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WANTED: WOOD-COPY LATHE: 4 or 6-spindle type. Must be in good working order. Minimum copy diameter needs to be 180mm and copy length at least 1 metre. Any location. Please phone: 00353-876699432 any time  or email: meademp@gmail.com 

 

WANTED: VICMARC VL300 Wood-lathe. Absolutely anything considered, even a damaged example, in any UK or Irish location. Please phone: 00353-8767-83140

 

WANTED: ROBERT SORBY Woodturning Lathe. The machine must be in good condition. Please contact by email or by phone: 0031-51252-3252

 

For Sale: a superb set of wood-turning equipment including: Record CORONET No. 3 wood-turning lathe. Top-of-the-range long-bed (48” between centres) model mounted on the maker’s stand. All cast-iron and steel construction with chrome-plated bed rails, 5-speed Poly-V drive from 1-phase motor, swivel headstock for bowl turning (30” capacity) and the maker’s very heavily constructed bowl-turning unit. Equipped with four wood-collet chucks with attachments and instructions, faceplates, centres, etc..
Also included are a number of useful and interesting items that would enable the new owner to start productive wood turning immediately:
A Hollowmaster by Robert Sorby and is complete with 2 cutters. The carving tools come in a handmade box (made by Mr. Sharman) and consist of:  set of  6 x Ashley Iles; set of  6 x Ramelson U.S.A.  20 x Marples (9 of which are antique from around 1900). 12 x other tools with spare blades; a full set of miniature turning tools, a box of sawtooth bits of various sizes, 2 x long-hole borers with support attachment; a set of 10 diamond rifling files; 2 ceramic whet stones from Spyderco Inc. U.S.A. 1 x medium, 1x fine, sharpening paste and leather strop. 2 x carvers mallets, 1 x apple wood, 1 x lignum vitae.

200 or more blanks of various shapes, sizes and timbers including oak, ash, beech, mahogany, etc.
A set of wooden moulding planes are of unknown origin but complete (the toothing plane has no blade). One gauge, with brass inserts, is a Marples the other has no markings.  A level marked J. Rabone & Sons Birmingham, Warranted No 1626 Correct. The 15 moulding planes are a mixture of makers: W. Hasler, T. Turner Queen Street, Sheffield. P. J. Ark & son Sheffield The screw-system plane is by T. Turner, Sheffield. All the moulding planes are stamped EWF (which stands for Earl Fitzwilliam, who owned the estate on which they were used). They were then used for N.C.B work at Elsecar Colliery Workshops, where the owner worked worked as a carpenter and were given to him on their closure in 1985).  The turning tools are a mixture of Ashley Iles, Robert Sorby, Record Power and unmarked.  There are 2 complete sets of thread chasers with instructions, Robert Sorby (10 T.P.I) and Crown Tools (18 T.P.I). A box of lathe spanners and chuck keys

Also: a Record cast-iron drill stand with Bosch drill.  Assorted mortise bits and picture-frame mitre.  Draper belt and disc sander.  A Stanley No. 50 plane, boxed with all parts and blades.

Equivalent new cost of Record equipment (lathe, stand, accessories, wood-collet chucks, etc.) would be in the region of £1350 + the turning tools, wood stock, planes, sander, drill stand, etc. Offered at £750 Phone: 01226-759835 Pictures of the items here

 

For Sale: STARTRITE BANDSAW - Model 352. A very high-quality, UK-made professional model but of  compact dimensions with a 45-degree tilting 450mm x 450mm (17.7" x 17.7") cast-iron table that has properly machined top and sides. Blade size 20mm (3/4") with dual-speed drive and so able to cut wood, plastics and light alloys, etc. Electrically interlocked bandwheel; covers, foot-operated brake, totally enclosed power transmission and well-designed blade guards. Stove-enamelled finish, sealed-for-life bandwheel bearings, iron guides with tungsten carbide thrust pads. Throat capacity 350mm with a 300mm capacity under the guides. 1 h.p. 3-phase motor so ideal for conversion to a low-cost inverter variable-speed drive. £450 Phone: 01403-741249  Pictures of the bandsaw for sale here

 

