EXE lathe

just bought this some of it may be of some use

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

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.

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

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

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

this is the best bit

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

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

John

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.

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

John C beat me to it...

George

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

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

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

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

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.

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

MichaelG.

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

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.