty common for production work, a tool setter would set the machine up, then a relatively unskilled operator could churn out parts. It looks like it might have originally been for wood though, given it seems to only have a single speed, plus the construction isn't as heavy as I would have expected for cutting steel.

that's right up my alley..just need a guy to set it up

the gears are via pulleys and a belt, and it looks like the motor can turn both ways.. I hope it will be sturdy enough to turn metal on, everything on it weighs a ton

the tailstock and toolpost are mounted on the bed, and then tightened from below, I have been searching google images, but haven't found anything like it, I guess I will have to wait until I start refurb to see if there are any nametags anywhere..thanks for answering..capstan got me on another hour long picture search without any luck though
regards
Flemming