Adept and Super Adept Register

[RevStewParticipant @revstew]

Still looking for a nice original 'super' not much luck so far. Or a 'Wizard' etc. One will turn up eventually I'm sure.

[David TParticipant @davidt96864]

We used to have a Super Adept, although it moved onto a new owner a few years ago. It had no topslide, but that may have been a blessing in disguise given the "Gibraltar" style toolpost that it came with. I installed the oilers, added an NVR switch, and made a new spindle with an M14 nose to take a modern chuck. I also had to make a new motor pulley as the original was massively eccentric.

Edited By David T on 14/09/2018 12:15:30

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

That 3 jaw chuck was probably the smallest the owner could find, the 4 jaw it a little fiddlelly but at that size you really need the grip of the 4th jaw, I have at times thought that if I could get a 3 jaw chuck about 1 1/2" dia it would be handy.

I have a book "The Simple Lathe and its Accessories" The "Amateur Mechanic & Work" handbooks. First published in 1923, mine is the Australian edition 1943, I thought it had the price, but no, it does say that the stand and flywheel and treadle are available as an extra at less than 3 pounds, I have seen adverts giving a price of ?5 . The 4 jaw chuck ?1 – 12 – 6. 

I bought my Super Adept in Dunedin NZ in 1962 for 5 NZ pounds, with the jack shaft included.

I have 2 other books in the same series"metal Turning Made Easy", and "Small Lathes Making and Using".

Ian S C

Edited By Ian S C on 14/09/2018 13:06:11

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

It sold for £170

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Maybe someone wanted the chuck…

[Allen VenterParticipant @allenventer20848]

Anyone have any spares?, im after a main lead screw, cross slide and top slide, i have a bed with tailstock. Thanks.

[Former MemberParticipant @formermember19781]

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[Allen VenterParticipant @allenventer20848]

Ok good idea, i just joined so im new here, i got myself a unimat awhile ago and found this little thing(the super adept) with an original unimat 3 jaw so thats why I bought it and just fell in love with the idea of restoring it, and when looking for bits i found a full one which hasn't arrived yet so will show soon, but if i can get those bits i will have 2.

[David Standing 1Participant @davidstanding1]

It is worth resurrecting this thread every once in a while, if only to note the late, great, JS's comments

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I feel a great deal of guilt – all my Super Adept needs is mounting on a base with its motor and countershaft and setting up.

Ideally I also need to finesse the tumbler reverse.

Neil

[Allen VenterParticipant @allenventer20848]

If all goes well, i should have my full super adept with 4 jaw arrive today…so excited…got a motor ready and a few sets of possible spindle bushing upgrades on the table.

[Brian OldfordParticipant @brianoldford70365]

**LINK**

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Brian Oldford on 23/05/2019 11:27:09:

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Blimey.

[David Standing 1Participant @davidstanding1]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 23/05/2019 17:09:10:

Posted by Brian Oldford on 23/05/2019 11:27:09:

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Blimey.

Bugger that, that's what electric motors were invented for!

[Allen VenterParticipant @allenventer20848]

Super adept arrived, hooked up to motor on quick temporary setup while i get something nice for a stand put together. When i work out how to upload photos by mobile, i will show.

[John OlsenParticipant @johnolsen79199]

Posted by David Standing 1 on 23/05/2019 18:21:40:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 23/05/2019 17:09:10:

Posted by Brian Oldford on 23/05/2019 11:27:09:

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Blimey.

Bugger that, that's what electric motors were invented for!

Beats pushing a file though, and more accurate too. Seems a bit spendy though, and missing the actual tool post.

John

[Allen VenterParticipant @allenventer20848]

That shaper is mine! I need one aa trying to start a business and was actually looking for shapers and discovered that one, which i might be able to afford on my disability benefits budget, and not the size of washing machine, but does anyone know of any other similar scale shapers out there, preferably old and manual and cheap for me to do up nice.

[Jon CameronParticipant @joncameron26580]

Hello,

Another resurrection of this thread. Neil put my name down on the register.

I received this from my girlfriend's dad, who had it stored above the kitchen cupboards for goodness knows how long. The photo is as it's arrived. I want to add some additional tooling and if someone could let me have a drawing/measurements for a faceplate, I'm going to turn a new one as the one with the lathe is wobbly as drunk on a Friday night.

I've decided to try and make this as useful as I can, and it will be given to my little boy (5 in October) as a present for him to learn some basics of turning metal. The four jaw seems in good order, the drill chuck taper seems to be beat up although the jaws all move and seem to centre well. As received it's a bit sloppy and the gibs I think need adjusting correctly, as do the headstock bearings as I can feel a clunk when the spindle is moved up and down. But not so much when moved side to side.

I would also like to make a layshaft for it to help increase torque for cutting, it has come with some useful bits of HSS. I do find myself wondering though what tools would be useful additions to this lathe. (Right time to go back a couple of pages and finish reading the replies).

Regards

Jon

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