For Sale Anyone want a free press?

[scaryoldcortina]

Before I throw it on gumtree, does anyone want this ancient lathe?



Unknown age or type, completely devoid of safety guards etc and also in bits. Nothing is siezed, it all moves as it should, the bed is about 2 foot capacity and overall around 3 foot long.

The motor does run, and is single phase. I gave £50 several years ago and I'm sick of tripping over it.

Collect only from near Durham because it is very heavy.

PS, you can also have this equally old and heavy press. EDIT - press now claimed. and unclaimed again.

[Tamworthbay]

I don't need the lathe but if the press is unwanted by its new owner, give me a shout. Glwts

[scaryoldcortina]

If you are near enough to come get it, then PM me about the press. It cost me nothing and is in the way so if you have a use for it you are welcome.

[Tamworthbay]

Top man!, pm incoming.

[BavarianRetro]

That's a very small turret or capstan lathe by the looks of it.

 

I'd see if you can find out what it is on www.lathes.co.uk. Ward and Raglan both made capstans. Some of these old things are quite valuable, though that looks like it needs a lot of work to get it working.

[oldcars]

Would have loved to see what swap offers you got for this on gumtree 

 

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[AlabamaShrimp]

I've always wanted a lathe. No idea why and I wouldn't know what to do with it when I got it just want one. Oh and I'd need somewhere to put it

[scaryoldcortina]

Would have loved to see what swap offers you got for this on gumtree 

 

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I'll let you know. Listing it tomorrow PM if no-one here wants it.

[Jim Bell]

Johnothan Ross might want it.

He likes to lathe around all day, being lathey.

[scaryoldcortina]

Claimed!

 

Subject to wonky old car making it here to collect, obv.

[Jimmycrackcorn]

Bollocks would have loved that and only down the road 

[scaryoldcortina]

You can always have dibs if the claimant decides to pass it up.

[Jimmycrackcorn]

That and if you don't mind waiting til I'm back from Bavaria land on the 18th.

[OwdChina]

That lathe looks like a 1940s Myford, slightly modified for production use. These were common on submarines of the time because of their versatility. Looks like your missing the original casings and screw ratio gears, for saddle feed speed and screw cutting purposes etc. and the compound slide and tool post. I have one in England, a very useful little lathe.

[scaryoldcortina]

 

lathe has gone, FREE PRESS available for anyone who can collect it.

[stephen01]

Back in my tap making days, used to make the taps for Thomas crapper, I shit you not, i used a hand press like this one to crimp the hot and cold ceramics into place. Wish I had space for this, not that I'll ever use it but it would be a nice garage piece.

[loserone]

If no one else volunteers I'll give it a home.  No where to put it where it could be used yet, but I'm working on that, slowly..

[purplebargeken]

Blue Dolomite!!!!!

[Lacquer Peel]

I'd like a free press, but it's all owned by billionaire media barons whose main interests are manipulating the system to suit billionaire media barons.

 

Oh... wrong thread.