sion.dovey
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I found this on the ebay late last year, and drove about 200 miles each way to collect it, i'm very pleased with it, it's a delightful little machine, fairly complete and i'm just about to commision it. I'm not going to restore it, i like its current patina, it looks very originial to me and generally it seems to be in excellent condition. I wonder if anybody may be able to help with putting a date to it, whether it may appear in anybodys old catalogues and if anybody might be able to provide images of the parts it is missing; the vice end boss and the belt shifter lever.
Here are a few details of it being rebuilt after dismantling to bring it in.
This is a close up of the dovetail slides machined into the cast body itself. All the machining on this machine was done with either a shaper or planer.
The the underside of the lower part of the cross slide.
The top part of the cross slide in place, all is in excellent condition, quite simply made but very nice.
Detail of the vertical slide arrangement on the column, showing the quadrant gear that engages the rack on the back of the vertical slide.
More detail of the vertical slide on the body, showing a number stamping on the body, i assume to match parts up in the factory. You can clearly see the single point tool machining marks.
The vertical slide itself, you can clearly see the matching number stamped on this part too.
More detail of the back of the vertical slide, ready to fit.
The vertical slide fitted, along with the nice forged handle.
The counterweight, clamps onto the handle to give just the right amount of balance. A nice view of the little brass plate. This is the only evidence of a name on the whole machine, though i suspect Tyzack were not the makers, but suppliers. Perhaps somebody else might have more idea?
Here are a few details of it being rebuilt after dismantling to bring it in.
This is a close up of the dovetail slides machined into the cast body itself. All the machining on this machine was done with either a shaper or planer.
The the underside of the lower part of the cross slide.
The top part of the cross slide in place, all is in excellent condition, quite simply made but very nice.
Detail of the vertical slide arrangement on the column, showing the quadrant gear that engages the rack on the back of the vertical slide.
More detail of the vertical slide on the body, showing a number stamping on the body, i assume to match parts up in the factory. You can clearly see the single point tool machining marks.
The vertical slide itself, you can clearly see the matching number stamped on this part too.
More detail of the back of the vertical slide, ready to fit.
The vertical slide fitted, along with the nice forged handle.
The counterweight, clamps onto the handle to give just the right amount of balance. A nice view of the little brass plate. This is the only evidence of a name on the whole machine, though i suspect Tyzack were not the makers, but suppliers. Perhaps somebody else might have more idea?
