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No name lathe.

Does anyone have any info on it please?

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OuBallie02/04/2015 19:30:42
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No name lathe.

No name lathe.

No name lathe.

Another machine into the Workshop from the shed.

It needs the chain oil cleaned off, as I covered it with the stuff before it went into the shed.

No name visible, but it appears well made.

The screw feed for the saddle has a RH thread, so if was case of "OH" when I twiddled the knob after oiling up surprise

There is a capacitor under the base.

Had to make a chuck key and need a set of turning tools.

Any info about it would be appreciated.

Geoff - No wind! End of the World is nigh crook

Ralph H02/04/2015 19:48:19
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Looks very much like one of the small lathes marketed by S.Tyzack's (Zyto's etc.) after the war or one of the Adept series by Portass from just before. There were several models in those series' that all looked slightly different.

I'd hit lathes.co.uk under one of those names. Your lathe looks very much along their lines.

Michael Gilligan02/04/2015 20:52:50
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[assuming that it's original equipment]

That toolpost looks sufficintly unusual to be a good identifying feature.

... Happy Googling

MichaelG.

Neil Wyatt03/04/2015 14:31:06
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Centre height about 2 1/2"?

I bet that 4" chuck isn't original...

Working through THIS list should keep you happy for a few minutes.

The bed resembles the Flexispeed, but is obviously bigger. It may be one of Brian Perris' designs.

Neil

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 03/04/2015 14:48:23

Clive Foster03/04/2015 14:52:01
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The bracket supporting the end of the lead-screw just short of the gap and the rather nice swivelling top slide should be diagnostic as to the maker and suggests the lathe was originally sold at a relatively high price for this style of machine.

Generally the top slide only, lead-screw shorter than the bed lathes were bottom of the range machines made a simply and cheaply as possible to be affordable by impecunious purchasers. The extra lead-screw bracket and nice top-slide on this one must have pushed up the cost somewhat. Most makers felt that full length lead-screws permitting screwcutting and / or incorporating both cross and top-slides would be more attractive to a customer able to spend a little more.

Cllive

OuBallie09/09/2015 08:33:04
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More details:

NoName lathe.

Used it for the first time last week, making brass parts for the RSU.

NoName lathe.

Swarf where not needed so made a suitable tray yesterday.

NoName lathe.

NoName lathe.

Couldn't believe this:

NoName lathe.

Geoff - A very nice machine.

pgk pgk09/09/2015 10:04:02
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Just call it Eric..

Michael Gilligan09/09/2015 11:25:04
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Posted by pgk pgk on 09/09/2015 10:04:02:

Just call it Eric..

But surely that presumes it's a Clapped 'un devil

MichaelG.

Ady109/09/2015 11:31:54
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But surely that presumes it's a Clapped 'un

omg

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It looks very perris-like to me, with a dash of flexspeed and a hint of cowells

Lathes.co.uk is down at the minit, Tony must be doing some work, but that's where you need to start

Edited By Ady1 on 09/09/2015 11:32:46

Ian S C09/09/2015 14:38:51
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A lathe like that probably came with a 3" four jaw chuck if any, maybe a 4" face plate. Looks a useful little machine.

Ian S C

OuBallie15/09/2015 16:47:36
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Ian S C,

Having used it now to make parts for the RSU tweezers, and can confirm it's a pleasure to use.

Far better than my first 'lathe' an Emco Unimat, that I now wish I kept in order to use it as a Toolpost grinder.

Did have a wtf moment when the centre drill just would not do as designed, and kept heading off to the right of the brass.

I checked everything, tried a larger centre drill but that did the same.

Being seated whilst machining, I couldn't see the tool bit. See where I'm going

The taper on the centre drill was coming up against said tool bit, and being deflected!

I had kept the Cross-slide at the final setting for the brass plugs, to save measuring each time.

Small has limitations.

Geoff - What a relief to find it wasn't something serious.

Neil Wyatt15/09/2015 19:53:54
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It's a Flexspeed.

www.lathes.co.uk/flexy/index.html

You owe me one now, Geoff - how about writing an article for me

Neil

Muzzer15/09/2015 20:05:48
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Posted by Neil Wyatt on 15/09/2015 19:53:54:

It's a Flexspeed.

www.lathes.co.uk/flexy/index.html

You owe me one now, Geoff - how about writing an article for me

Neil

Hmm. None of the machines on that page have a foot under the tailstock and other details differ. It' certainly looks as if it's got some Portass / Zyto / Tyzak genes in it though, so probably from that neck of the woods (Sheffield?)

Murray

Roderick Jenkins15/09/2015 20:25:19
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More like this Portass S type:

**LINK**

Rod

Muzzer15/09/2015 21:53:31
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...which is pretty much identical to mine.

Again, quite a few differences like the split head bearings, tailstock design, carriage and slide, even if you overlook the lack of back gears, banjo etc.

Ian S C16/09/2015 11:09:43
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According to an article in an old ME, casting for lathe beds were available at many small foundries around the UK in the 20s/30s, there was a story of one chap riding his bicycle a number of miles to collect his, so maybe this is where it started life. There would be similarities in the bed, but the fittings may vary from lathe to lathe as each builder put in his own ideas.

Ian S C

Ralph H16/09/2015 11:35:19
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Britannia in Colchester used to supply beds and all other lathe parts separately in all different sizes for people who wanted to build their own. This continued up until the last war.

OuBallie16/09/2015 15:46:15
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Need to try harder Neil.devil

Geoff - It's a Heinz Fifty-Seven Varieties model.

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