Metal Lathe identification

[curtisrider]

I know that there are some knowledgeable folk on here when it comes to metal tools so here goes...

I bought this lathe as a teenager, it was a great thing to learn on but It's been sitting unused for quite some time and I don't anticipate needing it anymore due to having another lathe. I want to sell it but I haven't a clue as to what make it is and what the value is. Does anybody have any idea?









Apologies for the poor photos, I can get close ups if required.

 

[TFrench]

Sorry I can't help, but my dad has one exactly the same, in pieces. I recognise the tailstock.

 

[Wildman]

first thoughts are an early colchester looks very similar to one I had. http://www.lathes.co.uk/bantam/page2.html

 

[Keith 66]

Could be any make! as to value, it is rusty & old, it is liable to be little more than scrap value as it is, cleaned up a bit with its tooling you might see £150 - £200 on a good day.

 

[Bod]

As a guess "Atlas"

Bod

 

[SammyQ]

Nope. Chekko. Got one identical. Check Lathes.co.uk and scroll down through early stuff. It was a 'bitsa' lathe made up from different components by SOAG of London in the 1920's. It was an import, possibly Checkoslovakian, hence name.

Shout if you want more.

Sam

 

[heimlaga]

That is a Schuchart &Schütte. The company headquarters were in Berlin...... or at least they did sell exactly similar lathes under their name. Some say the lathes were actually manufactured by somebody else.

I would have the opportunity to buy an exactly similar lathe in better condition with 3 chucks for 500 euros.... what were the adwantages and disadwantages of yours?
Can it be set up to cut screw threads?

 

[SammyQ]

I repeat, Chekko. Look at the last two photos on Lathes.co.uk page. Also, look at Ehrlich lathes photos on same site. I am beginning to suspect that there was a fair old bit of 'badge engineering' going on here, possibly with heimlaga's quoted source as a manufacturer, with Soag in London etc as importers or sellers-on. I read an article many moons ago that this practice was widespread in the early part of last century. Think: Volkwagen Sharan, Seat Alhambra and Ford Galaxy in this century....

Sam

PS Mine, dreadful photos sorry, can't find others:

 

[TFrench]

Look at the tailstock - I'd say its ehrlich, with the little counterweight on the handle. Thanks for that Sam!

 

[curtisrider]

Excellent, thanks for the help chaps! Looks like it's not worth selling as i'll have to give it away so i'll take some bits off and make it into a tube notcher and play around with fitting some sort of cross vice assembly so I can mill with it, at least it'll be useful.

 

[curtisrider]

Managed to get £100 for the lathe as is, at least that gets it out of my way!