The joy!
The joy!
Okey, so I just wanted to brag about/show of my lathest tool (pun intended)!
I am fairly sure this machine is a Storebro GW 4,5, basically identical to the Blomqvist, which is to say, it's a south bend 9 inch copy made in Sweden.
I think this one is made in the sixties, possibly late fifties, but I don't really know.
There are some things I have to do before I can actually start using it, but that is mostly in terms of buying the tools I need, for example a four jaw chuck, cutting tools (or rather tool blanks) and a drill chuck for the tailstock. But I also need to lubricate everything, because I don't know how long the guy I bought it from has had his new lathe, leaving this one to gather dust.
Some of you may also notice that the motor assembly is not in the picture, and that is simply because the bench I have the lathe on isn't deep enough to fit the motor assembly behind it, but I will extend the depth when I find the time (I hate the friggin' university).
Anyway, I am very happy with my purchase and I believe the lathe will serve me well in more things then just pipemaking in the future!
PS. I can't believe how heavy these things are!!!!
I am fairly sure this machine is a Storebro GW 4,5, basically identical to the Blomqvist, which is to say, it's a south bend 9 inch copy made in Sweden.
I think this one is made in the sixties, possibly late fifties, but I don't really know.
There are some things I have to do before I can actually start using it, but that is mostly in terms of buying the tools I need, for example a four jaw chuck, cutting tools (or rather tool blanks) and a drill chuck for the tailstock. But I also need to lubricate everything, because I don't know how long the guy I bought it from has had his new lathe, leaving this one to gather dust.
Some of you may also notice that the motor assembly is not in the picture, and that is simply because the bench I have the lathe on isn't deep enough to fit the motor assembly behind it, but I will extend the depth when I find the time (I hate the friggin' university).
Anyway, I am very happy with my purchase and I believe the lathe will serve me well in more things then just pipemaking in the future!
PS. I can't believe how heavy these things are!!!!
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I picked up a still-in-the-crate, cosmolene-covered, new old stock Myford Super 7 at a machinery auction this afternoon for $50. Daisy doesn't seem to like it, though, so it'll have to go. Interested?oklahoma red wrote:Nothing better than old iron.
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Oh bite me George.LatakiaLover wrote:I picked up a still-in-the-crate, cosmolene-covered, new old stock Myford Super 7 at a machinery auction this afternoon for $50. Daisy doesn't seem to like it, though, so it'll have to go. Interested?oklahoma red wrote:Nothing better than old iron.
Re: The joy!
LatakiaLover wrote:I picked up a still-in-the-crate, cosmolene-covered, new old stock Myford Super 7 at a machinery auction this afternoon for $50. Daisy doesn't seem to like it, though, so it'll have to go. Interested?oklahoma red wrote:Nothing better than old iron.
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