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NARRATED: 1900s Pedal Metal Lathe [Restoration]

This was a lot of fun!

NARRATED: 1900s Pedal Metal Lathe [Restoration]

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No worries!

Hand Tool Rescue

Heck yeah that fixed up intro music! Sorry I never got around to it!

Jeremy Abel

As a home machinist, I could watch hours of this - wish I cold try ‘er out! The kernel of the industrial age.

Marc McKenzie

Thank you!

Hand Tool Rescue

We must power it electrically!

Hand Tool Rescue

Works the legs!

Hand Tool Rescue

It must be found!

Hand Tool Rescue

Hahaha yes!

Hand Tool Rescue

Cool! That foundry is kinda in my back yard lol I'm willing to bet the welded bit was a PTO to run the lathe off a motor.

Clifton Ballad

Very nicely presented restoration... WELL DONE!!! 10/10

Maybe an auxiliary belt to power the garbage on the floor.

david batig

My guess is that the weird chuck would have been for hex bar stock.

Kadah

The "PTO" you mentioned ... I wonder if there was an "electrification kit" for this (or a way to drive it off a shop-wide pulley system)? Would be a good way for the owner to get more value from the initial purchase by not having to invest in a new powered lathe and still get the benefit of high productivity. And for the supplier, it gives them a way to retain customers being enticed by those new power lathes. Dunno - lots of interesting things happened between 1880 and 1920! Glad you found the collets for the pedal shaft - I couldn't believe they'd just hang it! Seats may have been an off-the-shelf part from a supplier? Great video!!

Peter Laws

Of all the restorations you've done, this has got to be the machine I would least want to own or operate. But great video as always, and the double sand blaster bonk made me LOL.

Xxxxx Xxxxx

That crossfeed handle almost definitely matched the one below it. I don't think I've ever really seen one that is just two balls. You can get them at really reasonable prices on amazon/ebay/etc, they are called "Tri Ball Handles" and just about everyone makes them these days. The HARDER ones to get are the 'U' shaped ones (where both have the handle, instead of ball + handle), but I ended up being able to find one when i needed for my lathe.

Erich Keane

Wow!

Every time I look at this I imagine several lined up in a room for some kind of Victorian era spin class.


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