Mystery Small Capstan Lathe

[ANDY CAWLEYParticipant @andycawley24921]

Has anybody got any idea what this is?

IT's not really on its side. It is however cluttering up my shed!,

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 02/01/2017 21:01:44

[ANDY CAWLEYParticipant @andycawley24921]

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

If your image appears sideways, click 'edit' then right-click the image and choose 'rotate' for the required direction.

Neil

[ANDY CAWLEYParticipant @andycawley24921]

Thanks Neil😀.

[vintagengineerParticipant @vintagengineer]

I don't know what make it is but probably dates pre war. Nice legs, should have got Dougal to sell to Drew Pritchard!

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

That looks quite 'purposeful' Andy

Wish I had room to give it a new home … but there is no chance.

MichaelG.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Posted by vintagengineer on 02/01/2017 21:07:57:

I don't know what make it is but probably dates pre war. Nice legs, should have got Dougal to sell to Drew Pritchard!

The sad thing is that it is probably worth more as just the legs than as a complete lathe, quite a good price can be had for "industrial" tables. So worth think about stripping it to bare iron and adding a crude top to it if you want shot of it.

I'll go and put my tin hat on now, J

[Chris Evans 6Participant @chrisevans6]

I can see my 24" square surface plate sitting nicely on top of those legs…….

[RainbowsParticipant @rainbows]

In depths studies give me a distinctive home made / tool room made feel. gonna go on a limb and say it is made in 1949 and was the second one built. Maybe the little XX logo would identify it

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Neatly machine oil grooves

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