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vic newey06/07/2019 21:08:36
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Has anyone got a Pittler lathe who can take a measurement for me? I need the diameter of the circular carriage block that the cross-slide bracket swivels on (and some of the attachments are fitted). Mine is 78mm, measured across the clamp of it's traveling steady.
I want to see if there is a similarity or a wide variation as I'm seeking other attachments which may or may not fit.

I'm particularly looking for the original supplied cross-slide, the type on a vertical stem that can be swiveled in all directions. Mine has the extra long compound slide mentioned in old ME magazines by George Gentry but it does not permit the multiple angles of the original

Edited By vic newey on 06/07/2019 21:09:39

Edited By vic newey on 06/07/2019 21:10:00

Phil Whitley07/07/2019 13:19:48
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http://www.lathes.co.uk/pittler/index.html is a good start.

vic newey07/07/2019 14:07:13
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Posted by Phil Whitley on 07/07/2019 13:19:48:

http://www.lathes.co.uk/pittler/index.html is a good start.

Not really, it does not give measurements other than distance between centres

Phil Whitley07/07/2019 16:42:00
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email tony@lathes.co.uk, if he doesn't have one in his collection, he will know someone who has!

vic newey07/07/2019 17:44:03
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Posted by Phil Whitley on 07/07/2019 16:42:00:

email tony@lathes.co.uk, if he doesn't have one in his collection, he will know someone who has!

I have emailed Tony but I never get a reply,

vic newey19/11/2019 12:35:26
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Gerard O'Toole.

I replied to your email re Pittler lathe

Gerard O'Toole20/11/2019 12:22:23
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Hi Vic,

Just replied to your email

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