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Well she's no showboat, but a working machine. I've replaced the power cord, polished the way tubes, added some casters and that's it. The bench is probably from 1948 too. The previous owner must have had some pink paint left over from from a bedroom paint job. I wouldn't mind adding a pulley guard. Will a 10ER pulley guard fit? Looks like it may. If anyone has one they'd like to part with please do let me know. I hope to start lathe turning this week. I've got boxes full of dull rusty lathe tools. All I have for sharpening chisels at this point is my SS disk sander. Can that be done? Thanks for your thoughts!

Nice looking machine. The sanding disk may be used for sharpening. You will want to put a fine disc on it, probably around 300 grit or so. You can use standard sandpaper on the disc if you can't get a round one. Still works. Use the slowest speed possible to avoid burning the edge. Sphosmith makes a sharpening jig for this. I have one, but prefer the Oneway Wolverine system. My grinder is a slow speed grinder with CbN wheels. The best setup I've ever used for lathe tools.

ChrisNeilan wrote:prefer the Oneway Wolverine system. My grinder is a slow speed grinder with CbN wheels. The best setup I've ever used for lathe tools.

Thank you very much Chris! I am looking into the wolverine.

Tom, thanks for rescuing one!!! You wont regret it. As JPG once said, guards, we dont use freaken guards. I see the upper ones all the time on Ebay, lower ones rarely, now get a Speed Changer and feel that warm wet feeling.

tomsalwasser wrote:Well she's no showboat, but a working machine. I've replaced the power cord, polished the way tubes, added some casters and that's it. The bench is probably from 1948 too. The previous owner must have had some pink paint left over from from a bedroom paint job. I wouldn't mind adding a pulley guard. Will a 10ER pulley guard fit? Looks like it may. If anyone has one they'd like to part with please do let me know. I hope to start lathe turning this week. I've got boxes full of dull rusty lathe tools. All I have for sharpening chisels at this point is my SS disk sander. Can that be done? Thanks for your thoughts!

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That is a clean machine! Looks great and yeah the pully cover should work fine.

I go get my newest from San Antonio on Monday (travel). I will post pics when I get her back.

Nice addition!

OBTW I love the pink, adds a bit of feminine softness to the shop

ERLover wrote:OBTW I love the pink, adds a bit of feminine softness to the shop

LOL that pink is butt-ugly but in honor of the guy who bought this thing new way back when, made a bench, used it for a while, then maybe got old and sick and there it sat for years in his basement...oh I have an over active imagination...anyway, I'll keep it original for a while.

rjent wrote:

tomsalwasser wrote:Well she's no showboat, but a working machine. I've replaced the power cord, polished the way tubes, added some casters and that's it. The bench is probably from 1948 too. The previous owner must have had some pink paint left over from from a bedroom paint job. I wouldn't mind adding a pulley guard. Will a 10ER pulley guard fit? Looks like it may. If anyone has one they'd like to part with please do let me know. I hope to start lathe turning this week. I've got boxes full of dull rusty lathe tools. All I have for sharpening chisels at this point is my SS disk sander. Can that be done? Thanks for your thoughts!

Photo Jan 23, 5 06 45 AM.jpg

That is a clean machine! Looks great and yeah the pully cover should work fine.

I go get my newest from San Antonio on Monday (travel). I will post pics when I get her back.

Nice addition!

Glad to hear you are traveling this week end! I was hoping you were the new good home it found!

JPG wrote:

rjent wrote:

tomsalwasser wrote:Well she's no showboat, but a working machine. I've replaced the power cord, polished the way tubes, added some casters and that's it. The bench is probably from 1948 too. The previous owner must have had some pink paint left over from from a bedroom paint job. I wouldn't mind adding a pulley guard. Will a 10ER pulley guard fit? Looks like it may. If anyone has one they'd like to part with please do let me know. I hope to start lathe turning this week. I've got boxes full of dull rusty lathe tools. All I have for sharpening chisels at this point is my SS disk sander. Can that be done? Thanks for your thoughts!

Photo Jan 23, 5 06 45 AM.jpg

That is a clean machine! Looks great and yeah the pully cover should work fine.

I go get my newest from San Antonio on Monday (travel). I will post pics when I get her back.

Nice addition!

Glad to hear you are traveling this week end! I was hoping you were the new good home it found!

Thanks JPG. Dawn has been awesome. Throwing in a lot of extras like clamps and such her dad had. She even has put penetrate oil on the bench bolts and got them loose and P oil on the set screws. I should get it disassembled and in the car in an hour! LOL It is a long way to go (about 700 miles each way), but we got a condo in the area cheap, because of our club, so we will hang for a day or two and just enjoy a nice road trip. The Hybrid Ford Fusion we estimate will only use about 30 gallons or less, so the expense won't be an issue.

I have already decided on a paint scheme that I am going to do on it that is different than what has been done so far (at least the type). Should be a beautiful machine when I am done.

I am really looking forward to doing another one of these. Machines are a passion of mine (although woodworking is fast becoming my favorite LOL).

BTW, this machine was built in March of 1950, an ER, and in pretty good shape. No speed control and no casters (if anyone has some casters they want to get rid of let me know )

tomsalwasser wrote:Well she's no showboat, but a working machine. I've replaced the power cord, polished the way tubes, added some casters and that's it. The bench is probably from 1948 too. The previous owner must have had some pink paint left over from from a bedroom paint job. I wouldn't mind adding a pulley guard. Will a 10ER pulley guard fit? Looks like it may. If anyone has one they'd like to part with please do let me know. I hope to start lathe turning this week. I've got boxes full of dull rusty lathe tools. All I have for sharpening chisels at this point is my SS disk sander. Can that be done? Thanks for your thoughts!

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Yes. There are two different styles but either one will work. They come up on eBay quite frequently.

Your bench is a little short. The tube tie bar on the left should be almost out to the end of the tubes. Looks like you are loosing an inch or more in length. The right side looks right. It is fixed by the drill press position. The ends of the tubes rest on the base in drill press mode and the tubes should be vertical.