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George Adams 2.75" Model CS
CS 2.75" Accessories

Model GA 21/2 Plain   Model CS 2.75" Plain     Models 3.25" & 4.75" Plain 
George Adams Home Page    Model GA 3
1/2 Plain    Screwcutting 4" & 5.25"
Larger Screwcutting Lathes   George Adams Watchmakers' Lathes

Next to smallest of the George Adams conventional precision lathes was the 2.75" centre height by 12" between centres, backgeared and screwcutting Model CS. The bore of the cast-steel "glass-hard" spindle was 10 mm (0.4") and took GA collets of size B with a maximum bore of 6mm and a nose capacity of 8 mm; the spindle end was also threaded to accept conventional screw-on chucks and faceplates.  The spindle bearings were ground cast steel with a ball-bearing race to take thrust.
The bed was of an inverted V type, with two Vees, one to align the headstock and tailstock the other to guide the saddle. The feet were cast  integral with the bed - and had a rather early American Rivett look about them.
The 3-step headstock pulley was arranged for round-belt drive and carried three circles of dividing holes with 60, 42, 36 and 24 indents. The lathe was obviously built to metric standards - it carried a 2 mm pitch leadscrew, a tailstock barrel micrometer dial graduated in 0.1 mm increments and metric graduations on the (typically tiny) compound slide rest dials.
The hand-operated rack feed to the carriage was direct - there being no intermediate gears - and hence the travel was "high-geared" and rather rapid.
The lathe was fitted with tumble reverse and the 23 changewheels supplied allowed a very wide range of English and metric threads to be cut. A travelling steady, hand rest , centres, spanners and headstock dividing pointer were all supplied but no motor or countershaft - these were available at extra cost in various forms for wall, bench or foot-treadle mounting.

The "Plain Stand" with rear-mounted electric motor and oak top with single drawer.

Countershaft unit for wall mounting with central loose pulley. Because one of the two outer belts was fitted with a twist, the striker bar could flick either of them onto the central 'drive' pulley and so provide an instant reversal of the spindle drive.

Countershaft unit for bench mounting with single fast and loose pulleys.

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George Adams 2.75" Model CS
CS 2.75" Accessories

Model GA 21/2 Plain   Model CS 2.75" Plain     Models 3.25" & 4.75" Plain 
George Adams Home Page    Model GA 3
1/2 Plain    Screwcutting 4" & 5.25"
Larger Screwcutting Lathes   George Adams Watchmakers' Lathes