A Small Turret Lathe For The Shop

I ran across this nifty little turret lathe while looking for another type of machine. It was the right size for my shop and the types of goodies that I manufacture - so I decided to buy it.

The lathe has a collet closer for 5C collets...

A double cross slide for machining...

And a 6 position turret...

The lathe needed minimal cleaning and as I did not want another disassemble/painting project, I chose to merely clean up this machine and use it as cleaned.

Here are a couple of labels...

The control panel...

The electrics...

And the speed control for a 4 speed transmission which is shifted while the lathe is running...

The lathe also came with a headstock cut off slide...

Another view...

A previous owner had cut out part of the cabinet end to install a smaller pulley for a slower speed range...

Since I will want more speed than the previous owner, I'll reinstall a larger pulley and link belts...

The pulley replaced with a larger size.

This new pulley should give me a speed range from about 700 to 3500 rpm - more to my liking.

Here is the collant pump...

Since I will not be using this machine every day, I'll not be using the collant pump and may convert the right hand base compartment into storage.

Yes, I added casters to the lathe for easy moving. They do not interfere with lathe operations for what I do. The casters will get blocked when the bar feed is in use.

A few extras...

The lathe came equipped with a gravity type of bar feeder (not pictured) which I'll install later.

Below is some of the tooling that I have picked up to allow me to use this lathe to its full advantage in the manufacture of my items.

The cleaned up machine ready to roll in to my shop.