Mystery Lathe fitting

[ManofkentParticipant @manofkent]

Hello

I have a couple of lathe fittings, which I think are from a Colchester lathe.

they look as if they attach to the bed somehow, and slide along it.

The tapered shaft is bored but not all the way through – so I guess it is for a handle rather than to lock it in place.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I hope the pics help.

Many thanks

John

[ManofkentParticipant @manofkent]

[larry phelan 1Participant @larryphelan1]

A stop to clamp along the bed ?

[Ian ParkinParticipant @ianparkin39383]

It looks like the fitting for attaching the arm for the taper turning attachment on a Colchester lathe

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Taper or copy turning attachment? A pure guess…

[Swarf MakerParticipant @swarfmaker85383]

It is the bed anchor for the Colchester style taper turning attachment. I don't know if different models of Colchester lathes used a different part but it would appear to be identical to the ones that I have on my Master 2500 lathes.

[Stuart BridgerParticipant @stuartbridger82290]

Very different to the bracket on my Chipmaster TT attachment, which secures to the back of the bed. But as said above the system may vary between models, so I am not disagreeing.

[ManofkentParticipant @manofkent]

Thanks all.

Looks like a taper turning anchor as you say. They were probably used in pairs whivh is why I have two of them.

Pity I don't have the rest of it!

here is a pic I found on google that looks very similar.

John

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