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Posted by Trevor Jones on March 30, 2008, 1:00 pm
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>> Rich wrote:
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>>> Hi. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this lathe: I know
>>> it's a gap bed lathe. Actually, I think it might not be identifiable
>>> to a
>>> specific manufacturer. Thanks.
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>>> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richards_internet/MISC/LATHE.html
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>> Soyy, I've no idea what lathe that is but if you don't already know it
>> then you may be able to get some help from the machine archive at
>> <www.lathes.co.uk>. The guy who runs it is an enthusiast and may be
>> able to tell you what you have.
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>> Hth,
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>> Boo
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> It has certain similarities to this Flixispeed:
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> http://www.lathes.co.uk/flexy/page2.html
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> Now on lathe.co.uk's "unknown lathes" section:
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> http://www.lathes.co.uk/unknown/page32.html
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Geez,
Flipping back and forth between the two pages on lathes.co.uk, I'd be
willing to bet a nickel on it being a Flexispeed, with some changes over
time.
The castings and the cross slide look right, while the tailstock is a
bit different than shown. Is the tailstock on the right way around?
Cheers
Trev
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> it's a gap bed lathe. Actually, I think it might not be identifiable to a
> specific manufacturer. Thanks.
>
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richards_internet/MISC/LATHE.html
>