EXE lathe

[paul 1950Participant @paul1950]

[paul 1950Participant @paul1950]

just bought this some of it may be of some use

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Don't let Rainbows see it – he'll 'it it wiv an 'ammer.

 

I see the Lathes.com site doesn't have any pics of one with the original treadle, just the base.

Neil

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 05/11/2015 20:24:18

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Is that the one that was being advertised in the south west by someone not mentioning the make even though it was cast into the frame. Potentially a nice beginner's lathe but like so many of the old ones on ebay not able to compete with shiny new Chinese ones for twice the price. Probably not many of them around still with the foot motor and large pulley. Perhaps it should go to a museum.

[paul 1950Participant @paul1950]

the lathe is ok but the pulleys are damaged i bought it as i like the stand the rest can go for spares, yes it was for sale in cornwall

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

EXEs have the special headstock spindle for threading, brilliant but simple, it makes picking up a thread in the wrong place impossible

[RainbowsParticipant @rainbows]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 05/11/2015 20:21:07:

Don't let Rainbows see it – he'll 'it it wiv an 'ammer.

I see the Lathes.com site doesn't have any pics of one with the original treadle, just the base.

Neil

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 05/11/2015 20:24:18

As you can see it has a overhung pulley thus negating the need for hammers or bits of screws going through spindles and all that

[paul 1950Participant @paul1950]

this is the best bit

[paul 1950Participant @paul1950]

any idea what this is and is it worth anything before i bin it

[John CParticipant @johnc47954]

It's a Keats angle plate. Bin it my way if you like!

John

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Although it wasn't their design the Exe company took over the manufacture of the Keats for a while so not surprising if an Exe owner got one, though I'm not so sure the two items were contemporary.

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

If you chuck away bits like that you're going to seriously regret your actions in a few years

Stick any unknown bits into a sidebin, you'll figure them out eventually

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

John C beat me to it…

George

[John OlsenParticipant @johnolsen79199]

The Keats angle plate is a handy item for mounting things on the faceplate. One obvious use is to mount an overhung crank with the correct offset for turning the crankpin, but it can do other things as well.

The Exe is an interesting machine, as Ady mentioned above the screwcutting arrangement is very ingenious.

John

[julian atkinsParticipant @julianatkins58923]

the Exe isnt a bad lathe. an old friend of mine built a 5"g loco with one. in the early editions of EIM was a description of it. it would IMHO be a great shame to dismantle what you have acquired

cheers,

julian

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Whilst extolling the virtues of this lathe; let's note the very useful provision of 180 [division] holes on that big pulley.

Unless badly worn or damaged, it looks like a useful machine.

MichaelG.

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P.S. … Just noticed that Paul mentioned the pulleys being damaged.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 08/11/2015 09:09:09

[paul 1950Participant @paul1950]

this was not shown in the photo when i bought it the other one was also broken

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

It would be a great shame if this was taken apart for useful bits and the rest discarded. A worthy restoration project even if it ends up as a museum display item.

EXE Engineering Co. still exists in Exeter but as an up to date engineering services company.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by paul 1950 on 08/11/2015 10:40:19:

this was not shown in the photo when i bought it the other one was also broken

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… The fine Art of levering belts on & off pulleys.

MichaelG.

[paul 1950Participant @paul1950]

found this in the box of bits, now this is worth keeping

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Those pulleys will work just fine. Nothing there that's a big enough chunk missing to make the belt come off.

It would be a crying shame to part it out or scrap it. It looks to be in pretty good shape for its age. And you would think that being treadle powered, it would not have countless thousands of hours of runtime on it. Although, those old timers were a hardier bunch than us.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by paul 1950 on 08/11/2015 11:00:18:

found this in the box of bits, now this is worth keeping

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Paul,

Add that to the large boring table and the dividing arrangement, and you start to see what a versatile machine this was … A great piece of design.

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 08/11/2015 11:13:59

[VicParticipant @vic]

Posted by KWIL on 08/11/2015 10:41:16:

It would be a great shame if this was taken apart for useful bits and the rest discarded. A worthy restoration project even if it ends up as a museum display item.

EXE Engineering Co. still exists in Exeter but as an up to date engineering services company.

Agreed.

Pulling it apart just for the stand is a real shame. It would have been nice if it had been bought as a Lathe restoration project to put it back in use.

[paul 1950Participant @paul1950]

the problem is a lathe like this worth about £42.50 the tailstock has sold for £25.00 and the other bits will help save other lathes like it.

[paul 1950Participant @paul1950]

perfect

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