wallace
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I picked this little lathe up recently for not a lot of money. It was described as a little lathe which is probably why I got it cheap. I know nothing about metal lathes so this is a new experience. By all accounts drummond lathes have quite the following and can be quite useful things. It came with a full set of change gears and an extra 7OT
They were produced until 192O so its doing well to be at least 1OO years old.
For some reason the change gears start on the back gear and not the main spindle
Its had one side of the bearings replaced with 3 sealed bearings in a row.
Not sure why it has a drip oiler
The tail stock quill is stuck solid, I tried a bit heat but no go.
One owner has modified the apron to use a handwheel
Pretty much stripped in a couple of hrs
I'm amazed how light the main casting is
They were produced until 192O so its doing well to be at least 1OO years old.
For some reason the change gears start on the back gear and not the main spindle
Its had one side of the bearings replaced with 3 sealed bearings in a row.
Not sure why it has a drip oiler
The tail stock quill is stuck solid, I tried a bit heat but no go.
One owner has modified the apron to use a handwheel
Pretty much stripped in a couple of hrs
I'm amazed how light the main casting is