For sale: INTOREX TF-2 Frontal Wood-working Copy Lathe. Maximum turning diameter 400 mm Minimum diameter (to be turned with depressor vacuum) 80 mm. Max. thickness of soffit 110 mm. Power supply: 3-Phase Headstock drive motor 5.5 h.p. Hydraulic motor 3 h.p. Depressor motor 1 h.p. Rotation speeds 1000-2100-3100 r.p.m. Net/gross weight 1320/1710 kg. Dimensions 2.25 (l) x 1.35 (w) x 1.6 (h) Accessories include: 2 x Hydraulic copiers 80 mm. run 1 x Depression group (vacuum) for holding pieces 1 x Centring group. 2 x faceplates, gouges, copy tool, tools, etc. Sale price: £2,500 (+VAT) o.n.o.  Phone: Tel. 01506-464020 (Fax. 01506 412552) or email: sales@thebrushfactory.com   Support from the manufacturer is available from: Intorex, S.A. Av. Cami de la Font Santa, s/n. 08572 Sant Pere De Torello, Barcelona, Spain  http://www.intorex.es

 

For Sale: Centauro Model T4–1600 Professional Hydraulic Wood Copy Lathe.  Capacity between centres 1600 mm, centre height 250 mm Accessories include a special low-speed facility, an outboard bowl-turning attachment, tool rests, steady bushes, special chucks, etc.  Capable of turning stair spindles, newels, caps, etc. Serviced annually and in perfect working order . A Centauro’s T4 copy lathe normally sells for around £10,000 new; ours is offered at just £4,500 (+ VAT) Pictures of the Centauro for sale here  Phone: Tel. 01506-464020 (Fax. 01506 412552) or email: sales@thebrushfactory.com   

 

SOLD: CORONET Major Wood-lathe and wood-machining centre. One owner from new and complete with: 1-phase motor, mortising attachment, planer-thicknesser with rebating, long-hole boring attachment, circular saw with ordinary and wobble saws, horizontal sanding attachment with new spare grit bands, panel-cutting support, Junna combing attachment, faceplate, double-length T-rest with twin holders, various centres and a good set of turning tools and other useful oddments.  Also included is a spare double-shaft motor of the correct “Gryphon” type with a push-button starter. In excellent working order having been used only for private hobby work. Includes a copy of the maker’s original instruction sheets. £575 Pictures of the machine for sale here and details of Coronet lathes here

 

For Sale: Emco DB5 wood-turning lathe 8-inch centre height and 39 inches between centres and mounted on the maker’s stand. Virtually unused from new and in pristine condition. Powerful 0.75 h.p. 1-phase motor (fully enclosed to IP-54) with speeds of 600, 1000, 1700 and 2700 r.p.m. No. 2 morse taper in tailstock. Included with the machine are: a new 6" face plate, new 9" Robert Sorby tool rest, a 14" toolrest, a new revolving centre and a new dead centre.  two long boring tools 8mm and 10mm, five high-quality Marples turning tools comprising: 5/8, 1/2" and 7/8” gouges, 1" skew chisel, V-chisel, parting tool. Overall dimensions: 62” x 23” x 43" high.  As can be seen from the photographs this (originally very expensive) lathe really is in immaculate condition.  £675 
Please phone: 01948-830593 for more details. Pictures of the lathe for sale here

 

For Sale: Dominion (badged Elliot) “Minor” A rare chance to acquire a compact but very heavy, professional-quality multi-function woodworking machine. Set up on a very solid, quality beech-wood frame made from 4-inch timber. The machine has a 6-inch planer with thicknessing attachment; a slot-mortising unit; tenon attachment; crosscut saw (up to 19 inches wide and 2.5-inches deep) and ripsaw (up to 3-inches).  1-phase motor with recently-fitted new switchgear. Stored unused for some time but in full working order. Weight 178 kilo. £550  Phone: 01229-582093  Pictures and further catalogue details of the machine here

 

For Sale: CORONET “Minor” wood-turning lathe and accessories. 36-inches between centres long-bed version and very well equipped with:  planer/thicknesser attachment with replacement blades, saw table with various saw blades & guards and the maker’s saw table extension support plate. Swing headstock with bolt-on bowl-turning attachment and deep-bowl T-rest; faceplate, wood-screw chuck, tailstock chuck, double-length T-rest, Morse taper wood-drive centre and tailstock centre. Powerful 1-phase motor and push-button starter. In excellent original condition. £450  Phone: 01908-520810   Pictures of the lathe for sale here and details of Coronet lathes here

