Today I acquired...........

[God mode restorations]

Today I acquired.
This British empire lathe. In good condition .
All works. She a faffing big lump. While I was there I brought another massive vice. American made. Ain't got pictures but will pick it up next week.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Holy crap!! Do you have a warehouse for a workshop?

 

[Maker]

Some sort of medical drill thing;


The shaft has a bayonet fitting and doesn't turn so presumably there's a worm gear in it. There's a 6 pin Lemo connector (£££) on the cable.

 

[Windy Miller]

Holy crap!! Do you have a warehouse for a workshop?

Yeah I've been wondering about that too. Just how much space do you actually have???

 

[God mode restorations]

Guys. What are the four T slots for .

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Couple of little vices.
Approx 60mmx120mm
Rear vice has a ball joint attaching the movable jaw
Nearer vice needs a bit machining to run in the ways.
Cant grumble for 3 quid and will fit im my big vice for machining small parts nicely.

These for a squid.

And a tape dispenser always handy at work.

Couldn't resist all this knex for 15 notes either.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Couldn't resist all this knex for 15 notes either.

I like the "Happy Me" balloon

 

[Ashley Burton]

Today I acquired.
This British empire lathe. In good condition .
All works. She a faffing big lump. While I was there I brought another massive vice. American made. Ain't got pictures but will pick it up next week.View attachment 149179 View attachment 149180 View attachment 149181

That is one hell of a lathe!

 

[Maker]

Guys. What are the four T slots for .View attachment 149184 View attachment 149185

I'd asume for a traveling steady but possibly for something like a toolpost grinder or perhaps even a spray build up gun.

A steady seems most likely.

 

[steviec_lj]

I acquired/rescued four of these 25 ton bow shackles from the scrap bin today, dozens of them all new but thrown away because there is no paper work to go with them. They will do for grunting out machines stuck up to their nuts

Bob

Any more

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Stuck at a in law lunch do.
So far no dead bodies to hide.



This and many like it are helping.

 

[God mode restorations]

That is one hell of a lathe!

Yes. She is a stout ol lump.

 

[Arc Tourist]

The additional T-slots are for attaching other tooling, such as a lever operated cut off tool, or in the case of a gap bed lathe, an adjustable tool post to reach over the gap to machine closer to a faceplate mounted part.

 

[Ashley Burton]

Yes. She is a stout ol lump.

Yeah dread to think how much it weighs!

How did you go about moving such a lump?

 

[angellonewolf]

Now that's a vice

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

before

and after.

spot the cracks.
Had a feeling they would be there after seeing this.

3 quid the pair and still usable.

 

[angellonewolf]

on the side I believe original red was the colour

 

[God mode restorations]

Yeah dread to think how much it weighs!

How did you go about moving such a lump?

My plant trailer take about 2.6 tonne.
Had a JCB at one end to load trailer .at my end I have a 3 tonne crane. Separate the lathe from the stands and happy days. It's all round the back now.

 

[Ashley Burton]

My plant trailer take about 2.6 tonne.
Had a JCB at one end to load trailer .at my end I have a 3 tonne crane. Separate the lathe from the stands and happy days. It's all round the back now.

Lucky to have some heavy lifting equipment! Don't think people take such things into the equation when buying such a machinery. @skotl how's your neighbour's pizza oven btw?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

View attachment 149218 on the side I believe original red was the colour

Have a no 7.
Nice find. Will clean up nicely.