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Gee, I Was Happy With my Lathe Tools.....

4K views 17 replies 11 participants last post by  dkirtley 
#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
...And then I saw this on eBay:

Wood Rectangle Font Electronic instrument Brick


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Wood Font Gas Metal Office equipment


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A "Holtszapffel" turning set, with a starting bid of $3200. There were no takers, perhaps it will be listed again.
 

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I cannot imagine how ALL of those tools would ever be justified.

But, I can poopie bidding on it… and adding them to his collection (warehouse)... LOL

Hope you eventually get them, poopie…

Good Luck.
 
#14 ·
I love ornamental turning mostly carried out by the gentry including a few kings and Queens.Those old lathes make top notch prices and were all registered so that you can find out even today who placed the original order for these tools.Alistair
 
#16 ·
Don't hold your breath, It will probably end up in a mm. Rose Engine kits are available for 3,4-5 figure prices and I believe at least one person is taking orders for compleet machines in the low 6 figure range. One can build their own as well. The internet can show you examples of people who have and are building now. Ornamental turning is not limited to Rose Engine work and Indexed work can be done with some existing wood lathes. An inexpensive indexing plate added to the spindle before threading on a chuck or faceplate will provide a starting place for others. From my knowledge standpoint nearly all Ornamntal work is very dependent on specilized equipment and as little of it is curently available and affordable, Anyone interested in persuing these lines should plan on building as much as they can.
 
#18 ·
I highly recommend reading the Holtszapffel books as well. It's kind of tough to read at one setting but there is a huge amount of information. Lots of detail on how the ornamental lathes were made and about turning in general.
 
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