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Willson 8.5" "Pitel" & "Pitag" Lathes


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Willson-Elliott 1N Lathe   8.5" "Pitel" & "Pitag" Lathes   Wilson History

   Willson Early 7.5/8.5-inch  Willson Spinning Lathes

Big Slant Bed listed as the Mk.11   1960s New-model 11-inch

A copies of the maker's Manual & Parts Lists are available for Willson Lathes

Identified by the maker using the code words "Pitel" for the model with a built on drive motor and "Pitag" for that fitted with a flat pulley to pick up the drive from overhead line shafting, this 8.5-inch centre height Willson lathe was manufactured from around 1950 to 1960. Two versions were produced, the second with a number of minor changes including a deeper apron, a large micrometer dial on the cross-feed screw and a modified spindle clutch mechanism. In all other respects they shared an identical specification with an actual centre height of 8.625", 46 inches between centres, a 2-inch bore spindle with an American long-nose spindle in an L1 size that was driven through nine speeds from 26 to 477 r.p.m. by a 5 h.p. motor, and a screwcutting and feeds gearbox that gave threads between 4 and 28 t.p.i

An early version of the Willson 8.5-inch "Pitel" lathe

A later version of the Willson 8.5-inch "Pitel" lathe. Note the deeper apron and larger cross-feed micrometer dial

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Willson Early 7.5-inch  Willson-Elliott 1N Lathe   Wilson History

Big Slant Bed listed as the Mk.11   1960s New-model 11-inch

A copy of the maker's Manual & Parts List for the Slant-bed
is available and for other Willson Lathes


Willson 8.5" "Pitel" & "Pitag" Lathes
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