New miniature lathe

[Clarifixer]

Just completed a long term project of assembling the components for miniature machining, vintage style. It's a Levin watchmaker lathe with collet holding tailstock, which takes the same WW 8mm collets as the headstock. The cross feed and longitudinal attachment, along with the "big" scroll chuck should make it possible to do some really accurate tiny turning. Cute, too.

 

[Techie1961]

It's so cute! I want one for my workbench. Why? just because.

 

[matt stott]

You have a beautiful setup there! The collet holding tailstock is one of the handiest bits for these old lathes- and everything else looks like it is in great shape.

I sure do miss my old lathe, and the accuracy I could coax out of those bronze cone bearings- great little tools. I did keep my set of 8mm collets, though- just in case I ever get one of these lathes again!

Matt


nostalgia:

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