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Hi All,

I seem to have the details on what this is however can't seem to find much about it online apart from some old documentation detailing when it was patented. Does anyone have any other info on this?

Any ideas on what this is?

Many thanks

You must have an eye for them to spot it!

We are going to be selling the majority of these items in the very near future so if you are interested in them please let me know as we won't be keeping these ones before we advertise them

Lindsay

Martin - we have checked the chucks and you are 100% correct with the make! I have posted pictures below we actually had 2 although one is missing a tooth

Also... the so called attachment box turned out to actually be the blocks that go into the shaft on the bottom to hold it it place! whoops

Wow! thank you all so much for your response this is a great help!

Nigel - Its beginning to feel like Narnia! you are indeed correct the box in the BSA picture is another attachment for the tool.

For the last few pictures the mounting lugs do sit on an angle not just my bad photography ha!

I will go on the search for any engraving in the casting and see if I can come across anything.

The mystery object is part of a selection of parts that we have came across from Ornamental Turning lathes... another research hole that we are currently in.

Mark - thank you for pointing that piece out. We will have a look to see if we can find the plane to go along with it and post any pictures we find.

Andrew J - I'll pop another few pictures below of the BSA item.

It is in my dads tool storage I will give him a message and get him to check for me tomorrow.

Amazing what you can find when a storage container is emptied after many years of being locked up!

Hi Martin,

Thanks so much for all of your information that will help us greatly on our endless google search that we have been on!

Thankfully those pieces have been brought out of storage and have only been in the dusty shed for a short period of time.

I didn't even notice that! the place is full of random metal objects collected over a long period of time!

Again many thanks!

Lindsay

Any information that anyone has on what these machine tools are.. make/models would be very much appreciated.

Thank you

Brilliant thank you very much !

Can anyone tell me if this indexing head is plain, semi-universal or universal?

Thanks

Hi All,

I have a few Hofmann rotary tables that are potentially going to go up for sale. We are just doing a bit of research into their value at the moment if anyone can help?

Thanks