Jeff the Mechanic
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I just bought an old lathe. There are absolutely no identification marks or plates anywhere even under the covers. Does anyone know how to figure it out?
Old brake lathe identification
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I turn a ton of rotors at my shop, often turn the new ones because the new ones are sometimes off
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sberry
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Where you guys get these rotors? I never have a problem, don't even look, simply put it on.
sberry
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At a hundred bucks it could be ok, great for working on old cars, simple clean ups. Couple 3 or 4 would pay for it.
Originally marketed by Performance as the All-Tool 747, they were also re-branded by Van Norman as the 777 and Coats as the CBL-10 (manuals are available on ebay).
Interestingly enough, the design was appropriated by Hunter for the BL-505 that they currently manufacture, the arbor shaft's are the same taper and many of the internal parts interchange.
Arbor shaft size is 1", same as most of the brake lathes in the US.
They nearly all came with negative rake cutting bits, so bits are cheap and available.
It's a well built, but very heavy machine. The main casting is cast iron, and weight is easily 500 lbs.
Interestingly enough, the design was appropriated by Hunter for the BL-505 that they currently manufacture, the arbor shaft's are the same taper and many of the internal parts interchange.
Arbor shaft size is 1", same as most of the brake lathes in the US.
They nearly all came with negative rake cutting bits, so bits are cheap and available.
It's a well built, but very heavy machine. The main casting is cast iron, and weight is easily 500 lbs.
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PANZITTASALES
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We have a parts list for that on our web site: