Mystery lathe

[Steved53]

Hi guys.

Could anyone identify this old lathe that I inherited. It's old and very tired but still usable for non critical work. The bed is about 3 ft, about 6 inch
swing.



Thanks Steve

[mklotz]

Hi guys.

Could anyone identify this old lathe that I inherited. It's old and very tired but still usable for non critical work. The bed is about 3 ft, about 6 inch
swing.

Have you tried lathes.co?

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[bruce.desertrat]

Vintage Machinery might be a good resource, too VintageMachinery.org | Welcome

[capcaveman81]

Hi Steve,

It looks like a Randa lathe: Randa Lathes

If you read the article, you'll see that they were basically rebranded and copied by other manufacturers in hte first half of the 20th century.

I have a similar one that I took into bits and is awaiting cleaning, painting and rebuilding....

[NeiljohnUK]

Hi guys.

Could anyone identify this old lathe that I inherited. It's old and very tired but still usable for non critical work. The bed is about 3 ft, about 6 inch
swing.



Thanks Steve

Looks like either a Drummond or a very early Myford, the Myford group on Facebook would be a good place to ask.

[Steved53]

Thanks for that...I was thinking it looked like some of the Drummonds on the lathes.co site.

[Steved53]

I was way out with my sizes... The slideways are about 21 inches and the swing about three and a half inches.

It looks a lot like a Myford ML4, but the "foot" of the casting is wrong and no name anywhere. the drive countershaft is bolted to the back. I'll try for some more pictures later.

[EngelbrechtP]

Hi Steve,
Your old lathe looks a lot like my 1932 Sheldon; same drive counter shaft setup and reduction gear in the head stock. The Sheldon use flat belts instead of v-belts and the previous owner sadly lost all the thread cutting gears. I found sketches and drawings of my Sheldon on Vintage Machinery. It is indeed a labour of love to restore these machines and worth it.

[Steved53]

Thank you everyone who suggested things. I looked on lathes.co and checking makes alphabetically, I found the Corbett was a close match. ( At least it was a 'C', saved me checking pictures up to 'Z'.)
I then e-mailed Tony at lathes.co.uk and he confirmed it is a Corbett/Winfield/Granville with a few upgrade modifications to the carriage and cross slide.
Now I just need to overhaul it and use it.

Steve

[Frank S]

Great that you now have it identified we'll be looking forward to the restoration process if that is your intent.