[TheForge] Fay & Egan Lathe manual

[Steve Smith]

As others have said, the manual isn't going to explain how things work, 
more how to do adjustments, etc. The manuals I've seen really haven't 
been worth much. Most of the adjusting is straightforward to figure out 
if you have a general reference like the South Bend book.

A manual is a nice addition if you can get it inexpensively. Put a note 
up on the rec.crafts.metalworking newsgroup. You'll have to read replies 
there; folks don't take well to being told "please respond by email as I 
don't read the group". rcm is a fairly well behaved newsgroup. Note, 
however, that posting your email address in the clear (such as your 
Identity in your mail program) will gift you with more spam.

Steve Smith

Kevin Donahoe wrote:

> All,
> 
> A little help please ;)  I bought a 1930's vintage 17x54 Fay & Egan Lathe
> last month at an auction.  I'm a ways from getting it setup, due to total
> shop reorganization.  But in perusing the 'net for a manual that would
> explain how all the change gears work, I found  machinerymanuals.com.  I
> placed an inquiry with them and they kindly responded that they did, in
> fact, have what I'm looking for... $200 + $7.50 s/h and they will send a
> photocopy with the original for a paltry additional $35, if I order it at
> the same time.
> 
> The only other Fay & Egan lathe info I've been able to find are wood lathes,
> shapers, planers, etc.  Anybody have any brilliant insights into getting by
> for less jack?  It might be a nice cold winter nights project to calculate
> the gear ratios/thread feeds, hahaha, arrgh!  A client of mine mentioned the
> Smithsonian might have such...?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Kevin Donahoe
> Flying Pig Forge
> Morrow, OH 45152
> flyinpig at go-concepts.com
> 
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