Help to ID some tools?

Hi all. Apologies if this is the wrong section. My dad is VERY into his lathes - he has a Colchester Student and a Myford Super 7 (I think) as well as a whole load of other things. Anyway, he's always buying bits and pieces and in one hoard, Included in the box of goodies are some tools that he cannot identify.

Seeing how widespread the knowledge base here is, I wondered if anyone can tell me what the items 1-5 are in the link? Any help appreciated!

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They were used in the 70's for stretching dwarfs, now fallen out of favour due to political correctness!

Well at a guess dividing head for a Myford by the colour
But I am sure if your Dad has already got 2 lathes he will know that.'
Hi Fizzy how is new familly keeping you awake!!!

Bob.

Look like they could be for ornamental turning.

J

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Damn, no one told me that and just ordered 7 lengths of M16 studding.

Number 5 looks like a dividing device for use on the headstock. Will have to think harder about the rest, but lookslike a dividing head.

Phil

I think Jason is on the right track. I once stripped down and packed away a very old and rare Victorian wood turning lathe in order to clear a workshop, the photo's look similar to some of the pieces of kit that came with it.

I agree, I think these are some (very well) home-made tools for ornamental turning. One is clearly an eccentric 'centre' presumably used to provide support for a long item in an eccentric chuck.

The built in tool stowage on the one item really makes it clear this is built by someone to meet their own requirements.

Neil

A few of the accessories from the lathe that belonged to a friend's uncle, which I stripped down and packed up. The whole lathe and supporting kit fetched a lot of pennies

I suggest adaptors for tool grinding on a surface grinder. Possibly for making a specific set of machine parts.

But why has one device got a little rack full of borinmg bars/cutters on it?

Neil

Thank you all for the input. He suspected they were custom parts for ornamental turning. He hoped to stick them on eBay but if they are bespoke would there be much interest?

Have you tried looking on google, if not put in G. Birch & co Manchester, I had a brief look, Birches made machine tool, tools for clock making, and ornimental turning. There is on one site a treddle screw cutting lathe, with soething that may be similar to the item in photo 2 above on the floor beneath the lathe. Ian S C

Mick's bits certainly look to be from an ornamental turning lathe.

Philip - you might do well to look at THIS site. Members of the Society of Ornimental Turners often used to turn up at ME exhibitions. The work they produce is amazing and beautiful. They will, no doubt, give an opinion on your bits.

Regards

Norman

Norman
They still do to the Bristol Exhibition, on the right as you walk in

Bob

Yes Bob - I've certainly seen them there. I like the Bristol show and will certainly be there this year. Living, as I do now, in deepest Devon all the others are a bit of a long haul and you could buy a lot of metal for the cost of the petrol!

Norman

In ME 4454 page 590 in Richard Wightman's article on cutting timing belt gears there is a picture of a device he made that looks like a simplified version of tool pictures 3/4/5.