Sawmill and Timber

The wood shop => Power Tools and techniques. => Topic started by: mike p on March 21, 2010, 03:24:12 PM

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Title: lathe
Post by: mike p on March 21, 2010, 03:24:12 PM
This is my grandpas lathe I am 50 now he told me when I was about 12 that it was his grandpas & it had a treadle under it when he was a boy what his oldest brother converted it to ele power around 1920. The last time it was all to gether running I was about 14. it awaits my building to be finished so I can probley set it up
Only info I can find on it is PAT: sept 21 1880
(http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp23/MIKEPOINDEXTER/LATHETAILSTOCK.jpg)
Title: Re: lathe
Post by: mike p on March 21, 2010, 03:24:32 PM
(http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp23/MIKEPOINDEXTER/LATHEPOWER.jpg)
Title: Re: lathe
Post by: mike p on March 21, 2010, 03:25:17 PM
(http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp23/MIKEPOINDEXTER/LATHE600x450.jpg)
Title: Re: lathe
Post by: Kirk Allen on March 21, 2010, 03:50:42 PM
Great Pics!

Now that is cool!  With the family history I would DEFINATLY get that puppy cleaned up and runnning!