Vintage drill powered lathe

[tom coffey]

Today I bought this SHOR-LINE model 40-110 drill powered lathe. I know it's not very practical but it was cute, I liked it, and it was cheap. I can find nothing about it on the 'net. It includes a very small vise, and three places for chisels to rest. I might never find a drill that will fit it. I suspect there might have been other parts with it originally. Anybody got one or know anything about it?

 

[The Cobbler]

that's a cool little lathe.

 

[RTM]

. It includes a very small vise, and three places for chisels to rest. I might never find a drill that will fit it. I suspect there might have been other parts with it originally.

I’ve got a couple of old drills, if you figure out dimensions are needed, I can check who might fit.

 

[RTM]

But back to Shor-Line Industries. They have a patent for a bracket for attaching a drill to a tool.

US2905213A - Bracket for attaching tools to a portable electric drill - Google Patents

patents.google.com

So maybe that’s their only contribution to this tool based on where that is.

The Shor-Line Industries shows up in google books from 1955 onward to, specializing in plumbing stuff it appears.

Google Search

www.google.com

Here is one with less goodies than yours, at a quick glance.

JNJ ONLINE AUCTION, LLC - West Michigan’s Premiere Online Auction Center

5658X2D SHORLINE INDUSTRIES 40 110 HOBBY LATHE WITH VISE SHORLINE INDUSTRIES 40 110 HOBBY LATHE WITH JNJ Online Auction is Michigan’s Premiere Online Auction Center serving all of Michigan. Selling everything from household to automobiles, commercial/industrial equipment and collectibles.

www.jnjonlineauction.com

 

[tom coffey]

I suppose it's pretty much worthless without the part to attach a drill, and the "table", probably destined for the scrap bin.