Desperate Dans Emco Unimat?

I have NEVER seen a lathe which looked like this one, not far from Dundee either, DDs hometown

Does anyone have any idea what this style of Lathe would be used for?

It's on fleabay btw. Item number: 150924718207

Edited By Ady1 on 16/10/2012 00:11:59

Looks like it may be from the Irn Bru factory

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 16/10/2012 08:54:59

Michael

What on earth got you to that site ?!

N

I remembered the punch-line, and simply put Irn Bru Girders into Google.

MichaelG.

Bed looks like a piece of RSJ. Made for a special purpose or an apprentice training piece maybe?

N

It appears to be a special made for turning nuclear fuel rods of pure unobtainium to size.

The chunky handles make it easier to operate wearing a noddy suit.

Neil

With a very short lead screw it maybe a lathe for making bolt threads ?

Clive

I was wondering if it may be a training lathe of some sort.

Pete

My God, it's ugly. If this was designed by an apprentice maybe he went on to design the Colchester Chipmaster — see here:

**LINK**

Yeah, I know it's functionally well regarded, and is held in affection by many who cut their teeth on it, but it's got to be a good candidate for king of the uglies.

Yours provocatively,

Joe

I remember the Chipmaster in the school workshop in 1962, it was brand new (the other lathes, mainly Harrisons dated back to the beginning of the 20th C), it was amazing, it sure could produce swafe.1/2" wide, and red hot! think it had a 5hp motor. Ian S C