Mystery lathe

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.

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Thanks Steve

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Originally Posted by 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.

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Have you tried lathes.co?

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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....

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Originally Posted by 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.

Attachment 25422

Thanks Steve

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

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

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.

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.

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.

SteveAttachment 25565

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