How To Run A Lathe - in 1925

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Glenn Brooks
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How To Run A Lathe - in 1925

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Thinking about powering my 1925 SB 9" lathe this way. Along with an old two speed drill press and maybe a buffing wheel.

Anybody have an old in line belt driven counter shaft lying around they aren't using??
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Source: How to Run A Lathe, No. 25, South Bend Company, 1925
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You can't beat a nice bit of shafting in the workshop!

;-)

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The Sebastian and May I got at an estate sale was powered by a line shaft. It had the big drive pulley and also had the reversing sheaves intact. I donated them to the local blacksmith group for their yearly auction. But this was 20 or 25 years ago. Too bad, as I would have given them to you.
That equipment has got to be hard to come by this day and age when VFDs are prevalent.
Good luck with your search.
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You're not allowed to wear safety glasses with those machines.

I can't get over the things I've seen in old machining videos. Milling, grinding, turning...you name it...no glasses. I would have been blind in a month.
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This is the lashup I have on the Sebastian and May. I used this from about 1975 to about 1995 when the Atlas became my friend. The countershaft, sleeve bearing hangars and wooden step pulley are what were in use when I got it. I made the v-belt pulley from plywood and the motor is down below out of sight. The crude handle between the lathe and the countershaft (with the string on it) pulls the link that tightens the belt.
OSHA would love this setup. I still use this for the odd job when the Atlas is tied up, but mostly it is an 8" disk sander.
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Earl go, you certainly have a unique setup! And very nice looking countershaft brackets. The real McCoys!
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Mr. Brooks:
Here is a better picture of the bracket. It is about 6-1/2 wide, 7 to the centerline and opposite the bolt there is a spur cast into the frame to catch another hole in the bushing. There is an oil hole in the top of the bushing.
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I can do more dims and details if you are interested.

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Re: How To Run A Lathe - in 1925

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SteveHGraham wrote:You're not allowed to wear safety glasses with those machines.
I think it's also required that you wear a long-sleeve jacket and a tie.

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SteveHGraham wrote:I would have been blind in a month.
Stop it, you'll ...

nevermind.

Steve
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