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

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I have

Spencer is without doubt the most crazed tool hoarder Ive ever met.
He doesn’t even need to know what a machine or bit of tooling is to sell his soul to buy it!

Collector......but I did acquire this today

 

[Tupers]

I went to an auction today a got some nice things but most importantly:
A miniature anvil with a built in vice.

A Sphere lathe in need of some parts and TLC.

And possibly the least wise purchase, a Crypton dynamo tester.

 

[Anguz]

i used to own a sphere lathe like that

 

[DAPPH]

I went to an auction today a got some nice things but most importantly:
A miniature anvil with a built in vice.
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A Sphere lathe in need of some parts and TLC.
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And possibly the least wise purchase, a Crypton dynamo tester.
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Can you tell me the serial number of your sphere, it's likely to be on the front rhs side of the front way .Or on the tailstock bed end of the ways . My sphere has grease caps to lube the spindle taper bearings. recently replaced them with grease nipples as it's a bit fiddly filling & putting the filled cap back on when you have reduced sensations in your finger tips .
The cover over the spindle pulley's does not have a knob on mine. I see you have some sort of plate on the RH. foot front .. what's it say on it ? There is no evidence of one ever been put on mine .

I have a black zamart hand wheel on my cross slide & a black Bakelite hand wheel on the tail stock .

I replaced the lamp post tool holder with a quick change one .. found some hero had used an ordinary bolt to try and clamp a different tool holder to the slide and had actually pulled a mole hill of metal up by doing so .
Spent a few hours scraping & filing it flat again, then turned down some long "T"nuts get an amazing fit in the slide to mount the new QCTP.

I have the correct MOLO for my version of lathe which came from an ex war stock auction unused still in the packing crate in Feb 1946 , circa manufactured 1943 will take out th bearing perhaps one day and see what info is engraved on the bearings as this is how you can date the lathe .
Ran up a set of drawings to show the various gear arrangements on the banjo & spindle etc. for speeds & feeds ..happy to copy them if you want .

Also in the MOLO there are the spindle speeds wrt each pulley set up .

A good copy of the MOLO can be had from the USA or occasionally the UK internet . On another site I use one of the members has built up a massive library of detailed info for Atlas / Craftsman cum Sphere lathes . Certain parts are still available from Sears USA.

He might be able to identify yours by the serial number .. he couldn't with my lathe as it appears to have been a special used in torpedo weapons development RN .
Tony of Lathes UK also has a fair bit of information on the Sphere .

It seems that it is not too difficult to 3D print a full set of change gears in ABS plastic as it is strong enough to do it . ..something I may well try in the future once I get a better understanding of Fusion 360 to do it .

 

[julianthegypsy]

A 9 hour, 360 mile round trip to collect this beauty from @julianthegypsy

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I believe the next item I bring home will result in me being stabbed, hanged, drawn and quartered.

Can’t believe how many times I’ve driven past your workshop without realising.

Pleasure to meet you and Oliver. How ever did you unload it? :0

 

[Ruffian]

I went to an auction today a got some nice things but most importantly:
A miniature anvil with a built in vice.
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A Sphere lathe in need of some parts and TLC.
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And possibly the least wise purchase, a Crypton dynamo tester.
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So your local to me then as that's kentisbere.
Did look around but nothing too interesting took my fancy. Did you manage to get them for a sensible price?

 

[pressbrake1]

Collector......but I did acquire this todayView attachment 196159

That dsg really needed to be saved

 

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That dsg really needed to be saved

Definitely.
Not a lot of information about it online. But it's got 7hp motor and 8.5 swing.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Ultimate envy from me - where do you find them? Still looking for a taper turning attachment for my Colchester triumph

I just bought a taper turner for my Bantam. It was err... not cheap... but I haven’t seen one complete with leadscrew and nut before and with all the correct parts. I’ve wanted one for ages. Also it will be shipped from England to NZ

 

[Memmeddu]

Once I have a car I will go to the scrapyard to search a lathe before Spencer take also it

 

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Once I have a car I will go to the scrapyard to search a lathe before Spencer take also it

Dont worry just yet. I am uk based. Haven't ventured outside the borders.......

 

[Memmeddu]

Dont worry just yet. I am uk based. Haven't ventured outside the borders.......

I said "before" just because I know that you are UK based and when you picked up all the lathes in UK you have to go over the border and search other lathes
A question
Do you pick up only lathes or also milling machines and mill drills?
I can't go to read 1000 pages of messages on this thread

 

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I said "before" just because I know that you are UK based and when you picked up all the lathes in UK you have to go over the border and search other lathes
A question
Do you pick up only lathes or also milling machines and mill drills?
I can't go to read 1000 pages of messages on this thread

Lathes. Milling machine. Drills. Saws. Anything old .vintage. mainly British but have a few other bits from different parts of the world. Cant stand modern equipment although it has its place...just not in my workshop. It's the history I find interesting. If I can save it then I am happy.

 

[Cuthy246]

Lathes. Milling machine. Drills. Saws. Anything old .vintage. mainly British but have a few other bits from different parts of the world. Cant stand modern equipment although it has its place...just not in my workshop. It's the history I find interesting. If I can save it then I am happy.

When is the museum opening? and when is the surplus being released for us mere mortals?

 

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When is the museum opening? and when is the surplus being released for us mere mortals?

Not this year unfortunately.

 

[Memmeddu]

Lathes. Milling machine. Drills. Saws. Anything old .vintage. mainly British but have a few other bits from different parts of the world. Cant stand modern equipment although it has its place...just not in my workshop. It's the history I find interesting. If I can save it then I am happy.

How do you search them?
I use to repair power tools and I order the parts from a friend of mine that has an electromechanic shop he repair tools also and windings on big three phase motor (over 10Hp because smaller are not worth to repair)
Sometimes he give me tools that he didn't repair
But mostly are from 90's and first 2000

 

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I have eyes everywhere. I know lots of people. Also I look for machine shops that are closing down. I always look in the background on machine sales. You will be surprised what you can find .

 

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I also know a lot of guys in the engineering industry. And they have to by law update there machinery to new health and safety standards. Bad for then. But good for me because I get offered the old stuff.

 

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I spend a good couple of hours every day searching for items.
Sometimes it can take a good year to find a specific item. But if your will to hunt then you will find.
Like now....I am currently searching for the original fixed steady for the monarch lathe. I dont care how long it takes.

 

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Anyway.
I hope that helps .
On that note I must go as I need to make s cup tea. Turn the heater on in the workshop. And make s start on scraping the Harrison compound slide.