[TheForge] Treadle-powered lathe, and museum news

[fnanvil at aol.com]

Hello old friends out there

Been lurking for a while, but I guess Bruce is forcing my hand to start 
posting.

I bought a Barnes foot powered metal lathe at a local garage sale in 
November. I came with a box of tooling. I spent my down time during 
Xmas tree sales on my farm cleaning and lubing it. I works great, with 
no slop or play. The only thing needed is a new leather drive belt, and 
some belt dressing. The belt tends to slip under load. The machine is 
quiet, but quite a workout to use. The lathe has a total bed length of 
60", and a 5" universal chuck. It was designed for threading. It came 
with a pile of gears, and the brass plate for the TPI is still on the 
leg. I date the anvil to around 1910. Anyone is welcome to visit and 
try out the lathe. Just email me first.

The Fisher & Norris Museum continues to grow. I have slowly added items 
to the display. I figure I have space for a few more years of 
acquisitions. The items I seek most are 600 and 700 lb Fisher anvils, 
and a #1 Fisher chain vise. Any leads will be appreciated and rewarded. 
Those items will complete the display of all of the common Fisher 
products.

My museum is open to anyone with an interest in old iron. Just contact 
me first by email for directions. (NJ, 07727).

I am looking forward to Gitchners, seeing new and old friends. I am 
bringing about 150 lbs of Hosfield dies to tailgate.

Joshua Kavett
Fisher & Norris Factory Museum



-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Freeman <freemab222 at yahoo.com>
To: Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 2:34 pm
Subject: [TheForge] Treadle-powered lathe? (was: Period power hammer?)



A certain friend of mine (who monitors this group and
can chime in for himself if he wishes to be
identified) recently acquired a wonderful
pedal-powered metal lathe from perhaps 1930? This is
a serious, precision machine, the only "unusual"
feature being its power source - the user's leg and a
flywheel.

Bruce
NJ


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