Hi,
I'm sure the following "YouTube" video will grab David's attention. This video is a long one showing all aspects of a delightful Lorch KD50 being put through it's paces. Perhaps it will also be of use to Rob (Bushbaby) for when Rob gets his lathes running as it can also be treated as a tutorial showing what attachment fits where.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1bvyFG3hWM
I watched this video full length last night and I know David owns one of these lovely Lorch clock maker's-lathes.
I found it interesting to watch both gears and division plate being used for indexing; I did notice a couple of the change wheels have a number of "gums"?
The milling and vertical slide attachments are extremely useful attachments and these are belt driven being mounted on the cross slide; this kind of drive was at one time very common but many old lathes were fitted with an "overhead" this overhead was a long driven cylinder set above the lathe hence the name and in turn this would belt drive the tool post attachments.
This Lorch is also equipped for screw cutting and the "dog" clutch is a neat way of preventing the carriage or tool from fouling the chuck.
These clock-makers lathes are small but capable of producing decent sized components although they are slow as work size increases but for hobby work they are ideal; this particular Lorch will be worth a lot of money because it is complete with attachments. It is in first class condition and I even like the colour.
The ultimate lathe for ornamental turning is the Holtzapffel Rose Engine;
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=holtza...ose+engine&hl=en&newwindow=1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=OHNRUdmtEMHbOYPOgbgG&ved=0CEAQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=955
Kind regards, Col.
I'm sure the following "YouTube" video will grab David's attention. This video is a long one showing all aspects of a delightful Lorch KD50 being put through it's paces. Perhaps it will also be of use to Rob (Bushbaby) for when Rob gets his lathes running as it can also be treated as a tutorial showing what attachment fits where.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1bvyFG3hWM
I watched this video full length last night and I know David owns one of these lovely Lorch clock maker's-lathes.
I found it interesting to watch both gears and division plate being used for indexing; I did notice a couple of the change wheels have a number of "gums"?
The milling and vertical slide attachments are extremely useful attachments and these are belt driven being mounted on the cross slide; this kind of drive was at one time very common but many old lathes were fitted with an "overhead" this overhead was a long driven cylinder set above the lathe hence the name and in turn this would belt drive the tool post attachments.
This Lorch is also equipped for screw cutting and the "dog" clutch is a neat way of preventing the carriage or tool from fouling the chuck.
These clock-makers lathes are small but capable of producing decent sized components although they are slow as work size increases but for hobby work they are ideal; this particular Lorch will be worth a lot of money because it is complete with attachments. It is in first class condition and I even like the colour.
The ultimate lathe for ornamental turning is the Holtzapffel Rose Engine;
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=holtza...ose+engine&hl=en&newwindow=1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=OHNRUdmtEMHbOYPOgbgG&ved=0CEAQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=955
Kind regards, Col.
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