Graduate bowl lathe

[apw43]

A new addition to the shed today, a Graduate bowl lathe converted to variable speed with reverse too, swan neck on the outboard missing and the tail stock missing but me mate said make me an offer for it, so I said £170 delivered, job done.

 

[Buckeye]

That's a fantastic buy, it will probably cost you just as much for a tailstock. That is called the short bed lathe rather than a bowl lathe which would be just the what you see on the left hand side, but with the tool post.

Peter

 

[Neil Lawton]

That is definitely a great buy! The short bed was only usually supplied with the swan neck as far as I'm aware.

 

[Buckeye]

That is definitely a great buy! The short bed was only usually supplied with the swan neck as far as I'm aware.

Yes that's right, but it was supplied with two, so that one could be used as a tailstock and one as the tool post.

Peter

https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?img...LTMAhVIRiYKHR2eCGQQMwgeKAEwAQ&iact=mrc&uact=8

 

[apw43]

That's a fantastic buy, it will probably cost you just as much for a tailstock. That is called the short bed lathe rather than a bowl lathe which would be just the what you see on the left hand side, but with the tool post.

Peter

Your right there Peter, the chuck alone is just shy of £180, I intend to use the outboard side as a disc sander as and when I get the parts for it, all in all though I'm pretty chuffed with what I paid for it, just hope I never have to move as I thought my Jet 14-42 was heavy, but this bugger hurt carrying it 80ft and that's with 3 of us! I'll also have to build a raised platform for it, being 6ft 5" it's a little bit low at the mo

 

[Penpal]

Shades of the ultimate bowl lathe Circa when. So compact heavy and well built,never cheap now you have it not a lot to do to make it your dream bowl lathe, enjoy Andy.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

Congratulation Andy, That is an interesting looking machine, in the photos it is a great nick.

 

[chas_41_uk]

That is an absolute bargain Andy

 

[Bill Mooney]

You couldn't refuse at that price Andy.

 

[Buckeye]

Your right there Peter, the chuck alone is just shy of £180, I intend to use the outboard side as a disc sander as and when I get the parts for it, all in all though I'm pretty chuffed with what I paid for it, just hope I never have to move as I thought my Jet 14-42 was heavy, but this bugger hurt carrying it 80ft and that's with 3 of us! I'll also have to build a raised platform for it, being 6ft 5" it's a little bit low at the mo

I got the Sorby Patriot chucks with 1 1/2 x 8 (I think) and an insert for the smaller Axminster lathe. I went to Wales for mine and I think it is just over 160 kilo's, thankfully I had the foresight to take some 4" diameter posts with me so it could be rolled into the estate. I think mine has a 4 or 6 inch platform attached to it, it was a lathe for school kids.

It's a brilliant lathe.

Peter

 

[Neil Lawton]

Yes that's right, but it was supplied with two, so that one could be used as a tailstock and one as the tool post.

Peter

https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?img...LTMAhVIRiYKHR2eCGQQMwgeKAEwAQ&iact=mrc&uact=8

Yup, that's the one I have.

The White plastic name plate was introduced in 1977. All spare parts were still given the prefix JB (Jubilee), as it was considered a larger version of that lathe for school use, hence the working height. My, how times have changed!

 

[Penpal]

The envy of your wood club I would imagine. Over here cluey people snaffle vital parts to acheive cheap lathes at auction.

Peter.