Cute, but what are they?

[lylekelley3]

Here are the links to pictures of a couple of small bench lathes that I have had given to me. I was told that the black one, was a sales model. But the blue one is unknown. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Lyle

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12059773@N03/4034306875/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12059773@N03/4035056802/

[Steamin]

Not many clues to go on.... just because it is a small benchtop lathe does not mean it is a salesmans model.

Some questions I see asked at the Antique Machinery Foruminclude:

Any manufacturers names, casting numbers, serial numbers on the headstocks or bed ways?

Are there dials on the cross-slides? Are the spindles hollow or solid?

Size (swing, distance between centers)?

[lylekelley3]

Some of the castings have a number cast into them, but it is just a number. will get a list of the numbers and where they are and post them later. There doesn't appear to be any other markings on it (at least I haven't found any yet) but I will keep looking.

Lyle

[SteveM]

The blue one looks like one that was sold under the names AA, Dunlap, Craftsman.

Here's yours:


and here's the AA
http://www.lathes.co.uk/craftsman/page4.html


Compound, tailstock and the crank on the end of the leadscrew look the same. Headstock is slightly different, but they changed over time.

For reference, here's the other one:


Steve