Grandpa's Lathe

Sweet but you will have to adjust a bit better….

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I bet grandpa would be proud of that. Well done & happy turning.

Nice lathe plus it belonged to gramps.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Nice job

-- Ray , Florence Alabama

Nice job; it is very satisfying to revive an older machine rather than to toss it and buy a new one. IMHO a twist belt (one of those multi-links) would help the vibration considerably (especially since you likely use different pulleys that would be somewhat out of perfect alignment). I broke down and paid the high price for one to replace the conventional v-belt on my Jet table saw…......unbeliveable improvement.

-- Jerry

that a great machine that will and has lasted the test of time good on you for keeping a great piece of equipment running

Happy turning

-- of all the things Ive lost in life i miss my mind the most

Beautifull little lathe. Love that you rebuilt grampa’s. Hope to see lots of fun turnings comeing from it.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

Definitely worth the price of new bearings. I love old tools.

-- A childs smile is payment enough.

Nice little lathe. If you have some wobble my guess would be the bearings in the headstock need replacing. Should be a fairly easy and inexpensive fix.

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No bearings in the headstock, Only a brass sleeve which has a slight rub(dent?) to it. My grandpa had the motor under the lathe for 30+ years, with weights on it to keep it tight. Hence the rub.

-- Pat - Worker of Wood, Collector of Tools, Father of one

Same lathe that I’m restoring now. Looks good.

Great job on the lathe.

I enjoy seeing woodworking machines with a little age on them refurbished, and used again…

Thank you for sharing

-- Scotty - aka... SgtSnafu - Randleman NC

Nice old lathe!!!

-- Bob Kenosha Wi.

Nice work keeping history into the future

-- GO DAWGS!

Beautifull little lathe I love old tools too
I´l bett you will have
a lot more fun with it

Dennis