Record bed bars

Hitch · 2 Jul 2012

When I got my lathe, I was also handed some shortish bed bars, a cast end stand and a bar clamping thingy that supposedly went with it.
Theres a chance they may have been from a different one though, they wern't all that sure what was what.

Not sure they are any use to me, cant see how they would have been used with the lathe I have.... I have an RPML300 which has a one piece cast base.....

Anyone know if the head or tailstock from mine can be used with a bar setup, rather than the cast base?

Blister · 2 Jul 2012

Cant see how you could do it as the RPML does not have the cutouts for the bars

Jonzjob · 2 Jul 2012

Not sure, without a photo, what you are describing, but this is a not too good photo of how my bed bars sit.

Hitch · 2 Jul 2012

Ah, looks like it may be the same headstock casting, yours sits on an adaptor plate thing by the seem of it....
Cheers John.

So no, looks like they are not much use to me as is.

Anyone want them? (bars are a bit rusty)

Jonzjob · 2 Jul 2012

The bars sit on something like a double saddle, solid cast iron, at both ends. The headstock casting is seperate and has a swivel head. That allows the headstock to be used anywhere along the bars. I only ever use the headstock where it is.

jumps · 3 Jul 2012

Hitch":1h3rpcif said:
Anyone want them? (bars are a bit rusty)

well I would certainly be interested in the 'bar clampy thingy' if it's the bit on the top/extreme left of john's picture? ie the above bars bit.

problem is that even though it's the smallest and lightest bit I suspect postage would be expensive!