Really, really small lathe...

[1982fxr]

out of curiosity what type of stuff would be made on one of these?

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/tls/6007034430.html

 

[gungatim]

never saw one before. maybe watchmakers lathe??

 

[rlitman]

Watch gears? What's with the yard and a third stick?

 

[gungatim]

damn...the collets for that run a mere $875...

 

[rlitman]

never saw one before. maybe watchmakers lathe??

LOL. I've never seen one of these before either, and I've seen a LOT of watchmaker's lathes. And it seems small even by comparison to that, though it might be reasonable for some really small parts.

 

[1982fxr]

damn...the collets for that run a mere $875...

ouch

 

[DocsMachine]

Believe it or not, that's a lathe used for turning contact lenses. Precision-Cosmet was one of the early developers of hard lenses and early trails with hard gas-permeable lenses.

I'm guessing the lenses were molded, then a lathe like that used to shave down the rim edge for fitting.

Doc.

 

[VoodooCLD]

Believe it or not, that's a lathe used for turning contact lenses. Precision-Cosmet was one of the early developers of hard lenses and early trails with hard gas-permeable lenses.

I'm guessing the lenses were molded, then a lathe like that used to shave down the rim edge for fitting.

Doc.

interesting..

 

[PFSard]

Pic for posterity

"Precision Cosmet" Very Small Lathe - $250
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/tls/6007034430.html

 

[Teenager with old tools]

That's a lathe for making railroad related parts obviously


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[Richard Cranium]

Wow, now that is really small, I gave Kevin54 a little watch makers lathe to add to his machine shop.

 

[Mandres]

Believe it or not, that's a lathe used for turning contact lenses. Precision-Cosmet was one of the early developers of hard lenses and early trails with hard gas-permeable lenses.

I'm guessing the lenses were molded, then a lathe like that used to shave down the rim edge for fitting.

Doc.

Very cool, thx Doc. BTW, I used to read your forum religiously like 20 years (sheesh ...) ago. That purple Rainmaker you made was one of my favorite custom markers of all time

Glad to see you're still doing what you do.