For Sale: CORONET "MAJOR" woodturning lathe
. A heavily-built, British-made machine complete with a number of useful accessories and attachments: Planer-Thicknesser, Saw Table with fences and saws blades, Roller Support for large sheets, double-length tool rest, standard tool rest, faceplate, various Morse centres, the original Gryphon double-ended spindle 1-phase motor and push-button starter. This lathe was bought new by my grandfather and is still in its original maker's paint finish. £375 Phone: 0161-762-0407 Pictures of the lathe for sale here and details of Coronet Major lathes here

 

SOLD: Harrison Union Graduate short-bed  bowl-turning lathe. All cast-iron construction. In addition to the standard large-capacity bowl-turning unit this example is complete with the rare swan-neck assembly that allows short between centres work. Short and long T-rests, curved bowl rest and large sanding table and faceplate. Complete with dust-extraction unit. 3-phase motor. £750 Pictures of the lathe for sale here and details of Graduate lathes here

 

For Sale: long-bed DOMINION Wood Lathe Type F.J.A. with rack-driven compound slide rest and variable-speed drive from 400 to 24000 r.p.m. A compact but very heavy-duty industrial-class machine with a 6” centre height (152 mm), 42-inches between centres (1070 mm) and equipped with outboard bowl turning. Fitted 1 h.p. 3-phase motor (recently professionally checked) ideal for conversion to Inverter variable-speed drive. £950  Phone: 01968-675302  Pictures of the lathe for sale here  Ref: 08/140

 

SOLD: Viceroy short-bed wood lathe with large-capacity outboard bowl-turning head. Model TDS 6SBD. This is a heavyweight, all cast-iron lathe of real quality yet of compact design that fits easily into a smaller workshop. In perfect working order and converted to single-phase power. 4 speeds: 425, 775, 1330 and 2270 rpm. 14” between headstock and tailstock centres; inboard and outboard turning facilities with 10” between headstock centre and lathe bed and a useful spindle lock. Comprehensively equipped with: tilting sanding table, No. 3 Morse taper wood-drive centre, fixed centre, revolving centre and tailstock drill chuck. Comes with 12” outboard large-diameter faceplate, 5” inboard faceplate, 12” and 6” straight tool rests, inboard and outboard curved tool rests for internal bowl turning. Pictures of the lathe for sale here and details of Viceroy lathes here

 

SOLD: Centauro Model T4 – 1600 professional wood–hydraulic copy lathe. Capacity between centres 1600 mm, centre height 250 mm.  Many accessories including a special low-speed facility, steady bushes, special chucks and outboard hand bowl-turning (faceplate) facilities - and others, too. This version of the lathe is much more versatile than the standard T4 and over the years I have made a lot of money with this machine. It will turn anything from Stair Spindles, newels, caps, to narrow boat porthole trims. These lathes are around £10,000 new, mine is offered at £4,500 (no vat). In perfect working order, with a copy of the maker’s instruction book, and a reluctant sale due to health reasons. Pictures of the machine for sale here   Ref: 08/143

 

SOLD: Myford Mystro wood lathe - 12-years old and hobby use only by me from new. Excellent condition. Comes with the correct and robust Myford stand on rubber mounting pads. Single phase 3/4 h.p. motor with push-button starter.  Approx 39 inches between centres and 5-inch swing over bed. Has a rotating headstock and a bowl turning attachment (10-inch swing).  Also: combination wood-collet chuck, Myford fixed steady, faceplate, 2 long and 1 short tool rests, long-hole boring attachment, tailstock drill chuck, various morse taper centres, some chisels and a flexible drive unit.  £595  Pictures of the lathe for sale here


WANTED:
 WOOD-LATHE PARTS and ACCESSORIES - especially for HARRISON GRADUATE and any WADKIN or DOMINION Models. Absolutely anything considered including main castings, tailstocks, carriage assemblies, hand-rests, etc. Would also consider a complete or incomplete machine in need of repair, damaged or neglected. Please phone:: 01606-781557 any time.