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Old clausing metal lathe, $350, Owen Sound
- Thread starter YYCHM
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calgaryguy
Chris
Is that a pattern makers wood lathe? Seems to be missing all the drive screws to be a metal lathe.
Tom Kitta
Ultra Member
Good catch - it did look a bit iffy to me as well.
calgaryguy
Chris
Keith Rucker recently showed off 'one of my most prized posessions' on a shop tour - it was a pattern makers lathe. He talked about a few of the features and how it differed from a regular wood lathe to gain more precision for making moulds/casting patterns
Funny tho, this lathe seems to have the spot where the gearbox for the drive screws would be, plus a chip pan. It kinda looks like a clausing metal lathe that was converted to a wood lathe?
Funny tho, this lathe seems to have the spot where the gearbox for the drive screws would be, plus a chip pan. It kinda looks like a clausing metal lathe that was converted to a wood lathe?
Tom Kitta
Ultra Member
Yes the black part may be actual thread table!
Maybe an old, beaten lathe was converted to a wood lathe and parts stripped down. Even with some huge wear a metal lathe will do circles around wood lathe cutting ... wood. Main problem is spindle speed and whatever metal lathe would be able to be run a bit "faster"