Can someone help me in identfying this lathe?

[coolgoose]

Hi All,

Howdy from Redmond, WA. I am new to the forum and hope to learn a lot from your guys here on the forum. I have recently purchased a small lathe (watchmakers or model makers may be) and struggling to identify it so I can find some information regarding it. I tried looking all over the lathe for the model info and couldn't see anything. Not even a logo of the manufacturer. The person from whom I bought this lathe told me that he couldn't find any details about the lathe except that it is probably made in 1960s. I bought this lathe to get into the hobby of making miniature models. I was looking for something small that I can store in a closet and bring it out to work when I need it. Could someone please help me in identifying this lathe? What accessories can I get for this? Any idea where I can buy some? Also how can I find out how accurate the lathe is?

Sorry to ask you guys so many questions in my first post.

Thanks a ton for your time!
Sri

 

[Tinker Dwight]

I don't know the manufacture. For clock or watch work, you'll want to
use a collet set. You may also want to acquire a 4 jaw lathe chuck.
The three jaw you have is fine for some small work, as long as you don't
remove the work.
You may want a live center as well.
Tinker Dwight

 

[Neuron]

I looked in DeCarle and couldn't find anything that looks like your lathe. The Jacobs chuck in your headstock isn't going to be very precise for fine work (like cutting staffs) even if the lathe is in good alignment. The tailstock looks like it takes a Morse taper, and do you have tailstock centers that fit it? If it has an 8mm or 10mm drawbar (for the HS), you could try fitting up appropriate wire collets and other jaws/faceplates. If you take off the Jacobs chuck, you can se how it was fitted.

Looks overall like you have an "odd-ball" lathe. I'm sure it will be useful for some work, but you've got to realize that, even if it is well aligned, it will be a chore (and expensive) to find accessories that will fit it for watch work.

 

[Max Phillips]

Hey coolgoose, I didn't know you were registered on this forum!

There is a thread going on over at the home shop machinist about this lathe as well, and one thing I wanted to point out here is that it seems the castings of the machine might be the same as those used on the Boley F1 (especially the extra tailstock that came with some sets that at first glance seems to be screw feed but upon closer inspection seems to have some sort of specialized indexable runner). I definitely don't think this machine is a Boley but the similarity of the castings may be a clue.

-Max