Illustrated
catalog given to Lamar Lyndon ca.1890. The firm was located at
North Fifteenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Webpage copyright © George Langford 2010
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FORTY-EIGHT-INCH LATHE.
Swings
48 inches over shears; 36 inches over carriage; cone has five sections
4-inch face; back geared, and geared face plate; forged steel spindles;
bronze metal boxes; dead spindle clamped by adjustable conical binder; hand movement of carriage by
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means
of band wheel and steel pinion engaging in rack on bed. Steel rack put
on in sections, enabling repair of broken cogs by supplying a new
section. Independent geared friction feed; cross feed and reverse feed
motions in apron attached to carriage; turning and screw cutting feeds
cannot become engaged at same time. Carriage has long bearings (giving
greater bearing surfaces), which are self-oiling, decreasing the
liability to wear the guides when used on short work. Steel lead screw
on front of lathe clamped by open and shut nut. Screw threads are only
used when cutting screws; screw gearing; steady rests; large face
plate, keyed to spindle, unless otherwise ordered; steel wrenches;
wrought-iron handles; side block for turning full swing of lathe, and
cross feed stop, are included. All gearing is cut. All pinions of
steel. Countershaft ; hangers; 3 pulleys, 24 x 8, should be run 80
turns per minute. With 12-feet bed ; 5 feet between centres, with compound rest and cross feed; shipping weight, lbs. Price, $ Per extra foot of bed, $ Boxing for foreign shipment, $ |