Maui
Well-known member
I ran across a very old antique bench metal lathe in a shop recently. It was disassembled into the component pieces, and there were no identification markings that could be found anywhere on any of the components, including the cast iron lathe bed which was a little over 4 feet in length and easily weighed 150 lbs by itself. I've attached a photo of the tailstock, one of the short legs, and photos of the lathe bed for reference. The lathe design resembled a Shedd lathe such as the one seen in this link:
http://www.lathes.co.uk/shedd/
except this lathe was much larger and had the vintage see-through cup oilers for lubricating the bearings. I've done a lot of looking on lathes.co.uk, but am unable to recognize the shape of the legs to match the lathe up to the manufacturer. I don't know if anyone here might by chance recognize the design, but if you do please chime in. Thanks for any help you can provide.
http://www.lathes.co.uk/shedd/
except this lathe was much larger and had the vintage see-through cup oilers for lubricating the bearings. I've done a lot of looking on lathes.co.uk, but am unable to recognize the shape of the legs to match the lathe up to the manufacturer. I don't know if anyone here might by chance recognize the design, but if you do please chime in. Thanks for any help you can provide.
